As an overlooked concubine's daughter whose mother died young, Hu Yuntang could only put up with whatever happened to her.
Growing up hungry and poorly dressed, Hu Yuntang endured it.
Forced by her father to replace her elder sister in a political marriage on the grasslands, Hu Yuntang endured it.
Bullied by the arrogant and spoiled princess sent to marry, Hu Yuntang endured it.
Threatened by the princess consort and the nobility, her life hanging by a thread, Hu Yuntang endured it.
But when all of this happens at once, isn't it a little too much to bear?
The good news is that Hu Yuntang is smarter than she imagined, and fighting her fate is easier than she thought.
The bad news is that Hu Yuntang's ambitions are greater than she imagined.
Once she has secured her own life, she wants power, love, and a good name. Most important of all, she wants a fair and just world where no one suffers.
Thirty years passed. Winds rose and clouds gathered, the green sea rolled, and the world changed.
Now she runs her hand over the stone stele. Large characters are engraved upon it:
By imperial decree, Hu, envoy of the Great Kingdom, is granted a thousand years of life. She is dignified, kind, virtuous, brave, resolute, sincere, and loyal.
She established laws in clear and broad terms and opened fertile fields for cultivation. Her rule was fair, she cared for her people with virtue, and she honored Heaven with sincerity.
Truly, her reign was as glorious as the golden ages of Yao and Shun, and her name will go down in history!
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Theme: Pursue peace and equality.
