Empress Yun Yuan seized power by plotting her father's murder and taking the throne, then harmed her elder brother. She appointed only her own relatives and favorites, made the inner palace a place of debauchery, and kept hundreds upon hundreds of male favorites.
Du Weisheng, courtesy name Shu, was from Jiangyin. He placed first in the jinshi examination of the new dynasty, entered the Hanlin Academy, was appointed Academician, then became Grand Secretary. He oversaw literary works and court deliberations, attending the Jixian Hall by day and climbing into the emperor's bed at night. People of the time looked down on him and called him a court jester.
I once kissed the most beautiful lover in the world amid the cheers of all the people beneath heaven.
A cold, brooding, two-faced empress x a mild-mannered, scheming, two-faced scholar.
Read with caution if you have a cleanliness phobia. Trauma warning. The female lead is not a virgin, and neither lead is a good person. There are two endings.
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Theme: An empress's independence, self-reliance, and perseverance
