🍕•CheezyAshly•🍕

Note: I'll try since this man doesn't get much attention. Also my first one-shot, so bare with me it's been a hot minute. (Probably boring so fair warning ig idk.🤷🏻‍♀️)

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You're Jinshi's childhood friend due to your mother being good friends with the empress dowager. But evidently so you ended up being one of Jinshi's only lady-in-waiting since all the previous ones are taking his stuff as souvenirs, drugging him, or not doing their job when their busy drooling over him. You don't see the appeal of him since he's practically like a brother to you, he's good-looking... but not your type.

So when you go to the Rear Palace with Jinshi to see what's going on over there. You become acquainted with the apothecary known as Maomao and get tangled up in solving mysteries and quickly realize the affiliation with her and Lakan... due to their obvious family traits of the La Clan.

And a clear indicator of knowing that he's her father is when you're not assisting Jinshi, Lakan hunts you down since you're around Maomao all the time and he just really detests Jinshi being around her and "stealing her away from him."

"Oh Miss (Y/n), would you care to partake in a lovely game of Go?" Lakan says. "Very well, but I still have work to attend to later today." You sigh. "Lovely, come on then." You and Lakan end up going to one of those tables (forgot the actual wording for it.) outside due to the nice weather.

"Shall we play I'll let you go first, and while we're playing you can tell me how my lovely daughter is doing and if that eunuch is too close to her lately." Lakan says excitedly about Maomao, then is annoyed thinking of Jinshi. "If we're doing a two out of three and I beat you what do I get out of this?" You exclaim. "Hmm, if you beat me I will let you choose whatever you want, within reason of course." Lakan exclaims happily. "Very well." You say, side eyeing him.

Since this is the first time you're playing Go with him, he assumes you'll most likely lose like all the others. But unbeknownst to him you're one of the Emperor's Go Instructor's granddaughter from your mother's side. You start first on the board and while you're both in the middle of playing you let him know that Jinshi and Maomao weren't around each other as much due to the busyness of their work at the moment.

Lakan is gleaming due to Jinshi not being near his daughter as of right now, then you take that chance and beat him in the first round of Go. "Well well well, you surprised me (Y/n)." Leaving him slightly stunned, not expecting to be beaten by someone close to his daughter's age.

You both keep playing, going into the second round while telling him about Maomao and the poison she's been finding lately in her investigations. He smiles knowingly at his daughter's habit even if it is unfortunately cumbersome. Setting his piece down, you put down the last piece to finish the game and win by a hair. You sigh in relief about this being over with. While he laughs at what he just witnessed. Not having to go to a third round.

"We should play again sometime soon (Y/n), but since you won both rounds in a row against me. Why not marry Lahan since you're both close in age and not married, you could come and go from the estate, and let me know how my dearest daughter is doing and I can play against you regularly for a challenging game of Go. Killing two birds with one stone as they say." Lahan said in amazement and shock about beating him at Go so quickly. And dare I say twice in a row.

"I'll pass on the marriage since I hardly know your son. And for my winnings I wa-" "FATHER!!! You have to hurry to the meeting, it's about to start soon!" Lahan runs out of breath and looks tired trying to chase down his father, for the meeting he's supposed to attend soon. Looking over at the person he was playing against staring a bit longer than necessary. "Hmm, very well let's go, and (Y/n) you can tell me what you want the next time we cross paths, until then." Walking away to the meeting, annoyed that she got interrupted.

(Y/n's Pov)

"Sly fox, trying to sneak away when I'm about to say what I want." Glaring at the two retreating figures. More so at your earlier competitor than the other. You're annoyed that your precious time was wasted on playing Go and not relaxing, also with him trying to strategically have you marry Lahan to get more information about Maomao's daily whereabouts, instead of getting something from him.

This is going to get very tedious for you in the coming days, you can sense it. As for Lahan he's not the most beautiful guy you've seen, but he's not that bad to look at either. You wouldn't mind getting to know him, since you'll probably come across him eventually due to work or Maomao or even Lakan's insistents of bugging you. But even so, is he still weird as others say of him?

(Lahan's Pov)

"FATHER!!! You have to hurry to the meeting, it's about to start soon!" I yell trying to bring father to the meeting as quickly as possible. I look over to see a breathtakingly beautiful lady, whom father had apparently played Go with. But unfortunately, I don't have the time to flirt with her due to the meeting, and the number she has is so pretty I could just stare at her forever.

"Hmm, very well let's go, and (Y/n) you can tell me what you want the next time we cross paths, until then." Father says to her while we walk to the meeting that's taking place. "How do you know her father?" I question wanting answers about (Y/n), since I haven't seen anyone as beautiful as her compared to the others I've come across. (Besides Jinshi even though he's a guy.)

