Willow by the Palace Walls: A Concubine-Born Daughter's Plot

Su Qingyan, the illegitimate daughter of the Chancellor’s family, is forced to enter the palace in place of her legitimate elder sister as a palace attendant. With no powerful family to protect her and no golden finger, she must struggle to survive in the perilous imperial harem. The Noble Consort bullies her, concubines frame her, and palace maids scheme against her, one danger after another. She uses her wits to overcome each crisis and her sincerity to move the cold and aloof Emperor Xiao Che. From avoiding danger and protecting herself to striking back, she tears off the masks of hypocrisy and exposes the mastermind behind it all, while guarding her pure affection for Xiao Che amid the whirlpool of power. Her life comes with no cheats, only an unyielding spirit. See how Su Qingyan fights her way through the inner palace, rises step by step to become empress, and stands shoulder to shoulder with the emperor as they survey their vast realm.