After transmigrating into a tragic romance novel as the ill-fated female supporting character, Jiang Tang tears up the script.
The original character was set up by her half-sister, treated as a stand-in by the Crown Prince, and destined to swallow gold in the cold palace. What does any of that have to do with her?
She refuses to be anyone’s substitute, fall in love, or get caught up in any tragic romance. Instead, she builds trade routes, lays out her strategies, and gathers leverage, creating the first web of influence inside the sprawling mansion.
The Crown Prince warns her to know her place. She smiles and agrees, then turns his harem upside down.
Everyone thinks she’s a compliant pawn. But when the court collapses and the tides of power shift, they discover that the most unassuming country girl has long been the one moving the pieces.
She has no wish to be a consort in the imperial harem. She wants to be the one in power.
She will claim this realm, where from now on, gender matters less than victory.
