I only wanted to survive as a lowly maid, but refusing to kneel to the Empress got me promoted.

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Here, ancient Chinese romance novels are reborn in English audiobooks. Experience timeless tales of love, betrayal, loyalty, and destiny — narrated with heart and soul.

✨ Story Summary
Modern office worker Ashuang transmigrates as a lowly palace maid and links to a health-and-wealth system, intending to survive quietly for the 5-million reward. Unexpected events, however, propel her rise in the palace, attracting attention from the Empress and Noble Consort. While coasting through palace life, she inadvertently stirs political currents and earns the admiration of the princes.
✨ Characters

Ashuang (Shuang Shangong): Transmigrated palace maid, laid-back and unambitious, accidentally rises through palace ranks, influences events, and completes her system goals.

Empress: Palace ruler, initially suspicious but grows to trust Ashuang, viewing her as a suitable match for the Sixth Prince.

Noble Consort: Proud and high-born, eventually impressed by Ashuang’s skills, easing her rivalry with the Empress.

Sixth Prince (Nangong Jin): Thoughtful and admiring of Ashuang, deeply attached, later ascends the throne and seeks to make her Empress Consort.

Shu Consort: Former palace maid turned favored consort, grateful to Ashuang, bears children, and rises in the harem.

Second Prince: Ambitious, inspired by Ashuang to join the frontier army, later becomes a celebrated general.

Fifth Prince: Seeks revenge on the Sixth Prince but changes path after Ashuang’s guidance, embracing a freer life.

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