My Cross-Dressing Turned the Straight Crown Prince Gay!

My completed novel on the homepage: The Concubine Sent the Wrong Love Letter to the Madam! A cross-dressing concubine bottom x a cold and aloof madam top. Please add it to your reading list!

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Blurb

Xie Yuzhu was raised as a delicate young lady, secluded in the inner chambers from childhood. His adoptive father groomed him to become a gentle, beautiful woman, then planned to send him to Xizhou in a political marriage under the guise of a princess.

He first entered the palace to learn court etiquette, where he met the crown prince. As time passed, he began to realize that the cold and aloof prince seemed to take special care of him and show him great concern.

At last, one day, he heard the prince say with his own ears, "I have feelings for you, Lady Xie."

Xie Yuzhu touched his heart and finally confirmed that he liked the prince too.

After testing the waters several times, all he got in return was, "I have no interest in men."

Xie Yuzhu was so frightened that he had nightmares every night. Unfortunately, his secret identity was accidentally exposed, and, just as expected, the prince was scared away.

Heartbroken, Xie Yuzhu decided to put an end to it. He hurriedly climbed into the bridal sedan and set off for Xizhou.

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Not long afterward, the crown prince became the new emperor, conquered Xizhou, and took him captive. He became a "widow" living in a Taoist temple, observing chastity for her dead husband.

Xie Yuzhu had intended to spend the rest of his life there, but every day the new emperor arrived at the temple in a lavish, eye-catching imperial carriage and asked him, "Now that the princess has lost her husband, would you like to find yourself another lover?"

Xie Yuzhu shook his head frantically in refusal, but he could not withstand the passage of time and the gossip spreading through the capital.

The court officials said, "The fake princess is a seductress. Your Majesty should depose him and hold a selection to fill the harem and ensure the royal line flourishes!"

"This woman is beautiful, but how can someone who is no longer chaste be worthy of serving His Majesty?"

The officials expected an imperial decree stripping Xie Yuzhu of his title. Instead, the fake princess from the Taoist temple transformed into the empress, taking charge of the empress's seal and receiving the obeisance of every court official.

A little scene:

"All alone in the Taoist temple, do you ever feel lonely at night?" The new emperor smiled slyly. "Shall I find the princess a lover?"

"Who...?"

"Me."

"..."

"Ahem. I have no experience, so the princess will have to teach me."

The top before his beloved ran away: "A man who likes men? Die!"

The top after his beloved ran away: "I like men."

Content notes: Mutual firsts, happy ending, delicate cross-dressing bottom, straight top turned gay. A pitiful but devoted bottom x a seemingly cold top who secretly spies on his wife and has zero dating skills. The top falls in love at first sight, and at first they have feelings for each other without admitting it.

Theme: Love knows no gender.