The Regent's Laid-Back Little Wife

Su Mingdai's soul enters an ancient world, and she has just one goal: lie flat and stay out of trouble. If she can sun herself, she won't bother with anything else; if she can sleep in, she won't get up early. She can't even be bothered with the household intrigues, and only wants to enjoy a quiet, peaceful life in her little courtyard.

Unexpectedly, while helping her father sort out a chaotic set of accounts, she catches the attention of Gu Huaiyan, the cold-faced regent. Having seen plenty of people curry favor and scheme, Gu Huaiyan assumes at first that she's “pretending to be lazy to get attention.” He sets a trap to test her, hoping to expose her “scheming.”

But the more he tests her, the more surprised he becomes. When he gives her a chance to get close to him, she complains that it will “get in the way of sunning the quilts.” When they are ambushed, her first instinct is to duck into a bun shop to protect the food.

Gradually, his suspicions turn to helplessness, and his helplessness gives way to indulgence. He quietly clears away her troubles, takes social engagements off her hands, and even has the imperial chefs send the soft cakes she casually mentioned to her home every day.

Su Mingdai remains baffled. Why does the decisive, ruthless regent keep orbiting around a laid-back fish like her? Until she uses modern methods to save him after he's wounded, and Gu Huaiyan clasps her hand, his eyes full of tenderness. “Mingdai, from now on, you have me. You can be as lazy as you like.”

What he wanted was never a scheme, but the pure idleness she embodied. And Gu Huaiyan had already found a home in her laid-back life.