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I, the Emperor, Don't Want to Raise This Kid!

share time: 2026-01-14 06:01:18

Emperor Yuwen Yao of Daqi had just quashed a rebellion and secured his throne when the Empress Dowager forced a three-year-old child, Yuanyuan, onto him, claiming she was the late emperor's long-lost illegitimate daughter. The once ruthless and decisive ruler was thrown into chaos: Yuanyuan tore up his memorials to draw, hid under the dragon throne during court, and chewed his imperial seal full of teeth marks. Yuwen Yao tried countless times to send her away, but when Yuanyuan held out stolen osmanthus candy and said, "Daddy, don't be mad," or clung to his hand crying, "Don't leave Yuanyuan" during a fever, the icy wall around his heart cracked. Just as he softened, his spy reported: Yuanyuan wasn't the late emperor's child—she was a pawn the Empress Dowager used to control him...

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