Myself and the Grand Palace Attendant

The year I ascended the throne, a deep winter snow blanketed the imperial city. I wandered beneath the red palace walls, searching for old memories, and accidentally entered the Cold Palace, disturbing an immortal's peaceful sleep.

Later, that immortal became my lover.

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I once asked Yu Shu, feeling wronged, "Father can do it, so why can't I?"

At the time, Yu Shu said nothing.

Only after the two of us finally talked things through did I learn the truth about his relationship with Father, and about the scheme they had plotted together.

That night, I wanted to become an immortal with him, but Yu Shu instead pressed me down onto the bed.

I cried out, "I am the Son of Heaven!"

How could the Son of Heaven take the lower position!

Yu Shu wasn't the least bit afraid. He only smiled gently and replied, "His Majesty can do it, so why can't I?"

I was so frustrated I had no words. "..."

Why is this immortal so petty!

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Back then, once the snow began to fall, it lasted the entire year. Spring came late.

With famine and cold upon us, the northern barbarians invaded. I personally led the troops into battle, breaking through passes and defeating enemy generals, only to be caught off guard and betrayed by a traitor within our ranks.

Yu Shu waited in the military tent, but the cheers of victory never came. Instead, he received word that I had vanished.

He refused to believe I was dead. He traveled from north to south, enduring a grueling journey as he searched for me for a long time.

When we reunited, his head of silver hair was blindingly white.

His eyesight had grown even worse. Even when he tripped and fell into my arms, he didn't recognize me.

Yu Shu's hands trembled as he lifted the hem of his mud-soaked robe. He blinked in confusion, like a helpless child.

He said, "What do I do? I've gotten it dirty..."

He said, "He likes me pretty... If I get dirty, I won't look good anymore."

I held his thin shoulders and looked up at him, warmth sliding down my cheeks. "Nonsense. I love you no matter what you look like."

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1. 1v1, happy ending. The male lead is sexually inexperienced, the protagonist is not. First-person narration, generally sweet in tone.

[Important!!!] Yu Shu has no relationship with the late emperor!

2. This is a romance-focused practice work. Please don't scrutinize the logic.

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3. Enjoy reading!!!

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"Old Emperor, Keep Your Hands Off My Consort Mother"

The thing Chi Han regretted most in his life was taking in a prince who was nearly frozen to death out of compassion.

He named him A Que, cared for him devotedly, and taught him political schemes and stratagems, but somehow left out manners and decency.

When A Que was fourteen, he was acknowledged and brought back to the palace, with Chi Han accompanying him.

His disguised appearance was plain and unremarkable, and the emperor's neglect gave him time to put his plans in motion.

He thought life would remain peaceful like this, but his true face was exposed, and the old emperor summoned him to his bedchamber.

Chi Han was wondering what to do when suddenly a bell rang outside.

The Son of Heaven had died.

He breathed a sigh of relief, only to hear a familiar voice in his mind:

"Did I do well?"

"Will he praise me this time?"

"It's all right if he doesn't... No one will ever compete with me for him again."

Steady footsteps drew closer. Chi Han looked up in shock, but before he could demand an explanation, the other man pulled him into his arms.

Eighteen-year-old A Que was young, handsome, tall, and strong.

He greedily breathed in the gentle, sweet fragrance on the young man's body, then pressed a long-planned kiss to his pale, slender neck.

"Consort Mother," he said excitedly, "Father is dead. I have inherited you."

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A Que hated the man on the throne, hated that he had stolen his birth mother, hated that he had made him suffer so much.

But what he hated even more was how foolish and ignorant the man had been to covet Chi Han.

Chi Han was the old emperor's...

So, on the night the emperor summoned him, A Que sent him to his death with his own hands.

"Only my warmth may remain by Consort Mother's side."

[Bonus scene]

As the most famous pleasure house in Jiangnan, the Moonlit Teahouse welcomed countless guests every night.

Chi Han worried that the child, with his handsome face, might be bullied by some fool, so he repeatedly warned him not to wander outside at night.

But out of jealousy, the child secretly changed into a skirt and slipped into the bustling pleasure district.

Chi Han heard the child's thoughts: "Mother praised Sister Qiluo yesterday. If I entertain guests and earn silver tonight too, will he praise me?"

Chi Han was horrified. After dragging him home, he counted their savings through the night and decided to change careers.

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1. Both leads are sexually inexperienced. 1v1, happy ending.

2. Six-year age gap. Raising a child in the early part, with a little angst and mild coercion later. Includes cross-dressing, melodrama, two strong-willed leads who dote on each other. The characters are roughly: gentle, sickly beauty on the bottom x gloomy wolf cub on top.

Theme: Cherish the bonds fate brings.