Ruyi's Royal Love in the Palace: Is This Harem a Little Abnormal?

I am Borjigit Tana, granddaughter of Prince Chao Yong, Tsering, and eldest daughter of Cenggunjab.

Although my A'bu (father) and Ebug (grandfather) are rarely in the capital, they both agree that it is a better place to raise a daughter. So I grew up in the capital.

There, I met my lifelong nemesis, Yehenara Yihuan. That woman spends every day moaning about nothing. Two-thirds of her brain must be filled with the perfect lover she has imagined. She recites sappy poems whenever she gets the chance, and though she has read plenty of books, she can always pick out the dregs from a pile of fine writing and treat them as gospel. She complains about everything and everyone. We're simply incompatible, and we end up arguing every few days. If she weren't so frail, I would have hit her long ago.

Then one day, I realized she seemed to have suddenly vanished. I asked my Eji (mother) to make inquiries, and it turned out she was trying to use the Empress Dowager's connections to enter the palace!

I stared in confusion. Hadn't her older sister married the empress's younger brother? Why go the long way around and seek out the Empress Dowager? And when had she fallen for the emperor?

Never mind, none of that matters. To avoid the terrifying future of having to bow to her, I immediately declared, "Fine! If she enters the palace, so will I! There's no way I can't beat her!"

...Why does everyone in this palace seem so strange?

Content warnings: 1. Yihuan and the heroine are friends. Other relationships depend on the plot. The only people I can guarantee she'll oppose are Daru and her lackeys: Hailan, Ling Yunche, Li Yu, and Rong Pei.

2. The writing style shifts with my mood. The main story is in third person.

3. The heroine is a local, but perfectly normal, and reasonably well educated. This is a satisfying read.