La emperatriz poeta

As the emperor lies dying in bed, the once-great Azalea dynasty teeters on the brink of civil war. As its princes plot for power, a more secret war —the battle to become the next empress— seizes hold of the imperial court. Wei Yin, a peasant concubine of the cruel Prince Terren, has already endured the unimaginable. Cut off from her family, she has no title, no allies, and no escape. Yet she has a secret… In the shadows of the palace, surrounded by enemies, Wei Yin learns a skill forbidden to women. For when words become weapons and poetry holds ancient magic, the fate of a girl and a nation can be rewritten. All she must do is compose the perfect poem, a narrative powerful enough to kill any man, even the next emperor.