[Palace intrigue + devastating angst + revenge + raising children + all characters are smart]
After the new emperor ascended the throne, I should have become his favored concubine. Instead, I was framed by schemers and became the first abandoned consort sent to the Cold Palace. Three years wore down my temper, but only made my desire for revenge grow stronger.
I thought I would spend the rest of my life in the Cold Palace, but then the new emperor granted a general amnesty, giving me the chance to be reborn.
I never expected everyone in the palace to have their own agenda. Some looked down on me and wanted nothing to do with me, while others pretended to welcome me, only to plot to have me killed all over again.
But this time, I wouldn’t sit back and surrender like before, becoming a puppet for others to toy with. I would be the one who controlled everyone’s fate and emerged victorious in the end.
Want to poison me? Sorry, I can see right through such petty schemes. I’ll make note of every culprit, one by one, until the day they die.
Want to plead for mercy? Sorry, I only kick people when they’re down. Tears and pitiful pleas won’t get you anywhere with me.
Want to stab me in the back? Fine, but before you do, you’d better consider whether you have what it takes to get close to me.
Fake pregnancy and miscarriage? I’ve played those tricks to death. If you’re going to show off your skills with a blade before Guan Yu, you’d better know your own limits.
I rose higher and higher, becoming the emperor’s favorite at every turn. The road ahead seemed bright, but I knew the biggest problem wasn’t the other concubines.
It was him.
The supreme ruler, with all the world beneath him, thought he could toy with everyone’s fate. He never realized that the person closest to him was the most dangerous of all.
