I'm a Young Scoundrel in the Brothel, and the Enemy Assassins Are Left Dumbfounded

After becoming the only son of the prime minister, Liu Quan has just one goal: ruin his own reputation as thoroughly as possible and become a universally despised young villain, so the emperor won't worry and kill his whole family.

So he beats people up, flips tables, and forcibly makes advances on noblewomen, trying to cement his reputation as a bully.

The results:

Beating people up? He beats two enemy spies, earning praise for his courage and ingenuity.

Making advances on women? He accidentally saves the princess, winning acclaim for his selfless heroism.

Trying to explain himself? Everyone imagines he's a peerless gentleman, "humble and low-key, with no interest in fame or fortune."

With the princess about to visit, Liu Quan decides to go all in on doing nothing. He heads straight to the capital's most famous pleasure house, Ningfang Pavilion, and declares he'll rent out the whole place, cause a scene, and drink and carouse all night.

Surely no one can clear his name this time, right?

But when he's shouting "Rent the whole place! Get out!" downstairs, he has no idea that in a secret room on the third floor of Ningfang Pavilion, the assassins of the Southern Qian faction are panic-stricken:

"We're done for! That demon heard our whole meeting!"