Surviving a Power-Struggle Novel with Empty Talk

Ning Ziqing, a film-review writer who always left stories unfinished, transmigrates into a political scheming novel as a foolish male supporting character. To make matters worse, this character is a woman disguised as a man!

Ning Ziqing nearly chokes on the shock and wishes she could hurry on to her next life.

But seeing her cheap mother crying herself unconscious, along with all the servants in the prince's household waiting for someone to support them, Ning Ziqing can only grit her teeth and carry on.

Who would have thought the Prince of Yong's household would be all show and no substance? Apart from the title of young prince, Ning Ziqing has nothing. To stay alive, she has no choice but to return to her old profession and start writing reviews.

As her reviews grow popular, Ning Ziqing gains a measure of freedom and happiness.

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But even if you don't go looking for trouble, trouble will come looking for you.

Ning Ziqing still gets dragged into court politics. Watching everyone scheme against one another, she feels like a student who got zero on a reading comprehension test.

But that's okay. Ning Ziqing is well versed in empty rhetoric, and begins her survival strategy of saying nothing while sounding like she's saying something.

Others: What does the young prince think of this matter?

Ning Ziqing: Look! That's a jujube tree, and so is that one.

Others: What are the young prince's thoughts?

Ning Ziqing: A day apart feels like a day.

Others: What do the young prince's words mean?

Ning Ziqing: If you're willing to spend more time understanding what I mean, you'll find that you've spent more time.

Others: ...

Ning Ziqing: Empty rhetoric is the best!

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As Ning Ziqing keeps spouting nonsense, things become increasingly absurd, and everyone starts poring over the deeper meaning behind her words.

Eventually, someone even compiles a collection of Ning Ziqing's empty rhetoric.

Theme: Keep fighting to live, no matter how difficult things get