The Chief Minister Is So Irresistible

[Finished the whole novel? Please leave a review! Also check out my upcoming novels, *For My Wife, I'll Turn Over a New Leaf* and *After Being Cheated On, I Found Happiness with a Powerful Tycoon*. Their blurbs are at the bottom~] * Shen Qingyu is the Grand Chancellor of the Datang dynasty, a man of immense power who is as cold and proud as frost. He has spent his life observing propriety and keeping himself in check, never once crossing the line. Except for the night he was ordered to suppress bandits, when he was drugged and framed by criminals, then forced to spend a night of passion with a hooligan. When he woke afterward, the hooligan had vanished. The usually dignified and self-controlled Chancellor Shen cursed aloud for the first time in his life, vowing to kill the shameless scoundrel! He saw that hooligan again in a dark, airless prison. Shen Qingyu curled his lips into a cold smile. Beneath the moonlight, he wiped his sword and pressed it against the man's throat, speaking one word at a time: “This time, you're dead.” The man had a blade of grass between his lips. Tall and broad-shouldered, he lounged bonelessly on the straw mat on the floor. His raised eyes were bright, as if washed in water, and he smiled without the slightest fear. “What, planning to murder your husband? I did save you, after all.” Shen Qingyu forced down the strange feeling in his heart and replied coldly: “You have a sharp tongue. Once tonight is over, your time is up.” But those words were soon thrown back in his face: the hooligan escaped and disappeared without a trace once more. * Snow fell over Jingdu for three months. The honest, incorruptible Chancellor Shen was sentenced to death by the emperor for colluding with rebels, with his execution set for noon. As the blade fell, countless scenes flashed through Shen Qingyu's mind. He thought of family and friends, but the clearest memory of all was the pair of eyes he had seen in the prison that day, clear as if washed clean. The pain he expected never came. Instead, a familiar voice sounded beside him: “With me here, who dares lay a hand on him?” Shen Qingyu looked up at the newcomer. Dressed in a luxurious fur coat, the tall man carried himself with noble elegance. Amid the falling snow, he reached out to Shen Qingyu, his smile as irreverent as ever. “I've come to take you home, my prince consort.” Shen Qingyu stared in astonishment. The hooligan bandit who had taken liberties with him that day had somehow turned into a prince. * Lu Zheng'an had spent twenty years living the carefree life of a wandering gentleman. Easygoing by nature and devoted to his freedom, he was deeply unimpressed when the old emperor found him and said he wanted him to return to the palace. Sorry, but he had no interest in playing the part of a loving father and dutiful son with the old man who had abandoned him. That is, until news arrived that Shen Qingyu, the man he'd spent a night with, was about to be executed. Lu Zheng'an approached the old emperor. “I'll become a prince, but only if you let me marry a male consort.” The old emperor was stunned. “Who?” Lu Zheng'an smiled. “The Grand Chancellor of Datang, Shen Qingyu.” He couldn't help it. The Chancellor was simply too irresistible. [A seemingly flirtatious but devoted, roguish wolf-dog top VS a seemingly dignified and aloof, fiery-tempered queen bottom] [Content warnings] 1. Mpreg! Younger top, equally matched, both virgins, both become emperors, happy ending, 1v1, sweet romance. For detailed content notes, see the author's note in Chapter 1. 2. Although this is an mpreg novel, the bottom is not intersex! The pregnancy happens early, but the birth takes place near the end of the main story. 3. The plot-to-romance ratio is 6:4. Expect melodrama and cheesy tropes, weak prose, plot holes, and poorly researched political intrigue. 4. The characters will stay true to their descriptions in the blurb, but some details may change. 5. The author writes normally and does not cater to any particular preference. Upcoming historical danmei *For My Wife, I'll Turn Over a New Leaf*: Xie Chuanliu is a nobleman of the Dazi dynasty and a respected, virtuous minister. As pure as a snow lotus, gentle and courteous, he once saved the dynasty from ruin single-handedly. He is revered as a god by the entire Dazi court. Xie Qianjiu is the Dazi dynasty's powerful eunuch, a living devil feared by all. He is wicked by nature, erratic in his actions, and impossible to predict. The list of his crimes is so long it would take three days and nights to recite. Yet these two men, who have nothing to do with each other, have been spotted meeting in private. A paper umbrella and a figure in white appear on the stone bridge. A folded jade fan and a figure in red wait beneath it. The graceful man, as elegant as jade, smiles faintly at the one below. “You're late.” The man in red gives his fan a wave and smiles too. “Since Lord Xie is known as a living