The Empress Dowager's Guide

When I was 16 years old, in order to maintain my family's power, I entered the palace and became a concubine of the old emperor who could already be my father. When I was 20 years old, I became the heir, and my mother honored the world; six years later, Concubine Lan and I jointly supported the fourth prince to ascend the throne. I was honored as the Queen Mother and the Empress Dowager, and the young emperor was praised for his wise decision in the court. Hidden deep within the palace is a woman's ambition. I still think about it, thinking about the time and youth locked in the deep palace. In the face of conspiracies, I always win again and again, and new conspiracies begin to brew. Will I continue to win? Everything seems like a dream, starting when I was 16 years old...