Palace Intrigue? I Can Hear My Daughter's Thoughts

[Mother! Don't eat it! The fish and shrimp contain mercury!] Consort Xian smiled gently. "You've been blessed, little sister." [Jin Yuyan, you want me dead? I'll make sure you wish you were!] I swallowed with a smile, then screamed in anguish. "Your Majesty! My child!" Chapter 1: A Chess Piece I was a court musician personally chosen by the emperor. One pipa performance from me could captivate the entire capital. Everyone said I was in the emperor's favor and had a bright future ahead of me. But I knew I was merely a pawn pushed into the spotlight in the power struggle between the empress dowager and the emperor. The emperor needed me to divide his favor and balance the forces in the court and the harem. His gaze held admiration, but no love. That