Transmigrating into Empresses in the Palace: Consort Hua's Niece Defies Fate

A highly educated modern woman is born into the Nian family as Nian Zhao, the daughter of Nian Gengyao. Having watched the Nian clan's execution countless times in the TV drama, she is devastated. At nine, she's brought into the palace and becomes the most overlooked little niece at Consort Hua's side.

Everyone laughs at the Nian family's arrogance, calling them doomed pawns. Nian Zhao silently tightens her grip on the chess piece in her hand. Through a maid, she offers advice, using modern ideas to help Consort Hua defy fate. She allies with Hongli, the future Qianlong Emperor, and they become each other's support in the perilous palace.

As Yongzheng grows wary, the Empress sets her schemes in motion, and Zhen Huan rises to power… Nian Zhao makes the Forbidden City her chessboard, placing each piece without regret. She seeks no favor, only a way to carve out a path to survival for her loved ones amid the waves that threaten to engulf her family.

Everyone else vies for the glory of the Forbidden City, but she points beyond the palace walls. “Your Majesty, your empire is too small.”