Two Fakes, Putting on an Act in the Harem

【A Palace Full of Fakes · Mutual Deception · Unhinged Emperor × Fake Heiress Scrambling to Survive】 A palace-intrigue story with a normal emperor, not a female-power fantasy or a wish-fulfillment romp. Transmigrating into a palace-intrigue story as a baby, Jiang Tianyue becomes the top cannon-fodder fake heiress, living under someone else’s identity. Everyone thinks she is the empress dowager’s niece and the emperor’s beloved cousin, and she is immediately granted the rank of Consort, showered with unparalleled favor. Only she knows the truth: If her identity is exposed, she’ll die miserably in the Cold Palace. If the man on the throne is exposed, his entire family will be executed. She meant to keep her head down and survive until she could leave the palace, but an imperial decree hurls her straight into the heart of the palace’s deadly intrigues. The empress dowager forces her to compete for favor, bear a child, and secure her power. The unhinged emperor grips her waist and corners her at every turn. “You think you can stay out of this?” Fine, then. Let’s put on a show. She uses her knowledge of the plot to turn the tables on Consort Li, relies on her wits to outmaneuver Consort Shu, and even makes the empress herself give her a wide berth. Rising from Consort to Noble Consort and then to Noble Consort of the highest rank, she tramples the various factions and takes the harem’s game of chess into her own hands. The entire palace thinks she’s a pretty ornament who won favor with her looks. Only Emperor Ming Chong knows how ruthless she is and how convincing her act can be. He presses against her ear, obsession roiling in his eyes. “Stay by my side and finish this performance. The harem, the empire… I’ll share it all with you.” Jiang Tianyue hooks a finger into his collar, her smile cool and composed. “Your Majesty had better keep your word. I’d hate for you to be the one who falls in love for real before the show is over.”