Summary
Forced into a political marriage, our protagonist’s fate takes a shocking turn on her wedding night. Intended to be a concubine to an aging Emperor, she instead witnesses his sudden, poisoned demise right before her eyes! The Emperor’s ambitious son, a silent observer, seizes the moment. He offers her a dangerous proposition: declare his father’s dying wish was to name him heir, and she will ascend to the coveted, yet perilous, position of Empress Dowager. Thrust into a treacherous web of power, intrigue, and deception, she must navigate the cutthroat palace politics and forge her own path to survival. Dive into chapter 1 to uncover her fate!