#husband!sy

[confuzing]

Bingge's wives come to the realization that they aren't going to have a husband much longer if they don't do something about That Fucking Sword. So the girlies team up to steal and destroy Xin Mo.

You can't tell me they couldn't crowdsource a plan/ solutions to problems. Sha Hualing is like, "Shit this book on ancient sword arts we need is in ancient coded fish demon language!" And Ning Yingying is like, "Isn't wife 27 a fish demon?" And she is and she can totally read the book for them!

[deikshen]

Shen Yuan who lives his life being an absolute simp of some character from a random stallion novel—[character] is absolutely amazing! He has a harem of beauties! And also, a rich and wonderful story where he rises from the most vile and gains his power based on his efforts! If only the story had a little more worldbuilding and cool monsters, Shen Yuan would like it more. But. But there's [character] and definitely everything it's worth reading! He's smart, cunning, and strategic! And his adventures are GREAT! He faces incredible trials, and even though he collects wives as trophies, those wives are INTERESTING. The character development! The story! The harem drama!!!

So one day, Shen Yuan is just doing nothing, waiting for another update on his favorite read—it would be the last chapter!!! Finally a closure to the final dramatic arc!! And Shen Yuan hoped it would be a GOOD ENDING—, when a portal opens in his fucking apartment. After cursing, yelling, and scuttling away, a xianxia man clearly emerges. WHAT. THE. FUCK!?

The man is... what the hell? Shen Yuan thinks he knows him, in some weird way, like, maybe he's seen his face somewhere??? Any popular novel or thing that hasn't caught his attention but he KNOW is famous? What the fuck??

The xianxia man with an absolutely OP sword if he was able to open a FUCKING PORTAL THROUGH THE UNREALITY OF FICTION WHAT THE HELL looks at Shen Yuan with, first, doubt, and then, certainty.

"So, that's Shizun" says the xianxia man, grinning like a fucking nightmare cat, with many menacing teeth. "This Emperor is glad to see you again."

The only intelligent thing Shen Yuan can say is: "Who the hell are you?"

The xianxia man looks confused. He doesn't let that emotion dominate him. He advances in his room with firm steps, his dark robes billowing as he goes. He's clearly not fully human, from the red mark on his forehead, those pointy ears, those black claws...

Shen Yuan doesn't recognize a damn thing about the character. He knows he's famous, he knows it, but why can't he remember it...?

"This Emperor is Luo Binghe" he introduces himself simply, and Shen Yuan's jaw drops.

"No fucking way" is all Shen Yuan actually says, suddenly recognizing the name, and realizing why he'd never read anything more than skimmed about the character. And his sister had actively tried to get him to read it!! "You—... Luo Binghe like, the one from that danmei novel? What the fuck?"

Shen Yuan hadn't been interested at all. While Luo Binghe's character seemed minimally... intriguing... Danmei novel! He had nothing against gays, but why would he read a gay thing?? Besides, what were those relationships!! Transmigration with identity never revealed? Protagonist/Scum Villain?! Even worse, teacher/student?! Yes, Shen Yuan understood that things like age difference roleplay in fetish contexts were intriguing, he had read it in other novels, BUT STILL, it wasn't exactly a roleplay!!! One of them still believed his partner was immortal!!!

(... Shen Yuan may have read some summaries of the novel. Very superficially. Many years ago, when it was popular.)

"This Shizun recognizes me, then" Luo Binghe says, and Shen Yuan lets out an undignified horrified shriek.

"OH, NO, NO, I'M NOT YOUR SHIZUN" he moves away as quickly as he can. Luo Binghe, of course, chases after him. "I don't know what happened in your, err, world?, I don't know why you decided to appear here, but I'm not... Not..." And Shen Yuan has no idea how to explain himself. I'm not your, what? Your Shizun, your partner, your... husband?

Shen Yuan feels a chaotic chill run down his spine.

"Maybe not yet" Luo Binghe says, as if it were only natural. As if he hadn’t already opened a FUCKING PORTAL WITH HIS SWORD. Shen Yuan needs to calm down or he’ll hyperventilate. "If this Xiao Shizun meets this Emperor, perhaps this Emperor's story isn't over yet. It's when this one's story ends that Xiao Shizun will become Shizun. However, this Emperor has made sure to come first this time."

