She was a woman in her prime, and when she met him, he was in high spirits. She was a folk girl from the mountains. When she met him, he was the king of Wu. She is the first beautiful spy in human history, and there are different opinions on the ending of her life. And he is the protagonist of this book, Fu Chai.
When you think of Fu Chai, what comes to your mind? Is he the one who wakes up and holds the power of the world, but is drunk and lying in the lap of a beautiful woman? Is he the one who wants to win the heart of a beautiful woman at the expense of the country and the city? Is it him who fights on the battlefield with a golden horse and an iron horse? Or his opponent, his minister? Or look up to that ancient poem: When the country rises and falls, why should the people of Wu complain about Xi Shi?
Maybe you will ask her how could He De get such favor from the king? She was a subjugated citizen of the Yue Kingdom. Where could there be a peach-faced woman in Wu Palace? You might also be wondering does she love him? She stayed in Wu Palace for ten full years.
Was his meeting with her a mistake? Maybe. Let us look through the hazy veil of history and approach this shining figure in the galaxy of human history like a patient archaeologist.