Elegant Birds of the Palace

Jinyue, the legitimate eldest daughter of a general’s household, is chosen in a royal selection and designated by the Empress to serve as a spy. She is bestowed in marriage to the Crown Prince as a secondary consort. From the moment she steps into the Eastern Palace, she understands clearly: there will only be mutual interests between her and Zhongli Jin—never affection.

Sixteen years in the deep palace transform her. No longer the spoiled and willful noble daughter, she becomes the emotionless and ambitious Empress, reigning over the inner court with a heart hardened by power struggles.

✨ No transmigration or rebirth

✨ Pure palace intrigue

✨ The heroine remains emotionally detached

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T/N (eliiizabeth): The title “凤娇鸾” literally translates to “Phoenix Delicate Luan.” 凤 (Phoenix) refers to a symbol of the Empress or a noblewoman, while 鸾 (Luan) is a mythological bird often paired with the phoenix, representing harmony, virtue, and high status. For this novel title, I translated it in a more figurative and contextually appropriate sense as:

“Elegant Birds of the Palace.”