I Died Tragically in My Past Life, but Now I’m Taking the Harem by Storm

In her previous life, Shen Qingzhu happily married her childhood sweetheart, the emperor, and became his empress. Who could have known their love would end in bitterness? Her beloved became the thorn in his side. Her husband grew to hate her, while her friends, sister, and family betrayed her one after another. She died a lonely, miserable death in the cold, desolate palace.

Reborn, she once again entered the palace against her will and became the empress of the same man.

Fate hadn't been kind to her, so she decided to stop trying and just coast through life.

She set herself three rules:

1. She didn't have to love the emperor, but the emperor had to love her!

2. She could lose his favor, but never her power!

3. If the chance came, she would leave this place! And before she did, she'd make sure to take down her scumbag of a father!

In her previous life, Shen Qingzhu had only wanted to be an empress praised by all, standing with him at the pinnacle of power. Instead, she ended up abandoned by everyone. This time, she would turn the imperial harem into her proving ground and take it by storm. She would bring the dazzling noble consort of her past life down into the dirt, make the once-beloved concubine a target of everyone's scorn, and show the consort who had captured the emperor's heart with her talk of being together for life just how cruel power could be.

Selfish and coldhearted, she went from an empress dependent on a man's affection to an empress dowager holding all the power. She commanded the realm and was supported by the people.