Shen Yuan... actually doesn't understand him at all.

"The story…" Shen Yuan hesitates, looking at Luo Binghe. The imposing man looks, well, obviously like a blackened ML icon, but, well. Weird. Powerful. "You... Do you know that you come from a story?"

That's disturbingly weird. Luo Binghe nods.

"This Lord has been informed" he explains simply. "Shizun, a kind Shizun, has informed this Emperor about everything. But Xiao Shizun doesn't have to worry. This Lord will be here, he will prevent Xiao Shizun's death tonight, and Xiao Shizun will come with this Emperor to his world."

Shen Yuan might be starting to get a bit of a migraine. What the... hell? What nonsense? Had interdimensional travel affected the ML's brain?

“I have no idea what you’re saying,” Shen Yuan says confusedly. "Isn’t that Shizun your husband? Why do you want to take me with you? Aren't you like, happily married?"

It's Luo Binghe's turn to be confused. Fucking confused, it seemed, judging by his expression.

"From which novel does Xiao Shizun know this Lord?" Luo Binghe asks in an even dangerous tone of voice.

Shen Yuan has no idea what the name is. What he does: he searches for Luo Binghe on the internet and hands the smartphone and the results to Luo Binghe. Luo Binghe holds the phone in absolute bewilderment, and as he reads, his expression twists into at least seven different forms of horror.

At least he doesn't break his screen with the black claws. Damn, that would have been horrible.

"This Lord understands," Luo Binghe says, his expression flat and absolutely blank. He gives the smartphone back to him and Shen Yuan quickly takes it back. "This Emperor has been wrong, again. Offering apologies."

Shen Yuan feels a little sorry for the interdimensional traveler who accidentally fell into his apartment. Okay, he hasn't read that danmei novel, but the protagonist's design is GREAT. The man also looks quite... dejected. As if the weight of the world had fallen off his shoulders.

"Oh, all right, it happens to the best too" he says, shrugging. The look Luo Binghe gives him is not reassuring. "Look, ah... I can't cook to save my life, but I ordered some stuffed baos for dinner in a nearby restaurant. They haven't left the kitchen yet, so I can order a couple more of them if you'd like to stay for dinner. It must be exhausting, you know, go through... worlds?"

Luo Binghe continues to look at him with a strange look. In fact, his gaze is getting more and more stranger.

"It would be a pleasure for this Lord" he says, raising both eyebrows. "Can this Lord get your name?"

"Shen Yuan," he says nonchalantly. He returns to his phone, grateful that his baos are still cooking and he can add more to the order. "I'll add more to the order. Err— Lord Luo prefer beef or pork?"

Luo Binghe doesn't reply. Shen Yuan adds one and one. And a few other things. Usually, he's content with a big stuffed bao, but perhaps his, uh, guest will eat more?

"Anything is fine," is Luo Binghe's reply, and Shen Yuan adds an extra order of soup and snacks as well. Ah. His order will take a while, but he hopes it will arrive in time for when the latest chapter of his favorite webnovel is uploaded.

... Although he doubts he'll be able to read it in peace if Luo-fucking-Binghe is still there. Well, he'll read it tonight, when he's already in bed.

"It may take a while" Shen Yuan says, bewildered, not knowing what to do. Ugh. He hates having visits. Does it count as visits if a fictional character basically invaded his property? Shen Yuan isn't going to go into much detail about that. "Eh, Lord Luo could... sit down? Make yourself comfortable? Make yourself at home meanwhile?"

Luo Binghe looks at him with a raised eyebrow. However, he does as Shen Yuan suggests and sits down. Shen Yuan turns his back on him, arranging the chair he knocked over and some of his mess made in the panic of seeing A FUCKING PORTAL OPENS OUT OF NOWHERE, wondering if he's finally gone completely crazy.

But it's there. Luo Binghe for some reason came to his house talking about Shizun and Xiao Shizun and knowing that he was in a story, and Shen Yuan is too confused to ask any questions. He has too many. He needs to sort out his thoughts.

"Shen Yuan looks nervous," Luo Binghe says, saying his name for the first time and almost making Shen Yuan react as if he had been stabbed. It's too much!! What the hell!? "Is this Lord intimidating to him?"

