I Just Want to Slack Off, but the Prince Is Irresistible

Modern-day professional slacker Lin Xiaoman works herself to death from overtime, only to wake up as Shen Jingshu, the Princess Consort of the Northern Frontier in the Great Yin Dynasty! One moment, she’s lamenting expired potato chips and unused food-delivery coupons. The next, she’s lying in an ornate canopy bed with the face of a stunning, sickly beauty, newly married to Xiao Jingheng, the cold-blooded, immensely powerful Prince of the Northern Frontier. Her ideal life is simple: inherit the princess consort’s wealth, eat and sleep her days away, collect rent, and fulfill her ultimate dream of lying flat! But reality is harsh: the elaborate palace etiquette is a nightmare, stern matrons keep a close eye on her, her hypocritical co-consort sabotages her in secret, and even a hot meal to her taste feels like too much to ask! Her daily routine: She wears her phoenix crown like a welding helmet and turns the formal greeting ritual into a ballroom dance. She orders the kitchen to make hot pot, nearly setting the prince’s estate on fire, but unexpectedly wins over the cold prince’s stomach (and curiosity). She climbs a tree to rescue a cat, then gets stuck herself and is rescued by the prince in a position so embarrassing she wants the ground to swallow her. A palace banquet? No chance! Her ridiculous skit-and-pop-song performance gives the old traditionalists collective heart attacks, yet somehow wins the Empress Dowager’s favor. When her rival provokes her, she simply hands over a homemade taro bubble milk tea: “Here, little sister, cool off.” Lin Xiaoman (Shen Jingshu)’s survival guide: use the absurd spirit of a modern nobody, max-level snark, and an endless love of food to take apart the lives of the ancient nobility, one joke at a time!