What If the First Emperor Were Li Shimin's Crown Prince?

The Ancestral Dragon really is a dragon. In the first year of Wude, Qin Prince Consort Changsun Wuyou laid an egg. A dragon egg. Young Prince of Qin Li Shimin was completely baffled. Yuan Tiangang talked him into taking the egg with him to the battlefield. He fought while keeping the egg tucked against his chest. The war went badly, plague spread everywhere, and when Li Shimin caught it, he stayed up late at night hugging the egg and worrying. The shell cracked, and out came a child no bigger than a fist, with dragon horns and a long tail. The child opened his dark golden eyes, instantly killed a demon beast that had come to attack, then swallowed it whole. “Don’t go eating random things!” Li Shimin exploded. He spent a long time preparing himself mentally, thinking, It’s just raising a dragon. What’s the big deal? Even if the child was aloof, so what? He’d just scoop him up and go, kissing him whenever he pleased. But what did they mean, there was a monkey who had wreaked havoc in Heaven trapped beneath Five Elements Mountain? And what did they mean that the child he’d worked so hard to raise was actually the reincarnation of the Ancestral Dragon? “Which Ancestral Dragon?” “The one you’re thinking of,” Ying Zheng replied calmly. “You’re not going to cry again, are you? Is it really fitting for the Heavenly Khan to be such a crybaby?” “My child is you. Is that fitting?” The everyday life of Er Feng raising little Zheng, with plenty of Zheng’s childhood, Changsun still as the canon pairing, and elements from Journey to the West sprinkled in. Zheng’s memories gradually return as he grows older, so feel free to kiss and cuddle him as much as you like when he’s little. I guess this counts as a story about raising a child... right? Please think of it as a parallel universe. Updated daily. Possible triggers: The story includes a scene in which young Ying Zheng, in a previous life, has a broken horn. There are circumstances behind it, he isn’t actually hurt, and this is explained later. Li Chengqian is written out, so he doesn’t appear at all. Li Zhi and Wu Zetian are also written out of the imperial succession because the crown prince is changed. Coming soon: Teacher Zetian, Stop Flicking Chalk at Me! The laid-back Yun Zhao transmigrates into a three-year-old crown prince in an alternate dynasty. She’s an only child, her father holds all the power, and the realm has already been unified. Her biggest problem is the crushing pressure of schoolwork. The only things her built-in System can do are give her random gifts through sign-in and use an appraisal skill. She falls asleep in class, and the teacher throws a piece of chalk at her head. The chalk and blackboard were gifts Yun Zhao got from the System, so she sleepily uses her appraisal skill and discovers the words “Wu Zetian” floating over her teacher’s head. Her math teacher loves stargazing. She appraises her and, oh, it’s Wang Zhenyi. Her calligraphy teacher has a beautiful floral ornament between her brows. Turns out she’s Shangguan Wan’er. Her martial arts teacher is six feet tall. Just as expected, it’s Qin Liangyu. She skips class and finds her literature teacher Li Qingzhao drinking and gambling. Naturally, she joins in, sneaks a sip, and passes out on a boat. When she gets home, her father gives her a scolding, then two female doctors give her a checkup. By the time she wakes up, her deskmate has already done her homework for her. Her deskmate is the kindhearted beauty Lin Daiyu, though she’s not very healthy. No problem. Ti Ying and Tan Yunxian are excellent doctors! The girl sitting in front of her has an amazing name: Guo Nuwang. Nuwang brings her tasty treats every day. Long live Nuwang! What? You want to know who my imperial father is? His sword is five feet long! Theme: Making up for the regrets of history