A Dream of Flowers in the Mirror, True to My Heart

[Strong female lead + palace intrigue and household drama + political scheming + imperial examinations + light fantasy] Tang Xiaoshan, sovereign of all flowers, volunteered to descend to the mortal realm and undergo her tribulation. Her magic was still intact, and so were her memories. She was at full power from the start. Household intrigue? One petal was enough to crush it. The imperial examinations? With a thousand years of learning, becoming top scholar was effortless. The imperial court? In the realm of Wu Zhou, she was determined to stand at the pinnacle of power as a woman. She thought this game among mortals was nothing more than something to watch with detached amusement. That was, until Li Mubai, the young lord who pretended to be a wastrel, repeatedly barged into her game of chess. “Who are you, really?”