[From Prince’s Manor to Empress Dowager] [Zhen Huan’s Prequel] [Struggles in the Prince’s Manor] [Commanding the Six Palaces] [Noble Consort, Imperial Noble Consort, Empress Dowager] [A House Full of Children and Grandchildren]
Her hairpin is set anew, and the palace willows turn green once more. Consort Duan returns from the dead with hatred in her heart and steps once again through the vermilion gates of the Forbidden City. From then on, she sheds the gentle, tender nature of her past life and replaces it with a mind full of schemes. Within the red walls and secluded courtyards, she advances one careful step at a time, using strategy to win favor and wisdom to quell turmoil. She protects her child’s claim to the throne and wields the phoenix seal to command the Six Palaces. Crowned with the phoenix coronet and elevated to the exalted Palace of Compassion and Tranquility, she becomes an empress dowager whose glory is unmatched in the Forbidden City.
