My Husband Is as Beautiful as a Flower

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In the autumn of the twenty-ninth year of Shengde, Emperor Ren died and was buried in the imperial mausoleum. In September of that same year, Crown Prince Li Changze ascended the throne and changed the era name to Xuanhe.

At the age of twenty-nine, Li Changze defeated all his brothers and uncles, ascended the throne, and began the legendary life of Emperor Wu of Great Qi.

The history books record that Emperor Wu was skilled in warfare and fond of conquest. He fought countless campaigns in his life, struck north against Great Jin, attacked Western Chu, and pacified Nanyue. Before five years had passed, he had united the realm, creating an era of peace through his unrivaled civil and military talents. Yet Emperor Wu had no empress, consort, or children throughout his life. He died at seventy and was buried with a man at Qiushan...

Unofficial histories say that Emperor Wu was cruel, tyrannical, and bloodthirsty, yet shared a deep and celebrated love with one man. This man was exceptionally clever and strikingly handsome. His surname was He, his given name Xuan, and his courtesy name Jingling. He was from the capital and the son of a criminal...

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Young He Jingling never imagined that he would one day be remembered in history this way. Throughout his life, he witnessed Li Changze rise from a crown prince in name only to the very peak of power. He watched him wield an iron fist and slaughter countless people, and saw the flames of war give way to a unified realm.

He was the son of a disgraced minister, and his frail body had long since taught him to take life and death in stride. Yet whenever he teetered on the edge of death, he would remember the man holding him in the darkness, whispering a plea into his ear:

"My dear Sanlang, don't fall asleep."

A venomous snake without fangs x A wolf in sheep's clothing

[The cool, aloof beauty as the bottom x The ambitious wolf as the top]

Upcoming novel: Fate's Guide

At eleven, Shen Jin came to Nancheng alone. After his relatives kicked him out, he had nowhere to live and wandered from place to place.

At twenty-five, Shen Jin had made a name for himself. At a young age, he was already one of the foremost entrepreneurs of Nancheng's younger generation.

Eleven-year-old Shen Jin had plenty of troubles, but two bothered him most: first, he had no money; second, he had no money and a five-year-old kid clinging to him who just wouldn't let go.

Twenty-five-year-old Shen Jin had two troubles, too: two lunatics had appeared in his life, one was Jiang Yuran, and the other was himself.

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The night Jiang Yuran confessed that he liked him, Shen Jin felt as if the whole world had gone mad.

How dare Jiang Yuran?

He was his older brother.

Shen Jin thought Jiang Yuran was sick in the head. Jiang Yuran thought he had a real shot.

From Ancheng to Nancheng, from age five to twenty-five, fate bound us together. We are the only ones for each other.

Sharp-tongued, cold, and acerbic bottom x scheming, sweet-talking, devoted top

PS:

1. This novel borrows some rank systems and rules from various dynasties, but most of it is invented by the author.

2. Corrections are welcome, but the story is entirely made up. The political scheming is also improvised with wild abandon, so please don't read if that bothers you.

3. There will be a GL romance. I like girls supporting girls.

Li is the top, He is the bottom. Both are inexperienced.

One-on-one, older man, evenly matched.

An alternate history setting. No need to scrutinize the details.

Theme: If you insist on perfection, what joy can there be?