[Mild Coercive Romance] [Chasing the Wife to the Crematorium] [Female Disguised as a Man]
[Suave, Sharp-Tongued, and Passionate Deputy Minister of Justice × Fake Playboy, Real Lovesick, Fragile Prince]
Blurb One:
Kou Qianqiu, the top graduate of the imperial examinations in the fifth year of Yuanxing, was not only immensely talented but also mild-mannered. He was courteous, upright in office, and loyal to his sovereign. In the eyes of the common people, he was a good official who championed their cause; to his colleagues, a dependable comrade who could shoulder responsibility; and to the emperor, a worthy minister. In less than three years, he had risen to become a Deputy Minister of Justice.
If one really had to find fault with Kou Qianqiu, there were only two things. First, he had married too early. Otherwise, when he was named top graduate by imperial decree, he would have become the emperor's son-in-law. Second, he and Prince Yan could not stand each other. Mention Prince Yan, and mild-mannered Kou Qianqiu would roll his eyes.
His colleagues understood this, and sympathized deeply.
As for Prince Yan, Lu Jiu, he was the complete opposite of Kou Qianqiu. Apart from his good birth as the emperor's younger brother and his handsome looks, he was good for nothing. In Chang'an, he was a top-tier wastrel, the sort of man whose name could stop children from crying at night.
Everyone had thought Kou Qianqiu's career would go smoothly, with promotions coming one after another. But then the emperor suddenly died without an heir, leaving the throne to Prince Yan.
When the new emperor ascended the throne and granted a general amnesty, Kou Qianqiu's colleagues all silently sweated on his behalf.
After all, Kou Qianqiu had cursed Prince Yan plenty of times before. No, His Majesty.
In Zhaoyang Hall, Kou Qianqiu looked at the golden shackle around his ankle, held back the urge to curse, and ground out,
