After the Emperor's Short-Lived Favorite Consort Was Reborn

[Complete] [For the reading guide, see the author's note in Chapter 1. Updates are at 9 p.m. My Consort Knows Her Place is currently updating, and my upcoming novels The Empress Only Wants to Be Queen and Bound by Tenderness are open for follows.] 1. In the twelfth year of Jianyuan, at the Mid-Autumn banquet, Yun, a Talented Lady who had entered the palace only three months earlier, danced so beautifully that she captivated the court and won the Emperor's favor. She was immediately promoted several ranks to Beauty, and for the next few months, her favor surpassed that of every other consort. But her good fortune did not last. Consort Li, jealous of Yun Beauty's favor, bribed the imperial physician to send her to her death. This was what Yun Rong experienced in her previous life. 2. Reborn into a new life, Yun Rong hid in the palace, trembling with fear. The Empress was fair and had never shortchanged her in any way. Why should she be foolish enough to compete for the Emperor's favor? After much thought, Yun Rong decided to stay as far away from the Emperor as possible. One day, Yun Rong suddenly realized that whenever she deviated from the path she had taken in her previous life, her heart would pound with unease. Yun Rong: ??? The Emperor's version: Emperor Jianyuan ascended the throne as a young man, governed diligently, and appointed worthy and capable officials. In six years, he pacified the realm. Everyone praised this emperor for his many achievements. But only Emperor Jianyuan knew that deep in his heart lay a secret fetish: feet. At the Mid-Autumn banquet in the twelfth year, the delicate feet of Yun, a Talented Lady, dancing atop a drum unwittingly touched a deep-seated desire in him... A little scene: The day after Yun Rong spent the night with the Emperor, Qing Yin stared at her mistress's pale, delicate feet, marked with bite marks, and gaped. "This... did a dog bite them?" Dog*Emperor Jianyuan: ...Drag her away and execute her. Half a month after Yun Rong began spending the night with the Emperor, Qing Yin looked at the bite-marked feet again, her face flushing red. A month later, Qing Yin calmly applied ointment to her mistress's feet. "Mistress, your feet need to stay soft and fair. Make sure not to leave any marks." Yun Rong: ...Soft and fair? Do you think they're steamed buns? Warnings: 1. Not a virgin romance, age gap of 15 years. 2. The male lead falls for the heroine later, but she doesn't fall for him. 3. I'll add more if I think of anything. The blurb's premise was screenshotted on July 11, 2021 (the second version of the blurb was revised on December 7). Theme: There's always a way through every difficulty