Under Zhu Wen's orders, I served poisoned wine to Emperor Ai of Tang—only to find the emperor was a woman in d…
Under Zhu Wen's orders, I served poisoned wine to Emperor Ai of Tang—only to find the emperor was a woman in disguise. Her name was Liu Qingyi, and against all odds, she survived the deadly brew.
I brought her here and tempered her body with a toxic elixir. She neither wept nor begged for mercy; when pain struck, she kept writing "Zuo"—the emperor's name, and smiled softly. Only then did I realize the depth of her love.