author: no_easy_habitation
category: Yaoi
status: Completed
Transmigrated into a danmei novel, Ji Zheng is stuck as a ruthless, cannon fodder tyrant emperor, drowning in endless court duties and treacherous palace intrigue. His grand, secret plan? To embody villainy so perfectly that the story's powerful protagonist, Prince Mingci Yue, finally usurps him, granting a glorious, \"salted fish\" retirement. There's just one problem: Mingci Yue, the stoic and cunning prince destined to overthrow him, possesses a hidden ability – he can hear every single one of Ji Zheng's absurd inner thoughts. From \"My butt hurts, when can I abdicate?!\" to \"Ugh, this crown is so heavy, just usurp me already, please!\" Now, the \"tyrant\" must maintain his fearsome facade while his \"archenemy\" listens to his every lazy fantasy, slowly unraveling the true, comical nature of his seemingly cruel emperor. Will Ji Zheng ever achieve his dream of becoming an idle prince, or will his mind-reading rival turn his fake villainy into a very real, very complicated, and utterly unexpected romance?