Also known as After Hearing the Thoughts of a Treacherous Rebel
Lan Hexue was a court historian. In his previous life, he was sentenced to be sawn in half on the orders of Prince Liang for writing one sentence in the official records: "Prince Liang murdered his elder brother and his father."
Reborn into a new life, he unexpectedly gained the ability to hear other people's thoughts. He discovered a traitorous rebel even more outrageous than Prince Liang: Ning Naihe, the newly crowned top scorer in the imperial examinations.
"Tsk, when will this lord get to take a turn on the throne?"
"Hah, what a protagonist Prince Liang is. What an idiot. I'll find a chance to have him killed."
"No wonder Lan Hexue is everyone's unattainable dream. He's truly peerlessly elegant, so beautiful you can't look away. Too bad he dies early in the book. His waist is so slender, I bet I could wrap one hand around it."
Lan Hexue was stunned and silently covered his waist with his sleeve.
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Ning Naihe was a noble son of an illustrious family, the newly crowned top scorer in the imperial examinations, elegant as a jade tree and dazzlingly gifted. He was the dream lover of countless women, yet somehow he couldn't win Lord Lan's favor.
One day, the two unexpectedly crossed paths. Lan Hexue greeted him and was about to hurry away when Ning Naihe caught him by the wrist.
Ning Naihe spoke earnestly, his words tinged with grievance. "Have I done something to displease you, Lord Lan? You always avoid me as if I were a snake or a scorpion."
What Lan Hexue heard in Ning Naihe's thoughts: What kind of incense is Lan Hexue wearing? Orchid? It smells wonderful. His wrist is so slender, like it would snap if I twisted it, and so white as snow. If I tied it up with black chains and pressed him onto a red wedding quilt, it would look amazing... Huh, why is he blushing? So cute.
Lan Hexue shoved him away and fled in a panic.
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Even knowing he would die, Lan Hexue still upheld the integrity of a historian and faithfully recorded everything about the treacherous minister Ning Naihe.
"Ning Naihe holds power over the whole court, calls a deer a horse, and overturns the laws of the dynasty. He is a treacherous minister."
"Ning Naihe holds the Son of Heaven hostage to command the feudal lords, steals the imperial jade seal, and appoints himself chancellor. His actions are utterly outrageous. He is a traitorous rebel."
Years later, Lan Hexue was still alive and well, sitting on Ning Naihe's lap in the imperial throne. With Lan Hexue's hand in his, Ning Naihe wrote in the official records: The Emperor and Hexue have supported one another through thick and thin and shared life and death. Their bond is deep, and they have pledged to grow old together. Hexue is the Emperor's consort, and the Emperor commands him to attend to him every day without disobedience.
What Lan Hexue heard in his thoughts: Clothes in ancient times are so complicated. They're such a pain to take off. It would be great if Hexue could go without clothes every day.
Lan Hexue: ?!
A pure-hearted, upright, old-fashioned bottom X a perverted traitorous rebel top
Theme: Carry on the lost teachings of the sages, and bring peace to all generations