Blurb
Three lives.
In her first life, the old emperor took a liking to her and issued an edict bringing her into the palace.
The night before entering the palace, Gu Yang ran away with her lover. But deep love could not withstand a change of heart. As she lay sick in bed, her husband found a new lover and allowed the new woman's wicked servants to drown Gu Yang in a lake.
In her second life, she renounced love and desire, obediently entered the palace by imperial decree, and became empress.
Gu Yang followed in Ban Zhao's footsteps, managing the six palaces, while never forgetting her father's teachings and helping her family.
At long last, she outlived the debauched old emperor and helped the young emperor secure his position on the throne.
She should have finally reaped the rewards of her hardships and enjoyed the honor of being Empress Dowager, but a bowl of poisoned soup at a family banquet killed her for reasons she could not understand.
As she struggled in her final moments, what she heard was not her parents' sorrowful concern, but the cold declaration, "The Gu family must never lose an Empress Dowager."
In her next life, Gu Yang wants only to live as she pleases.
Family ties, family honor, a good name for posterity, glory after death: none of it matters as much as living comfortably.
When she opens her eyes, the imperial physician beside her is full of worry, while a group of concubines weeps around her.
It is two days before the old emperor's death.
She smiles faintly at the imperial bed.
In the past, I loved people and they hurt me. I trusted people and they betrayed me.
From now on, I will wield this supreme power for my own ends. I will make people fear me, dread me, and never dare betray me.
Within the palace and beyond, throughout the court and the realm, I will be the one who reigns supreme.
Reader's guide:
A femme fatale and the blade in her hand.
1. GB! GB! GB! [Emphasis] GB in every sense of the term.
2. The male lead is a real eunuch.
3. The characters' values in this story do not represent the author's.
4. Please don't nitpick the details. The author is making things up as she goes.
5. If you don't like it, don't flame me. Just click the X and escape. Sending love.
Theme: Stand on your own two feet.
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