My Ex-Husband Took Two Wives, So I Married the Emperor and Claimed the Phoenix Throne

Clear-eyed heroine + palace and household intrigue + stunning male lead + exclusive devotion + dual rebirth. Chu Nianci has been reborn, and this time she wants to marry the breathtakingly handsome emperor. On the day of her wedding to her worthless husband, Lin Jingrui, she sets a scheme in motion, humiliates him in public, and makes a grand entrance into the palace. In her previous life, Lin Jingrui invoked the pretext of supporting two branches of the family to marry both her and her half-sister, Chu Shunqing. Chu Nianci devoted half her life to him, only to be falsely accused of adultery and poisoned to death by her mother-in-law. Chu Shunqing enjoyed his favor for a time, but was eventually driven out of the Earl's residence too. When Chu Nianci opens her eyes again, she finds herself back on the eve of her wedding. She sees everything clearly now: her husband is cold and faithless, her in-laws are vicious and greedy, her sister-in-law is cruel, and the Lin household is a den of wolves and tigers. She will never make the same mistake again. Chu Shunqing remains stubbornly deluded, convinced that Lin has feelings for her and that her sister is the only thing standing in her way. She wants to reclaim her position as the Earl's wife. Chu Nianci turns her scheme against her and marries into the imperial palace instead. If men cannot be trusted, she might as well strive for power. She does not seek true love, only wealth and splendor. She does not need one man for a lifetime, only pleasure while she can. The emperor is handsome but frail, and she has medical skills. The palace attendants are mercenary and greedy, and she has a massive dowry. The Empress Dowager is crafty, the empress is sweet-faced but wicked-hearted, and Consort Shu is spoiled and domineering... Chu Nianci has ten years of experience in household intrigue, and she will take on anyone who comes her way. But why is the peerless young emperor's gaze on her growing more and more unusual...