The Humble-Born Daughter Takes the Capital by Storm: The Empress’s Consort Is Too Arrogant

[Scheming heroine + palace intrigue + everyone's darling + satisfying revenge + plot twists + exclusive devotion + power struggles + rich romance + possessive pursuit + 1v3] (A story where affection is shared among all love interests. If that's not your thing, please move along. Thank you.) When Hua Rou was three, her mother was tormented by the main household until she lost her mind. She babbled and laughed to herself, sometimes came to her senses, and at times could not even recognize her own daughter. Hua Rou could only hide in a corner, watching helplessly as the servants mistreated her mother. As a concubine-born daughter whose mother came from a low-status merchant family, she had no power to fight back. In that ruthless household, any maid or old servant could step on her. The legitimate daughters of the main household lived in luxury, while Hua Rou could barely find a single intact garment. She shivered in the winter cold, gritting her teeth and enduring it. Year after year, she gradually came to understand that in this household, weakness meant being swallowed whole. She vowed that one day she would tear down this hypocritical cage and make everyone who had trampled on her pay... Later, news spread throughout the capital that Crown Prince Mu Yuan was choosing a consort. Hua Rou knew this was her only chance to turn her life around. She planned carefully, switching identities to enter the selection. Drawing on the music, chess, calligraphy, and painting that the Yu family had taught her, as well as the keen mind she had honed through years of silent endurance, she stood out among the noble young women. In this world, power is the only true protection. Since fate has given her a chance to climb to the clouds, she will not let it slip away.