Shen Wantang was a refined young lady from a prominent family, raised from childhood for a life in the imperial harem. As far back as she could remember, her mother had often told her, “Our Wantang is going to become one of the emperor’s consorts someday.”
So her mother hired the best teachers to instruct her in music, chess, calligraphy, and painting, and had the most respected matrons in the palace teach her etiquette and rules. She even drew on her own experience as a winner of the inner-courtyard power struggles to teach her daughter how to survive to the end in the treacherous imperial harem.
And so, armed with years of experience in palace intrigue, Shen Wantang entered the emperor’s harem and became the most talked-about Consort Shen.
But the harem took an unexpected turn: all the imperial consorts had transmigrated here.
Lady An seemed timid and delicate, but was actually the greatest female assassin in the martial world. Consort Shu dressed plainly, yet was secretly the richest person in the capital. Beauty Li could barely read, but when drunk, she could recite poetry that even the Grand Tutor praised...
Some members of the harem played cards, some kept cats, some chose to lie flat, and some fell in love with princes... The place was full of oddities.
When they chatted during morning greetings about which part of the Forbidden City had the highest property prices, I had no idea what they were talking about.
Seriously, weren’t you all supposed to be competing for the emperor’s favor after entering the palace?
Why does it feel like I’m the only one taking palace intrigue seriously...
Pei Yuzhi: You’re not alone. I’m terrified of this harem!
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A few scenes:
1. When an envoy from an enemy kingdom taunted Great Zhao, saying no one could carry on the Moon-Treading Dance, Shen Wantang resolutely stepped forward to perform and defend her country’s honor.
The consorts weren’t about to be outdone. They brought out banners and posters, cheering her on:
[Her name begins with Shen, Wan in the middle, and Tang at the end: the dream of every girl in Great Zhao]
[I raise the banner for Wantang. Let’s see who dares oppose her! (crawling creepily version)]
[Ding ding ding! The young lady has arrived. Everyone, move aside!]
[I’ll go crazy for you, I’ll go wild for you, I’ll smash my head against the wall for you]
[Flowers fade, people go dull, but investing in Wantang never fails]
[The Tang Clan lives forever!]
The cheers and chants of support came one after another, and things descended into chaos.
After the performance, Shen Wantang covered her face and made a hasty escape. They can’t threaten me in the world of dance, but they can humiliate me in front of an enemy kingdom. How vicious!
2. After a lovers’ quarrel, Shen Wantang refused to let Pei Yuzhi into her room, leaving him dejected. The drizzle fell like a mournful song. A eunuch approached with an umbrella, but he waved him away. The rain grew heavier. The young emperor stood tall and graceful, raindrops sliding down the loose strands of hair across his forehead. His robes gradually grew soaked, leaving him looking both pitiful and fragile.
A consort passing by with an umbrella, looking mildly disgusted: He’s so dramatic. He won’t die from getting wet!
Pei Yuzhi looked wronged. “Wantang, look at her~”
Theme: Tear off the labels and be yourself, beyond definition.
Give every man a big bidet when you pass by.
There are so many concubines and concubines and concubines, so what kind of crematorium is there to pursue your wife? How much love can you have?
Qiuqiu author, don't let the heroine's parents get back together, don't chase your wife in the crematorium, just spread her ashes.
Xs, you get kicked every time you wake up, right?
The heroine's father is really a macho idiot who looks like a father.
Hahaha, Li Meiren learns English just like me. English is so difficult.
Hahaha, it's a thunderstorm
Emperor: Alas, is this why Shen Jieyu doesn't kick me when she sleeps?
Ah, this Concubine Shu is not modern at all, oh no, the feeling of modern people now, but the kind of time-traveling woman who was around a few years ago. Although she knows many things about time travel and does not love the emperor, she sends out the Holy Mother's heart inappropriately at inappropriate times, and so on.
I really think that the unforgiveness revealed so far is a normal person.