In the twelfth year of Chongde, Empress Kang suffered a miscarriage after falling into the water. The culprit proved to be none other than Lady Ji, a low-ranking consort in the Nine Palaces and Twelve Courts. The Emperor was furious. He ordered Lady Ji to drink a cup of poisoned wine and exterminated her entire clan. Since entering the palace, Ji Qiongzhi had been cautious and modest, seeking neither wealth nor glory, only a peaceful life. She never expected that the arrogant consort, after plotting against the imperial heir and using Ji’s family to threaten her into confessing, would be strangled by the Emperor along with her entire clan.
Ji Qiongzhi died full of resentment, but Heaven took pity on her and granted her a second life on the eve of her entry into the palace.
In this life, Ji Qiongzhi understands one thing: striving is a crime, but refusing to strive is a crime too. In her previous life, she chose to hide her abilities and live quietly in the palace, only for her entire clan to be wiped out. Rather than remain lowly, be pushed around, and have no say over her own fate, she would rather fight hard enough to shake the heavens and earth, making those lofty nobles think twice before playing with her life and the lives of her family!
The Emperor has had no heirs for years, and none of the consorts in his harem has borne him a son. Ji Qiongzhi never imagined she would one day give the Emperor his only son. But, Your Majesty, I only want to be a carefree Virtuous Consort. I don’t want to be a Noble Consort or an Empress. What? Your Majesty has passed away and my son has ascended the throne, making me the Empress Dowager? But I don’t want to be the Empress Dowager either...