"So much for a, uh, love interest," he says, making an awkward face. "I haven't read the novel where are you from, sorry. I'm not completely familiar with... well, with how your personality can be. But... for arts and some things, I expected less, eh, intimidating, yeah."

He remembered many tears. And something about a lamb. NOT THIS.

Luo Binghe laughs. Incredibly, that's also intimidating.

"If Shen Yuan hasn't read this novel, what novels has he read?" Luo Binghe asks.

... Forty minutes later, as Shen Yuan rushes up to collect dinner from the door, he wonders how good an idea it is to completely infodump Luo Binghe about his current favourite stallion novel, And most of all, about [character], his absolute favorite protagonist. Nobody can't blame Shen Yuan!!! He... Never gets the chance to talk about his favorite things outside of the internet!! And he spoke: about the characters, their developments, he went into great depth about his complaints about the mediocre worldbuilding and the lack of interesting flora and fauna for such a vast cultivation world, but highlighted every good point in the plot. Given the ENORMOUS length of the novel, 40 minutes was just a summary!! Hardly anything!!

While they are having dinner, Luo Binghe insists on seeing [character]. He has a very intense expression when Shen Yuan runs straight to his room and comes back with one of his framed posters. What!? He's a fan, it's totally normal!! [Character] was an absolute power fantasy, a magnificent, admirable character!! Definitely!! It's normal that he has a lot of his posters! And fanmade figures! And commissioned art!! Totally normal!!!

Luo Binghe looks serious as Shen Yuan continues to talk about [character], deepening his tragic backstory, his difficult beginnings, how he had to rise through hatred and prejudice. How he discovered his heritage and power and how he achieved the glory he always deserved!!

And Luo Binghe asks many, many questions. He asks so many questions that, haha, Shen Yuan would think he was considering challenging [character] to a fight. But he- he definitely couldn't. He couldn't. He couldn't, right? Well, with an OP sword like that capable of leaving its own reality, who knows!!

Dinner drags on because Shen Yuan talks too much. When it's finally over, he's actually not sure he wants to leave the poor love interest from that danmei novel adrift. Yes, he can go... But Shen Yuan isn't sure he's safe! He still looks very tired! He probably needs a good night's sleep! Besides, he ate too much! Crossing worlds on a full stomach might be bad for him!

Shen Yuan then prepares the guest bed and offers it to him. Usually, his Da-ge or Er-ge usually stays, or his Meimei, so the room is clean and suitable, and only when Shen Yuan is left alone after the long night does he notice that there is an notification that he had been waiting for on his smartphone.

YES! THE UPDATE!! Shen Yuan doesn't even make it to bed. He throws himself onto the sofa and quickly opens the door to read.

... Thirty minutes later, he's choking on rage. WHAT THE HELL? WHAT HAPPY ENDING WAS THAT? THE STALLION PROTAGONIST SIMPLY DECIDING, AFTER A LONG CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT ARC OF ANOTHER UNNECESSARY NPC, THAT NOTHING MADE HIM HAPPY? LOCKING HIMSELF IN HIS PALACE AND SINKING WITH IT? WHAT WAS THAT? AND WHY?

Dumbfu—

Shen Yuan catches a glimpse of blue light at the edge of his eye before something catches him, repositioning him so he can breathe deeply without choking on his breath. The thing holding him up is, of course, the only other living thing in his apartment—a danmei character who helps him take a deep breath even with tears in the corners of his eyes, swallowing a little water, making him realize how choked he really had been.

"Is Shen Yuan alright?" Luo Binghe asks.

And all Shen Yuan can say, barely able to breathe on his own, is: "WHAT KIND OF CRAPPY ENDING IS THAT?"

Luo Binghe's gaze does not look surprised.

"Shen Yuan must be very upset" he says, as if this is nothing new. "So angry. Enough to choke on rage."

Shen Yuan pouts a little embarrassed. Oh, well. What does it matter?

"It really is a bad ending" he complains, and tells him.

In the end, Luo Binghe agrees that it's a shitty ending. Luo Binghe proves genuinely interested in hearing Shen Yuan's opinions, but also in providing solutions and arguments. He's a fun person to talk to. They talk about better endings, how the protagonist's emptiness could have been fixed, and how sometimes a single bond could be enough instead of a harem, until Shen Yuan starts yawning.

