The entire harem knows she's a "useless beauty".
In public, she sobs, "This concubine is so timid, I wouldn't even dare step on an ant!"
In private, she smiles sweetly. "Sister Consort De, I took care of your ant nest for you~"
Lin Jinyu transmigrates into the best-connected woman in the Kangxi court.
Her father is a powerful minister, and her mother is the Empress Dowager's favorite.
Yet she insists on pretending to be a delicate, helpless flower!
The Noble Consort gives her a hard time? She turns around and brews her a cup of "calming tea" that gives her the runs for three days.
Consort De frames her? She "accidentally" knocks over a candle and burns her account books.
Kangxi tests her? She throws herself into his arms and trembles. "Your Majesty, they're being mean to me..."
Later...
Kangxi grips her waist and sneers. "Timid? You've schemed so much, even My imperial robe has become a rag."
[Sweet-talking, scheming beauty x sharp-eyed expert at spotting fake tea]
The more she plays the sweet innocent, the more indulgent he becomes!
One-line summary
A masterful green tea transmigrates into Kangxi's white moonlight and turns the imperial harem into a battlefield.