The Emperor's Palace

Sent off by her stepmother to marry; after three years without a child, she could no longer win her mother-in-law's favor and was cast aside.

Before her tears had dried, she was suddenly granted the title of princess. The empress dowager doted on her, and the emperor's younger brother was deeply attached to and dependent on her. For a time, she enjoyed every honor imaginable. Less than two years later, the palace was rocked by a great upheaval...