Shen Qingci, the concubine of the Prime Minister's Palace, lost her mother when she was young. She was bullied by her aunt and sister in the palace. She was even treated as a pawn and married off to the cruel and murderous cold-faced emperor Xiao Jingyuan as a deposed concubine. Before entering the palace, she was framed by her eldest sister to destroy her innocent reputation; after entering the palace, she was framed by other concubines and almost died.
Everyone in the world thought that she was weak and could be bullied, but they didn't know that Shen Qingci was no longer the pathetic little person who could be manipulated by others. After experiencing the calamity of life and death, she put away her innocence, worked hard at every step, and showed her sharp edge.
Did the aunt secretly murder her? She made a backhand plan to ruin her aunt's reputation and die by swallowing poison. How could her aunt take advantage of her? She exposed her sister-in-law's scandal in public, making her the laughing stock of the capital, and being abandoned by her family like a shoestring; was she framed by her concubines? She sees every move and treats others in their own way, causing the person who harmed her to be demoted in the least, or killed in the worst.
Above the court, she relied on her extraordinary resourcefulness to help the emperor stabilize the empire and uncover hidden rebels; in the harem, she cleared obstacles and counterattacked from a humble concubine to ascending to the throne and taking charge of the Sixth Palace.
When Xiao Jingyuan first met her, he regarded her as an insignificant chess piece, but gradually became attracted to her intelligence, tenacity and ruthlessness. From the initial use, to the subsequent heartbeat, and finally to the final doting, he deposed the Sixth Palace for her and made the promise of "a pair for life."
Someone asked her, "Aren't you afraid of being startled every step of the way in the palace?" Shen Qingci sneered: "Afraid? My hands are already stained with the blood of my enemies. Anyone who wants my life, I will kill her first!"
This is a fascinating story about a concubine who rose from the dust, fought her way through house and palace battles, and finally gained power in the harem and won the favor of the emperor.
