The emperor and empress had been married for years without a child. Then one day, the empress was finally diagnosed as pregnant, and the court and palace erupted.
Minister A: Heaven has finally answered our prayers. His Majesty will have an heir at last!
Minister B: Is the empress carrying a princess or a prince? Which side should we support?
Concubines: So what if she's pregnant? There's no guarantee she'll give birth! And even if she does, there's no guarantee it'll be a prince! And even if it's a prince, there's no guarantee he'll survive!
Emperor: Who's put horns on my head?! I'll wipe out his entire clan!!!
Empress: I only took a bath in the hot springs. How was I supposed to know I'd get pregnant...
Some adulterer: I've never even touched a woman. How could there be a child?
Literary-style blurb: At her birth, a venerable monk read her fortune and declared: "This child is destined for unimaginable greatness."
They were childhood sweethearts, innocent and inseparable. Before their wedding, he promised her: "Of all the waters in the world, I'll drink from only one cup."
Younger sister: Sister, you already have everything. Why can't you make room for me? I only want to stay by His Majesty's side!
Cousin: Cousin Emperor, I know you don't love me. I don't dare hope for anything. I only ask that you give me a child to accompany me for the rest of my life.
Emperor: A Wan, I'll always love only you. The others are just tools for bearing children. Why can't you understand?
Heroine: Ha... To hell with being destined for greatness. Whoever wants to be empress can have the job. I'm done with this.
Years later, someone says: "That old monk wasn't wrong. You're my Dragon Empress now, so of course you're destined for unimaginable greatness."
