

Lord Anguo's son, by his concubine Xia Ji, adopted by his wife Lady Huayang.He often hides his altruism under the guise of profit scheming and is never afraid to take advantage of a bad situation, causing others to misunderstand him. Despite being from the wealthiest family in Zhao, the upper classes were allowed to step on Lü Buwei and his father due to their merchant status, causing him to vow that, one day, he would have more power and influence than them all. A scheming merchant with a reputation for cunning and excellent business sense, Lü Buwei understands the importance of appearance and connections.She eventually becomes the wife of King Zhuangxiang of Qin and the mother of Qin Shi Huang, the first emperor of China. She is unafraid to call out misbehavior and demands she be treated fairly. Because they are on the same path for power, she makes a pact with Lü Buwei to act as his partner. Intelligent, talented, and kind, this gentle, favored daughter of a high official becomes a woman fiercely determined to avenge the great wrongs done to her and gain enough power to ensure no one can bend her pride again after she is sold into slavery. Li He's eldest daughter, by Wang Wan'er.As Qin and Zhao fall into war, the balance of power may find itself upended, with Li Haolan on top. Through Lü Buwei's influence, Li Haolan enters Zhao's imperial court and makes a match with Ying Yiren, the captive prince of Qin. Together, they form an unlikely partnership as they both begin to climb the ladders of power. The scheming merchant Lü Buwei purchases Li Haolan and takes interest in the fate of this intelligent, unusual girl. Stricken with the knowledge of everyone's complicity, and unable to return home, Li Haolan vows she will never beg for another thing in her life as she tries to claw her way out of her fallen circumstances and avenge the death of her mother and the wrongs done to her. Gao Min orders the murder of Li Haolan's mother and sells Li Haolan into slavery, just as Li Haolan watches her sweetheart marrying her little sister, Li Xiuyu. Li Haolan's mother, Wang Wan'er, a lowly concubine, has gone mad with grief over her daughter's unknown fate. Surviving only by chance, Li Haolan crawls back from the brink of death to discover her reputation in tatters, as Gao Min spread the rumor that Li Haolan shamed the family by eloping with a stranger to explain the girl's disappearance. When she tries to circumvent this fate by begging her first love, Prince Jiao, ask to marry her, Li Haolan's stepmother, Gao Min, orders her killed and thrown into the river. Her father, State Censor Li He, arranges marriage between her and the far-older Yu Ping, who treats his other wives brutally.
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The series is set during the Warring States period (3rd century BC), and chronicles the rise of Li Haolan to become the Empress Dowager.īetrayed by her family and her first love, Li Haolan finds herself in desperate circumstances at the start of the series.
