The Fragile Beauty Falls into the Hands of a Madman

(An embarrassing old work! My first book! It was written before I signed a contract... Even the author doesn't dare click on it 🥶. Read with caution!)

[Delicate, beautiful prince X mad, obsessive prince]

[Two male leads, happy ending, fictional history, sweet romance, mutual devotion]

That night, he was stained with ink and lost his innocence. He felt a nightmare was about to begin. A chess piece would eventually be destroyed on the board, and though he wished to die, to shatter like jade rather than remain whole like a broken tile, he could only struggle to survive and seek a way to stay alive. Little did he know that the beginning of the nightmare was also the beginning of the light. He proceeded cautiously, carefully planning every step, unaware that the other man had made elaborate plans to keep him safe. He began to test the waters, trying to find an opening in the danger. But if there was no danger to begin with, where could an escape route lead? Gradually, he drew closer to him, came to understand and know him, and they shared their feelings and stayed together for the rest of their lives.

In the forty-second year of Yingping, the land was in turmoil. An age of chaos began, and heroes emerged. As the third prince of Great Qi, he was married off to the Regent, his childhood friend, whose temperament had once undergone a drastic change. He wanted to resist, but the imperial decree left him no choice. He entered the princely residence in a magnificent wedding procession, yet no one knew how helpless he felt. Later, he tried to escape, but the outcome was obvious. He accepted his fate, thinking he would spend the rest of his life in a daze. Then he slowly realized that the Regent was not moody and unpredictable, but sincere and deeply gentle.

It seemed Heaven had given him hope.

In the forty-third year, he and the Regent traveled to Jiangnan to pay respects to the late Princess Consort. They were ambushed on the way, and after a series of terrifying events, they unexpectedly uncovered secrets that had been buried behind the imperial capital for years. The truth gradually came to light: the Pavilion of Ease, assassins from the Northern Desert, the wrongful case of Empress Zhuang...

They returned to the capital, killed the foolish emperor, and installed a wise ruler, ushering in an era of peace and prosperity. The Regent kept his promise and handed power to the empress. Later, the two returned to Jiangnan. Rippling waters and cloudy mists, white walls and dark green tiles: everything stretched on in peaceful, endless time.

Perhaps fate had ordained that everything would eventually turn around. From that day on, he would never lose anything again.

* This is simply a light, sweet little story.

* The setting is fictional.

* There is a little non-consensual sex early on, but the relationship becomes mutual later.

At the very end, the author wants to say one thing: lovely readers, please be sure to finish the book. Writing isn't easy, and I rely on all your support. (Please add it to your bookshelf!)

Theme: Hardship and adversity can forge greatness.