Ashes at the Pepper Wall: From Talented Lady to Imperial Consort

No transmigration, no rebirth, no golden finger, just pure mind games

[An ensemble of harem women + substitute romance + palace intrigue + slaying the dragon]

Almost no love-struck fools!

Shen Yunshu, daughter of a sixth-rank prefectural judge, unexpectedly wins the title of Talented Lady during the selection after performing a dance called "Green Waist." Her cool, distant demeanor stands out against the harem's glittering decadence. Perhaps she even bears a trace of Consort Mei, one of the late emperor's concubines, and she catches the emperor's attention.

In this man-eating harem, Yunshu is extremely cautious about giving her heart to anyone. How will she face the new arrivals and old faces within the palace?

The tragic lives of the harem begin with four newly selected women. Women enter the game and tear one another down! An epic tale of women in the harem moving from dependence on imperial power to spiritual awakening!

"For a sick plum tree to bloom in the snow, its dead vines of dependence must first be cut away."

"In this palace, even blood ties are bargaining chips."

"I finally understand, in this palace, a pawn will always be just a pawn."

"Your Majesty, you have trapped us, but have you ever considered that you, too, are trapped in Consort Mei's shadow?"