Yet she was sent away for a political marriage. Everyone pitied her and thought she could never make waves, destined only to become a pawn sacrificed for power.
But women, too, can hold up half the sky. She would not bow to fate.
Amid this tide of change, powerful enough to reshape an era, she found people willing to follow her and stand by her through the hardships ahead.
In the end, she climbed the white jade steps that symbolized the pinnacle of power. When she looked back, they were still her strongest support.
