After Abandoning the Chief Minister

The blurb for the upcoming novel After Senior Brother Sect Leader Comes Back to Life is below

Villains have their own devoted fools

(I)

Dantai Yuan was the least favored of the three princes. Even his maternal family had given up on him. With nine princes vying for the throne, no one thought he stood a chance.

So he hooked a loyal dog, the sort who would follow him blindly and willingly go to hell for him.

The Lin family's legitimate son was a refined young gentleman, with a bright future even without taking sides. Yet he chose the Third Prince.

Dantai Yuan spun one lie after another, using him to frame princes, neglect princesses, and even kill the Crown Prince with his own hands...

In the end, after ascending the throne, Dantai Yuan discarded him like a rabbit after the hunt, sending him to a neighboring kingdom all the same.

He said, "A Qi, the neighboring kingdom is cold and harsh. Take care on your journey."

(II)

Everyone said Dantai Yuan had seized the throne unjustly and was unworthy of his position. So he had some beheaded and others exiled, until no one in the realm dared say another word.

Only after his trusted aides had all left did Dantai Yuan realize that not a single person remained by his side, not even someone to talk to.

If only A Qi were still here...

Later, when the neighboring kingdom's army reached the border, not one court official could come up with a plan. They could only negotiate peace under duress.

The envoy stepped into the hall and saw the shock in Dantai Yuan's eyes. He smiled with satisfaction.

"I'm still alive. Are you disappointed?"

(III)

The new emperor disappeared. Lin, the Grand Councilor, returned to court from his travels abroad and helped the young son of the former empress ascend the throne, gaining power over the entire court in an instant.

But no one knew that the missing emperor was locked in the Grand Councilor's bedchamber, suffering every kind of humiliation.

"You destroyed my empire, destroyed me, and now you want to keep me trapped here for the rest of my life? Dream on!"

"Shh..." Grand Councilor Lin held him down and whispered in his ear, "Clench your teeth and bear it, Your Majesty."

Reader's Guide:

1. The recipient and the aggressor's older sister are in a marriage of convenience. They have no feelings for each other, and haven't even held hands. Later, the sister will find true love and live happily ever after. The child is her true love's, not the recipient's. If this bothers you, run now, dear readers!

2. An initially sweet, loyal-dog aggressor who later becomes sinister and scheming × a beautiful, cruel, twisted recipient who is completely unhinged; devoted 1v1 pairing.

3. A story of pure hatred, with physical and emotional torment. At first, the aggressor gives the recipient his whole heart, and the recipient wants him to give his whole heart (literally). He discovers that falling for the discarded son isn't the worst part. The worst part is sleeping with him, hating him more with every time. Someone returns for revenge and enjoys tormenting his wife for a while, but once his wife fakes her death, he settles down. You'd better get on your knees and beg your wife to love you later, because it won't do any good!

4. The characters' values do not represent the author's values (bolded).

5. A short story, and it will have a happy ending, yes, really (absolutely certain).

Blurb for After Senior Brother Sect Leader Comes Back to Life

False gentleman × true villain

Zhi Tan is stupid and wicked, with enemies throughout the Three Realms. Everyone wants him dead.

The only reason he is still alive is his senior brother and sect leader, Du Chuan.

As the leader of the greatest of the Four Great Sects, Du Chuan is a true gentleman praised by all. Zhi Tan is his only stain, and his only weakness.

With his senior brother always bailing him out, Zhi Tan has been spoiled into doing whatever he pleases.

But one day, Du Chuan died.

If the news got out, Zhi Tan's enemies would tear him apart, leaving him unable even to die!

To save his own life, Zhi Tan spared no cost and used every means at his disposal to resurrect Du Chuan with an ancient forbidden technique.

But the one who awoke again in Du Chuan's body was no longer the senior brother he once knew...

Theme: Good is rewarded, and evil is punished.