A Fake Cousin Enters the Palace, and the Heartless Emperor Kneels for Her Favor

[Harem intrigue + intense push and pull + strong heroine and submissive hero + power struggles among maternal relatives]

Everyone thought Shen Jiayu, sent to the palace by the Duke of Zhenguo’s household, was nothing more than a disposable pawn in a political marriage, destined to be neglected and tormented by the heartless emperor.

But they didn’t know she was the orphaned daughter of a hero who died for the country. Bearing the prestigious title of “the emperor’s cousin,” backed by a powerful family and the empress dowager’s protection, she was the untouchable terror of the harem!

While the other consorts competed for favor by flattering the emperor, she did the opposite. Under the pretext of joining the empress dowager in religious retreat, she kept the emperor at arm’s length for two whole months. From behind the scenes, she even drove the empress and her own younger sister, Consort Hui, to turn against each other over the princes!

At last, the emperor, who had always treated the harem as his amusement, went completely mad and stormed into the retreat hall in defiance of ancestral rules.

When he shed the dignity of his imperial robes and clutched the hem of her skirt with red-rimmed eyes, begging, Shen Jiayu looked down at him and lifted his chin. “Your Majesty, if you want me to show you more affection, you’ll have to be a good boy.”