In his previous life, Xiao Siming was the crown prince, yet everyone turned against him.
The empress dowager, whom he wholeheartedly revered, treated him only as a target to display before the world and a shield for the second prince;
The divine physician used him as an antidote, trading his life for another's;
He was the general's childhood friend, but the general believed he couldn't shoulder the weight of the realm;
He was the little eunuch's savior, teaching him to read, write, and fight, never realizing that the little eunuch was a spy sent by the queen...
Xiao Siming's heart turned to ash. After an unexpected rebirth, he decided to stay away from those scoundrels.
By chance, he met a little monk at the Temple for the Protection of the Nation, with a red cinnabar dot between his brows.
The little monk was astonishingly beautiful and alarmingly frail. After giving it some thought, Xiao Siming decided to bring him to his side and play the devoted crown prince.
But as he kept up the act, he realized the little monk was sincere, and he found he couldn't bear to let him go...
P.S. Everyone is reborn. The crown prince is the first to be reborn, while the three scumbag men regain their memories of their past lives later.
The story next door, "How a Scumbag Semen Gong Is Made," is this novel's prequel. All the angst is over there. This one is about the crown prince closing off his heart, pretending to be a libertine, and crushing scumbags as he fights for the throne.
Theme: I will warm you with all my heart.
