Favored Concubine Reborn, Step by Step to Empress

【Not a dual-clean story / Exclusive favor in later stages / Unfeeling Emperor X Seductive Concubine / Protagonist is not smart, not a strong female lead】

In her previous life, Lan Wu's stunning dance at the Emperor's birthday banquet led to her being sent to the Emperor by Consort Li, becoming Noble Lady Lan in the palace.

She had practiced dance since childhood. Everyone in the palace music department would say she had a good appearance, a good figure, and danced beautifully—it was a pity for her to just be a maid.

With no Empress established, the Emperor ordered Consort Shu and Consort Rou to manage the inner palace. It happened shortly after the palace selection, and the new concubines quickly chose their allegiances. The two factions openly competed, and it was at this time that Lan Wu arrived by the Emperor's side and gradually gained his favor.

She was beautiful enough, but not smart enough. The Emperor's favor was like arsenic coated in sugar. The Emperor cherished her, but he would not let her do as she pleased. She was constrained by Consort Li on one hand, and viewed as a thorn in the side by Consort Shu and Consort Rou on the other. One night, after the Emperor left the palace, she quietly perished in the palace.

Opening her eyes again, she was reborn. The dance for the Emperor's birthday had just concluded, and there was a hint of darkness in the Emperor's gaze as he looked at her.

Lan Wu no longer wished to be anyone's puppet, nor to die as tragically as in her previous life. After her dance, she hastily tried to escape, but was stopped in the Golden Hall by an imperial maid.

Soon after, the Emperor arrived.

The Emperor scrutinized her face, spoke only a few words, and then let her go.

However, being in the palace with such a low status, she had no say in refusing.

Consort Li pressed her relentlessly, and Consort Shu wanted to eliminate her quickly. Lan Wu had no choice but to dance for the Emperor once more one night.

This time, she would no longer be anyone's puppet; she would climb up herself.