Reborn as an Orphan, I Fought My Way to the Top of the Harem

After transmigrating, Liu Sui became Liu E of the Northern Song.

An orphan from Shu, she was sold into a prince’s household by her husband. Born to humble circumstances, she served her lord with her beauty.

She was never content to be a caged songbird. She set her sights on the realm, helping her husband seize the throne and rising and falling with the princes amid their relentless power struggles.

The imperial throne changed hands, sweeping all before it like waves washing over sand. She protected the emperor, brought order to the realm, promoted the worthy and dismissed the treacherous, kept the court and the provinces in line, and ruled from behind the curtain, wielding power over all.

She wanted to be his beloved. She would bring peace to the realm for him, and make sure that he could live in safety and comfort within it.

“My lady, you’re so capable that you’re making me want to devote myself to cultivating the Dao and refining elixirs!”

“No. You still need an heir.”

“Then what do we do? Make one?”