Schemes at the Phoenix Palace: The Regent's Beloved

As the lowliest concubine-born daughter in the Shen household, Shen Qingci has had her birth mother die unjustly and has been treated as a thorn in the side by her stepmother and legitimate elder sister. Their torment and humiliation never let up!

On the anniversary of her mother’s death, a jade pendant helps her uncover clues to her mother’s tragic end. At Qingyun Temple, she encounters the gravely wounded Regent Xiao Jue. She offers to save his life in exchange for his support. “I’ll help you escape your predicament, and you’ll help me investigate the case. What do you say?”

From then on, the concubine-born daughter makes a stunning comeback and lets her brilliance shine!

When her stepmother tries to force her to marry an old man, she uses a little medicine to make her suffer the consequences of her own actions.

When her elder sister plots against her, she turns the tables and ruins her reputation.

When the Imperial Medical Academy ostracizes her, she relies on her peerless medical skills to become Great Zhou’s first female imperial physician, shocking the court and the realm!

And the Regent, whose power spans the realm and whose manner is cold and ruthless, spoils her beyond measure!

When she’s falsely accused of adultery, he protects her openly: “She is mine. Who dares lay a hand on her?”

When she’s ambushed and trapped in danger, he storms the enemy camp alone and takes a blade for her, suffering grievous wounds. “Qingci, as long as I’m here, no one can hurt you!”

When someone gossips in court, he sweeps them with a cold glance. “My princess consort is none of your business. Who gave you the right to criticize her?”

From a deal based on mutual advantage to a devotion that lasts through life and death, they join forces amid the schemes of the imperial palace, foil the Empress Dowager’s plot, pacify the borderlands, and avenge a blood feud!

He seeks to rule the realm, but above all, he wants her by his side for all his life. She stands beside him as both his strategist and the one woman he treasures most!

“Xiao Jue, you hold power over the realm. What could you possibly want that you don’t already have?”

“I have everything, except you. I want Shen Qingci, by my side until our hair turns white.”