A Thousand Years to the Noble Consort

An ambitious, stunning consort vs. an inscrutable emperor

A sweet and satisfying palace-intrigue romance, with exclusive favor later on. Winning his heart is the key.

[Blurb]

Meng Xu is the daughter of a family of loyal martyrs, blessed with a face like a peach blossom and dazzling beauty.

Unfortunately, the young nobleman betrothed to her is in love with her younger sister. Meng Xu takes the initiative to break off the engagement, only to become a laughingstock among the noblewomen overnight.

Yet less than two months later, news spreads that Meng Xu is to be formally invited into the palace.

How could some mere official's son compare to the emperor, with his noble bearing?

So who is looking down on whom?

When Meng Xu crosses the imperial road amid spring's splendor and enters the Liang Palace, no one can help but stare.

Everyone wonders what she has come for.

Even the most exalted man in the world asks her, "Why do you want to enter the palace?"

Meng Xu replies with a question of her own. "After seeing Your Majesty's bearing, how could I be content to let this pearl fall into another's hands? Among all the men in the world, who else but you could be worthy of my affection?"

The emperor ascended the throne as a young man. His face is as handsome as a jade crown, yet his heart is unfathomable. Beauties come and go at his side, and no one can tell whether his feelings are sincere or false.

One may not pry into the emperor's heart, but guessing people's hearts is precisely what Meng Xu excels at.

Beauty, Jieyu, Zhaoyi, Noble Consort...

Later, they say she is the most beautiful and longest-blooming flower at the emperor's side.

But Meng Xu doesn't want to be a flower.

Flowers can only be delicate and lovely, subject to anyone's whim, and they may wither away in a single night.

If Meng Xu is to be anything, she will be the one who admires the flowers of Great Liang, alongside the emperor.

She will witness all their splendor, and enjoy everlasting joy.

Content warnings:

1. The male lead is not a virgin; the female lead is. There are many author-created details.

2. This contains extensive palace intrigue. The female lead always keeps a clear head and pursues her ambitions. She is unlikely to fall in love with the male lead, since the men in the Three Palaces and Six Courts are all dogs!

3. She enters the palace from the start. Her former fiance will later get his comeuppance.

4. The author does not support women competing against women.

[Consort Ranks]

Empress

Noble Consort (limited to one)

Consort (limited to four)

Zhaoyi, Xiuyi, Shuyi, and the other Nine Concubines (limited to nine)

Noble Concubine (limited to three)

Jieyu (limited to three)

Ronghua (limited to six)

Concubine (limited to six)

Noble Lady

Beauty

Talented Lady

Lady of Treasure

Chosen Attendant

Lady of the Imperial Bedchamber

Those ranked among the Nine Concubines and above may serve as the principal consort of a palace.

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