The Male Empress of a Tyrant

Lan Lianchun x Sui Chongyao Three years older Everyone says the emperor of Yan is depraved. His harem is empty, save for one male favorite. A menace to the kingdom and its people. He must be killed. Sui Chongyao spent decades fighting battles abroad before finally receiving orders to return to the capital. There, he met the male consort who had once raised him. Lianchun had raised him in the Cold Palace, and now he had become Sui Chongyao's imperial sister-in-law. Such an absurd situation had arisen among the brothers. The court officials pinned their hopes on the Ninth Prince, hoping he would set the rightful heir on the throne and overthrow the wretched emperor. Little did they know that late at night, this battle-hardened Ninth Prince would quietly kneel beside his sister-in-law's bed, just to call him "Sister-in-law." - Lianchun was born a eunuch. Everyone said that meant he didn't count as a man, yet, by some twist of fate, every emperor in the land bowed beneath his skirts. When the depraved new emperor was confined, the court officials finally welcomed a wise ruler. In the great hall, Sui Chongyao supported Lianchun, whose belly was swelling with pregnancy, as they slowly made their way toward the throne. The man's voice was languid, his tone clear and delicate in the way unique to someone carrying a child. His tender gaze softened, and his fair face gradually emerged from the covered walkway, half in light and half in shadow. He said, "Rise, my dear ministers." - Both are each other's first, but the bottom is beloved by all. (The blurb is still rough and needs work in many places, but the butterfly x puppy setup is staying.) Theme: Live life with a positive attitude