The Second Empress

An imperial edict turned Shen Moyun from a young lady of a marquis's household into empress of the central palace. She had been dealt a winning hand: her father was the Marquis of Loyalty and Righteousness, and her mother came from a great noble family. With such powerful connections, her future should have been secure. But none of that could make up for being born more than a decade too late. A winning hand was turned into a losing one. Being the mother of the nation was certainly a fine thing, but it came with plenty of problems. After all, she was a second empress! In front of her was Noble Consort Zhang, who had a son and a daughter and kept a hungry eye on the empress's throne. Behind her was Consort Feng, peerlessly beautiful and the most favored woman in the harem, cherished by the emperor above all others. To her left were a number of concubines, outwardly respectful but inwardly cunning, quietly waiting for a chance to profit. To her right were countless young women longing to enter the palace as concubines and become the emperor's favorite overnight. Shen Moyun was surrounded on all sides. One careless misstep, and she could become someone else's stepping stone. To make life in the palace more comfortable, she had no choice but to suppress each of those ill-intentioned women one by one and show them that even as a second empress, Shen Moyun was not to be trifled with. Notice: I have a lot to do today and can't update. I'll post more tomorrow. Left on March 15. Completed 1: Completed 2: Daily updates: Updates every other day: Completed 1: Completed 2: Daily updates: Updates every other day: