The Brooding Crown Prince's Beloved Moonlight Consort

Now available in the short-story monthly reading collection~

The room was hazy with steam and heat.

Su Ran sat alone in the bathing pool. Petals floated on the water, covering his graceful figure. Crystal droplets clung to his pale upper body, and he had his long hair tied up. His expression was calm.

This was the first day he had been presented to the Great Yuan. The old emperor was gravely ill, already at death's door, and Su Ran, a beauty offered to bring him good fortune, had been sent into the palace to await the emperor's favor.

Through the drifting steam, Su Ran stared blankly at his wrist. The skin was smooth and unblemished, though once, in despair, he had wounded himself there with a blade.

The fine scar had now vanished without a trace.

He raised a hand and pushed aside the petals. Ripples spread across the water, revealing a face of breathtaking beauty. This face...

"Mm."

A chill suddenly rose behind him. An arm wrapped around his neck from behind, moving up along his slender throat before gripping his chin. A low, dark voice murmured by his ear, "You changed your face and thought I wouldn't find you?"

Su Ran was forced to lift his head. His wet black hair hung over the luxurious robes of the person behind him, and droplets trickled down the man's arm, entwining their silhouettes as if in an invisible embrace.

His throat was unbearably hoarse, and his whole body trembled. The man's other hand had already reached into the pool and locked him firmly in place. Su Ran gasped, "Your Highness... you've mistaken me for someone else."

Xie Lin sneered, his long, narrow eyes fixed on him as if trying to see through him. "I know every inch of your body."

With him gripping his most vulnerable place, fear flooded Su Ran's entire body.

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2025/01/24

P.S.:

This short story is complete and included in the monthly reading collection. An old-school, melodramatic, sweet-and-angsty romance for easy, mindless reading. The leads are not related by blood; they are an ordinary couple.

Former title: "Bound by the Sinister Tyrant"

Recommended upcoming story 1: "Transmigrating as the Grassland Xiongnu King's White Moonlight"

Ming He accidentally transmigrated while visiting an archaeological site.

When he woke, he was in a strange palace filled with exotic charms. Beneath the ornate golden tent and warm gauzy curtains, he saw a huge portrait hanging on a wall in the bedchamber.

The portrait showed a beautiful man, and countless expensive tributes were arranged below it.

He examined it closely. The face looked somewhat like his own, so much so that, apart from the clothing, they could almost have been the same person.

Still in shock, he was suddenly embraced from behind. A broad hand circled his waist as the man murmured against his ear, "My beloved."

Warm words brushed his neck. He was startled: that was the Xiongnu word for a beloved.

He... had he transmigrated into... a grassland...

He turned around, and the man's broad chest drew him straight into an embrace. The man's chin rested on his head, as if he had found a precious treasure that had been lost and recovered.

"I'm not..." You mistook me for someone else, you bastard~

Before he could finish, the man lowered his head and kissed him.

Helian Yi gazed at the face so close to his own. He had never thought he would see him again. The young emperor had been careful and hesitant, and through countless restless nights he had regretted letting him serve as bait.

After ascending the throne, he had the great shaman summon his soul. Now, at last, he had the chance to make up for his past mistakes.

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