When Shen Yuan falls asleep that night, for the first time, even surrounded by posters and pictures of his favorite character, he is not thinking of him, but of Luo Binghe.

(In the morning, Shen Yuan will be given a breakfast that Luo Binghe made—the most exquisite thing in the absolute fucking world—and will try to talking about all that other world stuff, about how he had made a mistake again, or Shizun and Xiao Shizun thing. Luo Binghe evades his questions very well and always makes an excuse to stay longer and longer as the days go by, his novel guest basically takes over his kitchen, takes the guest room hostage, and takes the control about the cleanliness and order of the apartment. Shen Yuan worries a little, after all, isn't Luo Binghe very peaceful here away from that husband of his? Didn't the internet say their relationship was very codependent? What is he missing out on there?

... And why does he notice more and more of his favorite character's merch missing every day? Binghe has been cleaning, yes, but why would he take his stuff away!?)

[bloodyfries]

Sqq definitely has the most vile insults to man. He's been an avid internet hater, of course he is.

Though you have to understand that he is an internet hater in a xianxia world, with knowledge about a lot of people, information that he shouldn't know (but does because of reading pidw)

It would be absolute chaos l

Ransom heckler that just so happens to have been important in a wife plot: You're disguising, marrying a demon of all things!

Sqq: Listen here you mouth breathing, paste eating, pointless cannon fodder. Your existence would be more useful as a stain on bed sheets. You are so pathetic that you shouldn't have the right to speak, let alone talk about my marriage. This nonsensical spew that comes from your mouth is why you can't hold a meaningful relationship with you daughter. You dare even speak about my marriage when you can't even keep one for more then a year.

Binghe who was just going to murder the guy:

[silentheiss]

Sun rises in the east, flowers bloom in the spring and Luo Binghe deserves better. These are simple truths Shen Yuan lives by.

On Monday he wakes up at noon, reads newest PIDW chapter as he eats what can be called breakfast if one is being generous, and curses the author. After, he spends unadvisable hours playing gatcha games, boils water for ramen, and writes the most seething, derogatory comment highlighting every instance of his favorite character suffering unnecessary pain.

Shen Yuan knows the book is nearing its completion — even Airplane Shooting Towards the Sky cannot drag it out for much longer — and he has a crawling suspicion that Luo Binghe might not get what he deserves. And he deserves so much. He deserves everything.

Once in his bed, in the early hours of morning, Shen Yuan still can’t stop thinking about it. About him. He closes his eyes and for a moment, just for a short moment, he lets himself imagine.

He imagines sitting on the edge of Luo Binghe’s king sized bed, gently, quietly, as not to wake up the fearsome Emperor. He imagines Luo Binghe sleeping fretfully, his beautiful brow furrowed. Poor thing is unable to relax even in his sleep. So many things to do, so many monsters to fight.

Shen Yuan lets his hand reach for Luo Binghe’s soft curls. He can almost feel their softness as he runs his fingers through them.

“Ah, Binghe.” He whispers. “I know I keep saying this, but. You deserve so much more than this.”

Shen Yuan imagines that Luo Binghe stirs in his sleep, moving just a little bit closer to him.

If only… if only Shen Yuan could do something to make Luo Binghe’s life a little easier. Lighten his burdens just a tiny bit.

Wait. It’s his daydream, isn’t it? He can do whatever he likes- well, whatever he dares to do.

If Luo Binghe had one good friend, wouldn’t that friend protect him when possible? Shen Yuan would like to be that person.

He imagines leaving a small note on his pillow. A note describing the poisoning attempt being planned in his harem right now.

Luo Binghe of the latest chapter doesn’t know about it yet and Shen Yuan suspects it’s going to bring him a whole lot of trouble. Cautioning Binghe makes him feel sated.

As an afterthought he imagines placing a small chocolate bar on top of the note. Just because Binghe deserves something sweet.

He strokes Luo Binghe’s hair one more time and imagines the man sigh contentedly under his touch.

Then, feeling his fantasies turn into pure delusions, Shen Yuan makes himself stop and open his eyes.

The light of the morning sun shines through his curtained window. Shen Yuan sighs and tries to summon sleep, somehow.

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Luo Binghe sits up with a start. His eyes fly open, burning red, and survey the room. It’s empty. Of course it’s empty, who would’ve dared-

And yet, he can swear, just a moment ago, he felt a soft touch and- no matter. He must’ve dreamed.

