Empress Mingyi

Content warning: The heroine is a virgin, but the hero is not, and this is not a one-on-one romance. There will be no exclusive favoritism.

Xiao Yuzhen is the eldest legitimate daughter of the Duke of Xiao's household and the third-born among her sisters. She has had a childhood sweetheart since she was little, and they planned to marry once she came of age. Sadly, things did not go as they hoped. In court, Grand Tutor Bai wields unchecked power and wants to marry his daughter into the imperial family as empress, so he can continue controlling the government and sidelining the royal house. The Xiao family is full of capable people, and the Empress Dowager and the new emperor want an Xiao woman to balance the Bai clan and compete for the throne's most coveted position. The Xiao and Bai women enter the palace as consorts, and in the end, whoever gives birth to the first prince wins the title of empress.

The Bai woman is a year older than the Xiao woman. She had assumed the title was hers for the taking, but who could have expected the late emperor to leave an edict naming the Xiao woman empress? The Bai family's hopes are dashed.

Huangfu Jing is the legitimate son of the emperor and empress, and the seventh among his brothers. When he was sixteen, the late emperor died and the crown prince ascended the throne. The court has Grand Tutor Bai to guide it in civil affairs and the Duke of Xiao to command the military. Unfortunately, once the three-year mourning period ends, Grand Tutor Bai takes control of the government and refuses to return power to the emperor. He wants both the throne and the empress's position to pass to the Bai bloodline. The royal family and the Xiao clan arrange a marriage, hoping to return both political power and the empress's position to the imperial family.

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