Working as a Male Servant in the General's Residence

Lin Zhu was attacked and robbed by bandits in a fierce sandstorm. Just as his life hung in the balance, a band of horsemen appeared as if sent by the heavens and rescued him. The man at their head wore black armor as he sat astride his warhorse. He was like a deep pool beneath the setting autumn sun, and like a gale sweeping across the desert. To repay him for saving his life, Lin Zhu stayed by the man's side and became a servant in the General's residence. * Xiao Yuan was raised by his eldest sister from childhood. Before she died, she left behind a niece who had only recently been born. To repay his sister for raising him, Xiao Yuan naturally did his utmost to bring up his niece. But to his surprise, the little girl had an unusual constitution and was allergic to food. While everyone in the General's residence was at their wit's end, Lin Zhu quietly sought out the man who had saved his life and said he might be able to help. Xiao Yuan asked in puzzlement, "So many people have been helpless. What can you possibly do..." His words abruptly stopped. Xiao Yuan looked at the frail young man who remained silent, his fingertips resting against his collar, and cursed under his breath. ** Lin Zhu had always felt ashamed of his deformed body. From childhood onward, he drifted like duckweed, barely surviving on the frontier. Like dust in the fields or rotting weeds, he was someone anyone could mock and ridicule. When Lin Zhu was consumed by self-loathing, Xiao Yuan held him tight. The mighty Great General Who Pacifies the West lost control, as if he meant to press Lin Zhu into his iron-hard body. "How could Xiao Zhu be ugly?" "You're the most beautiful person I've ever seen. No one else compares." PS: The recipient has a special body, but is not intersex; the reason will be revealed later. There is a size difference and a difference in skin tone. The pursuer dotes on and saves the recipient. This is a slice-of-life story set against a court backdrop, written as practice. The extras may include an alternate-universe childbirth scenario, but the main story will not. This is a niche preference. If it interests you, please give it a chance. If it doesn't, let's just enjoy it for what it is. First version of the blurb, April 22, 2024. PS: This novel complies with Jinjiang's new regulations of September 22. After discussing it with my editor, it was moved back to the historical BL category on the 22nd. My upcoming novel, "A Thousand Years of Blessings," is open for pre-saving. Please add it to your collection~~ Gu Huan is a little eunuch who is sickly year-round. His redeeming features are his good looks, fair skin, fine brows, red lips, and pearly teeth, as well as the protection of his powerful godfather. As a result, he lives fairly comfortably in the palace, only waiting for his godfather to grow old so he can care for him and see him through to the end. Later, the new emperor ascends the throne, and his godfather loses power overnight. Gu Huan's good days are over, too. A eunuch who has lost his power is worse off than a dog that's fallen into the water. Once, everyone respectfully called him Eunuch Xiao Huan. Now they curse him as a filthy, castrated dog. Gu Huan runs into one obstacle after another. When his godfather dies in a shabby, hasty manner, Gu Huan doesn't even get to see him one last time. At the depths of despair, he remembers what his godfather told him before he died. "For a eunuch in this palace to climb all the way to the top, he needs to find someone powerful to back him. "And if you want to stand firm and secure, you need to find a backer who's big and strong." So Gu Huan slowly lifts his head. His gaze passes over palace halls upon palace halls, settling on the new emperor, the supreme ruler, in the Golden Throne Hall. Gu Huan would rather have nothing than settle for anything less than the best. * The new emperor has been on the throne for years, yet the imperial harem remains empty. Memorials urging him to hold a selection and take consorts pile up before the imperial desk like snowflakes. But the emperor doesn't even read them. He simply orders them thrown out. The one who throws them out is Gu Huan. The court officials join together to denounce Gu Huan, accusing him of throwing the court into chaos and letting a eunuch wield power. At the time, Gu Huan is barefoot, his feet as white as snow, stepping over a floor covered in memorials. In full view of everyone, he puts his feet in the emperor's lap and claims the emperor's embrace for himself. The red-lipped, pearly-toothed eunuch smiles and says, "Your Majesty, if they're cursing me, they're cursing you. Under the laws of the realm, what is the punishment for deceiving the emperor and defying his authority?" Those who curse him have their tongues cut out, are stripped of their offices, and sent into exile. Later, Gu Huan goes from being the eunuch dog everyone curses to the new emperor's most cherished favorite. He also becomes the Ninth-Thousand-Year Lord, second only to the emperor and above all others, The Outcast. Everyone in the palace fears Gu Huan. When they see him, they respectfully call out, "May you live a thousand years, Your Highness." A gentle, beautiful, sickly little eunuch who transforms into a bewitching, sickly, unhinged beauty, paired with a devoted, controlling, patriarchal emperor who dotes on him. Theme: Flaws can be strengths, too. Accept yourself and be the best version of yourself.