The Lowborn Empress

Celeste saved Hector, who left a jade pendant, promising return. She shared a night with Hector, became pregnant; he promised marriage. Pearl snatched the jade pendant, leading Hector to mistake her for his savior. Celeste and Pearl entered the palace as consorts. Rosalind and Pearl's scheming led Celeste to lose her child. Truth revealed, Pearl exposed, Rosalind demoted. Rosalind's father, Chongshan Sutton, rebelled. Celeste took a fatal blow for Hector, who then made her Empress.