Empress Dowager Li lived through the five dynasties of Jiajing, Longqing, Wanli, Taichang and Tianqi.
From a wealthy businessman's daughter, to a royal concubine, to a noble concubine, to a queen mother, and then to the actual ruler.
He has loved, hated, controlled the world, and protected his loved ones.
From a female perspective, this novel reveals the most realistic scene in the middle and late Ming Dynasty, and systematically explains why the Ming Dynasty could not be saved. (There is a slight deviation in the timeline)
