From Commoner to Nobility: Part 1

Once I reentered the empire, I faced another set of trials. Thanks to the servants of the royal family, I was able to survive. I accumulated more figurative wealth and was able to purchase nobility status. With that status I was able to enter the royal palace as a servant of the emperor's current consort. She taught me many valuable lessons that would last a life time. She was the only one in the entire palace who shown me true compassion and loyalty. Unfortunately, the next year she left and I was once again in danger. My position was threatened by much younger woman with a higher status. That was the beginning of a political war. It seemed that she was trying her best to become the king's new consort. I was determined not to let this happen. We had a year long power struggle until I realized what she was really after. She wanted to join the royal family and obtain even more power than I wanted. She succeeded the following year by becoming the queen's most trusted servant, and secondary consort to the king. Even though she gained more power, she left her initial position open. It was finally mine for the taking...