A concubine-born daughter enters the palace, only to be mistaken by the emperor for his first love’s substitute?
I was a concubine-born daughter of the Wei family. I had hoped to fail the selection and live a quiet life, but the emperor chose me at a glance, made me a Wan Consort, and bestowed on me a pear-blossom hairpin that once belonged to Consort Chen.
He treated me with tender affection, yet was always searching for someone else’s reflection in me.
My father doted on me, but behind the scenes he plotted at every turn, expecting me to use the emperor’s favor to bring glory to our family.
The women of the harem watched me like hawks. I had to tread carefully before I finally realized that from the moment I entered the palace, I had been someone else’s shadow and my family’s pawn.
If I can’t escape, then I’ll turn the tables in this palace and live for myself for once!
