When the new drama Compass escorted Emperor Dawu back, the princess chose to stay because she wanted to save Du Changshi, and when she knew that her master Ren Ruyi was dead, she also had thoughts of suicide. But she was an apprentice brought out by Ren Ruyi, and she felt that choosing to commit suicide was the weakest manifestation of her weakness, so she began to find ways to save herself. There is hope in life, she no longer wants to be a princess who is looked down upon and neglected, and finally marries a colt she doesn't know, but wants to take her fate into her own hands.
She told Li Tongguang that she liked the feeling of taking her fate into her own hands, because only in this way would she not panic in her heart, she knew what she should do, and she had the courage to do it. So when Emperor An wanted to give her death, she exchanged the interests that the emperor cared about the most in exchange for her chance to survive. The words she said in front of the emperor were no longer the crying princess, but like a domineering empress. I have to say that she has really grown up along the way.
She gradually understood that she could only save herself at a critical time, and only by taking her fate into her own hands was the most reliable. Of course, she also hopes that the people can have a stable life, without conquest and innocent death, which is the benevolence of an emperor. Although she lived in the harem before and didn't care about the world, she was able to support the prosperity and survival of a country better than her royal brothers along the way.
I really feel that she acted very well, she is not afraid of power, she fights for her own destiny, it is really different from when she first came out of the palace, maybe every partner on the road has made her grow up.