[Qing Transmigration] The Beloved Crown Prince's Lie-Flat Days

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After transmigrating, Yonglian becomes Qianlong's beloved son, the eight-year-old who died young: Crown Prince Duanhui.

Six-year-old Yonglian props his chubby face in his hands and thinks hard. If he doesn't play it safe, he'll be dead in two years.

If he does play it safe, he'll have to be crown prince for more than sixty years...

His second great-uncle was driven mad after forty years as crown prince. Sixty years...

Wait. The secret succession system is in effect now. No one knows he's the crown prince except his imperial father, including Yonglian himself.

In that case, he'll just lie flat for now.

Now the pressure is on Qianlong. The crown prince he chose is frail, mediocre at both scholarship and archery, and soft as dough in temperament.

What can he do? He's the precious crown prince born to him by the empress!

He'll just have to work a little harder as a father.

He'll put a stop to wasteful extravagance and save more money for Yonglian.

He can't close the country off from the world. Yonglian likes Western things, just like the Sage Ancestor.

He'll purge corrupt officials so those old hands at court can't fool Yonglian later.

And as for literary inquisitions, he's too busy building things to nitpick over people's words.

As Yonglian lies flat, he discovers that Qianlong's reign is no longer a fake golden age. Great, he can keep lying flat.

Until one day, he sees his imperial father secretly take down the succession edict from behind a plaque.

Yonglian: ? Has Father finally had enough of his lazy son and decided to replace him as crown prince?

Qianlong: I'm too tired to keep pushing myself. What if I pass the throne on early?

Alternate history, don't sweat the historical details. The story focuses on family affection and a beloved child, with an ensemble cast.

-- "The Tyrant and I Have a Child" --

The court strips the fiefdoms, and Prince Ding's family is exiled to Lingnan.

Princess Consort Ding dies of illness on the way.

Prince Ding holds his three-year-old son before her memorial tablet. His heart feels like a hole has been torn in it, with the cold wind howling through.

In the blink of an eye, father and son return to ten years earlier.

Prince Ding is now eighteen and has just taken up his fief. The woman who will become his princess consort is still a carefree young lady of the Minister of Revenue's household.

She once told him she hadn't wanted to marry him. This time, he won't bother her.

After a coup, Prince Ding seizes the throne from his nephew.

Rumor has it the new emperor is brutal and murderous, cold and unfeeling. Everyone at court lives in fear.

Minister Shen is desperate to prove his loyalty, so he rushes to marry his daughter Shen Huaixu off to General Huo, a trusted aide of the new emperor.

Shen Huaixu is quite happy with her fiance. She's just a little worried the new emperor will think her father is sucking up to whoever holds power.

Sure enough, a few days later, the new emperor comes to visit in person, carrying the three-year-old crown prince.

The moment he sees her, the little crown prince waves his chubby hand and calls out in a clear voice, "Mama!"

Shen Huaixu: "..." She knew the new emperor wouldn't be happy, but did he really have to come in person and ruin her reputation?

Alternate-history setting. The story includes the perspectives of the leads and the child. A lighthearted, sweet romance.

Premise: Strive for a better life