Whipping officials and wasting his days in brothels?
A good-for-nothing heir sent back to the capital?
On his very first day back, Xiao Che dares to have Princess Rong'an's guards beaten in the street and defy pressure from the imperial family?
Forcing a refined noblewoman into marriage?
When faced with a prince's poison and the aristocratic clans' provocations, he strikes back with utterly ruthless methods. The poisoner is forced to drink poisoned wine, while the provocateur is stripped naked and paraded through the streets. The entire court is left in awe.
The “good-for-nothing even the imperial family won't dare provoke”?
When the mask of a wastrel finally shatters, everyone understands: his debauchery was always a piece in his game to control the whole board.
His power is for one purpose only: protecting his family and the people he cares about.