Household intrigue and career advancement + palace power struggles + ensemble cast + many children + raising kids + daily gossip + play the pig to eat the tiger
After Chen Miao dies from working overtime, she transmigrates into the body of a servant girl in Prince Ding's household in the Great Jing dynasty. From the start, she witnesses a stunning dancer being punished until she falls ill and dies.
Then the new and old servant girls start fighting among themselves, and Chen Miao discovers that there are reborn women around her, and more than one!
A lowly servant girl, not even as important as a concubine, Chen Miao keeps her head down, eats and drinks as she pleases, and enjoys a little gossip about Prince Ding's women on the side.
That is, until Prince Ding sees her play the pipa and summons her to his bedchamber.
After drifting along for far too long, Chen Miao is finally swept into the bloody struggle for favor within the household.
The noble, dignified Princess Consort devotes herself to planning for the household and her natal family, yet fails to win Prince Ding's affection.
The gorgeous Lady Lu is Prince Ding's childhood sweetheart and has borne him a son, giving her the upper hand.
The gentle, obedient Lady Liu, born to humble circumstances, rose rapidly after giving birth to a daughter. She is not to be underestimated.
Zhao, a daughter of a military commander, was bestowed upon the prince by His Majesty, while Lady Tao, skilled in cooking, has just become pregnant.
And that's not to mention the concubines and bedchamber attendants, each with their own backers. They must scheme tirelessly to climb the ranks while staying wary of the servant girls and maids eyeing them like predators.
After enduring countless trials, Chen Miao gives birth to a son and finally secures her place in the prince's household.
Who could have known that the crown prince would be gravely wounded, the emperor would fall gravely ill, and Empress Zhou would ascend the Golden Throne to rule in his stead? The court is thrown into turmoil, and the capital is on high alert.
Then Empress Zhou takes a condemned official's daughter under her wing to attend to her writing, seizes control of the military, kills rebel ministers, massacres the imperial clan, and ascends the throne as emperor! Chen Miao finally realizes that the real bloodbath is only just beginning!
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From a servant girl with no one to rely on, to a side consort who narrowly survives, then an empress who rules the inner palace, and finally a dowager empress who holds power over the entire court, Chen Miao has always lived by one principle: don't worry about winning or losing in the moment, just live to a ripe old age!
Will the heroine have many children? I hope that the heroine will not have so many children. One or two will be enough, or just one. She is very afraid of having children, especially in ancient times where the congenital conditions are not as good as in modern times. There are really many risks in giving birth to children. Although I saw the label "multiple children", it can be the heroine, or there are many people in this book who have children 💕