"(Y/n) is working for that eunuch, while also being around my dearest daughter all day. She is surprisingly good at Go, she beat me twice in a row." Father says ecstatic. 'WHAT!?' I thought, my eyes going wide from pure shock knowing she beat him not once but twice? At Go seriously?

"Twice?" I say. "Yes, the first in the Rear Palace to beat me twice in a row. It was so shocking, that I asked if she would like to marry you since your close in age and I could have regularly updates on my daughter and someone challenging at Go." Father exclaims.

'MARRIAGE WITH (Y/N)!?' I wouldn't mind having her as a wife. She's pretty and seems capable to be a valuable asset later, I'll have to look into her and see who she is since I've never seen her till now. If everything's good I could propose to her and besides with her beauty and my tactical and mathematical smarts, we could have beautiful future heirs that could be smart also, when we marry. Smiling at the thought dreamily. This will an intresting encounter.

Extra:

Somewhere at the Rear Palace Jinshi's lady-in-waiting is preparing to make tea until she can't stop sneezing (Courtesy of Lahan.) needing Maomao to kick her out for the rest of the day.

The fun starts when he's at his desk doing paperwork and goes "huh damn this person has been a huge priority for me haven't they? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . oh fuuuuUUUUUUUUUUCCKKCkckcckCKCK"

Surprisingly, I think he'd actually be the most mature of the La Clan about it because compared to the disasters that is Lakan and Maomao he just lets the relationship continue developing naturally but with more effort to make his crush favor him more. Hell the confession will probably just be

"hey I'd like to court you cause I think we work really well together and also maybe I love you"

"ok damn wasn't expecting that but sure and I also maybe love you too"

"cool" *internal screeching*

Happy to hear I inspired you 🫰🏻. For the La Clan, I do agree Lahan is considerably more mature in the family, he does do a lot for his clan. (It is stated that Lakan is incredibly lazy, unless it comes to Go or Shogi. Or abt Maomao in some instances.) I could see him doing that the natural way and trying to win them over for their favor too. I feel Lahan would say that to them, maybe even a little more blunt in his tone on the 1st bit while having his sparkly eyes on them, waiting for their approval. (I swear it gets me giddy when the person getting confessed to gets lil shy abt their feelings tho.)

Note: I was thinking about how he would act low-key if he had a s/o that ended up pregnant cause of him... and since there ain't much out there of him... why not try and make one. Also first Headcanon so hope it's not too terrible.

So he ends up getting his s/o in 1 of 3 ways, by an arranged marriage, or his flirting with the s/o worked surprisingly well, or they both knew each other the majority of their life.

After marriage, you consummated... quite a good bit on the honeymoon. When you both came back home, a couple of days later you started to show signs, but you assumed you were just getting a stomach bug, due to eating something that didn't agree with you.

So you go and ask Maomao, since you think it's just from some food and it's getting slowly worse, and you don't want to worry your husband since he's got back-to-back meetings and extra paperwork to go over, after your honeymoon having to pause them temporarily.

You go to your dear sister-in-law Maomao to fix the nausea that haunts you in the morning with an upset stomach and dizziness from the earlier bout of it.

Maomao questions you about why coming here, you tell her you didn't want to worry Lahan so soon into the marriage, and not to tell him she was here. You tell her the symptoms and how long from now you had them, she checks you thoroughly.

And she let's you know that you're not sick... but in early pregnancy...

Shocking you just a little bit but not much, since you're very aware of the nightly activities you and Lahan do at night.

Jinshi (snuck his way in to see what Maomao was up to.) congratulates you on being an expecting mother and hopes for the health and well-being of you both. (Trying to butter up his future sister-in-law, gotta be on good terms with someone in her family she likes.)

Maomao looking at Jinshi, was annoyed for sneaking in here so abruptly. She gives you the medicine to help with nausea and anything else that is needed for you.

You give them your farewell and back home you go, to tell your husband the news of a new family member appearing in the coming months.

You shift nervously waiting for his arrival home, wondering how to tell him the important news without stuttering and avoiding the impending subject.

You hear the door slide open, a quick indication he's home. But the worry of a specific conversation that's about to come.

'Honey, I'm home.' Lahan says excitedly, not waiting a minute more to come see you. When he gets close he notices your nervousness, confused as to why his dear honey bee is worried.

(Honey or honey bee nickname is bc he likes sweets and he's sweet on his wifey, but he will destroy sting anyone who messes with you and also you will snap at someone if angry enough.)

'What's the matter honey' Lahan says, worried. 'I'm alright, I just need to tell you something important.' You say.