Just as he’s moving to lie back down, Luo Binghe notices something right there, on his pillow.

A thin, foiled package of something that smells faintly sweet, and underneath it, written on the thin, perfectly square, strangely white piece of paper, a note.

So someone was here.

Luo Binghe grabs the paper and reads unfamiliar handwriting, huffing at the letter’s contents. It’s as likely to be complete falsehood as it is likely to be the truth. He sniffs at the paper but can’t detect anything at all. As if no hands ever touched it.

Then, he grabs the second offering and unwraps the silvery foil to sniffs at what he guesses is an unusual, highly suspicious, treat. The smell is a little off. It’s not like anything he ever smelt before.

Without a second thought Luo Binghe drops both items into the nearest drawer and crawls out of his bed.

Maybe his guard saw something. He needs to find this mysterious benefactor and he needs to do it as soon as possible. No one enters his rooms uninvited and leaves unharmed.

[tk-duveraun]

I gotta make my own food around here. No one helps in this kitchen

SY transmigrates early, system beta test or something, does the wandering cultivator thing for a few decades, realizes the strays he picked up have formed a sect and he's the leader and no he doesn't get a choice in the matter

In terms of most powerful cultivators, SY is #10 in the cultivation world, but his sect is seen very poorly because, well, it's made up of strays and he encourages any noble kids to go to HHP because he needs to save his resources for kids who need him

Yue Qi and Shen Jiu get picked up by one of SY's staples and brought in. Their potential is insane and after a little training and researching current events he's pretty sure this "Yue" and "Shen" belong in CQM.

But it's already been 3 years. The boys aren't interested in sex yet, but they have been mommy-wife beamed thoroughly and fight him when he tells them he's made special arrangements with the CQM sect leader to accept them

He pulls the whole "Don't you want to be strong?" Schtick and they are not happy, but they are children and easily carried by a cultivator of his caliber

Shen Jiu swears revenge and SY breathes a sigh of relief that things are finally back on track.

But he misses them and tries to lose himself in traveling and oh no, this poor demonic snake is injured! (Fully juiced up by TLJ zzl just took snake form to lick his wounds more safely bc he's in the human realm) Zzl is fully prepared to transform and eat SY whole, but instead sy is very very gentle, asks permission before touching and coaxes the injured Zzl to last in the warm inside of his arm within his sleeve.

Sadly, Zzl has duties to his lord once he's healed, but he'll be back for this cultivator. Blah blah, plot happens, SY scoops up baby bingy (and the washer woman) and plants them in his sect, intending to send LBH off to CQM at the appropriate time.

He realizes his interference might have made SJ less of an asshole in general, but he DID swear revenge so maybe that's the angle the abuse will take.

Joke's on him, the first thing YQY does when the Qing generation steps up is strong arm SY into an alliance marriage. Shen Jiu becomes first wife.

(YQY isn't legally married for political reasons, but as SJ explains while dragging him into the marital bed, they are a set)

Zzl actively seeks SY out for help with TLJ and while SY can't do anything about that, he fishes up a plot amulet that gives Zzl free shapeshifting.

Zzl insists marriage is the only way to repay SY (tlj's advice) and eventually SY caves.

Wife count: 3

LQG has never met SY but heard rumors about him being a celestial fairy or wherever, so he's concerned SJ is treating him poorly and follows SJ to his marital sect. He catches SY on the way out to hunt some great beast

Wife count: 4

[stiltonbasket]

sj in qht!sy verse is very in character as a gold medalist self sabotager i see. i also see you mentioned lqg would kill him if sj divorced her, can i ask what lqg and sqht’s relationship is like here? are they friends?

They're good friends! And re: LQG freaking out if Shen Jiu divorced QHT!Shen Yuan, that's only because Shen Jiu would have to "repudiate" him for infertility rather than mutually divorcing him. Liu Qingge would be delighted if they got a mutual divorce, and has been trying to persuade Shen Yuan to agree to one (and growing increasingly frustrated by his determination to stay married to Shen Jiu) for years.

