From Talented Lady to Empress: Your Consort Knows Court Intrigue Best

Name: From Talented Lady to Empress: Your Consort Knows Court Intrigue Best
Author: Lu Wen

从才人到皇后，爱妃最懂宫斗

by Lu Wen (路文)

Status: Completed
Length: 271k Words
Genre: Ancient Romance
Subgenre: Palace & Household Intrigue
Updated: 3y ago
English: Request a translation

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Synopsis

The author's first book, so please don't mind the low rating.

Zhao Xiyao is a fashion designer. Maybe she'd watched too many palace-intrigue dramas, because she actually transmigrated to an ancient imperial harem and became a low-ranking concubine.

The palace intrigue she faced was far crueler than anything she'd ever seen on television.

A death sentence from the start, all kinds of plots against her, and endless scheming...

As someone from the modern world, Zhao Xiyao could write poetry and make a few little gadgets, but when it came to political intrigue, she was no match for Noble Consort Hua or Zhou Lingyue. Still, modern people excel at learning and drawing conclusions. Through all the ups and downs, and after enduring countless schemes, Zhao Xiyao would gradually make the emperor unable to resist her and leave the empress in utter agony.

The princes introduced later each have distinct personalities, especially the eldest prince, who is a real highlight.

P.S. Palace intrigue + transmigration + not a mutual-first romance + exclusive devotion later on + many children.

The heroine is innocent at first, but becomes deeply calculating later and earns the emperor's exclusive favor. The leads' relationship goes through many ups and downs, but ultimately becomes unshakable.

Stats

128Chapters

33Reads · 30 days

46.9kReads · all time

6.6Score

12Listens

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