(Palace intrigue + green tea scheming + winning hearts + neither lead is sexually inexperienced)
It takes only one word from the empress dowager to turn a magistrate's daughter into a palace maid whom anyone can bully.
It takes day and night spent discerning the emperor's thoughts for a maid who gathers plum blossoms on a winter's night to become empress of the realm.
Everyone says the current emperor loves only Consort Lu. Even when they quarrel from time to time, nothing can outweigh more than a decade spent by each other's side. Even the empress is no more than a pawn the emperor uses to placate the court.
So when Liu Rongyue appears in the harem with a face resembling Consort Lu's, everyone treats her as a joke, waiting to see when Consort Lu will crush her into the dirt.
Who would have thought that Liu Rongyue, newly named a low-ranking Selection Attendant, would wear the same curved smile, her gaze fixed on the emperor brimming with ambition?
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"Your Majesty, have you seen clearly who I am?"
"Rongyue, my one and only empress from this day forward."
Nice! The plot is compact, the logic is clear, and the writing is good. I like this kind of smart and scheming heroine, with clear goals. I enjoyed watching it.
This is a book I like very much. The heroine is smart and strategic. Even if she falls into a trough, she will try her best to seize everything around her. Go for it!
I have read three of DaDa's books and they are all very good. Also, does DaDa have any other accounts 😳😳
I got it from Dada's "Gong Dou Begins from the Draft". It's a very interesting way to catch men in Gong Dou.