[fistfuloflightning]

“These are hands?! Then why do I still have talons? You have short blunt talons, don’t you?” He made a lunge for Shen Qingqiu’s hand, only for it to hide itself in one voluminous sleeve. The crane’s excited twittering and general clinginess would have been easier to bear, Shen Qingqiu thought, if he was still a bird. Unfortunately, Shen Yuan had managed to at least partly cultivate a human form. Which was a problem in an of itself.

More Crane Husband AU fluff

[vebokki]

a conversation that was long overdue, part one

[red-garden]

HC that Airplane original body is actually divorced and he sold out PIDW because his ice queen ex wife had an airtight prenup.

[slow-reader-reads-books]

disciple Shen Jiu au except time is a circle and so upon his death post Bingge torture he wakes up as some random half demon (a baigujing/white bone spirit maybe?) orphan with the name Chun Shi and has his own system forcing him to reenter Qing Jing Peak as a disciple. Not knowing when in time he was born, thinks he's going to enter in the same generation as he did previously but instead finds himself in the same gen as Ning Yingying, Ming Fan, and Luo Binghe, and his own self is their Shizun!

He quickly tries to latch onto Ning Yingying. Unfortunately Luo Binghe has the same idea, and Ming Fan and their Shizun end up abusing the both of them for their proximity to her and for having the gall to even try to succeed. Binghe and Chun Shi grow to hate each other but share a strange camaraderie shrouded in competition.

And then their Shizun has a qi deviation, and Chun Shi, who is Shen Jiu, knows that thing is not himself.

He nervously and stressingly observed the changes and the immediate change in this Shizun towards Luo Binghe. With himself though, this Shizun seems to not recognize him at all. Before, Chun Shi never had plans to divert the fate of Shen Qingqiu, as he himself is Chun Shi, all he needs to do is save his own hide. He may be stuck on the peak thanks to his System but otherwise he can self-preserve to his hearts content.

But this "Shen Qingqiu" is different, and did nothing to build the demise that will face him in the future at the hands of Luo Binghe.

But this Luo Binghe seems dedicated to giving back a hundred fold the small kindnesses that he is now receiving, shamelessly worming his way into Shen Qingqiu's side. Chun Shi is not so motivated...

But he's always been invested in preserving the livelihood and face of Shen Qingqiu. He construes it as an extension of his selfish self preservation, it's not because he's grown greedy for the shelter and guidance and attention of this imposter peak lord who did nothing to deserve his position. He merely wants to know he could prevent his old fate, yes that's it. Nothing else.

And if he can outcompete that little beast of a shixiong for Shizun's affections, then that's an even sweeter plus! He seethed whenever he perceived a loss against him, and Ning Yingying has seemingly caught on to their rivalry, but Chun Shi, Shen Jiu, is a sore loser and won't let Luo Binghe win against him this time.

Shen Qingqiu, Shen Yuan, off to the side is merely charmed by this seeming mob character that's probably been influenced by his own actions into becoming a more prominent fixture of Qing Jing Peak and merely sees this as enrichment for a disciple Luo Binghe. If he has a training partner on his level, won't that promote further growth? So of course he'll invite both into the bamboo house, even if it becomes a little cramped. Brotherly companionship is valuable in these sorts of settings after all!

Eventually the Immortal Alliance Conference comes, and somehow they're both demons??? But the System only forces him to chuck Luo Binghe down into the Endless Abyss?? System I know Bingge has his destiny to achieve but isn't this blatant favoritism!? In what direction, Shen Qingqiu doesn't know, but either way Luo Binghe is gone to them, his loyal filial lotus dead, but Chun Shi, an evergreen pillar of a pine tree, stays by his side.

Chun Shi is gleefully grateful. Guilt twinged in his heart a bit for unknown reasons, but he knew he could nurture his dear imposter self back into happiness. If he's happy, then they can continue their life, both stuck on Qing Jing Peak as they are.

And when the time comes, he can protect him against that grown wild animal they used to keep as a pet, or even properly domesticate it as a gift to Shizun, yes that will do. Leash and chain it to the mountain peak as a little lap dog of a plaything for his husband. What a nice thing to look forward to.

