Reborn into the Palace Struggle and Became the Emperor's Favorite Concubine

Blurb:

In her previous life, Chu Yushang and her dear friend supported each other, defeating one enemy after another and maintaining their positions in the harem.

Who could have known that after all their fighting, she would become an obstacle to her dear friend's rise to greater heights, and be poisoned to death?

When she opened her eyes again, she had returned to one month after entering the palace, when she was still a low-ranking Baolin.

In this new life, she would still have to compete and fight, but she would make sure the people around her were spared a life full of regrets.

In her previous life, the Emperor had been utterly indifferent to her. It had been hard to rise through the ranks at first. Later, she had earned the title of favored consort, but never his love. And when spring came the following year, she would lose her first child.

Though she became pregnant again afterward, the child she gave birth to was incompetent, leaving her forever just one step away from becoming Empress.

Chu Yushang decided to save this child. To rise in rank as quickly as possible and raise her own child herself, she figured it was better to win over a powerful patron than the Emperor. So she decided to pledge herself to Consort Yang, who was in favor at the time!

She had found herself a new patron.

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Everyone in the palace knew the Emperor was a distant, haughty man, but to Chu Yushang, he was even worse.

She had seen through his pettiness, his love of holding grudges, and his phony nature. After keeping her head down at first, she soon rose through the ranks on the strength of his favor.

Only later did Chu Yushang realize that in her previous life, the Emperor had seen right through her weakness, cunning, and unscrupulousness. Though he hated her, he had still made her a Noble Consort.

*Palace-intrigue story. The male lead is not a virgin.

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Harem ranks:

Empress

First Rank, Upper: Imperial Noble Consort

First Rank, Lower: Noble Consort

Second Rank, Upper: Consort

Second Rank, Lower: Zhaoyi, Zhaorong, Zhaoyuan

Third Rank, Upper: Shuyi, Shurong, Shuyuan

Third Rank, Lower: Xiuyi, Xiu Rong, Xiuyuan

(The above are principal consorts)

Fourth Rank, Upper: Honored Concubine

Fourth Rank, Lower: Concubine

Fifth Rank, Upper: Jieyu

Fifth Rank, Lower: Ronghua

Sixth Rank, Upper: Honored Lady

Sixth Rank, Lower: Beauty

Seventh Rank, Upper: Talented Lady

Seventh Rank, Lower: Attendant

Eighth Rank, Upper: Baolin

Theme: Keep your feet on the ground