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* Lady Anshi's story is pretty tragic, even though she became the Empress Dowager. Because the previous emperor was a pedophile, at the age of 10, she became pregnant with a son who would become the next emperor, but because her body was still developing, she had to have a C-section to get the baby out, which resulted in nasty scars on her stomach. Then, even though she became Empress, the former emperor ignored her because she became older and was no longer a child. Angered at being ignored by her husband and what he did to her, she [[KarmicRape raped]] him and became pregnant with her second son, who she couldn't even love, leading her to willingly exchange her son's consort's son with hers.

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* Lady Anshi's story is pretty tragic, even though as she became the Empress Dowager. Because the previous emperor was a pedophile, pedophile because of his fear of adult women, at the young age of 10, she became pregnant with a son who would become the next emperor, but because her body was still developing, she had to have a C-section to get the baby out, which resulted in nasty scars on her stomach. Then, even though she became Empress, the former emperor ignored her because she became older and was no longer a child. Angered at being ignored by her husband and what he did to her, she [[KarmicRape raped]] assaulted]] him and became pregnant with her second son, who she couldn't even love, leading her to willingly exchange her son's consort's son with hers.hers to raise.



* Despite being lustful, the emperor only had one consort, Ah-Duo, back when he was still a crown prince. He even declared she was the only woman he needed and promised to make her the mother of the nation. Then Ah-Duo lost her womb and 'her baby' was declared dead, making it impossible. Eventually, it was Gyoukyou who was made an empress because she gave birth to a boy.
** It is quite a sad story on its own, but the Web Novel revealed further on the two. Younger Ah-duo was a tomboyish girl whose dream was to be a merchant and travel abroad. She regarded the emperor as just a friend, but the emperor saw her more than that. By making her his romance partner, she lost her freedom and was bound to the palace. Her 'wish' demanding him to make her the mother of a nation is just an excuse since she thought he couldn't fulfill that, but the emperor took the wish seriously to the point he would make her son his heir no matter what. Later on, Ah-Duo asked the emperor to give Jinshi freedom to choose what he wants, in exchange for her to always staying beside him.
** When Ah-Duo witnesses Jinshi's speech on why he refuses to marry Maomao so he wouldn't bound her to being in the palace forever, she starts crying as this is what she truly wanted from the Emperor.
** It's even sadder as the emperor seemingly realizes his [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone mistake]] when he saw Ah-Duo crying and kept staring at her as Jinshi continues to speak, showing some poor communication between them that could have been resolved. He truly loves Ah-Duo, but he accidentally damaged her by keeping her in the palace.

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* Despite being seemingly very lustful, the emperor only had one consort, Ah-Duo, back when he was still a crown prince. He even declared she was the only woman he needed and promised to make her the mother of the nation. Then Ah-Duo lost her womb and 'her baby' was declared dead, making it impossible. Eventually, it was Gyoukyou who was made an empress because she gave birth to a boy.
** It is quite a sad story on its own, but the Web Novel revealed further on the two. Younger Ah-duo was a tomboyish girl whose dream was to be a merchant and travel abroad. She regarded the emperor as just a friend, but the emperor saw her more than that. By making her his romance partner, she lost her freedom and was bound to the palace. Her 'wish' demanding him to make her the mother of a nation is just an excuse since she thought he couldn't fulfill that, but the emperor took the wish seriously to the point he would make her son his heir no matter what. Later on, Ah-Duo asked the emperor to give Jinshi freedom to choose what he wants, in exchange for her to always staying beside him.
him despite her wish to explore the world.
** When Ah-Duo witnesses Jinshi's speech on why he refuses to marry Maomao so he wouldn't bound her to being in the palace forever, forever like a slave, she starts crying as this is what she truly wanted from the Emperor.
** It's even sadder as the emperor seemingly realizes his sees [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone mistake]] this]] when he saw Ah-Duo witnesses Ah-Duo's crying and kept staring at her as Jinshi continues to speak, showing some poor communication between them that could have been resolved. He truly loves Ah-Duo, but he accidentally damaged her by keeping her in the palace.palace and not knowing what she truly wanted.
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* Maomao dancing in honor of Fengxian's buyout. She does not consider Lakan or Fengxian to be her parents, and what little relationship Maomao had with Fengxian was wrought with pain and grief, but she still recognizes the tragedy of their situation and chooses to give them a traditional sendoff in private. It's a bittersweet affair, since given how advanced Fengxian's illness is at this point, Maomao is knowingly dancing for a union that is fated to not last very long. The dance is beautiful and heartbreaking, especially in the anime adaptation where it is backed by an equally beautiful and heartbreaking song.

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