Shangguan Wan'er's life was not about being passively involved in the political whirlpool, but actively dancing in the center of the whirlpool; her life was not about being dominated by men, but about surviving among men. The core of her story—how a daughter of a guilty minister climbed to the pinnacle of power under the command of her father-killing enemy, and ultimately died at the hands of the new king she supported—naturally has the dramatic tension and human depth needed for a full-length novel.
Shangguan Wan'er's life was a period of forty-seven years in which she repeatedly jumped between her father's enemy and her ambition for power.
Temperament of the novel: This is not a tragic and talented woman who was crushed by fate, but a sober person who took the initiative to choose, endure, and ultimately paid the price for her choice. She calculated every step very accurately, but people's calculations are not as good as God's calculations. The root of all tragedies lies not in external coercion, but in her own choices.
