Pregnancy in the Forbidden Palace: Many Heirs on the Phoenix Bed, Ascending the Throne With My Children

After entering the palace, Su Yan, whose family is of modest means, assumes she’ll spend the rest of her life in the lonely depths of the imperial harem. Instead, she unexpectedly binds herself to a more children, more blessings childbearing System.

By then, the Great Yao Emperor, Zhao Jingyi, has been on the throne for years. He has more than twenty consorts in his harem but only six daughters. The Empress and the Noble Consort each control one daughter, while the imperial princes remain conspicuously absent. The court is in turmoil, and deadly schemes simmer within the palace.

With no favor or support, Su Yan relies on the System’s power to fight her way forward. She evades poison plots, outmaneuvers the consorts, and unravels conspiracies, quietly conceiving imperial heirs and giving birth to sons amid the treacherous harem. From an inconspicuous low-ranking consort, she becomes a favored woman who gives birth to one prince and princess after another. Using her children as a shield and her wits as a blade, she holds her ground amid the power struggles between the Empress, the Noble Consort, and the various factions.

The princes she raises are all exceptionally gifted: some are steady and strategic, others brave in battle, and still others wise rulers. The princesses are gentle yet resourceful, each with her own radiance. Su Yan carefully navigates the harem’s intrigues while lovingly raising her children, sharing warm moments with them as she watches them study, train in martial arts, and show their talents.

The princes vie for the throne, and turmoil erupts anew. Su Yan plots alongside her children, helping the most outstanding among them ascend the throne. As her sons and daughters marry and have children of their own, the imperial line flourishes. Rising from favored consort to Empress, she ultimately takes her place as Empress Dowager, presiding over the harem and aiding the new emperor in bringing peace and stability to the realm. Thus she creates a legendary palace tale of rising to the summit with her children and becoming the empire’s most revered woman.