The Empress in Her Golden Years

Smack, smack, smack... Ten slaps in a row. The first time she woke up, she beat his Consort Shu until she looked like a pig's head. Smack, smack... Ha! The second time, she knocked his Noble Consort to the ground with two slaps and a kick. Heave! Ho!... The third time, she kicked his Consort De and Consort Xian into the lotus pond, one after the other. And as for the fourth, fifth, and sixth times... She had been the first heir to the renowned international Fanyang hotel chain, a supermodel celebrated around the world, yet one day a huge crystal chandelier fell from the sky and sent her here. Just like that, she became the legitimate eldest daughter of the Grand Tutor, the empress who ruled over all women, and the mother of the current emperor's only son and daughter. But she was also... A neglected wife who had been alone in her chambers for more than three years, and two years older than the emperor himself. Living in the Cold Palace? Shut away from her husband? No problem!!! She simply ignored the emperor and teamed up with the current Sixth Prince. Using the Cold Palace as her base, she spent her days going back and forth between the palace and the capital, opening a dance hall, making money, throwing her weight around, enjoying the company of women, and doting on her son. Life was a constant celebration. And, as a bonus... She took on a handsome young prince from a neighboring kingdom as her assistant. What a carefree life! Wait! A consort comes looking for trouble? Don't you have ears? I already told you I have no interest in sharing a man with you, so why won't you leave me alone? Two slaps for you! A man tries to flirt with me? Don't you have eyes? I'm old enough to be your mother, and you still think you can flirt with me? One punch will send you flying! The emperor comes to punish me? Don't you have a brain? You're the one who sent me to the Cold Palace, so what do you think you're doing climbing into my bed now? Out you go with a kick! In her dictionary, if a problem can be solved with force, she absolutely won't waste time talking! Ask why she's so violent? Hell, don't you know I'm getting old? It's menopause! There's no cure! Highlights: First, “Your Highness, where are you going now?” “I'm bored. I'm going to see my son!” “Your Highness, you mustn't! If His Majesty finds out you've sneaked out of the Cold Palace again, he'll... he'll...” “Add more time to my stay in the Cold Palace, right? That's fine, let him add as much as he wants!” “Your Highness! By now, your sentence of reflection in the Cold Palace has already been extended to a hundred years from now. If he adds any more, do you want to spend your next life here too?” Second, “Guards, Consort Shu disrespected the empress. Throw her into the Cold Palace!” “Hold it!” “Empress, what is it?” “You're throwing her into the Cold Palace, so where am I supposed to live? I won't share a room with anyone.” “Go back to your old chambers.” “No way! I'm perfectly happy living in the Cold Palace. Why should I move?” Third, “You wretch! You actually want to take my Crown Prince and princess out of the palace?” “What's the problem? They're my children. Of course they should go with me. You have plenty of women. Pick a few and they'll give you a whole bunch more. Just let me have these two.” “Dream on! The imperial bloodline must never leave the royal family!” “Damn you, you stone-faced freak! Are you going to let me take them or not? You won't? Then I'll knock you down and walk right out of here with them anyway!”