At the age of three, the Fourteenth Prince, Yinti, suddenly dreamed of his adult self standing aboard a great ship, sailing across the world with high spirits.
His future self was so cool!
Even though the System insisted that his true heart’s desire was to fight for the throne and become Emperor, Yinti didn’t believe it for a second.
How could that be!
Yinti looked at his Imperial Father, Kangxi, and his Second Brother, the Crown Prince, both of whom were sporting heavy dark circles under their eyes. He shook his head repeatedly. Compared to being an Emperor who worked himself to exhaustion and had no joy in life other than watching people kowtow, sailing the seas was clearly much more fun.
Action followed thought. Yinti turned around and used a wooden bucket to build the first small boat of his life, marching forward with his head held high!
Charge! Charge!! Charge!!
Then, he suffered a “mixed doubles” beating from both parents and couldn’t get out of bed for three days.
Little Yinti was stubborn. He refused to admit defeat, instead proclaiming to everyone: “As the future Sea King, I will rule the entire ocean for all you foolish humans to see!”
Then, he got another beating.
At first, no one took Yinti’s grand talk seriously, treating it as nothing more than a joke.
However—
At five, he swam across Taiye Pond; at six, he fought three assassins; at seven, he broke out of the Forbidden City…
Wait, get back here right now!!
#What to do when your son only wants to run away#
#A lifetime spent cleaning up after a troublemaking younger brother#
#I once thought I was the king of effort, but it turns out Yinti is the real deal#
#The Great Qing’s Number One Little Treasure — Yinti#
Kangxi: My fourteenth son is very much like me.
Yinti: You’re just flattering yourself.
*The System is a version of Yinti who failed the succession struggle in a parallel world (with System memories). He is raising his younger self. Hitting or scolding is impossible; spoiling him to the heavens is 100% guaranteed (The ultimate “bear parent” backing a “bear child”).
*It’s been a while since I wrote a child-rearing story. The early stage focuses on raising the child, while the mid-to-late stage focuses on infrastructure building. This is a male protagonist romance, so there will be a romantic subplot once he grows up (but not much).
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