Empress Orchid

ItisthefinaldaysoftheChineseEmpire.TradeinopiumwithEuropeisslowlycorrodingthepoweroftheCh’ingDynasty.Orchid,abeautifulseventeen-year-oldfromanaristocraticbutimpoverishedfamily,ispushedintothemaelstromwhenshefindsherselfunexpectedlychosentobecomealower-rankingconcubineoftheEmperor.TheworldinsidetheForbiddenCityiseroticallychargedandhighlyritualised,butbeneathitsimmaculatefaceliewhispersofmurdersandghosts.ThethousandsofconcubineswillgotoanylengthstobeartheEmperorasonandbecomehisEmpress.Determinednottobeavictimofthejealousiesandfoulplay,Orchidtrainsherselfintheartofpleasuringaman,bribesherwayintotheroyalbedandseducesthemonarch.LittledoessheknowthatChinawillcollapsearoundher,andshewillbeitslastEmpress.