The Palace Maid Was Reborn with the Power to Read the Emperor's Heart, and Climbed Step by Step to Empress

In her past life, Han Huazhi was Consort De’s senior maid. Before she was old enough to leave the palace, the emperor took her to bed while drunk.

For the sake of her childhood sweetheart, she drank the contraceptive medicine Consort De gave her, left the palace, and married him. That medicine ruined her life. Her husband grew to despise her, and his entire family poisoned her to death.

In this life, Han Huazhi vows to become the most honored woman in the palace. Shen Zhanxi favored her at first only because her eyes resembled those of someone from his past. But after being reborn, Han Huazhi discovers that she can hear the emperor’s thoughts. She treats the emperor like her boss, works diligently, and steadily climbs her way to the position of empress.

She thinks the emperor sees her only as a substitute for someone else, but eventually discovers that he is actually a hopeless romantic.

(The early story focuses on palace intrigue; the later part leans more toward sweet romance.)