A Commoner Daughter in the Capital

She fought her elder sister, her half-sisters, the principal wife, the concubines, the maids, the matrons, the palace maids, the senior palace attendants, the consorts, the imperial concubines, and the nobles. She fought servants and merchants, the crown princess and the concubines... Su Ruoxue began as an unfavored daughter of a marquis's household and fought her way through every rivalry, planning each move carefully. She cared neither for the young noblemen nor the top scholar named on the imperial examination list. The only one she loved was the disgraced crown prince she had waited five years for. In the end, her hardships gave way to happiness, and she became the empress dowager of the realm.