[Substitute and Counter-Substitute] [Two Female Leads] [Ensemble Cast] [Harem Intrigue and Political Scheming] [Two Powerful Leads] [Bad Ending]
[An aloof, alluring goddess-like consort VS a radiant eldest princess, cherished by all]
[The leads are NOT each other's only partners!!! Read with caution]
Before entering the palace, Jiang Shiwu wanted only to use others to kill her way to vengeance for her mother.
After entering the palace, Jiang Shiwu discovered that her mother had once been honored as the emperor's mentor. How could she have died so senselessly in some secluded manor?
The palace gates are as deep as the sea, and she had expected a life of constant peril. But thanks to her face, Jiang Shiwu receives everyone's "favor."
The Noble Consort yields the emperor's favor to her, the Zhaorong paves her way, and even the emperor cherishes her like a precious jewel, pouring out the feelings he had kept locked away since his youth.
Alas, it's all just guilt that came too late. Everyone is her mother's murderer.
They used her mother's life as a piece in their game. So she will overturn the board.
She enters the game herself, and outmaneuvers fate by half a move.
If her mother was a god unworthy of their regard, then she will become a demon and shatter everything.
But just as her plans are about to come to fruition, the princess, now Crown Princess, suddenly embraces her in the middle of the night:
"Consort Wu, why not look at me instead?"
[Note: Revenge and political scheming are the main plot, with the romance between the two female leads as a secondary thread.]
[The early story focuses on the female lead and the emperor; later, it focuses on the female lead and the Crown Princess.]
