Mrs. Qi, whose name is unknown, also known as Qi Ji, was the favorite concubine of Liu Bang, the ancestor of the Han Dynasty, and left a deep mark on Chinese history with her outstanding talent and tragic fate. Born in an ordinary family in the late Qin and early Han dynasties, she was selected into Liu Bangjun's army because of her beauty and good at singing and dancing, and deeply attracted the future founding emperor with her peerless appearance and tactful singing voice.
After Liu Bang established the Han Dynasty, Mrs. Qi's status skyrocketed and she was highly favored, not only giving birth to the prince Liu Ruyi, but also forming a powerful force in the palace with her ingenuity. She touched the heartstrings with Chu dance, expressed her emotions with singing, and became Liu Bang's closest partner in her later years. However, Madame Qi was not satisfied with the status quo, she had great ambitions and longed for her son Liu Ruyi to replace Empress Lu's biological son Liu Ying as the crown prince, which laid the groundwork for her tragic life.
The theme of Madame Qi's biography revolves around the "tragedy of women in the struggle for power", revealing the brutality of the court struggles in the feudal era and the struggles and ups and downs of a beautiful and talented woman in the whirlpool of power. She tried to change the fate of herself and her son by influencing Liu Bang, but in the end she lost to the more sophisticated and hard-nosed Lu Pheasant. After Lu Pheasant took power, he carried out a cruel and inhumane ** against Mrs. Qi, demoting her to "Renbi", which became one of the most tragic harem tragedies in Chinese history.
Although Madame Qi's life is full of tragedy, her spirit of daring to pursue ideals and challenge the existing power structure reflects the struggle and awakening of ancient women to their own destiny to a certain extent, making her a unique figure who is both sympathetic and admirable in the long history.