[Villainess + Multiple Male Leads + Ensemble Cast + Political Intrigue + Traditional Historical Romance]
Shen Zhaohua, the Duke's legitimate daughter, is a dazzling flower that people in the capital can only admire from afar.
She is breathtakingly beautiful and lives boldly. By the time she came of age, the young nobles seeking her hand had practically worn down the Duke's gates.
But the household intrigues were always the same few people fighting over the same things. It was all far too dull. Since everyone wanted to fight, why not use the realm as the board and make the struggle truly spectacular?
They say the court and the halls of government are where the storms gather. Then she would enter the palace first and pick a few opponents to test herself against.
She held the game of power firmly in her hands, manipulating the schemes of the inner palace with ease. Those who once wanted to control her were now one by one won over by her charms. The cold, heartless emperor, the upright minister who kept his own counsel, the devoted and long-suffering guard... They either bowed to her or stood against her, but in the end, they all became pieces on her path to the throne.
She handled the harem's rivalries with ease and planned every move in the court. As the struggles went on, she somehow fought her way onto the throne herself.
Shen Zhaohua ran her fingers over the imperial seal. "It's only the whole realm. What's wrong with claiming it for myself?"
