Powerful minister seme x crown prince uke
Childhood friends / unrequited love / two strong, equally scheming leads / sharp-minded pair
If you want to be a dragon, you must command the clouds and rain, summon thunder and lightning.
A puppet emperor? Impossible.
The emperor is on his deathbed and has no heirs. So several collateral branch princes with a chance of succeeding him start thinking they've got what it takes.
Prince Jingnan: Thanks for asking. Emperors tend to die young. Being a prince offers better value for money.
Childhood-friend minister: Sending Prince Jingnan another invitation to be a puppet emperor.
Prince Jingnan declines the invitation and replies: Unless you beg me.
Childhood-friend minister: ...
If you want to be a dragon, you must command the clouds and rain, summon thunder and lightning.
A puppet emperor?
Impossible.
High and aloof beauty, top-scoring scholar and young chancellor, cool and scheming powerful minister seme (Xu Boying)
A gorgeous flower of wealth, biding his time, charming and scheming crown prince uke (Chen Mingyu)
General reader's guide: The couple's everyday life is all about flirting, bickering, pranking, and doting on each other. There are occasional misunderstandings, but no angst!
1. A story about a couple joining forces to rise through the ranks and become emperor.
2. In the middle of the story, the uke becomes emperor as a collateral prince's successor. At the beginning, he's only a prince's heir. There's a progression.
3. Both seme and uke are sharp-minded, love speaking in riddles, and are stubborn about expressing their feelings!
4. The uke is a careerist, and other 0s may have unrequited feelings for him.
The official system of government is modeled after the Ming dynasty.
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Theme: May the Spring and Autumn Annals be the only judge of my guilt or innocence.
