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by Im Haeyeon · Updates every Thursday
Updated Jun 24, 2026
Xue Shi is the sharp-witted and perceptive daughter of a minor provincial official who has long run errands for Lady Wei, the principal wife of the region's top magistrate. She nearly becomes a concubine to Lady Wei's son, Jin Xiao — a man she has secretly loved — but he elopes in the middle of the night with his childhood sweetheart, Bi Nan. Nursing a heartbreak that was never quite official, Xue Shi is recommended for the imperial talent selection, a search for consorts to serve the emperor, and so she crosses the threshold of the palace for the first time…
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