The Lady Who Bows

Chen Lian, the legitimate daughter of a high-ranking official, faces a sudden downfall when her father brings home a concubine and her daughter, Chen Ying. Framed by Chen Ying and her mother, Chen Lian's biological mother dies tragically, and Chen Lian is expelled from the princely mansion. Later adopted by Grand Vizier Zhao and renamed Zhao Dai, she enters the palace years later to discover Chen Ying has become the favored Ying Consort. To seek revenge, Zhao Dai endures and disguises herself, manipulating Ying Consort into conflict with Noble Consort He until both are severely damaged. Seizing the opportunity, she draws closer to the Emperor. Zhao Dai understands that only winning his favor can lead to revenge; she plans to gradually replace Ying Consort and make the Chen family pay the ultimate price. Refusing to be treated as a servant, she vows to climb to the peak of the harem and become the matriarch of the empire.