The Wooden Shadow Guard Keeps Trying to Please His Master

Traditional, gentle, devoted prince top x insecure, sensitive, innocent shadow guard bottom

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Fake-traditional, actually repressed and gentle top VS fierce on the outside, well-behaved on the inside, doglike younger-brother-loving henchman bottom]

A shadow guard protects his master all the way into bed?!

Older man*equally powerful couple*master and servant*old-school*shadow guard

Wooden-headed shadow guard: Does my master like handsome young gentlemen? Then I'll learn to be one too.

(He wears a skirt, puts on earrings, and climbs into bed. He does it all.)

His master: What are you talking about? Who told you to learn this stuff!

Aggrieved shadow guard: This subordinate was wrong~ (Head lowered, hands tucked together. I'll do it again next time.)

The assassination attempt on a prince years ago caused an enormous uproar. Fifth Prince Chu Heng cleared the way for his elder brother and secretly investigated the truth behind the incident. Unwillingly, he took on a shadow guard. The wooden-headed guard worried every day that his master would send him back to Ziguang Hall, and came up with every possible way to please him.

But his master was moody and incredibly difficult to serve. His wooden head just couldn't figure him out.

He acted like an eager puppy in front of his elder brother,

flirted with him on a regular basis,

was a frivolous playboy in public,

and secretly meddled in court politics.

As he investigated the truth, the wooden-headed guard gradually came to understand himself. He wanted to make his master happy not just because he was afraid of being sent back to Ziguang Hall, but because... he had improper intentions toward his master. Fortunately, although our Fifth Highness was strict, proud, and scheming, he was still won over by his own shadow guard's series of shameless seduction attempts.

A little scene of the wooden guard trying to please his master:

"Master, this subordinate learned a new dish today. Would you like to try it?" Wangshu carefully offers the plate. When his master doesn't reach for it, he can only stand there holding it out awkwardly, at a loss.

Chu Heng thinks to himself: Since when did this blockhead learn to curry favor? If he's going to do it, he should at least learn how to do it properly. His acting is so clumsy. Oh well, your master here is magnanimous and doesn't sweat the small stuff.

He reaches out and takes a piece of plum blossom cake. Mm, not bad! He's improving!

But he doesn't even look at him as he says, against his true feelings, "It's average."

Wangshu: "Yes, this subordinate will keep practicing. Master, could you try it again next time? I promise it'll taste good then~"

"Mm."

Chu Heng laughs to himself. This blockhead is still so easy to fool... I'll keep this up next time!

Wangshu thinks to himself: Master agreed to try it again next time. I'm so happy~

Theme: Sincere affection can never be defeated.