[Palace Intrigue ★ Palace Maid Rises to Power ★ Cool Beauty vs. Scheming Emperor]
When Qing Zan entered the palace to serve Empress Duan, she had no idea what purpose she would serve.
She didn't know... that the empress was hiding the fact that she could not bear children, and needed Qing Zan's beauty to seduce the emperor and her womb to bear a royal heir in her place.
She also didn't know that after fifteen years as a servant, she had Duan family blood flowing through her veins too.
They had planned out her entire life.
If a palace maid became a consort, she could only begin as a low-ranking Imperial Attendant. Once the child was born, the mother would be removed, and her son would never know he had a lowborn birth mother. He would only be grateful to the empress who raised him. If he became the crown prince one day, Duan blood would run through his veins, and his heart would belong to Empress Duan.
The one thing they hadn't planned for was that Qing Zan would discover the truth early and confess everything to the emperor of her own accord.
Beneath the lamplight, the emperor lifted her face. It was so heartbreakingly innocent.
But she didn't claim innocence. She only said she was guilty. "This servant despises her own lowly appearance, and has repeatedly failed to live up to Your Majesty's favor. That is already a grave sin. Now I have become a tool in someone else's scheme against Your Majesty... My crimes are compounded, and I am beyond forgiveness."
No one could refuse a face like hers.
The emperor made no comment. Smiling faintly, he released her hand. "Then shall I show you a way out?"
Then that hand gently tapped the dragon bed beside him.
That night, Qing Zan slept in the Taiji Hall.
Later, everyone said that the consort in Chengluan Palace was the kindest and gentlest of women. No wonder she alone enjoyed the emperor's favor.
But no one saw the hatred and ambition she concealed in her eyes when she bowed gracefully before the emperor's bed, feigning tenderness and shyness.
How could someone who had struggled to survive in the mire ever be called kind?
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Qing Zan thought that every step she took into the palace and toward the emperor had indeed been beyond her control.
But that was all in the past.
From now on, she would make the man on the dragon throne hate whom she hated, give her what she wanted, and fulfill all her ambitions.
Repaying every debt of vengeance, reigning supreme among the six palaces, and holding the phoenix seal: that was the path she was meant to walk.
Includes a powerful man lowering his head and a long road to winning his wife back. The hero at first is like: It's enough that she's willing to make an effort for me. Later, he's like: What good is feigned affection? I want all her love.
Content warnings: 1. The male lead is not a virgin. 2. A touch of ensemble cast. 3. The author has invented a great deal, so please don't nitpick the details.
The blurb was written and documented on April 1, 2024. I'm not responsible for pirated versions of the story.
Theme: It is this world that leaves her no room to retreat
The if line is a bit flat... It feels like the male lead is hot The heroine now has a better identity and a carefree life, and there is no need to enter the harem or be trapped in the palace again. She can totally live a carefree life like her mother. The author has added a golden finger to the heroine's strength. It doesn't matter whether the heroine has a man or not. I can't tell where it is if I knock it a little bit. Anyway, it feels like the author is a bit deliberately trying to get the male and female protagonists' sweets, but he can't. After reading this if, what I look forward to more is not that the male and female protagonists are together, but that the female protagonist has such an identity and strength. It seems that a person can live a better life alone, and there is no need for a male protagonist at all.
Who doesn't want to see some sweet little love (づ￣3￣)づ╭❤~
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It's so awesome that the author's writing style is really delicate!!
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I don't want this book to end. It's so good.
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