Chapter 1 · free to read
The Forbidden Palace of Great Yan. Ten thousand rooms, and not one of them mine.
Every maid who last served the Dowager's tea vanished. Poisoned, they whispered. Or worse — blamed for the poison.
Two cups. She chose them herself — so she knows which is safe. She wants me to guess. But a guess is her game, not mine.
I survived her first game. But in this court, surviving only earns you a seat at the next one. So be it — I will learn every rule she has, and then I will change them.
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