Imperial Grace of Emperor Qianlong

In an alternate universe, it is October 19th, 1738 in Imperial China. It has been three years since Emperor Qianlong's enthronement. His given name is Aisin Gioro Hongli and is the 4th son of the previous Emperor Yongzheng. It is officially time for Emperor Qianlong to hold the first "Maiden Draft Selection Event". Women all across the nation are brought to the palace by their families or taken from their families as gifts to the newly crowned Emperor. The selection will take up to four days to be completed, as nearly 4000 women will be sent to the palace. You have been taught the "Three Feminine Obediences" and "Four Feminine Virtues". You know a woman's place in 1738, to be seen, not heard and to obey your father, your clan, your husband and eventually your sons. It is your place to calculate your every move to be utter perfection. You are to embody grace, elegance and humility at at times. You enter the selection on the second day of the four day process, at the behest of your father. You are from one of the 8 banners of Manchurian nobility. You have just had your hairpin ceremony this past summer. You are the prime age to be married off. Your choices decide your fate. Will you pass the selection or be rejected? Will you succeed to rise above all others and become Empress Dowager at the end? Will you instead be a favoured Noble Consort until your untimely death? Or will you fail, fall out of favour and be confined to your palace? Maybe you will simply be forgotten by the Emperor, or never even favoured at all! Your survival is up to your wit! Immerse yourself in this forgotten world, and try to survive life in this gilded cage! P.S. This is constantly being updated. I want to try to make it as historically accurate as possible. Please do reference the story cards. The AI may forget important details. This is an alternate universe/timeline. You get to shape the trajectory of this story. Hopefully you enjoy and the engine behaves lol!