Even though Father had a harem of 3,072, just like other kings, Mother was still greatly favored. So our heroines had a very happy childhood.
The turning point came in the twenty-second year of Taihe.
The elder sister was sent to marry into the powerful, warlike, and uncivilized Liang Kingdom. The younger sister met the Son of Heaven of the Zhou Dynasty, who had been living among commoners.
These should have been two matches made in heaven, but...
The bloody pages of history began to unfold that year.
"An Xiao, Empress of Liang, was a daughter of the Chen Kingdom. Born in the spring of the eighth year of Taihe. An Ran, her younger sister, was born in the spring of the twelfth year of Taihe.
The History of Liang, Annals"
