[Transmigration / Palace intrigue / Sweet romance with no angst / Face-slapping wish fulfillment]
A beautiful woman, charming and gentle, spoiled by the emperor’s favor / A cold, possessive emperor who fiercely protects his own
Yu Youwei transmigrates into the body of a neglected concubine-born daughter of the county magistrate of Liuzhou.
Her stepmother makes life difficult for her at every turn, and her father ignores her.
Consort Yu in the palace has had no children for years. When the imperial consorts are selected, she sends a letter home asking her family to choose someone to enter the palace and help secure her favor.
Yu Youwei only wants to survive, but her father sends her to the capital to curry favor with his family, since she is so beautiful, and she is entered into the selection.
The palace gates are like a deep sea, full of danger, but she has no other choice.
In the great hall, she walks forward with her eyes lowered and bows. “Your humble subject, Yu Youwei, pays her respects to His Majesty and Her Majesty the Empress.”
Far away, the emperor sits with his twelve-strand crown held high. His face is cold and distant, and his fingers keep tapping the arm of his chair, betraying his impatience.
At the sound of her voice, he pauses and looks up. His gaze settles on the pale nape of Yu Youwei’s neck.
“Yu Youwei? Which characters make up your name?”
“Y-Your Majesty, You as in childhood, and Wei as in rose.”
Fear is the only emotion in her voice. Yu Youwei lowers her head as far as she can, afraid of offending the powerful.
Time passes second by second. Just as her nerves are stretched to their limit, a corner of a black robe embroidered with a golden dragon appears before her.
Li Yu’s voice is still cool, but there is a hint of tenderness in it.
“You. Raise your head.”
…
From then on, she finds shelter beneath the emperor’s wing, and the harem gains a new favorite, Yu Youwei, whose favor outshines every other consort.
