[Single Female Lead, No Couple, Female Ensemble Focus, No Romantic Prospects, All About Her Career]
Set in a fictional world, with its basic structure inspired by the Tang Dynasty.
This book is also known as The Three Fools Run Riot in the Former Dynasty: The Great Revival of a Cult Founder.
Please note the following content warnings:
This story does not revolve around the imperial examinations, and the female lead is [not a good person].
Her actions may include, but are not limited to, framing and using others.
She can destroy entire families, take lives, and throw her weight around with ease.
She has no belief in equality for all. Everything she does is for power.
She can put on an act at any moment, and occasionally seems to have a split personality.
In the early stages, she can hardly be called a loyal subject.
Synopsis:
In the twenty-sixth year of Xuantai, the Eastern Palace stands empty, and undercurrents stir.
Gu Yunge, daughter of the Chief Minister, happens to rescue a woman being abused by her husband in the eastern marketplace.
Only then does she learn that self-interest can move people's hearts, while power decides who lives and dies.
In pursuit of power, she turns to helping the female emperor ascend the throne.
She paints not her brows, but the realm itself, daring to open a phoenix's path at the vermilion palace gates.
