On the night top-tier star Shen Shubai won the highest acting honor, a fan who hated him tried to assassinate him. He died unexpectedly and transmigrated.
When he opened his eyes, he had transmigrated into the body of a man from ancient times who shared his name, Bai Niangzi. The original body's family had been slaughtered, and to bide his time until he could take revenge, he had spent years disguised as a woman, hiding in the most prestigious brothel and rising to become its top courtesan with his breathtaking looks and figure. But just as he was about to begin his revenge, he suddenly died of a heart condition, allowing Shen Shubai, a modern actor who had long since given up striving, to take his place.
After struggling and fighting for half his life, Shen Shubai had long grown tired of conflict. After transmigrating, all he wanted was to lie flat, live peacefully, and let go of the original body's obsession with revenge once and for all.
The current Dragon Emperor ascended the throne as a boy. He was decisive and wielded power over all, but poisoning in his childhood had damaged his constitution. Rumors followed him through the court and country: everyone said the emperor was incapable of intimacy with women, leaving his three thousand consorts nothing more than an empty harem. His ministers pressed him at every turn, repeatedly petitioning him to adopt heirs from the imperial clan and thereby undermining the foundation of his rule.
Just as imperial authority was hanging by a thread, the Dragon Emperor, traveling incognito outside the palace, unexpectedly came across the courtesan Bai Niangzi dressed for auction, about to sell his first night. For the first time, the emperor's heart was moved.
To dispel the rumors, awe the court, and prove his virility, the forceful and domineering Dragon Emperor abducted the stunning courtesan and took him straight back to the palace.
The laid-back actor, who only wanted to lie flat in peace, was forced into the orbit of a cold-faced emperor with an overpowering possessive streak. One only wanted to slack off and stay alive; the other was domineering and determined to dote on him alone.
