The Legend of Empress Deng

This is the second book in the Astonishingly Exceptional Favor series. The heroine is Empress Deng Sui, Empress He Xi of the Eastern Han Dynasty.

Modern slang often jokingly calls scheming women who pretend to be innocent "green tea bitches." By that measure, Deng Sui could be called the original green tea bitch. Her rise to the empress's throne, defeating her romantic rivals along the way, was truly a history of green tea ambition! However, Deng Sui was nothing like the selfish modern green tea bitch. After becoming empress dowager, she governed the realm well and earned the praise of "restoring fallen states and continuing extinct lines." In other words, though she had no choice but to use green-tea tactics in an ancient patriarchal society, she pursued noble goals, accomplished great things, held herself to strict standards, and treated those below her with generosity. She is still worthy of admiration.

Deng Sui lived in the Eastern Han, when Confucianism reigned supreme, yet managed to distinguish herself under a feudal system that privileged men. This was no accident! On the surface, she followed Confucian etiquette as scrupulously as Empress Zhangsun would later do. In reality, however, she never treated those rules as sacred. Instead, she was adept at paying lip service to them while quietly defying them, thereby consolidating her own position. Her mentor, Ban Zhao, was also a master at turning Confucian doctrine to her advantage. This book will describe in detail how the two women used Lessons for Women to win themselves a good reputation...

On the one hand, the story follows the main course of events recorded in official histories. On the other, it adds its own branches and blossoms. The love life of Empress Dowager Deng Sui's era is the loveliest flower in this book. Though the histories record that Deng Sui remained chaste after becoming a widow, she was still young when her husband died, so surely she must have had a secret lover. This book will present the most likely candidate...

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