Empresses in the Palace: Yixiu's Radiant Years

Ulanara Yixiu, a resentful woman trapped in the Forbidden City, died in despair, abandoned by the emperor and watching the position of empress slip away. She once believed that love could endure the long passage of time. But as her legitimate son died young, her husband gave his heart to another, and her elder sister basked in glory, the last of her warmth was worn away, leaving only a heart full of schemes and bone-deep bitterness.

When the sharp hairpin pierced her heart, she thought it was the end. But then she opened her eyes and found herself back at...