[userarmand]

christian and his babies 🥺

[deikshen]

Shen Yuan is the third son of a prosperous merchant family — jianghu and cultivators? That's far below his family's standards; they know just enough to stay young and stunning, not enough to be immortal

His family trade silks to nobles and royal houses, and sometimes, secrets and rumors. Rumors are paid for in gold and blood, and Shen Yuan grows up learning that sometimes they claim the lives of newbors, like the one his mother lost years before his own birth

Shen Yuan is in mediocre health – something about having been attempted to poison when he was a baby. His cultivation keeps the poison at bay! Although until he learned how to cultivate, well... He uses a cane for a reason

All his life after he has been the weak and sickly child— Now as an adult, he actually still is. Although he has already established his own business dealing in books, paper and gossip, with his small, well-appointed house and loyal servants, Shen Yuan still doesn't leave the house much. He's quite prone to getting tangled up with poisonous flowers or aphrodisiac-stinging insects! And he doesn't want any of that, thanks! He doesn't want to get a wife! Not because he doesn't want to get married—what young man wouldn't want a good marriage? It's just that, well... Shen Yuan knows himself

He actually knows that he will not be a good husband: he can provide financially and that will be enough for many women, but to make them happy? Being able to raise a family? No, no. Shen Yuan is in poor health and has a fragile heart. He's not up to that kind of trot

Fate doesn't seem to tell him the same thing when a child falls on his doorstep. Shen Yuan notes: a spoiled brat dressed in elegant robes. Definitely a young master from a wealthy family running away from home. But he's no more than ten years old!

Anyway, Shen Yuan serves him some soup, brushes his hair, talk to the little troublemaker, gives him some money to pay for transportation, and tells him to go home. There is nothing so serious that it cannot be solved by talking! (even if Shen Yuan doesn't follow his own advice, he knows it's good advice!)

It doesn't take too many days from the child's going home until he returns to his doorstep. This time, however, accompanied by someone who is clearly his father, because they are carbon copies of each other. Shen Yuan stands, tremblingly supported by his cane, not understanding who this handsome man is and why he is looking at him as if he wants to eat him alive

Well!! Shen Yuan has soup to offer and many questions to answer! And the handsome man introduces himself as Luo Binghe, Emperor of the Three Realms... And Shen Yuan has no idea who he is. Wait, wait. Is he kidding? As far as Shen Yuan remembers, that is not the Emperor's name and he is not that... Young and handsome either

It's fine, Shen Yuan doesn't care. The man isn't kind, but he's grateful, something of a favor that must be paid—Shen Yuan has no idea why! He sent the boy home, he did what anyone would have done! He didn't even accompany him back, although he kept an eye on which carriage he got into and made sure it was a reliable coachman

Anyway, anyway. Shen Yuan extends an invitation to lunch which is extended to Luo Binghe preparing a dinner and then the servants of his house preparing the guest rooms and... Well, Shen Yuan could have made a friend in a crazy rich cultivator with a son who doesn't know how to control who calls himself the Emperor. Should he do some research into the cultivation world he lives in and from which his family so jealously kept him away?

[anqelbean]

My favourite flavour of bingqiu smut is probably shen qingqiu feeling neglected because binghe has been busy for SoOo long (usually like a week or two) so he sulks like a neglected concubine

[rhiangalaxy]

For doodles Harem shipping Bingqiu/Bingyuan

LMY and NYY are gonna have a field day telling the other wives about this :3c Thanks for the rq!! :D

[ID: A Scum Villain Doodle. On the right is Luo Bingge gesturing with one hand as his other rests behind his back as he smiles and chats away at Imperial Tutor!Shen Yuan. SY with his hands folded in his sleeves looks up at LBG with a soft smile. Slightly in the background and on the left are Liu Mingyan and Ning Yingying. LMY looks at the two with a sparkling smile as she holds an ink brush to a book that she's holding. NYY cups her face in her hands as she has an endeared smile watching the two as she says "aww!" End ID]

[fistfuloflightning]

Another for the Crane Husband au— eventually he’ll cultivate a human form (and won’t SQQ be surprised!)

I blame @rarepears for the brainrot :3

[touchlikethesun]

i am going to post this and then i am logging off to eat dinner but modern au luo binghe would microchip shen yuan without his knowledge (hello ✨ blood mites ✨ it's not even reaching) and when shen yuan finally figured it out he wouldn't even be mad he'd just ask why binghe doesn't have a chip for him to track too. you know for safety reason. so they'd have matching trackers with a specially coded app that sends notifications of movement for the .2 hours a week they are not physically next to each other