'What is it? If it's someone disrupting you I can have them disap-' Lahan gets interrupted.

'I'M PREGNANT!!!' You yell out, embarrassing yourself due to your outburst.

Lahan.exe has malfunctioned...

'What!? Could you repeat that my honey bee, I don't believe I heard you clearly.' Lahan said in awe, believing his ears were playing a trick on him.

'We're having a baby.' You say more calmly but also nervous.

Lahan wraps his arms around you, so excited that the person he loves is going to give him a family. 'I love you.'

After the realization of him becoming a father, he started getting any and everything a baby needed. Money ain't a question if its for his love or any future heirs. He also was bugging telling everybody he's going to be a father soon.

Lahan also made sure that anything you were craving was already brought to you before you could say the word. Wanted something salty. Got it. Something sweet. Already had it on stand by. If you were uncomfortable or in pain, he would take care of you and if he couldn't do it. Don't worry 😉 he knows somebody that owes him.

When your getting closer to the due date, they will have a midwife or luomen close by if you go into labor at any given time.

So when the day arrives he's already by your side holding your hand, saying sweet words to you. Distracting you from any pain, while going into active labor.

When you successfully give birth, Lahan will be rambling on how you did wonderful and that the baby looks like you.

When he holds the baby, he'll be so emotional when he holding them. 🥹 (he'll act exactly like Lakan, especially if it's a girl.)

If it's a boy, he already has everything prepared for his future. Since he will be the heir in the near future. He will obviously show him the ways of his number obsession, even if he's to young to understand it.

If it's a girl, she's going to be spoiled. Lahan will act like how Lakan does with Maomao. If anybody starts marriage talks with his daughter, you best believe you will hear about their family going into ruin the next morning.

When Lahan is at work, he's already telling everyone what his child did. Whether it's about the child rolling over, saying their first word, or breathing. He's telling everybody in earshot, it does not matter.

If Luomen were to see the baby, he would be kind and make sure its healthy. Now if he was the one helping you deliver it, he already took the greatest and utmost care in making sure it came out clean and healthy.

If Lakan were to see the baby, he'd probably not care much at first since he couldn't see the baby's face. But if it's a boy, he'd probably treat him like how he does Lahan. For the girl, he'd be nicer to her. (Since he's more of a girl dad.)

If Maomao were to see the baby, she would not care what gender it is. She's already going to teach them poison and medicines regardless. (You know she'll also teach her niece about things in the red light district. Without supervision of course.) But regardless she'll be grimacing at the thought of Lahan being a father. She just hopes the kid won't look like a mini him, giving her nightmares just thinking about it.

If Jinshi were to see the baby, he hopes the baby will take after you a bit more in personality at least. Knowing how rude Lakan is towards him. And Lahan being... well Lahan. But regardless he is happy seeing his future nephew/niece happy and healthy.

Guys!!! You know those oc makers right... Well, I ended up making Older! Lahan go figure and accidentally popped a scenario in my head (even though I said I was done doing the scenarios he crawled his way in again!!! 😅🫠)

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[Imagine]

1. Older Lahan! Lahan and Reader have been married for a long time with two kids, both of whom have their own families now. Lahan and Reader have more alone time together now and enjoy mornings together like reading (knowing him it's most likely involving numbers), talking, cuddling, etc. But now that they're older, Lahan can slack off a little since your son can handle the work for a bit, which Lahan and Reader can enjoy the day together and go on more dates with each other.

2. Older Lahan! What if Lahan and Reader were close (like good friends and realized they actually loved each other a bit too late), but Reader had an arranged marriage, and a few years later Reader's husband dies. Lahan hears of this, his dear friend a widow now and not being married himself (since he's a little bit particular about who he's gonna be with) proposes to Reader for marriage.

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!!!

This is how they presenting themselves to me:

Basen: So uncomfortable

Jinshi: Attention hogger (for Maomao)

Lihaku: Ready for this

Lahan: Doing it for his perfect number (secretly enjoys it)

Ight this is the last I promise... I honestly was gonna do 3 to begin with but he crawled in my brain to much for that so y'all gonna get stuck with 6 of these. 😅

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[Imagine]

1. There is a new bathhouse so reader and Maomao decide to go, so they can relax from all the work investigating imperial matters. But what will happen when others have to join in like Jinshi or Lahan for whatever purpose.

2. Reader was married off young to her sweetheart until after a tragic accident took place and made her a young widow. Whatever shall she do when Lahan comes to flirt with her and tries to ask for her hand. (Now he can have a widow lol.)

3. Since Lahan gets seasick what if reader has to go with him on the boat journey so it doesn't become to terrible for him and reader has to tend to him.

