The Empress Consort Rules the Harem with Her Favor

Though Su Mingyi was a marquis's daughter, her family had fallen into decline, and at banquets she was mocked and sneered at as a vixen.

Determined to restore her family's glory, she held her head high and entered the imperial harem with a smile!

At first, she was merely a Seventh-Rank Attendant.

In less than three years, Consort Su was the most favored woman in the harem.

As her former enemies knelt before her in trembling fear, Consort Su stroked her increasingly rounded belly and gazed pensively at the imperial throne.

It still wasn't enough!

Only by claiming the highest position could she ensure the glory of the entire Su clan once and for all!

Emperor Taixing knew Su Mingyi had entered the palace for her family, and that she was ambitious.

He didn't care.

As long as she was pretty, that was enough. When she grew old and lost her looks, he could simply find another pretty woman.

But at some point, Emperor Taixing began to wonder what, exactly, the woman surnamed Su wanted!

He had made her Empress and crowned her son Crown Prince. Why did Su Mingyi still wear such a false smile?

Reader's Note:

1. A palace-intrigue story. The male lead is not a virgin.

2. The female lead is ruthless and climbs the ranks one step at a time.

3. A fictional world with fictional ranks for imperial consorts:

First Rank, Primary: Imperial Noble Consort

First Rank, Secondary: Noble Consort

Second Rank, Primary (Four Consorts): Worthy Consort, Virtuous Consort, Sagacious Consort, Dignified Consort

Second Rank, Secondary (Nine Ladies): Lady of Bright Deportment, Lady of Bright Countenance, Lady of Bright Beauty, Lady of Cultivated Deportment, Lady of Cultivated Countenance, Lady of Cultivated Beauty, Lady of Abundant Deportment, Lady of Abundant Countenance, Lady of Abundant Beauty

[All the ranks above hold a palace as their residence.]

Third Rank, Primary: Jieyu with an honorific title

Third Rank, Secondary: Jieyu

Fourth Rank, Primary: Beauty with an honorific title

Fourth Rank, Secondary: Beauty

Fifth Rank, Primary: Noblewoman with an honorific title

Fifth Rank, Secondary: Noblewoman

Sixth Rank, Primary: Talented Lady with an honorific title

Sixth Rank, Secondary: Talented Lady

Seventh Rank, Primary: Attendant [the initial rank granted to palace candidates]

Eighth Rank, Primary: Palace Lady

Eighth Rank, Secondary: Imperial Lady

Ninth Rank, Primary: Selected Attendant [the initial rank granted to palace maids]

Theme: A harmonious life takes mutual adjustment.