The Secret Key Behind the Vermilion Walls

The harem power struggles in this book do not have “winning favor” as their ultimate aim. Instead, their central goal is to “decipher the late emperor’s secret edict.” Clues are scattered throughout the palace layout, the late emperor’s personal effects, and even the consorts’ family secrets. The truth can only be pieced together through logical deduction, strategic information games, and psychological foresight. Every choice may set off a “chain of traps,” such as when a consort’s apparent “mistake” is actually meant to lure her rival into making one.