[Rebirth and Revenge + Feel-Good Power Fantasy + Character Growth + Palace Intrigue Later On + Toppling Patriarchy + Two Strong Leads]
Only after the emperor, who had always called her his beloved consort, strangled her to death beside the Fen River did Qin Zhao realize how little that title was worth.
When men held power, women were playthings.
In times of peace and prosperity, they called her a virtuous empress, the model of the empire.
When the kingdom fell and her family was destroyed, they called her a wicked consort who had ruined the nation.
After being reborn, she saw things clearly at last. If women wanted to survive, they had to take charge. The one sitting on the dragon throne should be a woman, and the court should be filled with female officials.
With her own strength, she would make the world value women through their daughters!
Her husband sold their daughter for money, and her mother-in-law treated them cruelly? She set a blazing fire and burned them to ash, while the villagers cheered that justice had finally been served.
A country peasant woman? She transformed into a noblewoman of the capital and stirred up a storm.
The empress stood in her way? With a little clever maneuvering, the empress meekly stepped down and begged Qin Zhao to spare her life.
Years later, Qin Zhao sat coldly on the dragon throne, listening as her female ministers asked permission to execute the “former emperor's male favorite”!
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She had seen through love and prepared herself to live and die alone, until that person appeared. Only then did Qin Zhao realize that love was no laughable favor.
It was
Giving everything he had to make your wish come true!