[Household and Palace Intrigue + Alternate Setting + No Golden Finger + Not the Sole Favorite + Female Lead's Growth + Ensemble Cast]
Jiang Qi, raised under her parents' loving care, is betrothed to the crown prince as a secondary consort. But after an unexpected turn of events, she is brought into the crown prince's residence as a concubine of lower rank.
In front of her, the empress ruthlessly suppresses her for the sake of her family's glory. Behind her, the incapable crown prince trades his younger brother's marriage for political support.
Every consort in the crown prince's household has her own schemes and methods, and they all have their eyes on Jiang Qi's position.
It takes her many years to rise from a consort at others' mercy to the empress dowager who governs the realm.
Every step she takes along the way counts.
They say, "Why should Jiang Qi pray for anything? Her Highness is Her Highness!"
(Content warning: The male lead is not chaste. The female lead grows over time, and this is not a brainless power fantasy.)
