Twin Blooms: Consort Hua Spoils Her Nemesis into Her Best Friend

Palace intrigue + Yixiu pairing + dual rebirth + a touch of sweetness Nian Shilan was reborn. In her previous life, she was Consort Hua, the emperor's most favored consort, and a key reason Yinzhen secured the throne. The emperor's Huanyi Incense, the Empress's using others to do her dirty work, Zhen Huan's gentle but deadly blow... She was used until the day she died, only then realizing she had been nothing but a joke from beginning to end. This time, she wants just three things: protect the Nian family, live life to the fullest, and stay far away from that heartless man. As for competing for favor? Let whoever wants to do it go ahead. Until she meets Yixiu. Her enemy in her previous life, a daughter born to a concubine of the Ulanara family. Now she keeps her head down and carefully tries to please everyone. But Nian Shilan can see clearly: beneath those eyes lies the exact same resentment she feels. Arrogance against caution, sharpness against cunning. They should have been completely at odds, yet on the fringes of this man-eating imperial palace, they became the only genuine thing in each other's lives. Yixiu drops her disguise in front of her. Nian Shilan takes her side, no matter how unreasonable she has to be. The selection ceremony is near, and familiar faces are arriving. Xia Dongchun is earnestly foolish, An Lingrong presents herself as fragile, and Zhen Huan is gentle and composed. Everything seems just like it was in their previous lives. Yixiu asks, “Who do we start with?” Nian Shilan gazes lazily at the familiar faces and curls her lips into a smile: “What's the rush? Let them put on a show first. Let's see who the prey is this time...”