Ling Qiyan, the Emperor's eldest legitimate son, was naturally dissolute, ignorant, and incompetent—the number one dandy in the capital.

Later, he took a liking to a poor scholar, seduced him into falling in love, and after growing tired of him, kicked him away. By a strange twist of fate, he ruined the man's official career.

Later still, the poor scholar returned, bathed in blood, and usurped his identity as the Emperor's eldest legitimate son.

It turned out that he, Ling Qiyan, was nothing more than the civet cat in the "civet cat for a prince" scheme.

Gloomy and ruthless x Heartless