On my first day in the palace, I was made a Noble Consort. I thought I would have endless delicacies to eat and all the riches and glory I could ever enjoy.
But I never imagined I would be a Noble Consort who had to rely on that damned eunuch Xie Tang just to stay alive.
That was because Xie Tang had an incredibly powerful background.
He was the crown prince of the previous dynasty in its final years. He could only watch as his father and mother died before his eyes. But a capable person can thrive anywhere, and so in the newly established Tiansheng Dynasty, he became a powerful eunuch second only to the emperor, The Outcast.
As for me, I had it even worse. I was his crown princess. No, to be precise, his former crown princess.
He helped me rise higher and higher, protecting me and keeping me safe in a ruthless harem where people were devoured without a trace.
I thought he was secretly planning to restore the old dynasty. Every day, I sat in the Noble Consort's seat with my heart in my throat, afraid my husband in name would have my head. But only later did I learn that he had no intention of restoring the dynasty at all. He wanted revenge because I had abandoned him when the Yan Dynasty fell.
