At fourteen, Wu Meiniang was already renowned for her beauty. She entered the palace twice and served two rulers, father and son.
Since ancient times, beautiful women have been fated to die young, people say.
Wu Meiniang, born into a capitalist family, played the pig to eat the tiger and turned the tables, delivering a fierce slap to the old saying that beautiful women are doomed to tragic fates. In the end, she established an emperor’s reign.
This is the full story of her struggle against the Turks, the Tang dynasty, and feudal patriarchy, and her rise to become an emperor chosen by the people.
It depicts the triumph of the people’s view of history within a feudal dynasty.
Her mocking gaze seems to rest on everyone, probing the limitations and ugliness of human nature.
