However, her people behaved disappointingly. There was not a single person who could uphold the family's honor. Shortly after her death, they were quickly wiped out.

This makes people sigh that no matter how capable the parents are, if their offspring are not supportive, even if they have a rich family business, it will be difficult to maintain it for long.

Although the outside world has mixed opinions about her, she is not a cruel woman, nor is she a simple evil person.

As for her husband's other children and concubines, she would not easily take any action as long as they did not offend her. And as for those who had offended her, as long as they did not have ill intentions or attempted rebellion, she would not take any extreme actions.

Based on this alone, she believed that she was more tolerant and generous than many men. After all, in history, those male emperors often wiped out their brothers and sisters or even their entire families when they were in power.

It is really unfair that she is labeled as "evil" just because she is a woman when she kills her love rival and his children.

When facing ministers and meritorious officials in the court, other male emperors were praised for being "decisive and ruthless", but she was branded as a "poisonous woman".

Isn't this just like the saying that a woman's heart is the most vicious and that a man cannot be a real man without being vicious? It all depends on the mouths of some people.

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Regardless of her merits and demerits, she has finally completed her mission and the country is about to welcome a new monarch.

Looking back, during the reign of the previous empress dowager, there were three emperors, but none of them achieved anything, including her own son.

Therefore, her understanding of them was limited to some fragments of their marriages, complaints, etc. In comparison, the empress dowager's life was full of magnificent stories, while these three emperors seemed ordinary.

Then, history entered the period of Emperor Wen, who was known for his generosity and kindness and devoted himself to the recuperation of the country.

However, his policies led to the sacrifice of some women. Yes, as long as it can bring peace to the two countries, what does it matter if a few women are sacrificed?

The poem "I am sent to protect the country, but I don't know where to use the general" deeply reveals this helplessness and sadness. Although the status of women in the era she witnessed was not as low as in some dynasties, there were still various restrictions.

In prosperous times, there might be relatively less criticism towards women; but once times fall into chaos, both women and men may face a tragic fate, and even be treated like animals.

However, while men can improve their status by fighting on the battlefield and making achievements, women rarely have such opportunities.

Since they were born, no one has trained them in this direction, but this does not mean that the status of women is lower than that of men.

If you compare a woman from a wealthy family with an ordinary person, the former has a higher status and can bully the latter at will.

However, when in a similar position, such as a country, most of the time it is men who are in charge, and occasionally women are in charge. No matter how brilliant the achievements of the woman are, she will be labeled as "hens crowing at dawn" and "poisonous women".

The world tries to cover up her talent, ability and achievements with bad reputation. And the best way to destroy a strong woman is to fabricate obscene rumors.

For example, it was rumored that the empress dowager had many male favorites and had affairs with them, and was a shameless woman.

But there were many emperors who robbed their sons' wives and committed adultery with their ministers' wives. Why was no one condemning them? Instead, some people sang praises of love for them. This is the gap brought about by gender.

A man kills his wife, kills his son, takes his son's wife, takes his brother's wife. As long as you are high enough and powerful enough, people will sing your praises.

Even if a woman becomes an emperor, she is still required to remain chaste.

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Who would fall in love with an older man who forcibly took her away after having a handsome and wealthy young husband? But history is full of anecdotes.

The most important political achievement of this emperor was that he laid the economic foundation, allowing the people who had been in turmoil for who knows how many years to finally have some peace and stability.

However, the emperor's methods were quite cruel. He eliminated his wife and several sons before he was able to successfully ascend the throne. Unfortunately, no one accused him of being cruel. Instead, some people believed that he had no choice but to take the throne.

However, he later married a commoner, and legends about their love spread through the ages. She rose from a commoner to queen, then queen mother, and grand queen mother, which was enough to prove that she was no ordinary person.

What's more, she was once sent to various princes by the queen mother, which shows her extraordinary ability.

Although she did many bad things and even almost caused the death of the emperor who was hailed as the pinnacle of the entire dynasty, it is undeniable that she was indeed a capable politician.

That one, she was very clear-headed, she knew in her heart that the Queen Mother sent her here just to closely monitor the prince's every move.

But she remained calm and rational. After all, the Queen Mother was getting old and would pass away sooner or later. And she was destined to be with this man for the rest of her life, so she knew which side she should stand on.

She would not make the wrong choice between a queen mother who was about to die and far away and a husband who was young, strong and right in front of her.

The two of them have similar life trajectories. Both lost their fathers at a young age and have suffered the hardships and tribulations of life since childhood.

Therefore, she does not need to put on makeup deliberately, nor does she need to compete for superiority. She only needs to show her gentle and virtuous side, and silently accompany and enlighten the man in front of her.

Otherwise, why do men prefer understanding women? When you are in trouble or feeling down, there is such a person who is always by your side and tries every way to make you happy;

And when you need to be alone, she will quietly leave without adding any trouble to you. How can you not love such a caring partner?

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Later, when her husband's wife and children died one after another, she naturally became the most important woman in his life.

What's even more fortunate is that she was clearly a rehabilitator, but her husband became the best candidate for the emperor because his mother's family had no power, and he became popular for a while.

Hua Ningyao: Why do I remember someone clearing her name?

However, people have their ups and downs, and later she became ill and blind, and gradually fell out of favor.

But a woman who can outlast her husband is a successful woman, yes, even though her husband favors someone else.

Although she was blind, she survived and outlasted her husband.

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