Niang’niang’s Favor is Unfailing

In the fourth year of the Chengzou Emperor’s reign, a nationwide selection of women was held to enter the palace. Jiang Xueyi, the second daughter of the Minister of Justice, a third-rank official, was chosen to enter the palace. Everyone inside and outside the palace knew that the Minister of Justice was a just and fair man, with a reputation for being strict and impartial, earning him the nickname “Iron-Faced Yanluo” (a reference to the god of the underworld). However, few people knew that his daughter, Jiang Xueyi, was a beautiful and gentle soul, with a lovely face and a kind heart. In the harem, where women competed for the emperor’s favor and plotted against each other, Jiang Xueyi s...