Rise of Ruya

When the scheming Yongying Marquisate needs to fulfill a dangerous imperial draft, they shield their prized legitimate daughter, Ren Ruyi, and sacrifice her illegitimate half-sister instead. Stripped of her identity and forced into the palace under Ruyi’s name, Ren Ruya is dispatched with a single cruel expectation: to perish in the ruthless crossfire of inner-court intrigue.

Instead of becoming a silent victim, Ruya relies on her sharp intellect, unyielding adaptability, and low-born survival instincts to navigate the deadly politics of the harem and royal court. Step by step, she turns every trap laid by her enemies into a ladder—outmaneuvering high-ranking rivals, exposing court conspiracies, and winning the ultimate power game to rise to the very top.