An Assassin, but the Emperor's Beloved

The ultimate hypocrite: an outwardly gentle, refined gentleman and smiling tiger, the emperor and top, Pu Xiuyuan

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Trusting others too easily: an outwardly aloof, bamboo-like airhead, the assassin and bottom, Zhan Zhixing

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My name is Zhan Zhixing, and I'm an assassin. By chance, I met a good friend.

We talked about everything and slept side by side.

But I knew I was going to assassinate the current emperor, and that it was a mission with no chance of survival.

On the night before the assassination, I got drunk and, in a daze, crossed the line with my friend...

But none of that mattered anymore, because whether the assassination succeeded or not, I was going to die.

Wait, what?!

Amid the dragon towers and phoenix halls, beside carved railings and jade steps, blades flashed and tension ran high. He cut off the twelve strands of beads on the imperial crown and saw the emperor's face.

It was the face of the man who had shared his bed the night before.

Zhan Zhixing: "?!"

Pu Xiuyuan: "=v="

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The moment Pu Xiuyuan saw Zhan Zhixing, he was shamelessly smitten.

Later, even after learning that Zhan Zhixing was not the true gentleman he appeared to be, but a cold-blooded weapon made for killing,

Pu Xiuyuan still found him utterly adorable.

Zhixing could do no wrong. The only one at fault was the culprit who had adopted him, trained him, and twisted him into what he was.

So Pu Xiuyuan plotted to get rid of Zhixing's adoptive father, a prince of the current dynasty and his own uncle.

When he saw Zhixing's helpless expression, all he did was smile and ask, "What's wrong?"

Later, Zhan Zhixing was disguised and sent into the palace by the group behind the scenes, under the pretext of becoming empress.

The assassin abandoned the bond between adoptive father and son and chose the emperor's side.

Kneeling on the ground, he bared his long, pale neck and bound his own hands with the red wedding silk.

He cried, "Long live the emperor," and knelt to beg forgiveness.

Pu Xiuyuan merely smiled without a word and lifted the red veil from his empress's head.

"Let's go to bed, my empress."

#The messy affair of an assassin like me getting involved with my assassination target#

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P.S.

1. One-on-one in body and heart. The top and bottom love only each other. The emperor has no harem and will have no biological children.

2. The main story is written in third person.

3. Pu Xiuyuan: Xiuyuan is pronounced like the word for "cultivation."

4. No switching or reversing the pairings. No roleplaying, projecting, or controlling anything related to them, even in jokes.

Theme: If you love, love with all your heart.