The Empress's Tale of Winning Hearts

This work is a prequel to The Tale of the Harem of Jinru. It tells the story of Lady Jingzhuang, Empress Li, and Consort Rong during the Xuanyuan dynasty. The harem was filled with beauties of every kind: Empress Li Anyi, dignified and poised; Consort Rong Xiao Huayu, radiant and alluring; and Consort Hui Zhao Ninglan, refined and elegant. The consorts were like spring flowers, blooming endlessly and vying to outshine one another. Struggles among the harem women and instability at court were tangled together in countless ways. And Jiang Wanxin, the daughter of a disgraced official, did her best to endure and tread carefully in this resplendent palace. Wanxin, Wanxin, whose heart is someone trying to win back?