4. Soulmate au! When Lahan and reader are at odds with eachother since the beginning but what will happen until they find out the red strings of fate are intertwined between them. Will they let fate decide for them or will they ignore it and choose another fate?

5. What if someone was trying to syphon off imperial funds and reader had to stay over night and help Lahan decipher the faulty ledgers (since there is an extensive amount of them) and both of them end up falling asleep due to straight up exhaustion.

I guess y'all can tell I'm a simp for him... Oh well, what can I do except post this till I burn out on him.

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[Imagine]

1. Due to reader's grandfather passing away and a father that drinks and gambles his life away, ends up the heir... They end up with a sizable debt until said father asks for a loan from the La Clan to pay off the debt. So reader has to stay there as Lahan's assistant (maybe more 😶) for collateral purposes until the father pays back said loan. (Like he ever would.🙄)

2. Modern au! When reader works at a cafe and develops a crush on a regular customer Lahan and asks him out.

3. What happens when reader is being courted by Junjie (Lahan's brother) and Lahan realizes it's to late to win you back. (Or is it?)

4. What if reader pulled a prank and hid Lahan's abacus and he already knew but pretends he doesn't know.

Are y'all tired of me yet? I think this is the rest of my Lahan scenarios for now unless more pops up in the ol' noggin lol. Btw my fave pic of him 👆🏻 don't know what that says abt me tho 🤷🏻‍♀️.

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[Imagine]

1. So I remember Lahan likes sweets, what if Maomao has to make the aphrodisiac brownies like she did previously and reader is there to help her get this done quickly and also Lahan asking reader for regular brownies and they end up getting switched accidentally due to Maomao having to rush off.

2. Since Lahan likes En'en what if reader gets Hanahaki Disease when she finds out she likes him and she knows of his crush and reader ends up avoiding him a lot due to the ailment and also trying to get rid of it. And due to reader's avoidance of him, he realizes he actually likes her. (Angst with a happy ending.)

3. Reader is a courtesan in the red light district and one day she runs into Lahan and gets enamored at first sight. And also helping him drag Lakan into the carriage and in the near future buys reader out. (When the son be dragging his father back home 🤣 and Lahan would be mirroring Lakan but getting a better ending on it.)

4. Where Lahan and Reader is having a battle of wits with eachother and everybody is getting tired of it and decides to lock them in his office until they confess to eachother how they feel.

5. Reader confesses her feelings to Basen and he rejects you and says he only likes you as a friend and you are so sad that you ask Lahan to fake being in a relationship with you to make him jealous but will it end like how you want? Or will you end up liking Lahan instead?

Gotta get my Lahan brainrot out somehow... so here's another blab oh scenarios that y'all can use.

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[Imagine]

1. Now what if reader is the emperor's daughter and Lahan says that he would like to marry her. (The same way when he said it to Jinshi when he wished he was a woman.)

2. Reader is Maomao's friend in the court and you end up playing go with Lakan and beat him, so he suggests you should marry Lahan since your around the same age and he can get daily Maomao information and somebody to play go with a lot whenever he wants.

3. Lahan gets enamored with reader at first sight due to your wit and beauty and tries to get close to you everytime, but Maomao always there to stomp on his foot so he won't get near her friend.

4. Modern au! When you are partnered with Maomao on an assignment and spend the night at her house finishing the project last minute (due to Jinshi always nabbing her for something) and run into Lahan and start secretly crushing on eachother.

I got some other ideas for him and ya parched people 🥛☕🍵🥤and anybody who wants to write him 🙄 why do more thoughts pop up everytime I'm dumping them...

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[Imagine]

1. On that episode where Maomao gets hairpins, but Lahan is giving one to reader.

2. Reader is with Maomao and the other girls and their playing truth or dare and reader gets unlucky when she is dared to whisper something in their ear to make them blush to the next person walking pass... Lahan (watch it be something abt him being their perfect number) and after reader runs away embarrassed after saying it and Lahan be blushing and shocked. (Maomao's in disgust for all 9 of her lives🤣)

3. Lahan is running to Maomao asking if reader likes him or asking them out... and gets his foot stomped on by Maomao. (What a lovely sibling moment 🤣)

Not a writer but this is for my Lahan drought... 🙌🏻 if anyone wants to make it into a story let me know please I'm parched over here 👀 like there's two things tho that's been rattling in my brain for weeks

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[Imagine]

1. So Lahan and reader is childhood friends and reader has feelings for him but she doesn't think he has the same (since ya know he likes older and widowed ladies and he's a flirt) so like one of the guys try to court her and Lahan gets jealous and confesses. (While also plotting the guys demise...)