I'm a Villainous Playboy, Laying Low While the Empress Hears My Thoughts

Chen Boya transmigrates into a novel and becomes a top-tier villainous playboy.

He plans to activate the [Lie Flat System], keep up his persona, and quietly cultivate until he becomes the ancestor of all immortals.

So he makes a complete mess of things at court, gladly playing the useless fool who does nothing but arrange flowers and walk his birds.

But, to his surprise, the stunning empress who rules from behind the curtain can hear his thoughts!

Empress: “Boya, what do you think of sending troops to Minzhou?”

Chen Boya: “Your Majesty, I usually consider things lying down.”

[I've already made myself look this stupid, and you're still asking? Minzhou will be flooded for three months. Send as many soldiers as you like, they'll all die! Is this foolish woman really planning to burn through hundreds of thousands of troops?]

Empress: “Boya, what do you think of the candidates for commander of the Zhenhai Army?”

Chen Boya: “Your Majesty is wise. Whoever you say is suitable will be suitable!”

[Dong Qihao has already defected! If we don't replace the commander, Southern Tang is doomed! But... my retainer Gan Ning is a first-rate naval commander... Wait, did I just say that out loud?!]

Empress: “Boya, come to Yaoguang Hall tonight. I would like to... discuss state affairs with you in detail.”

Chen Boya: “...I obey, Your Majesty.”

[Something's wrong! The way she looks at me is getting stranger and stranger! I was supposed to lie low and become an immortal. How does she even know I called her ‘headlights too bright’ in my thoughts?!]

When a scheming villain who only wants to stay alive meets a cunning empress who can read minds,

Chen Boya's path to lying flat goes completely off course...