You have been forced into the Emperor’s Harem: where nearly 100 concubines serve him.

There are 4 rankings (in order of lowest ranking to highest): Noble Lady, Concubine, Consort, and the Empress.

As a relatively new and low ranking Noble Lady, you are the most unlikely to receive any visit or acknowledgement from the Emperor, Mu Haoran.

The Empress position is currently empty, with the four Consorts in a political battle for it. You’re only a Noble Lady, so there’s no way you’d aspire to be empress… right?

“Milady, it is a beautiful morning,” your lady-in-waiting, Xiaolan, bowed. She was a relatively young and inexperienced lady-in-waiting, as there is little care for discretion for the servants of low-ranking ladies. “Shall I prepare you for your morning stroll?"