[Ruyi suffers badly! Former Ruyi supporters and others will awaken at irregular intervals! The story mostly follows the TV series, but Yanwan’s storyline has been changed considerably. Jinzong still stands by Wanwan.]
Wei Yanwan’s earliest dream was simply to save enough money to leave the palace when she came of age and live a quiet life of her own. By chance, she met the Emperor in the imperial garden. After exchanging only a few words, she was branded as scheming and accused of seducing the Emperor, then demoted to hard labor in the Flower House.
Later, in Qixiang Palace, the entire palace bullied her. Anyone could come along and kick her while she was down. Not one person helped her during those five years, yet she was asked, “What could you possibly have suffered?”
Only after she died did she discover that she had been living in a book, and that its protagonist was Ruyi. Everyone revolved around Ruyi’s joys and sorrows, while Wei Yanwan’s entire life had been a fate planned out in advance...
After climbing out of the eighteenth level of hell, Wei Yanwan was fortunate enough to be reborn. This time, she would be the heroine of a feel-good story!
And she would never again disappoint the people she had once let down!
But after her rebirth, why had everyone else changed so much?
The Emperor: Childhood sweethearts? I hate people who flirt on horseback and stir up trouble!
The Empress: Why should I be wary of Ruyi? She’s merely a concubine.
Noble Consort Gao: Consort Xian, who are you pouting for? Shuangxi! Beat her!
Consort Chun: Quietly raising my child. Do not disturb.
Everything else is good, but Yan Wan's hookup with Zha Zhalong is a bit thrilling. If it is exposed, it will be over. I always feel that the methods here are not very clever.