With a mission from the Ninth Prince in hand, she made her way into the imperial harem.
She had planned to stand aside and watch the other women scheme against each other, but a grand conspiracy pulled her into the fray.
She said, “I only wanted to stay out of it. You’re the ones who forced me onto the path of fighting for favor.”
On the night the emperor summoned her, his cold touch met her skin. “You’re nothing but her replacement!”
She gave a bitter smile. “A replacement? Aren’t you just afraid I’ll completely take her place?”
Only after falling deeply in love did she gradually see the schemes hidden behind it all, carefully laid step by step.
When the Son of Heaven flew into a rage, she was banished to the Cold Palace. Those who had fawned over her turned away in an instant.
The Ninth Prince helped her, only to end up separated from his wife and children!
Prince Rui protected her, but it brought him a fatal calamity!
With tears in her eyes, she gazed at the moon and swore: she would stop at nothing to win the emperor’s heart back!
