Ages Here

From a fire-tending maid in a merchant's household, to a dowry maidservant in a marquis's estate; from the woman at the Third Prince's pillow, to his right hand in bringing down the Crown Prince; from Imperial Consort to Empress Dowager, and then to—she lifted the curtain herself and sat down on that throne. It took her thirty years to see one truth clearly: the favor men grant can be taken back, the trust women give can change, but only the power held in your own hands will not. This is a story of entering on her knees and leaving seated. From the mud, to the dragon throne.