Legend

Later, the woman Gu Shuangcheng disguised herself to take the imperial exam and was named the second top scholar;

Later, Shuangcheng was bestowed the title of consort, astounding the world;

Later, he tried to murder Emperor Wu’s favorite consort, Shuangcheng, with poison. Though the attempt failed, the emperor was enraged and ordered him beaten to death with clubs.

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Later, in the dead of night, the four highest-ranking female officials of the Palace Service Bureau received a secret summons to the Golden Chimes Hall. Their task was to prepare his body for burial. When they arrived, the women were horrified to find a woman’s corpse lying alone on the imperial throne. A piece of jade rested in her mouth, and she wore the emperor’s robe embroidered with eight-clawed golden dragons. “He” was in fact a woman…

If your enemy is the most brilliant and ruthless emperor, how can you make him suffer and take the person he loves most? But why, in the end, were you the one to give up first? Did the emperor ever suffer, even for a moment? If you have the whole world in your heart, why should men alone be the ones to embroider its splendid landscapes? Great talents often hide in plain sight at court. Here is a fresh retelling of an age-old legend: a woman who became a princess consort and entered politics!