Forced to Become the Enemy Nation's Male Consort

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My lover was an obscure squad leader. Later, he died in battle during the third war with the Nanyao Kingdom.

All his life, he had wished to end the wars so that there would be no more refugees or people starving to death. I wanted to carry on his wish, so I studied hard, pursued knowledge, and delved into the art of war. At last, I became an envoy to the Lord of our kingdom.

The ruler ordered the Lord to travel to the Nanyao Kingdom to negotiate peace and join forces against the northern barbarians. I went along.

After a long journey full of hardships, we finally arrived in the Nanyao Kingdom.

At the welcoming banquet, I saw my dead lover. Or perhaps the man only looked like him.

He claimed to be a Nanyao merchant, and he and the Nanyao prince, King Liang, at his side were deeply devoted to each other.

I figured I must have mistaken him for someone else.

At the banquet, weighed down by my thoughts, I drank too much. In a daze, someone helped me away.

When I woke, the sun was high in the sky, and a man's arm lay across my chest. A man's voice sounded by my ear. "Awake? Sleep well last night?" Then he planted a wet, slobbery kiss on my face.

My heart skipped a beat. I turned my head, only to find the ruler of the Nanyao Kingdom beside me.

The Nanyao King was very young, with a handsome, elegant face and none of the bearing of an emperor. He looked more like some spoiled young master.

The Nanyao King said he would make me his male consort, adding that the Nanyao Kingdom was open-minded and that men married men all the time.

I didn't dare cause trouble and sour relations between our two kingdoms, but I was furious. I jumped out of bed and snapped that I was unworthy.

By noon that day, a royal decree had been delivered to me. I had become the Nanyao King's male consort.

I trembled with rage, forgetting all about my lover. I nearly drew my sword and killed the Nanyao King once and for all. Then, while they were in disarray, our Great Yue Kingdom could unite their lands with ours.

The more I thought it over, the more feasible the plan seemed.

So I began making preparations...

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The main story is written in third person. Feel free to add it to your reading list.

Theme: Peace throughout the land.