The Little Kitchen Maid

Su Yao, a chef from the modern world, dies suddenly and wakes as a disgraced consort banished to the Cold Palace. It is New Year's Eve, and while the rest of the palace hangs lanterns, she comes to on a coffin board with the eunuchs already picking through her belongings. She soon realises she has been written into a novel, and that everyone around her can hear every thought she has.