Lin Zheng, male, but he likes men.
As a long-term companion who served the prince Shang Yuqiu, he maintained an improper relationship with him.
After his older brother discovered his secret affair with Shang Yuqiu, one piece of bad news followed another.
Shang Yuqiu came down with a plague and planned to send Lin Zheng and his family away to Yunzhou.
He barely managed to escape, only to discover that he was pregnant. Then, as if his luck couldn't get any worse, the Third Prince took him away.
The doctor at the prince's manor had lust but no courage. After discovering Lin Zheng's pregnancy, he repeatedly urged Lin Zheng to seduce the Third Prince, so he could indulge his own twisted desires.
The Third Prince was delighted by Lin Zheng's advances. With the doctor's help, he soon found himself a father-to-be.
Unwilling to accept defeat in the struggle for the throne, the Third Prince raised an army in rebellion.
When his forces reached the capital, Lin Zheng stabbed him to death, then placed the child, who could do nothing but bawl, on the throne and declared himself the Empress Dowager.
Shang Yuqiu, now confined deep within the palace, knew nothing about any of this.
All he knew was that Lin Zheng, a man from outside the imperial family, could come and go from the harem as he pleased. He must have an unspeakable relationship with the regent Empress Dowager!
Lin Zheng patted Shang Yuqiu's face.
"Your Majesty, I'm more generous than you."
"Once I replace that little emperor, I'll make you Empress."
Content warnings: 1. The love interest has been both Empress Dowager and Empress, but never actually became emperor.
2. The kinks are depraved, but the supporting characters and the leads never have a physical relationship.
Theme: Be a generous person
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