It's Better to be the Empress Dowager

TangShishiwasthenumberonebeautyinthecourt.Shewasarrogant,domineeringandaggressive.Sheaccidentallypickedupabookandlearnedthatshewasjustaviciousfemalesecondleadinapalacestruggle.Later,shewouldfightforfavorwiththefemalelead,andeventuallyshewasruinedanddiedmiserably.

Now,theyhavejustenteredthefiefofJingWang,andthefirstmeetingofthemaleandfemaleleadshasnothappenedyet.TherearetwopathsbeforeTangShishi.Thefirstistoholdtheheroine’sthighstightlyandjointhefemaleleadcampearly;thesecondistopleasethemaleleadandstealthefavorofthefemalelead.

TangShishichoosesthethirdway.

TangShishiknewthatthemalelead’sadoptivefatherJingWangseemedtobelowprofile,butinfacthewasoverlyambitious.Inthenearfuture,hewillinvadethecapitalandproclaimtheemperorbeforetheimperialcourt,butitisapitythathepassedawaybeforepassingthethronetothemalelead.

Thisyear,JingWangistwenty-fouryearsold,stillyoung,andhasyettomarryawife.

Anyway,shealreadyintheForbiddenCity.Insteadofbeingtheconcubineofthemalelead,itisbettertobehisadoptedmother,theempressdowagerinonestep.

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ZhaoChengjunhadnointentiontogetmarried,soheadoptedhissubordinatesonashisheir.Hethoughthewouldbewithhisarmyinhiswholelife.

Later,theimperialfamilysentateamofbeautiestoPrinceJing,andtheleaderwasnamedTangShishi.

Hisyoung,adoptedsonandhissubordinatesalsopersuaded:YourHighness,thisisabeautytrap.

JingWang:Iknow.

Theso-calledbeautytrapwasmerelyabaitforthosewhowish.