[Strong Female Lead, No Romance]
Zhao Shu's idea of transmigrating to become an empress dowager was a life of happiness after retirement: standing above all, with wealth and power, and reigning supreme in the palace intrigues.
In reality, she was facing burial alive from the start. The old emperor wanted a son, not her, and she had no people, money, or influence.
All she could do was cling to her one-year-old biological son and work hard as his nanny to prove her loyalty.
But we have a System golden finger: mind reading!
Palace intrigue and power plays are all about outsmarting people, so we've got a cheating tool!
What? Mind reading needs faith as its energy source?!
From then on, Zhao Shu embarked on her life as a mother to the young prince, handling things in her own high-profile way.
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