The Empress Dowager Behind the Curtain at 24

The day before her wedding, she used a trick to drug her mentor, all for the man she was powerless to resist. On her wedding day, dressed in her phoenix crown and bridal robes, she entered the palace, only for the emperor to abandon her. All he left behind was an eight-year-old prince and an imperial throne in name only. She became the laughingstock of the palace, a woman no one dared speak of openly. To protect herself and the young emperor, she began playing along with everyone around her and stepped into the struggle for power. … Her ethereal master stood before the towering flames, smiling faintly. “Ten paces to kill a man, a thousand miles without a trace. Liang'er, the bodies of these enemy generals are my gift to you.” She swept her sleeve across her robe and faced his despairing gaze. “From now on, all affection between us is severed. Like this sleeve, we are parted forever, never to meet again!” XXXX