They say she was his one and only, and that no matter how cruelly she treated him, he still loved her. Was his love simply too deep, or could he not break free?
Rumor had it she was a ruthless woman who would stop at nothing for fame and status, even driving her own younger sister away…
Rumor had it she was a woman any man could have, and that she had an affair with Chief Steward Gao. The name of adulteress would haunt her forever…
Rumor had it that despite all this, she could still rely on the emperor’s favor to sit securely on the throne as empress, flaunting her power without restraint…
When war broke out, he fell gravely ill while fighting on the front lines. On his deathbed, he ordered her execution so they could be together even in death, and even bestowed an honorific posthumously upon her.
Her infamy has endured to this day, as has his love. He is remembered through the ages as a man devoted to love.
