My Mother Is the Emperor's Favorite Consort, So Why Can't I Be Empress?

In her previous life. Liang Luzhao and her mother were brought into the palace by the emperor. After all, her mother had been married before, had served as the marquess’s principal wife, and had given birth to her. The emperor’s favor only filled them with fear and unease. They thought the emperor’s interest was only a passing fancy. Once the novelty wore off, they would lose their protection and be at the mercy of others. So they kept their heads down and stayed out of trouble. That was until her mother became pregnant with the emperor’s child. When the imperial physician diagnosed the baby as a boy, the empress finally couldn’t hold back any longer. Mother and daughter, along with the child they had never met, were burned alive in a raging fire. When she opened her eyes again. The emperor’s favor? A favored consort? A princess? Since her mother was the emperor’s true love, from this moment on, the harem would be theirs to rule! Now that they have the means and the backing, surely it’s not too much to ask for me to act a little spoiled and become an empress? P.S. From princess to empress, someone secretly watches her make her way there step by step, only able to help from the shadows. But when he sees the court officials asking the empress to choose a husband, he panics!