The Beauty of Blood Amber

Sweet-natured, gentle white dog bottom x fierce, explosive black cat top

[Fake political scheming, stealing someone's wife to seize power, dark crawling, face-slapping, and a groveling chase for the wife!]

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The powerful Duke of Lu has two sons. One is a stalwart, heroic, and steady leader.

The other is a hopeless case: timid and frail.

Lou Fuxiu has been left in Tu County for years. At last, news arrives from the imperial capital, but it's news of his father's death.

His older brother brings him back to the capital. His brother now runs the household, but doesn't seem to like him either.

"Why are you always curled up in a corner like a dog?"

His brother's brow is furrowed, and he seems a little angry. Lou Fuxiu says nothing, only silently moves away. From now on, he'll stay farther from the corners.

But his brother still seems not to like him. Before long, his brother uses an imperial decree to send him into the palace.

Although Lou Fuxiu pays no attention to worldly affairs, he's heard of the Crown Prince's notorious reputation: arrogant and cruel.

He's also heard that the Crown Prince and his brother are bitter enemies.

The Crown Prince is harsh, especially toward him.

But it doesn't matter. He won't cause any trouble.

The Crown Prince is always awful to him. Whenever he drinks, he deliberately forces Lou Fuxiu to drink too. Then, his face dark with anger, he grips Lou Fuxiu's chin and snarls, "If you hate someone, you have to hate everything about them. That includes you."

Lou Fuxiu presses his lips together. He understands, he listens, and he doesn't argue. Even when his face is flushed, he'll keep pouring the Crown Prince another drink.

The Crown Prince bullies him for a long time, until he no longer thinks there's anything wrong with it.

Then someone comes and takes Lou Fuxiu away.

Yin Heng is consumed by rage. The first thing he does after ascending the throne is storm the Duke's residence.

After countless nights, tonight he finally opens his eyes. He pins Lou Fuxiu down, but clearly sees the rejection in his eyes.

No matter what Yin Heng did before, Lou Fuxiu had never reacted like this!

Avoidance. Fear.

So Yin Heng binds him tightly and forces him to face him. His own eyes redden uncontrollably. "If you keep this up, I'll kill him."

Instead, Lou Fuxiu loses his fear and pushes him away. "You're the one who hates me."

[How to Train a Cat: Reward and punish promptly, and respect its "nature"]

[Guide]

● Those two hateful brats start out disliking and rejecting each other, then have a full-on "I can't believe I was wrong" moment.

● It may be a little melodramatic, but it shouldn't be angsty. One-on-one romance, both are virgins.

● The older brother isn't his real brother, and the Crown Prince is the real Crown Prince.

*A story about one clueless person and two grumpy ones.*

*Please add my other story, "How Dare the Favored Consort Oppress Me!" to your reading list. It's my next novel and will be starting soon.

Synopsis:

// Gorgeous, bewitching, gloomy white-flower top

x Proud, pampered, and shameless young emperor bottom

Yin Su is the most useless prince in Northern Qin and the son who gives Emperor Chengqin the biggest headache.

Though he is the emperor's favorite, he's enfeoffed as a prince and sent to his domain before coming of age. Then a foreign state sends tribute, and they insist on sending a beauty to his household...

Yin Su frowns, ready to make a scene. "I'm fifteen. Why would I want a child bride?"

The old eunuch from the capital smiles until his face wrinkles. "Not at all, not at all. His Highness has simply been presented with a male concubine to serve him."

The young male concubine from Xisha has a very unusual name: Jing Zhuonan.

Yin Su dislikes him at first sight. The young man's face is certainly beautiful, but he has no idea how to please people. So Yin Su has him brought into the residence and keeps up a haughty air, never giving him a kind look. He only plans to throw him out once he comes of age.

Yin Su looks down at him. "You see me and don't kneel?"

No matter how Yin Su makes things difficult for him, Jing Zhuo's beautiful face remains calm. His eyes are clear and pure, and his obedience is utterly sincere. Jing Zhuo lowers his head. "I do kneel."

Others only know Jing Zhuo as a hostage with a reputation he doesn't deserve. They look at him with pity or contempt. But for Jing Zhuo, who has spent ten years imprisoned in a cave, it's all terribly exciting.

Having spent years isolated from the world in a cave, Jing Zhuo's temperament and mind are unlike those of other young men. But he knows there are only two people who can control him and have power over him.

He has a father. So when he sees Yin Su, he stares at him without blinking and says earnestly, "Master."

The noble prince's expression changes at once. "I am His Highness the Honorable Prince Suinan!"

Jing Zhuo obediently corrects himself. "Your Highness."

Jing Zhuo's devoted service to His Highness doesn't last long. The thread that binds him finally snaps in secret, and its sharp strands dig into his flesh, twisting into his bones inch by inch.

He should take revenge and settle his score. The bloody thorns in the shadows grow wildly, and just as Jing Zhuo is about to step onto them, someone grabs him and pulls him back.

Yin Su pouts, clearly unhappy. "Where are you going?"

Jing Zhuo doesn't answer. Yin Su continues, "You're not allowed to leave. My Prince Suinan's household has kept you for years. You're my raised wife... Do you know what a raised wife is?"

At last, Jing Zhuo lets go of his strength and lowers his blood-red brows and eyes.

Yin Su is inexplicably pushed onto the throne. At a loss, he can only cling miserably to his favorite consort's arm. "I'm a useless emperor, and a bunch of people want to eat me alive."

The beloved consort looks down at the person in his arms, his brows rising with boundless, overflowing desire... He says, "I'm here."

Jing Zhuo is quite happy with things this way, even though the status makes him an object of scorn and his subordinates keep trying to talk him out of it. He would gladly stay like this forever.

One day, as usual, he waits in the bedchamber. The emperor doesn't come, but instead he hears that the emperor is going to appoint an empress!

As if a thousand ants are crawling inside him... Jing Zhuo is about to explode.

The chief eunuch blocks his way and won't let him see the emperor.

Yin Su frowns angrily at the man who barges in. "You've gotten bold! Get out!"

For the first time, Jing Zhuo defies him. He presses Yin Su down, his eyes red and damp. "Yes, I've gotten bold. Shall I show Your Majesty?"

The clean little white flower behind him has changed beyond recognition without his even noticing. Yin Su curses him viciously. "I'll depose you!"

Jing Zhuo curls his lips, sending all his rising anger back down.

Yin Su is crying like rain, half dead and barely able to speak, but still remembers to warn him. "You're only my consort..."

"Your Majesty has mistaken me for someone else... The one who most wants to devour you," Jing Zhuo says with a shameless smile, "is me."

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● A youthful love that lasts, one-on-one and forever.

● They're around the same age, only a few months apart.

● No angst, no angst, a very sweet story. No switching roles, a very dominant top.

Theme: Love your beloved well *...*