Unofficial Tales of China’s Empresses Through the Ages

This book includes stories about Empress Lü Zhi, Empress Zhang, the Han Dynasty's Flower Goddess; Empress Chen Ajiao, wife of Emperor Wu of Han; Empress Wei Zifu; Zhao Feiyan, famed for both her beauty and artistic talents; Empress Deng Sui; Empress Zhen, the Goddess of Luo River; Empress Yang Qiongzhi; the ruthless Empress Jia Nanfeng; Empress Feng Miaolian; the Empress of the Southern Kingdom; the Tuoba Empress; Empress Gao and the downfall of evil; Empress Hu, the “whore after the throne”; Empress Feng, whose nature was wanton; the austere and desireless Empress Dugu; Empress Xiao, who composed poems to persuade her husband; and Empress Dou's deep love for her son, among others.