Overworked office worker Zhou Mingyan wakes up one morning
and discovers she has transmigrated into the bedchamber companion of the Great Chu Empire's emperor.
The ruler's harem is a riot of color, filled with beauties vying for attention,
but all she wants is to enjoy a comfortable retirement in the palace, free from worry about food and clothing.
She tries every way she can to avoid the emperor's favor and stay clear of vicious palace intrigue,
but the emperor is convinced of his own irresistible charm: "As long as my beloved consort asks to spend the night with me, I'll forgive you for all these coy little tricks."
The other consorts see that the emperor only has eyes for her, and mock her to her face and behind her back: "Look at that little seductress. What can she do besides lure His Majesty?"
The ministers are even more indignant and worried, going so far as to band together and remonstrate with the emperor: "Your Majesty, this wicked consort not only uses honeyed words and seductive charms to bewitch you, but meddles in military and political affairs as well. Please send her to the Cold Palace."
Zhou Mingyan is helpless and exasperated: "I really just want to coast through life. I don't want to be a wicked consort!"
