Kurihime, a peerless beauty from the folk, had a chance encounter that changed her life.
She was originally a woman favored by the god of fate, and the future seems to be full of infinite possibilities.
However, although her beauty is enough to turn all beings upside down, it does not hide her inner ignorance and short-sightedness. Her jealousy eventually led her to fall out of favor with Emperor Jing and play a good hand of cards, which is regrettable!
Li Ji, with peerless appearance and outstanding talent, is a high-profile beautiful woman in the capital. With her graceful singing voice and graceful dancing, she conquered everyone who set their eyes on her.
However, in that day that was destined to change her life, she met Liu Qi, the peerless emperor.
Liu Qi, as a noble prince, has a prominent status, but he often hides in the people and experiences the life of the people. It was on such a day that he met Kurihime by chance, and Kurihime's extraordinary temperament and alluring appearance made him deeply fascinated.
Liu Qi brought her back to the palace, and his heart was full of thoughts of making her the crown princess, hoping to compose a palace story with her and share the endless glory and wealth.
However, Liu Qi's decision was strongly opposed by his mother, Empress Dou Yifang, and his imperial grandmother, Empress Dowager Bo. Because the crown princess has already been selected, she is the maiden family of the Empress Dowager Bo, this is a game of power, and it is also a consideration of the family's interests.
Because Li Ji is not from a high background, she can only be canonized as a widow, and her status is far from that of the crown princess. However, Li Ji's heart was full of gratitude, and she felt Liu Qi's deep affection and sincerity for her, and this emotion was more precious than any title.
Time flies, and Li Ji gave birth to Liu Qi's eldest son, Liu Rong.
Judging from Li Ji's fertility situation, Li Ji was very favored when Liu Qi was still the prince, and it was his first love plus Bai Yueguang. Because Liu Qi's eldest son Liu Rong, second son Liu De, and third son Liu Yanyu were all born to Li Ji. This undoubtedly proves the weight of Li Ji in Liu Qi's heart.
Although Li Ji's identity is only a side room, Liu Qi's care and love for her has never diminished, and he has deep love for this woman who has given everything to him. Li Ji also loves Liu Qi wholeheartedly, and the two spent an unforgettable time of first love together.
Immersed in the sweetness of her first love, Kurihime didn't expect this dream to fall apart in the blink of an eye.
Kurihime's beauty doesn't have the wisdom and strategy to match. She is short-sighted, focusing only on the happiness in front of her, and fails to understand the complexity and subtlety of the court's intrigues.
Guantao Princess Liu Yan, the sister of Emperor Jing of the Han Dynasty, and also the eldest daughter of Dou Yifang and Emperor Wen of the Han Dynasty, has a prominent status and is a figure not to be underestimated in the court.
Liu often offered beautiful women to Emperor Jing to consolidate her position. Because of her strong jealousy, Li Ji regarded Liu as a thorn in her side, believing that her actions threatened her position, and thus began a struggle to bring about her own destruction.
At that time, in order to make her daughter Gillian the queen, Princess Guantao asked the prince's biological mother Li Ji to marry.
But Li Ji is narrow-minded, she is disgusted with Princess Guantao's behavior of introducing beautiful women to Emperor Jing, and categorically refuses Princess Guantao's proposal, making her lose face in the court.
Li Ji failed to realize that Liu Yan's wisdom and strategy were far superior to her, and she simply fought against her, trying to win back Emperor Jing's favor.
This move greatly angered Princess Guantao, causing her to turn to support Liu Che, the king of Jiaodong, Madame Wang's son. From then on, Princess Guantao and Madame Wang formed a strong alliance against Li Ji.
At first, Princess Guantao continued to slander Li Ji in front of Emperor Jing of Han, and at the same time praised Madame Wang's son. As time passed, Emperor Jing's opinion of Kurithime gradually changed, but he still had some nostalgia for Kurithime's old love.
However, Kurihime's own stupidity exacerbates her fall from grace.
Once, Emperor Jing tentatively said to Li Ji due to illness: "If I am a hundred years later, you must be kind to other concubines and children. Instead of showing the understanding and care she deserves, Kurihime angrily retorted and even made inappropriate remarks. Emperor Jing was extremely disappointed in her as a result, and her impulsiveness and lack of foresight gradually exhausted his patience and pampering.
Madame Wang was keenly aware of Emperor Jing's displeasure with Li Ji, but she knew that it would take an opportune moment to depose the crown prince. At this time, Queen Bo, who had no favor and no children, was deposed.
Madame Wang seized this opportunity, and she secretly instructed the minister to play and proposed to make the prince's biological mother, Li Ji, the queen.
The son is more precious than the mother, the mother is more precious than the son, and the mother of the prince should be the queen. Emperor Jing was furious at this, believing that it was instigated by Li Ji.
Therefore, Emperor Jing ordered the execution of the minister, deposed the crown prince Liu Rong, and renamed him the king of Linjiang. Mrs. Wang, Liu Che's biological mother, was made queen by the trend.
After Liu Rong was deposed, Emperor Jing's dislike for Li Ji reached its peak and he was no longer willing to see her. Li Ji's resentment in the deep palace grew, but she couldn't even see Emperor Jing's face, and finally died in depression.
According to the report of archaeologists, there are only two burial tombs in the Yang Tomb of Emperor Jing of the Han Dynasty, one is the tomb of Liu Che's mother, Empress Wang, and the other is the tomb of Li Ji.
Kurihime's tomb is composed of the main burial chamber and the east and west passages, which is quite rare among tombs at the time.
It is worth noting that even the tomb of Lady Li, the favorite concubine of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, has only one tomb road, while Li Ji's tomb has two.
Li Ji died because of jealousy and "guilt", however, the size of the tomb she enjoyed after her death actually exceeded that of Mrs. Li, which shows that Li Ji still occupies an unshakable position in Emperor Jing's heart.
Although Li Ji is pampered, stupid and jealous, she will always have a place in Emperor Jing's heart as Emperor Jing's first love and Bai Yueguang.