The Qin Emperor's Consort

Shu Chu rose from the status of a concubine brought into the palace as a dowry, climbing all the way to become... one of the most honored women in Xianyang Palace.

Within the towering palace walls, the consorts gnashed their teeth day after day. "That lowly, two-faced concubine is always acting pitiful in front of His Majesty."

Only Shu Chu knew that although she was showered with affection, she had to tread carefully at every step. It was because King Zheng of Qin was looking at another woman through her.

She had to do everything she could to keep from seeming like a country bumpkin and play the part of that departed woman's moonlight-white beloved.

Ying Zheng's eyes turned cold. "Do you know how she died?"

Shu Chu trembled. "N-no."

Ying Zheng said, "Chengjiao rebelled. Anyone who colluded with him was executed by being cut to pieces."

Shu Chu clutched Fusu and trembled. "Your Majesty is wise." In her heart, however, she was planning to leave the capital and return to her homeland.

Being King Qin's favored consort was a high-risk job. She was scared, she was tired, and she quit.

Until the day he swept across the six kingdoms, unified the realm, and ascended the throne. A thousand golden chariots poured out of Xianyang and stopped in front of a farmstead.

Through a crack in the wooden gate, a pair of tearful eyes appeared.

Ying Zheng lowered his gaze, his presence imposing. "Come back. I won't say it twice."

All beneath Heaven belonged to the king. She had nowhere to run.

There was one thing Ying Zheng could never understand. He doted on Shu Chu endlessly, and even Fusu had learned to ride and hunt, so why was she still as timid as a rabbit?

Shu Chu: "Squeak."

*A timid little rabbit of a favored consort x a mad, big bad wolf of a tyrant. The heroine gets the role of the white-moonlight substitute, while the hero gets a sweet romance with power-up progression. The timeline for unifying the realm is pushed forward by the butterfly effect.

*Don't nitpick the history. This is a let-loose-and-have-fun kind of story.

*After entering the palace, the heroine has no contact with anyone else and has no other children! The butterfly effect erased it all!

Theme: Self-respect comes from inner strength