The Phoenix Defies the Heavens: The Abandoned Consort's Battle for the Realm

Su Wan, once the cherished daughter of the Chancellor’s household, saw her family falsely accused and their fortune crumble in an instant. Overnight, she fell from the heights into the dust. Forced to conceal her identity, she infiltrated the imperial palace as a low-ranking maid, waiting for her chance to take revenge. The palace walls are deep, and danger lurks everywhere. There are consorts who hide daggers behind their smiles, corrupt officials who wield power over the court, and the young emperor Yuwen Chen, rumored to be incompetent and foolish, yet always appearing just in time whenever she finds herself in danger. She had planned to use his influence to investigate the injustice and destroy her enemies, but inadvertently became embroiled in even more turbulent court intrigue and a rebellion by the vassal princes. From a lowly palace maid to a personal attendant to the emperor, and then a rising court figure admired by all, she wields her intelligence and resolve like blades, carving a bloody path through a world ruled by men and their lust for power. “Your Majesty, what lies between us is nothing more than a transaction.” “Is that so? Then I’d like to raise the stakes. I want not only your strategy, but your heart as well.” As the truth is revealed layer by layer, and his devotion can no longer be ignored, what will she choose? This is a thorn-strewn path to becoming the phoenix who defies fate. See how a lonely soul stirs up the winds of change within the ninefold palace, rises to sing beneath the heavens, and joins hands with the emperor to rule over this vast realm!