Y'all need to read this: Accidentally having a baby with the enemy prince
I know, very unfortunate name. I feel like if it had a prettier title then it'd be way more popular. Something like "The Spring Ode" or something.
This is an underrated unknown GEM.
Genre: historical, political, royalty, war, slight-wuxia, romcom, fluff, angst.
~500k+ 166 chapters COMPLETED
The translation is fantastic. It's fully human translated, and it's very true to the chinese? So not all sentences are perfect english per se but it keeps the feel of a chinese novel?
If you've read/watched enough cDramas then it'd made perfect sense.
The summary (and title) actually reveals the gist, but it is so much more than that.
It's about two opposing Princes meeting in a cave due to circumstances, the gong falls in love with the shou without realising who he is, takes him home and absolutely spoils him. The Shou knows all but he's the cool, calm, collected type right so also goes along with it. Ofc eventually he has to go home, they are from enemy countries after all. Stuff happens but it is HEA.
That is my vague asf summary because I don't want to spoil.
It is SO SO Funny at times. For me anyway, absolute lol crack up moments.
It is surprisingly deep, the characters are incredibly clever. And despite all that it is very easy to read. Dare I say it, would compare it to NiF, in that there are so many characters, lots of mini plots and schemes but it's explained well enough in that you don't get confused as to what's happening.
So many things happen, it's got really clever scheming and plotlines. It's very very satisfying.
All the characters have interesting backstories too! Not just the mains, the support cast are interesting, the scheming isn't stupid.
If I had to sum up the gong it would be things like: besotted, henpecked, doting, wooing, bamf asf.
The shou is: cool, elegant, ethereal beauty, genius, sickly, tragic but bamf.
It's not but also kind of a slowburn?
It's full of cliches but just done so incredibly well. It has the best "war" I've read in a story.
At parts it keeps you guessing but also anticipation because you know you want something to happen.
I don't want to spoil too much because you all deserve to see the joy for yourselves. The extras are so adorable as well!
This story is great because you get to see the getting together and the afterwards as well.
Like it's such sweet fluff. Oh there's also smexing which is rare. Like ok fade to black use your imagination type but a lot of biting and sore waists etc.
It also has one of my favourite confessions ever~~! Click for spoilers
"I really... I really like your Highness. I like you until I don't want to read, I don't want to write, I don't want to wake up early, and I don't want to do anything ambitious. Does your highness like me as much as I like your highess?" Like when this moment comes and after you understand the character of the shou is SO SO SO meaningful. Imagine liking someone some much you no longer want to read. I love reading so to find someone like that.. ultimate compliment right?!?
It is so so good you guys. I need more people to read this. If you need a long pick me up. This is it.
Please read and then comment below so I have more people to sqee with:
you can find it on knoxt, I put the link but then it cancelled my post so..
I've also been reading a bunch of underrated gems so will do full post eventually. This was just complete stand out.