One day, I opened my eyes and found myself the illegitimate daughter of a fifth-rank official in the Great Sheng Dynasty.
No System, no pocket dimension, just the mind of a graduate student in history and a head full of knowledge about the Song Dynasty. My stepmother was cruel and my legitimate older sister bullied me, so I kept my talents hidden and tried to live in peace. But at the Lantern Festival palace banquet, a song of mine, “Butterflies in Love with Flowers,” swept me behind those towering palace walls.
From then on, I was Lady Ge, a secluded resident of Qingzhi Pavilion, a thorn in Consort De’s side, and a pawn in Consort Shu’s hand.
The harem was deep, and every step was fraught with schemes. When someone tried to poison me, I smiled and buried it beneath a plum tree. When someone framed me, I turned the tables and made her suffer the consequences. I don’t harm others, but I never let myself be beaten down. I use a thousand years of historical knowledge to anticipate conspiracies and modern psychology to see through people.
Someone asked me, “How have you survived in this place that devours people?”
I said, “Hiding your abilities is the greatest wisdom. Refusing to compete is the best way to strike back.”
But Emperor Xiao Yan saw through my act. He went from testing me to trusting me, then from trust to love, and finally said to me, “You alone are worthy of this empire.”
In this lifetime, I rose from an illegitimate daughter to empress, and from the depths of the palace to the court. I reformed the imperial examinations, established schools for women, promoted movable-type printing, and saved people from disaster. Some accused me of meddling in politics, but the emperor said, “Whatever the Noble Consort says is what I intend.”
I gained the emperor’s true love and the affection of my sisters in the harem. Chen Cairen, Xu Baolin, Wanyi, and Shun Ronghua: they were my greatest source of warmth in the palace. We supported each other from our youth until our hair turned white.
I did not turn evil, become dependent on anyone, or lose myself. With a clear mind, I lived a warm life within the cold palace walls.
Beautiful, very sincere, and very touching. The sincere emotions of the emperor and empress are shown in every detail of their daily interactions. The heroine gradually seizes the opportunity from forbearance to steadily control the overall situation and realize the blueprint for a prosperous world. She can avoid being exposed but also be sure of victory!
Compact, clearly adjusted, and the writing is very comfortable to read
Describe the characters very realistically and in detail
Unlike other novels,