Hai Tang Books announced their English license for His Fifth Highness Still Doesn’t Know, a historical comedy danmei series by author Mai Xiang Ji Ne. Artist JulianLynnnn returns to provide promotional artwork. [Source: Twitter/X, Bluesky]
In contrast to the publisher’s previous license announcements, no translator or editor is credited. Some fans expressed concern about the absent credit given Hai Tang’s contentious split with Guide on How to Fail at Online Dating‘s original translation team and their later replacement of I Can Do It‘s original team. [Source: Reddit]
The publisher’s announcement on their Twitter/X reads as follows:
#haitangbookslicense
Exciting news📚✨
His Fifth Highness Still Doesn’t Know(五殿下还在受骗) is officially coming to English readers and will be released in early 2026!Crybaby Dragon Top × Beautiful God Bottom Who’s Tired of Living
A story featuring an arranged marriage that dooms a lovestruck prince.Read the original story:https://gongzicp.com/novel-227438.html
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His Fifth Highness Still Doesn’t Know will be released as a single volume work. No release date has yet been announced, though the publisher estimates preorders will open sometime in early 2026.
This series was previously listed on Hai Tang’s website as His Highness the Fifth Prince Is Still Being Deceived. The publisher recently announced title changes for two of their other danmei licenses: they will be releasing Devil Venerable Also Wants to Know under the title Demon Venerable Also Wants to Know [Source: Twitter/X], and Eternities Still Unsaid Till You Love Me has seen its second title change from Boundless Utterance to Words Left Behind [Source: Hai Tang Official Site].
His Fifth Highness Still Doesn’t Know
五殿下还在受骗
[Synopsis Provided by Hai Tang Books:]
Crybaby Jing Feirong was born to inherit the throne. As the youngest son of the Heavenly Emperor, his cultivation path has left him tormented by the heavy burden of expectation. And when he’s forced to marry the aloof god Chu Yanchuan, Jing Feirong throws the entire heavens into chaos, trying to fight his destiny...until he sees his fiancé’s face.
Chu Yanchuan’s beauty is unmatched across the six realms. On their wedding night, the normally distant god shows a hidden side of himself—turning Jing Feirong into a clingy, lovestruck dragon.
Jing Feirong thought he was going to enjoy a happy domestic life with his husband, but fate has something else in store for him…
His Fifth Highness Still Doesn’t Know (五殿下还在受骗) is a danmei novel by Mai Xiang Ji Ne. It began serialization in 2020 and ran for 33 chapters. It is available to read in Chinese on Chang Pei.
The series has received an audio drama adaptation, available through the Manbo app.
You can learn more about His Fifth Highness Still Doesn’t Know in the DanmeiNews catalog.
