Empresses in the Palace: Cao Moqin Reborn

Cao Qinmo was disloyal, betraying her former mistress, and cruel and ruthless. The emperor still cherished his past with Consort Hua and had no wish to punish her severely, yet Cao Qinmo repeatedly demanded that Consort Hua be put to death. After discussing it with the Empress Dowager, the emperor decided that such a devious and vicious person could not be allowed to live. If she could betray Consort Hua, she might betray him one day as well. To protect the royal family’s reputation, he had the imperial physician slowly poison her to death. They announced that the matter of Consort Hua had struck Cao Qinmo too hard, leaving her disoriented and distraught until she eventually passed away... But on closer thought, if Nian Shilan hadn’t harmed Wenyi, Cao Qinmo might never have turned against her. When all was said and done, she was only a mother who loved her child. Just one small reflection of countless women trapped deep within the palace...