The Beloved of the Imperial Academy

The heir to the Marquis's estate was as handsome as a jade tree and had features like a painting. He had been frail since childhood, though, and would be short of breath after walking just a few steps.

He was the cherished moonlight of everyone at the Imperial College.

The chancellor's son copied books for him, the heir to a prince's estate warmed his hands, and the Grand Tutor's grandson simmered medicine for him. Even the most unruly young general would temper his aggression at the sight of him, speaking gently as he coaxed him into drinking a bowl of bitter medicine.

But the heavens were jealous of his talent, and a heavy snowfall took the sickly beauty away.

Two years later, a new student arrived at the Imperial College.

The youth looked seventy percent like the late heir, but was healthy and upright, aloof and distant. Apart from his face and his ability to memorize anything at a glance, he was nothing like that departed moonlight.

But how could those consumed by longing care about such things?

The chancellor's son, eyes red, forced him to copy the handwriting of the deceased. The Grand Tutor's grandson left a cup of the departed boy's favorite tea on his desk every day. The heir to a prince's estate went mad enough to corner him in the library and rasp, "Who are you, really?"

Until one day, the young general rode into the Imperial College. With a hook of his riding crop, he swept the youth up onto his horse. Gripping the youth's chin, he sneered, "I wondered why you looked so much like someone I knew..."

"So the person I knew never died after all."

A seemingly gentle but secretly mischievous heir bottom x A bold, carefree young general top

[Reading Guide]

1. One-on-one ending. The bottom is adored by everyone and is the moonlight of the whole Imperial College.

2. Male rivals competing for the same love, and a substitute plotline.

3. The daily lives of the young men at the Imperial College.

Theme: Study hard and make progress every day.