The Empress Is Foolish, Yet Truly Beautiful

The novel is complete. Thank you all for your support! Please add my upcoming novel, Which Palace Intrigue School Is the Best?, to your reading list. Upcoming novel blurb: ["Hey there, would you like to live in luxury and comfort?"] Chu Man (quietly): Yes. ["Hey there, would you like wealth, status, and a high-ranking position?"] Chu Man (quietly): Yes. ["Then what are you waiting for?! Sign up for the imperial selection right away! Our gold-medal palace-intrigue coach offers online lessons and one-on-one training in the art of winning the emperor's favor. We'll teach you everything and make sure you get placed!"] ["Becoming the favorite of the entire harem is just around the corner!"] * System: Our motto is Chu Man (face turning red as she struggles): … Gold Medal Mentor System (enthusiastically): Come on, say it loud! Our motto is! Chu Man (blushing as she shouts): Master palace intrigue, win wealth and glory, make history! * Novel blurb Jiang Zhu entered the palace in the second year of Yongchun, and had served there as a palace maid for nine years. Palace servants recruited from among the common people were considered expendable. Even if they endured long enough to earn a little respect by serving their masters well, it took no more than a casual remark from a noble to accuse them of not knowing their place. Everyone in the palace paid lip service to the rules, constantly teaching the servants that they had to obey them and serve their masters loyally. Any lowly maid with other ambitions met a bad end. Year after year, day after day. Life in the palace was a real trial. Jiang Zhu had brainwashed herself into taking a near-distorted sense of self-fulfillment from being called a "loyal servant," until a noblewoman shattered her dream of being one with a single slap. The noblewoman magnanimously granted her permission to become a plaything serving on the imperial bed. * When people in the Great Yuan Dynasty first spoke of that Jiang woman, the palace ladies would sneer, disdain plain on their faces. "She's just a lowly maid with a pretty face." "A foolish woman who lusts after glory and can't stay in her place." "Even if a woman of such low birth shamelessly climbs into the imperial bed, she's still just a plaything who relies on her looks." "How long can a shallow fool like that possibly enjoy her success?" Later, those nobles who had spoken so confidently could only watch, faces livid and teeth clenched, as the Jiang woman charmed the emperor with her silver tongue, delighted him, and went on to enjoy every luxury, rise to the top, and secure lasting blessings for her family. Draped in silk brocade, Jiang Zhu (demurely adjusting the eight-treasure golden kingfisher hairpin at her temple) (letting out an affected sigh): "My life has been like walking on thin ice. I wonder if I'll ever make it to the other side." * P.S. 1. As usual, there are cheats, a System, and a golden finger. 2. The emperor is a feudal old geezer, coaxed into acting like a lovesick fool by the beautiful heroine, who knows how to play the part of a meek and pliant woman (in a rather unusual way). 3. I want to write a proper palace-intrigue novel for fun, where everyone is a competitor for power. 4. This author is fragile-hearted. You don't need to tell me if you drop the novel. Hands together in thanks. Please, please. 5. Written on July 6, 2025. Theme: Keep striving as long as you live