An Idle Man in Troubled Times

[Slow-paced, slice of life, character-focused. Readers who prefer otherwise, proceed with caution.] Xie Huaian, a middle-aged man down on his luck and ready to die, is reborn in Southern Tang, where he somehow ends up with a daughter. But, sweetheart, how am I supposed to raise you? A Yuan: Then could you find me a mother first? Xie Huaian: Sweetheart, I've given that up. Pick something else! A Yuan: Xie Huaian, just keep fooling around! The two Empresses Zhou, Lady Huarui, the Khitan Xiao Chuo, and beauties as lovely as flowers! Emperor Shizong of Zhou, a ruler of great ambition; Zhao Kuangyin, a hidden dragon waiting to rise; Li Congjia, a man of literary brilliance. Who will rule the realm? In this chaotic, high-martial world, where literary talent can reach the divine and martial prowess can secure a nation, will you choose to lie drunk in a beauty's lap, or awaken with the power of the realm in your hands? No, I choose to be an idle man! Free and easy! But can someone tell me, why is my restaurant full of spies when all I did was open a place to eat?