The Palace Maid’s Rise to Favor

Though she is only a palace maid, her beauty surpasses that of every consort in the imperial harem. That is why she is destined to live an extraordinary life. Everyone wants to use her as a pawn. The master she has served since childhood wants to use her to get what he desires; The empress, the most powerful person in the palace, wants to use her to defeat her enemy; And what does the supreme ruler of the realm want from her...? This is the story of a palace maid who is forced by circumstance to become an imperial consort, then a favorite, and finally sets her sights on the throne of empress. Yet hidden behind it all is the greatest secret of her life. “For this life and the next, I will never betray you.” That is the emperor's most solemn promise to her.