The Scapegoat Consort

She was the Empress Dowager's personal maid. Though she was no great beauty, she became the first woman to share the emperor's bed. She was involved in all the Empress Dowager's schemes and did her best to protect others, yet the emperor misunderstood her, believing she had caused the death of the woman he loved. He tormented her in every way and even gave her child to another consort to raise.

Though he was emperor and had countless beauties in his harem, it was as if he were bewitched: under the guise of hatred, he favored only her.

In the treacherous imperial harem, every step was fraught with danger. For her child's sake, she was drawn into one brutal struggle after another. The chancellor coveted the throne and devised a scheme to frame a prince, igniting conflict between brothers.

Within the palace walls, with their winding corridors and soaring eaves, who would emerge victorious? After all the twists and turns, he finally understood that fame, power, and vanity were all fleeting. All he wanted was her sincere love.

But she hated him to the bone. Would all his boundless affection for her be in vain?