He's Carrying His Prince's Child

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As the number one killer of Mingyue Pavilion, the Third Organization under the Third Prince, Gu Xiaoning was cold and indifferent, decisive in killing, and willing to do whatever it took to reach his goal. He had never failed.

He was long accustomed to a life spent drinking blood on the edge of a blade.

But sometimes, his missions could be pretty boring.

Then one night, after completing a mission under a dark and windy sky, he rescued a man collapsed in the street. The man was handsome, with sharp brows and bright eyes, and an air of refined elegance. The only flaw was that his legs were crippled.

Gu Xiaoning hid him in his home, treated his legs and tended to his wounds. As they spent day after day together, for the first time he found himself entertaining the absurd notion of spending his whole life with another man.

A month later, the two were married.

On their wedding night, red candles flickered.

Gu Xiaoning showed his wife every consideration and affection, patiently soothing him and promising to be gentle.

Instead, without warning or the slightest hint, the man pinned him to the bed! And he was especially rough!

The top killer's face turned darker than ever.

Wait! He was taking a wife, not becoming a husband!

Even harder to accept, his new wife vanished without a trace early the next morning.

Just like that, the man ran away, leaving their nest of love behind.

Heartbroken, the killer returned to Mingyue Pavilion, only to be told he was being reassigned to protect the prince at close range. Just as he thought his life would return to normal, he saw the "new wife" who had vanished so soon after their wedding.

More terrifying still, his "new wife" was the brilliant prince himself, and

He seemed to have forgotten Gu Xiaoning.

Gu Xiaoning suppressed his surprise and kept quiet.

He had only one thought: no matter what, the prince must not recognize him.

But his luck didn't last. When he returned to their little home to retrieve his weapons, the prince's men ambushed him. The prince's gentle, jade-like eyes gazed at him, dark and unreadable, giving no clue to his thoughts.

Gu Xiaoning was startled.

Wait! What was the prince up to? They'd only been lovers for one night, and he'd clearly forgotten him!

But before Gu Xiaoning could think it through, his stomach started showing signs of life first.

And so, by day, Gu Xiaoning devoted himself to his duties as the prince's consort. By night, he changed into his dark clothes, put on his mask, and continued his missions as a killer.

Later, when the prince ascended the throne, the top killer decided to leave the emperor's side and retire from Mingyue Pavilion. (If he didn't run, he wouldn't be able to hide his belly much longer.)

So, under cover of a dark and windy night, he left the emperor alone in an empty room.

The emperor was furious. What on earth did his newlywed empress find so unsatisfactory about him? After he had just announced before all the court officials that he would be his one and only empress, the man ran away!

"Order the army to search everywhere for the runaway empress, no, the empress who was kidnapped!" The emperor smashed his wine cup, his eyes dark with rage. What would he do once he caught the empress? He would give him a good beating! And from then on, he wouldn't have to go on missions as a killer anymore.

When he finally caught the man, he found him looking utterly miserable. He stared at the emperor in terror and shielded his swollen belly.

Zhao Lixuan was beside himself with rage. "What's going on with your stomach?" he asked in a low voice, pulling the man into his arms as he considered what to do.

"I-I got fat from eating!" Gu Xiaoning put on a smile, his heart dead inside.

New novel coming soon: The Emperor Is Carrying the Regent's Child

Yan An was an emperor, but everyone in the land knew his position was emperor in name only. The current regent was once the great general Zhan Bei, and with a million troops under his command, he could overthrow the court and crown himself king whenever he pleased.

Yan An clung to the hope of surviving one more day at a time. Whenever the regent returned from a campaign, he was the first to suck up to him, doing everything he could to please the regent so that, when the dynasty changed, he might be spared.

Yan An's rule of thumb: When the general is away from the capital, I can run wild and cause trouble everywhere. When the general returns, I work hard, read books every day, get my homework wrong, and run errands for the regent with even greater enthusiasm.

One day, after listening to the court ministers, Yan An decided to please the regent by choosing a consort for him. He scoured the land for beautiful women and personally selected one who was both talented and virtuous, and skilled in both the arts and literature.

The regent, far away fighting to expand the borders, received the news and set out that very night. He arrived at the imperial palace within two days, went straight to the emperor's bedchamber, and pinned the beauty beneath him.

"You dare choose a wife and select a consort? Do you no longer want to be emperor?" The regent's eyes were vicious, as if they might bleed, and his voice was hoarse and dark, like a roaring lion.

Yan An: No, that's not it! I didn't! I've been a well-behaved puppet emperor this whole time, just trying to stay alive.

After that, the regent stayed in the palace every night and personally tutored the emperor in government affairs.

Rumors spread among the people that the regent held all the power, and that even the emperor had become his bedmate.

Yan An: That's exactly right.

One day, when I finally stand up, I'll take a great blade and chop the traitor's head off myself!

Well, that was just a fantasy.

"You're pregnant, so stop reading those strange storybooks. Be good."

"Then you can't keep wearing me out," Yan An hurriedly bargained. When he saw the regent's face darken, he immediately smiled and changed his tune. "Spending the night with you isn't out of the question, either."

His inner thoughts: Damn regent. I'm done with this. He hurriedly packed his valuables and ran away.

Reading notes:

1. A possessive, scheming seme x an unambitious, fallen emperor uke

2. This is a lighthearted entertainment novel. Don't overthink it.

Theme: With a strong will, one can overcome adversity and be reborn.