The Emperor Hasn't Even Drawn His Last Breath, and the Noble Consort Is Already Holding His Son and Ruling from Behind the Curtain

Name: The Emperor Hasn't Even Drawn His Last Breath, and the Noble Consort Is Already Holding His Son and Ruling from Behind the Curtain
Author: Ning Fengliu

朕还没咽气贵妃已抱儿子垂帘听政

by Ning Fengliu (宁风流)

Status: Completed
Length: 1.3M Words
Genre: Ancient Romance
Subgenre: Palace & Household Intrigue
Updated: 1y ago
English: Request a translation

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Synopsis

[Rebirth + palace intrigue + rise from the cold palace + a beauty with a dangerous allure + favored exclusively in the later story + kingdom and country + ruling from behind the curtain]

On the day of the Crown Prince's wedding in her previous life, Xiao Duo raised an army in rebellion, seized the throne, and forcibly brought the Crown Princess into his harem.

After the Crown Prince died, Xu Yuning wanted to remain a widow for his sake. How could she give herself to her brother-in-law? She refused to let the new emperor have her, enraging him completely. In the end, she was confined to a corner of the cold palace, where she died six years later.

Reborn in the year she fell out of favor,

Xu Yuning set out to win the emperor's affection.

The Empress's father was the Grand Preceptor, and she held the phoenix seal and all its power. Consort Shu's brother had won great military honors, and she had the emperor's eldest son. Consort Chu was talented and excelled at music, chess, calligraphy, and painting. Even Li, a concubine who had started out as a palace maid, had risen to prominence and was enjoying great favor.

The other consorts each had their own strengths, while her family had fallen into decline and the emperor despised her. She could only fight her way to the top!

She fawned over that arrogant emperor and pretended to care for him, but he took her words to heart. “It's all right. You can never marry another man in this life, only me. As long as you're willing to keep sweet-talking me for the rest of your life, I'll accept it.”

It turned out she was the emperor's one true love.

From a Beauty of the seventh rank, to a Lady of the fifth rank, to a Noble Consort of the third rank... and finally, she became Empress Dowager of Dawu, ruling from behind the curtain.

Before the emperor had even breathed his last, she had stripped him of his power and reduced him to a spineless retired emperor, who spent his days sobbing, “Waaah, my beloved consort is being mean to me!”

A beauty is a blade, coldly slicing to the bone.

A beauty is poison, hiding a deadly edge.

Other names

Six Years After Being Widowed, the Consort Is Reborn守寡六年后，娘娘重生了Alternate title on Fanqie

Stats

605Chapters

1.1kReads · 30 days

503.2kReads · all time

111Shelves

8.0Score

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The synopsis evokes one feeling, while the main text offers yet another. Emotionally, the female lead is the male lead's ideal woman, but considering their two lifetimes, it feels like there wasn't much love, just youthful possessiveness. The female lead is somewhat unique; the male lead is kind to everyone, but the female lead, who claims to be acting for the emperor, actually has to actively…
62 likes1y ago
The author's writing is good; I enjoy the tension and suspense. 😄 [Run!] It's really jarring to see Consort Li written as a stand-in novel... And why does the male lead, who holds absolute power, still need to hold a talent show to recruit new concubines?
51 likes2y ago
I quite like this kind of story, but the author could dedicate a chapter later on to discussing the emperor's inner thoughts. Having read this far, I don't really feel he loves the female lead that much. Maybe he genuinely liked her when he was younger, but as he grew up, that affection became less pure and more about resentment—the so-called "the unattainable is always the best" mentality, a…
28 likes2y ago
So far, I don't think the former crown prince was someone the female lead could entrust her life to. Fortunately, she went to the palace and saw through his true colors. The female lead has gained a lot from this trip.
28 likes2y ago
I'm curious why Xiao Duo likes Xu Yuning 🤔 What about the Crown Prince getting married at the age of 20, and Empress Dowager Cining telling the princess that Xu Yuning can protect her? It feels like the Crown Prince was scheming against Xu Yuning, trying to use her to control Xiao Duo.
28 likes2y ago
The fact that the female lead and male lead had a bond in their youth, and that she starved to death in the cold palace in her past life, suggests that the male lead was also an ordinary person, not someone who blindly dotes on his lover. Compared to other novels, the protagonists still receive far too little pampering.
25 likes1y ago
I've read almost a hundred chapters now, and it seems like the male lead can be deeply affectionate towards anyone. He's a true emperor; the female lead is just the most prominent person in his heart.
19 likes1y ago
Please update soon! I really want to know what happens next. The female lead absolutely must find out the true faces of Empress Dowager Cining and that Princess Jing'an.
16 likes2y ago
The author's writing is indeed good, but I feel that the female lead is still repressed after her rebirth, while the male lead treats the female lead slightly differently, based on his equal love for all the concubines.
13 likes1y ago
It's not a story, but it's great! The plot is excellent! I suspect some people gave the author a low score because it's not a virgin story, but the author's writing is superb. You can't judge the feudal system of the past through the lens of modern monogamy. If you enjoy reading novels and literature, you can appreciate it from a critical perspective. It's truly a very good story. 📃
10 likes1y ago