The Profligate Prince: Lie Flat and Become Emperor

The throne of the Great Jing Dynasty stands vacant, and the princes are locked in a frenzied fight for succession.

Ninth Prince Shen Jinghong transmigrates into this world. He was once the capital's most notorious wastrel and fool.

His mother died young and her family had little standing. From the start, the Fifth Prince frames him, nearly costing him his life.

By chance, he gains a golden finger and awakens the survival instincts of a modern overworked office drone.

He can anticipate danger and see through traps, making him an expert at every kind of power play.

While everyone else works themselves to the bone fighting for the throne, he plays dumb and acts pitiful, just trying to get by.

At brothels, he only orders songs. At gambling dens, he runs as soon as he loses. In court, his only response is,