[Palace Intrigue in the Early Story, a Fight for the Throne Later + Quirky, Cunning Princess + Ensemble Cast]
A single imperial decree of marriage.
Yuan Xi thought it was absurd. Her father had actually ordered her to marry the emperor of Lin as his consort. She was a princess of Chu, born to the principal wife!
She cried and made a fuss, but in the end accepted the marriage.
So what if she was a consort? Her mother was the empress, her father the emperor, and her younger brother the crown prince. Who would dare compete with her?
Little did she know...
On her first day in the palace, she was drawn into a storm when the empress dowager gave her a phoenix hairpin to slap the empress in the face.
In her first week, the consorts tried to use her to slap the empress in the face.
In her first month, the consorts tried to rope her into deposing the empress and make her take the lead.
Yuan Xi rolled her eyes. A princess raised in the imperial palace knew all about their little schemes. She sent them all packing. She only wanted to watch the show, so they should leave her out of it.
Palace intrigue? Yuan Xi raised her phoenix eyes. Bring it on! Let's see who comes out on top!
When she grew tired of playing, Yuan Xi smiled faintly, revealing the ambition hidden deep within her.
When a consort's brother was framed, she rescued him in turn and won his family over to her side.
When a consort was heartbroken by the emperor, she comforted her day after day until she trusted Yuan Xi.
After giving birth to a prince, Yuan Xi kept a low profile for over a decade, devoting herself to helping the emperor develop the kingdom of Chao.
And now it was time for her to claim the fruits of victory!
A princess from another kingdom couldn't be empress? Yuan Xi smiled calmly. She couldn't care less.
They dared to say her child's bloodline was impure? Yuan Xi held the military banner of Chu, with a hundred thousand soldiers from Chu and Chao behind her, and her child was the only prince of Chao.
They would give her the throne, whether they wanted to or not.
Note: The female lead loves power and influence. She is not a traditional good person.
The male lead also always puts power and influence first.
This story is entirely fictional!
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