The Eastern Palace's Enchantress

A pomegranate tree spirit who had cultivated for over a thousand years is struck by lightning while taking human form, leaving behind only a wisp of demonic consciousness. In desperation, she possesses the body of a dead palace maid and takes her place as Zhao Hu’er. Following the principle that if she’s alive, she might as well make the most of it, Zhao Hu’er plans to leave the palace once she turns twenty-five and travel across the land. But things don’t go according to plan. To save her life, she enters the Eastern Palace as the Crown Prince’s concubine. Then, in hopes of living comfortably, she works hard to win his favor, and before she knows it, the tree spirit has become the Empress of Great Xia. At first, Zong Zheng pays no attention to his new concubine. He favors her once by chance, and since she seems well-behaved, he figures he might as well indulge her a little more. Somehow, that indulgence lasts a lifetime.