The Prince Crosses the Line [Planned for 2026]

[Radiant, free-spirited beauty X gloomy, flirtatious prince] 24 x 17

Xiao Lingyi entered the palace at seventeen and became a concubine to the old emperor. She took it in stride, spending every day hoping the old man would die so she could go with the prince she had raised to his fiefdom.

Until one night, she stumbled upon an indecent scene in her bedchamber.

The young man lowered his head, clutching the undergarment she had lost long ago in his palm.

Xiao Lingyi froze, mortified and furious.

She couldn't understand where she had gone wrong in raising him. He had always been a well-behaved, filial boy.

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Later, she slapped the exposed pectoral muscles showing through the young man's half-open robe, forcing herself to look away, seething inwardly.

"What exactly are you trying to do?"

"Didn't Mother Consort see what I wanted that day?"

Qin Hui buried his face in the crook of Xiao Lingyi's neck and inhaled deeply.

"Mother Consort smells so sweet."

Xiao Lingyi flushed with anger and embarrassment. "You still remember that I'm your mother consort?"

She had never taught him to be so shameless!

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After years of an empty marriage, Xiao Lingyi finally gave in to temptation and tasted a young man's body.

After she had her fill, she wiped her mouth clean, sweet-talked the young man, then slipped away during his enthronement ceremony.

Only now did she realize that the prince she had raised was never gentle and obedient, but an ambitious wolf.

The official histories say that Emperor Yuanqi worked diligently for the people throughout his life and expanded the empire's borders, making him a wise ruler of his generation. His only failing was his private conduct: he made his adoptive mother, Consort Xiao, his empress and left the harem empty for her.

After reading that, Xiao Lingyi rolled her eyes. "Who wants that?"

Reader's note: The author is terrible at blurbs. This is a story about an indecisive beauty being seduced by the wolf cub she raised. The author isn't into tragic, tortured love, but trust me, this will still be thrilling and exciting, sob. The story focuses on forbidden tension and sweet romance, with both leads romantically inexperienced and devoted to each other! The female lead doesn't have other romantic interests, not because the author is favoring the male lead, but simply because the author can't bear to pair a beauty with an old emperor! Their romance begins after their societal relationship ends, so there are no moral or ethical issues!

The male lead is shameless, dark, and amoral. Be warned if you can't accept that. He's extremely good at putting on an act in front of the female lead, a scheming, flirtatious guy. Once she's seen through him, he stops pretending altogether, and his flirtatiousness goes through the roof! The woman is seven years older than the man.

Theme: Love is both a weakness and a suit of armor