[Hear people’s thoughts + transmigrate into a book + beloved by the harem + strong female lead + healing + equally matched leads + marriage of convenience + revenge + romance]
Cui Jinxie transmigrates into a book about palace intrigue as a cannon-fodder maid serving Lady Wan.
In the novel, Lady Wan tries to curry favor with the emperor and rise to power by learning his intentions. She coerces and bribes the original owner of the body into becoming the bedmate of Su Peisheng, the emperor’s favorite attendant.
Who could have guessed the medicine would be so strong that the original owner, out of her mind, would sleep with a deranged young eunuch?
Fearing the scandal would come to light, Lady Wan and Su Peisheng decide to kill her to silence her.
On the brink of death, Jinxie awakens the ability to read the thoughts of the palace ladies.
She can hear every one of their thoughts, clear as day.
To stay alive, Jinxie decides to use her power to carve out a path to survival in the harem.
The palace ladies have three great hobbies: scheming, vying for the emperor’s favor, and gossiping behind people’s backs.
The Empress: [These wretched women in the harem are fighting so much that my migraine is about to come back.]
Drawing on her experience binge-watching palace intrigue dramas in her previous life, Jinxie immediately compiles A Detailed Guide to 100 Ways of Playing the Palace Intrigue Game.
The Empress: “...”
Consort Xian: [What bewitching tricks did Lady Wan use to keep the emperor by her side every day?]
Jinxie: “I know the answer to this one!”
Consort Xian: “...”
Lady An: [The Empress looked at me twice today, Consort Xian looked at me once, Consort Li didn’t look at me, and Sister Wan gave me the evil eye. What does it all mean?]
Jinxie: “Why not ask me?”
Lady An: “...”
Before she knew it, Jinxie had become the harem’s favorite.
There were so many powerful women to cozy up to, she couldn’t keep up.
Every lady with a son wanted Jinxie to marry her boy.
Someone was getting impatient.
The deranged young eunuch’s true identity slowly comes to light...
