My Throne, Your Rules

When Fang Jinling first woke up, he happened to hear that the Marquis of Yunyang had brought his mistress back to the manor. It was said that the illegitimate son was exceptionally promising, and the household was joyfully preparing to have him acknowledged and entered into the family lineage.Everyone in the residence believed the Marquis would soon abandon his frail, short-lived legitimate son and instead raise the concubine’s son as his heir. They waited eagerly to see the Marchioness of Yunyang and Fang Jinling become the laughingstock of the capital.Yet the Marchioness stayed by Fang Jinling’s bedside and calmly said, “Ling’er, Mother wants a divorce.”The Marquis only took it as a moment of anger. His gentle, virtuous wife—how could she truly dare to leave?But before the New Year even arrived, people from the Marquis of Xiling’s household came knocking at the gates. One by one, the young ladies of the Shang family stood in a neat line, respectfully inviting their little aunt and younger cousin to return home.Staring at the seven cousins before him—each clad in light armor, valiant and imposing—the sickly Fang Jinling could only gape in astonishment.His mother, the Marchioness of Yunyang—no, the noble lady of the Shang family from the Xiling Marquisate—took up a sword and pointed it straight at the Marquis of Yunyang’s nose.“From now on, Jinling’s surname is Shang.”The Seventh Prince, Liu Ke, was born under the shadow of sin. Having long given up on himself, he grew into a reckless troublemaker who chased chickens, bullied dogs, and had never heard of things like restraint or humility. His daily life was nothing but chaos.Yet who could have expected that once he met the young master of the Shang family, everything would change? From that day on, Liu Ke charged down the road of reform like a runaway horse—willingly striving to improve himself in every way.After eight years of keeping a low profile, the Seventh Prince returned to the capital. He defeated all his brothers, slew the ruler and even his own father, and ascended the throne as emperor.The very next day, his remaining brothers received the first imperial decree with trembling hands:Have more children, and cause less trouble.