King of Changping Gu Xiyue was stunningly beautiful and a valiant warrior. He went through fire and water for the Seventh Prince and won him the throne, only to be executed on charges of treason and plotting rebellion after the new emperor grew suspicious of him.
Reborn, Gu Xiyue decides to support Murong Yan, the crown prince he had deposed in his previous life. Once Murong Yan ascends the throne, Gu plans to fake his death and disappear somewhere.
At this point, Murong Yan is not yet crown prince, but an unloved and neglected little prince. Gu Xiyue brings him back from the Cold Palace to raise him at his own estate.
As he raises him, Gu realizes something is amiss.
The crown prince as a child: "I'm afraid of the dark. I can't sleep alone. Big Brother, sleep with me."
The grown crown prince: "I'm afraid of the dark. I can't sleep alone. King of Changping, attend me tonight."
After attending the crown prince for one night, Gu Xiyue can't attend court for two days.
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When the Seventh Prince learns that Gu Xiyue and the crown prince spend every night in each other's arms, he launches a coup in a fit of rage. But the crown prince is already prepared and captures the entire rebel faction, taking the Seventh Prince alive.
The emperor wants to save his son, the Seventh Prince's faction wants to protect their master, and the crown prince's faction thinks Gu is a scourge bringing ruin to the realm. And so Gu Xiyue naturally becomes the beautiful temptress blamed for everything.
Gu Xiyue: "Since you've set the mood, how about a cup of poison?"
The crown prince's eyes were bloodshot with grief. He lay in the coffin, clutching the cold corpse and refusing to let go for days on end.
The Seventh Prince went mad, killing all the court officials who had framed Gu Xiyue before imprisoning himself in the cell where Gu had died, swearing never to get involved in factional struggles again.
Gu Xiyue, who had faked his death and gone into hiding, lounged at the Pinhuan Brothel, drinking and flirting with beauties on either side. Blindfolded, he played a game of tag and accidentally caught hold of a beautiful waist, supple to the touch.
Narrow and firm, slender, and somehow familiar.
He hurriedly pulled off the blindfold.
The crown prince stood before him in splendid robes, carrying the chill of a snowy return. "Having fun? Had enough? Or should I keep you company a little longer?"
Gu Xiyue: "Your Highness has the wrong person. I'm just a male courtesan at the Pinhuan Brothel."
The crown prince: "Does a male courtesan at the Pinhuan Brothel also have a bite mark from me on his waist?"
Gu Xiyue: "…"
* No intimacy when they are children; the romance only begins when they are adults.
* Couple: scheming beauty of a general top and cool, obsessive crown prince bottom
* One-on-one romance, happy ending
Theme: Be self-reliant and strong, and never give up
When will it be updated? I almost forgot about this article 😭
The copywriting adds Death Escape... I love it even more!! More literature about attacking death and suffering, hahahaha