The narrative of a young girl chosen to be an emperor's concubine. She loses her innocence and becomes entangled in the intrigues of the other concubines, but eventually she is impregnated by the emperor and becomes his wife, the empress of China. After the emperor dies, she commands the nation with dread since her "career" has poisoned her spirit.
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The narrative of a young girl chosen to be an emperor's concubine. She loses her innocence and becomes entangled in the intrigues of the other concubines, but eventually she is impregnated by the emperor and becomes his wife, the empress of China. After the emperor dies, she commands the nation with dread since her "career" has poisoned her spirit.
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