Xiao Hongyi, a surgeon, transmigrates into the body of the Crown Prince of the Great Jing Dynasty and quickly discovers that the position is a hot seat!
His bargain-bin father, Emperor Jinghui, is a master of imperial intrigue. His brothers are eyeing him like prey, and the original Crown Prince was a born troublemaker: shamelessly corrupt, and recruiting court officials as if he were livestreaming to gain followers!
With the curse of the “deposed crown prince” looming over him, Xiao Hongyi slaps his thigh. He worked himself bald in his previous life, so why not lie flat in this one? He’ll enjoy the last of his fine clothes and rich food. Whoever wants to fight for the throne can go ahead!
But when you want peace, trouble comes looking for you.
A massive bomb planted by the original Crown Prince, an imperial examination fraud scandal, explodes without warning! Scholars carry coffins to the Confucius Temple in protest, and the emperor flies into a rage and orders an investigation.
Worse still, the chief examiner is the Crown Prince’s former tutor!
The laid-back slacker is dragged onto the roasting spit.
On one side, the emperor’s suspicions close in step by step. On the other, one earthshaking scandal after another is about to set him ablaze.
Xiao Hongyi: I just want to quietly enjoy a pork knuckle. Don’t push me!
This high-risk job really won’t let me lie flat!