bodhisattva, you should show a little mercy to me as well.” Just then, it begins to rain. Xie Qianjiu walks onto the stone bridge with his umbrella and opens it above Xie Chuanliu's head, his smile unchanged. “If you're going to punish me, we should at least wait until we've found shelter from the rain.” The two stroll through the rain. “What do you think of my proposal, Governor?” “You mean your suggestion that I reform, mend my ways, and work with you for the good of the people?” Xie Qianjiu's face is openly scornful. “Lord Xie is so used to playing the bodhisattva that now you're building a temple right in front of me.” Xie Chuanliu smiles softly. “I don't know about the rest, but while you may not follow convention, Governor, you're not a truly evil man.” “When the floods hit Jiangnan, you were the imperial inspector. You gave up your own interests to save the refugees, spending the entire night in the river repairing the dike. That kindness was genuine.” “Then you're mistaken, Lord Xie. It's hard to change one's nature, especially for someone like me, with one foot already in hell. That brief show of kindness was just a whim. It meant nothing.” Xie Qianjiu doesn't seem to care, but then he sees the man beside him frown. Slowly, he adds, “Unless...” “Unless what?” In the blink of an eye, a warm hand rests on Xie Chuanliu's waist. Xie Chuanliu looks up to see a face that is neither wholly masculine nor feminine, gazing at him with boundless affection. “Unless Lord Xie would be kind enough to play the bodhisattva for real and take in this demon, making me your beloved husband and earning everyone's envy.” “I'll give up evil and follow the good, becoming your devoted disciple and praying for you every day.” CP: Flirtatious fake eunuch top × Gentle bodhisattva bottom Both virgins, happy ending The top has been in love with the bottom since childhood. This is all about turning over a new leaf for his wife. Fake rivalry ×, true mutual devotion ✓ The top is not actually a eunuch! He's fully equipped! Upcoming sweet romance *After Being Cheated On, I Found Happiness with a Powerful Tycoon*: [Devoted, doting, fatherly tycoon top × Beautiful, pampered young heir bottom] Gu Sheng, the young master of the Gu family, has been spoiled since childhood and is used to looking down on everyone. But he has a soft spot for Zhao family's third young master, all because Zhao once saved his life when they were children. Ever since, Gu Sheng has only had eyes for him, following him everywhere and even offering ten billion yuan in Gu Group shares as a marriage proposal. But Zhao Jin doesn't love him. At their engagement banquet, he abandons Gu Sheng without a second thought because of something his first love says. Heartbroken, Gu Sheng chases after him and is hit by a car, landing in the hospital. Gu Sheng wakes up in his hospital bed with no memory of anything, except the night he was kidnapped as a child: the dark night, and the little boy beside him clutching his hand tightly. The boy's eyes had shone like stars. “I'll get you out of here, Shengsheng. No matter what it takes.” When he wakes, he finds himself looking into a pair of bright, dark eyes exactly like the ones he saw as a child. Everyone in the hospital room stares in shock as the young man in the bed clings to the mysterious head of the Zhao family, sobbing his heart out. “You can't leave me behind. You promised you'd get me out.” The man he clings to is built like a mountain, shielding him completely. His voice is low and hoarse. “I'm sorry I'm late, Shengsheng.” * The newly returned head of the Zhao family is said to be inseparable from the amnesiac young master of the Gu family, pampering the spoiled young man as if he were the most precious thing in the world. Humiliated, Zhao Jin confronts his elder brother, the head of the family, and demands through gritted teeth, “You stole your own younger brother's man. Zhao Jingchuan, have you no shame?” The man's face is stern. He looks down at Zhao Jin as if he were trash. “Zhao Jin, which one of us has no shame? When Shengsheng went missing, were you the one who saved him?” Zhao Jin breaks out in a cold sweat and freezes, his guilt written all over his face. Footsteps sound. In the oppressive silence, only the man's warning remains. “Harass him again, and there'll be no place for you in the Zhao family.” * Gu Sheng loves his boyfriend, but lately one thing has been bothering him. While Zhao Jingchuan was showering, Gu Sheng caught sight of something indescribably enormous. So he sits on the bed and asks indirectly, “A-Chuan, do you love me?” The man pulls him into his arms. “Shengsheng, asking me that is like tearing out my heart.” “Then... can we not do that?” The man freezes. “Why?” Gu Sheng struggles to say it. “You're too... big. I'm scared it'll hurt.” “Pfft, ” Zhao Jingchuan rubs his delicate waist, his tone leaving no room for argument. “I'll agree to anything else, but not that.” Theme: A story about bravely pursuing love