After My Family Had No More Titles to Bestow, I Entered the Palace as a Consort

Fucha Zhaohua is a noblewoman of the Manchu Bordered Yellow Banner, born into the distinguished Fucha clan. The Fucha clan rendered outstanding service to Emperor Kangxi, helping him suppress the Three Feudatories, recover Taiwan, and campaign against Galdan. More importantly, the clan secretly possesses and supplies the court with refined, improved Tang Sect hidden weapons and technology, perhaps inherited through an early stroke of fate or developed in collaboration with descendants of the Tang Sect. These weapons greatly strengthen the imperial spies and guards, making the clan an invisible blade in Kangxi's hand. They have earned the emperor's deep trust, but also attracted the covetous attention of many factions. In recognition of the clan's great achievements, and to show his favor while consolidating imperial power and bringing this force more firmly under the royal family's control, Kangxi breaks with convention and directly bestows on Zhaohua the title of Imperial Noble Consort Chen. The character Chen evokes the utmost respect and carries imperial and celestial associations, underscoring the extraordinary favor she enjoys. Equal in rank to an empress, she enters the palace in dazzling splendor. But this also puts her at the center of the harem's rivalries and the court's scrutiny.