The Beauty of the Imperial Court

[Matriarchal Society + Powerful Female Lead + Multiple Male Leads + Political and Palace Intrigue + Male Leads with No Romantic Baggage + Satisfying Wish-Fulfillment]

Please don’t give me writing advice. If you don’t like it, you can just leave.

From the moment Di Shu was born, neither her mother, the Empress, nor her father, the Emperor, liked her. No matter how exceptional her talent for governing was, the lofty Empress never spared her a glance. Meanwhile, her useless elder sister, born of the same parents, could become crown princess with ease without lifting a finger.

She always thought that she must have failed to excel in some way, which was why her mother and father treated her so coldly. It wasn’t until she drank a cup of poisoned wine at the Flower Festival that Di Shu learned the truth: they treated her that way simply because she wasn’t their daughter...

Just as all hope seemed lost, she was reborn. Thinking back on her past-life meekness and self-doubt, Di Shu could only laugh. If they cared so much about the empire, then in this life, even if she had to bear the names of matricide and regicide, she would become its ruler. As for the men who could help her claim the throne, she would welcome them all.

The female lead is a true power-seeker, and the men inevitably fall for her.

A jade-like gentleman, the model of a great noble family; a headstrong prince from an enemy nation; a cool, calculating strategist of inhuman cunning; an innocent and guileless foreign holy son; the most beautiful courtesan in the world...