The Crown Prince Was Born to the Emperor Himself

Li Yun ascended the throne as a boy and governed with diligence and dedication, yet everyone called him a tyrant. He was killed by a sword amid a rebel army.

The good news: He is reborn.

The bad news: He is reborn in the year everyone at court most wants him dead.

In this life, Li Yun doesn't want to be a good emperor. He just wants to live freely.

Among all the officials, only Chancellor Shen can protect him, but Chancellor Shen despises him from the bottom of his heart.

Chancellor Shen has a son with a slim waist, broad shoulders, and a handsome face.

Then this will be easy: have a grandson for Chancellor Shen to raise, while he retires as the Grand Emperor.

One rainy night, Li Yun gives Shen Changhe a thorough feel. Bound to a large bed, his face flushed beneath a mask, Shen Changhe demands in a low voice between gasps, "Who are you? What do you want?"

Li Yun bites his lip and doesn't say a word.

He stabbed Li Yun with a sword in his last life, and now he's going to stab him again.

Shen Changhe is really getting off easy.

When he's done with him, Li Yun has Shen Changhe thrown out.

Shen Changhe: ...

Unfortunately, conceiving a child isn't so easy, so Li Yun has Shen Changhe tied up again and again.

Later, Li Yun rubs his rounded belly. Hmm, one more time.

#Don't get the wrong idea, I'm only after you for your father#

#Shen Changhe: His son can't compare to his father#

#Tying people up can be addictive#

Shen Mi is a principled man and a fair-minded chancellor.

Even when the emperor and the royal clan conspire to dismiss him and repeatedly reject his proposals,

he keeps working diligently, until he is exhausted in body and spirit, utterly spent.

Then the emperor's temperament suddenly changes.

[Chancellor Shen has thought this through thoroughly.]

[Let's listen to Chancellor Shen.]

[We must rely on Chancellor Shen for everything.]

Something is clearly amiss, so Shen Mi waits for the day the emperor suddenly turns on him.

He waits and waits, until Chancellor Shen receives a chubby, adorable child with a face like a carved doll.

The emperor, who has washed his hands of all responsibility, smiles and says, "Cute, isn't he? He's your grandson. Keep up the good work, Chancellor Shen."

#For his grandson, he'll live another twenty years#

#At sixty, he's still young enough to take on the world#

#Chancellor Shen, your emperor and your son are both gay#

Bonus Scene:

In the imperial gardens, Li Yun rests on perfectly sculpted abs, looking distracted.

"I want..."

Shen Changhe runs a hand up and down Li Yun's slender neck. The past drifts away like clouds.

He chuckles and says with helpless affection, "Your Majesty, you don't want to."

Li Yun sits up unhappily, holding his rounded belly. "Shen Changhe, are you even capable of it?"

Shen Changhe patiently coaxes him. "Your Majesty, I'm truly not capable of it right now."

Li Yun: ...

He lies back down and says coolly, "Just you wait."

(The background image on the cover was taken by the author.)

Theme: Stand together through storm and rain, weather the hardships side by side, and strive for a bright and glorious future!