From Palace Attendant to Empress

Everyone thought Wei Jingyue, daughter of the county magistrate of Qingzhou, was a pushover. With her refined looks and mild temperament, she never fought or competed for anything. She was as bland as a glass of plain water. When Consort Hui humiliated her in public, she took it with a smile. When the empress used her as a pawn to test the waters, she pretended not to notice. So soft-hearted, she wouldn't last three episodes in the imperial harem. Until a bowl of poison from Consort Hui arrived at her palace. She drank it without batting an eye. Then she wiped her mouth and said to the palace maid beside her: "Go tell His Majesty that the soup Consort Hui bestowed upon me tasted quite good." That very night, the people of Consort Hui's palace were all kneeling on the floor. The emperor asked her, "Did you know there was something in the soup?" Wei Jingyue lowered her eyes, her voice gentle. "I didn't know, Your Majesty. I just thought Consort Hui wouldn't invite me to drink soup for no reason." The emperor looked at her for a long time, then suddenly smiled. He had thought she was a lamb waiting to be slaughtered. Only later did he realize that she was the best player of the game in the entire imperial harem. And her game had already begun on the night he summoned her to his bedchamber.