A Concubine’s Guide to Climbing the Palace Ranks

As the daughter of a condemned minister, she suddenly became the emperor’s new consort. On the very first night he summoned her to his bed, the emperor tossed a quilt onto the floor and said, “Sleep on the floor!”

Her smile slowly vanished. Nan Xiu said, “Thank you, Your Majesty!”

But the next evening, the eunuch came to deliver another decree: “The emperor summons Lady Nan to his chambers tonight!”

Nan Xiu looked at the quilt on the floor. “Your Majesty, is there some… ailment you haven’t told anyone about? Perhaps you should have the imperial physician take a look?”

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