Scheming Against the Empress Dowager

She was just a low-ranking palace maid in the Twelve Directorates. Then she woke up as Consort Zhao, who had just died. Consort Zhao had everything going for her except for her terrible luck. She had been on the verge of becoming Empress Dowager, only for the emperor to take her life. Su Zhi decides she has to live well. A story about helping the young emperor ascend the throne and securing the Empress Dowager's position, only for the regent to get upset when everyone calls him a good person. Announcement: This story will be removed from the free chapters and moved to the paid section on March 20, 2020. If you haven't read it yet, hurry and catch up~~ Highlights: 1. Empress Dowager and regent 2. The romance develops late, but like late-ripening fruit, it's all the sweeter for it. New story: On Board a Pirate Ship After spending more than a decade as the legitimate daughter of an official family, Li Zhiqian is sent back to her ancestral home because her grandfather dared to petition the court to restore their household registration. She thinks everything is fine, except that finding a husband has become a problem. She marries a merchant whom nobody else thinks much of, believing she can finally settle down. But just as they're having dinner, he tells her he's going to rebel. Later, a rumor spreads among the common folk that Emperor Xuande kept a low profile, endured humiliation, and bided his time, then married the granddaughter of Lord Li and used her family's influence to raise an army. The whole realm answered his call, and he marched straight for the capital. Chen Gong hears this and curses: "Bullshit! I spent years longing for her before I finally married her!" A gentle, poised, stunning heroine and a fussy hero who says one thing and means another. I don't want this one to be slow-burn. I want sparks to fly from the very start! Theme: