Mu Xue, a university student studying acting, was rehearsing a famous scene from Empresses in the Palace with her roommates. Playing Her Ladyship Hua Fei, she leaned haughtily against the bed. Then everything went black. When she opened her eyes, she was in a resplendent bedchamber, surrounded by palace maids and eunuchs kneeling and calling, “Greetings to Her Ladyship Hua Fei!” Mu Xue rubbed her temples in bewilderment. Had she... transmigrated into Hua Fei?
Princess Wenyi had just been born, Cao Qinmo was still in confinement, and the selection of consorts had yet to begin. Knowing the plot, she sneered. “Zhen Huan, Shen Meizhuang, let’s see who can climb to the top over my body this time!” She turned to the timid An Lingrong in the corner and smiled as she reached out. “Stay by my side, and I’ll guarantee you wealth and glory.”
Years later, An Lingrong’s son ascended the throne, and Mu Xue sat securely as Empress Dowager, ruling from behind the curtain. At the new Emperor’s enthronement ceremony, An Lingrong asked softly, “Sister, is this empire to your liking?”
