The Six Palaces' Beauties Fade by Comparison

When Gu Ming'an took her place as empress, both empress dowagers were still alive, the ranks of Noble Consort were full, and all four consort positions were occupied. It was a perilous position, to say the least. But Gu Ming'an found that her seat as empress was perfectly secure. She had wondered why the imperial palace was so different from the rumors, only to catch Consort Hui and Noble Consort Hua in a secret romance. From then on, one revelation came after another. Noble Consort Hua and Consort Hui loved and fought with equal passion. Consort Xi and her chief palace attendant had fallen for each other in secret. Consort De and Noble Consort Shen battled wits. Only Consort Yi was left, and she just happened to be frail. And that wasn't all. What left Gu Ming'an utterly dumbfounded was that the two empress dowagers had been together for over a decade, while Consort Yi had someone she loved outside the palace, and her frailty was just an excuse. Faced with this cruel truth, Gu Ming'an couldn't help feeling sorry for the emperor, who had no idea what was going on. Gu Ming'an had thought that after all this, she could stay calm even if the sky fell. But just a few days later, she was scared unconscious. The current emperor was actually a woman...!