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Inside the palace, the lights were on, there was singing and dancing, and the magnificent hall was illuminated by candlelight as if it were daytime.

The Empress Yin Hongxiao sat upright on the high dragon throne, wearing a gorgeous dragon robe, the golden silk threads sparkling brightly in the sun.

She looked down at the fawning male favorites below. Their smiles were hypocritical and their eyes were full of greed and desire. They were like a pack of hungry wolves, eager to get more power and wealth from her.

The air in the hall was filled with rich floral and wine aromas, interweaving into an intoxicating scent.

The musicians played melodious music, and the dancers dressed in gauze danced gracefully, like blooming flowers, swaying under the lights.

However, behind this prosperity lies endless conspiracies and calculations.

Yin Hongxiao sneered, raised the wine glass in her hand and took a sip.

This wine, like her life, was bitter with a hint of sweetness. She knew very well that in this palace, there were no real friends, only eternal interests.

Those male favorites seemed to be obedient to her, but in fact they had their own ulterior motives and were all calculating how to get more benefits from her.

After the banquet, Yin Hongxiao returned to her bedroom alone. She took off her luxurious headdress and heavy makeup, revealing a pure and elegant face.

Her eyes revealed a bit of fatigue and sadness, as if she had lost too much in this endless power struggle.

In the bedroom, the flickering candlelight illuminated her lonely figure. She sat in front of the bronze mirror, stroking her face in the mirror, with a somewhat gloomy look on her face.

This face, once so pure and innocent, is now covered with traces of time and the vicissitudes of power.

In this world full of calculations and betrayal, she can only choose to protect herself with indifference and arrogance.

She couldn't let anyone see through her heart, nor could she let anyone catch her weakness. She could only wrap herself in a hard armor and face the storms of the world alone.

Yin Hongxiao, the first empress of the Hongwu Empire, was famous for her extraordinary wisdom and iron-fisted approach. Her life was full of legends.

Having witnessed the cruelty of court struggles since childhood and the successive deaths of her father and brother, she had to shoulder the heavy responsibility of the royal family ahead of time.

When she first ascended the throne, she faced a country that was devastated and demoralized.

At that time, the Hongwu Empire was like a huge, dilapidated ship, tottering in the wind and rain.

The people were living in dire straits, while the court officials had their own ulterior motives, all calculating how to gain more benefits in this game of power.

Neighboring countries took the opportunity to cause chaos and frequent provocations, attempting to annex this already precarious empire.

In order to consolidate her regime, Yin Hongxiao had to take a series of iron-fisted measures.

She weakened the power of the aristocracy, strengthened centralization, and through a series of reform measures, gradually restored order in the country.

At the same time, she also stabilized the border through diplomatic means and signed peace treaties with neighboring countries, bringing temporary peace to the country.

However, these decisions caused a lot of criticism among the people. The weakened nobles hated her and spread rumors among the people to slander her reputation.

Some accused her of being too cruel and not caring about the lives of the people; others doubted her gender and believed that women were not qualified to be emperors. These rumors spread quickly among the people like wildfire.

The most deadly rumor was that she was a hen that crowed at dawn, which was against the will of heaven and she was doomed to fail.

Because each of her husbands died suddenly.

This rumor was like a sharp dagger, piercing deep into her heart.

She understood that this was a means for the aristocratic families to check and balance her, and they were trying to shake her throne in this way.

However, Yin Hongxiao is no ordinary person. She knows very well that in this world where the strong prey on the weak, only the strong can survive.

She would not be defeated by these rumors, nor would she bow to the aristocratic families. So, she deliberately pretended to be obsessed with men and indulged in debauchery, in order to relax the vigilance of the aristocratic families.

She had those male favorites surround her, singing and dancing for her and competing for her favor.

She seemed to be indulging in this extravagant life, but in fact she was secretly observing the movements of the noble families. She knew that only by letting them relax their vigilance could she have a chance to find their flaws and catch them all in one fell swoop.

When it was late at night and everyone was asleep, Yin Hongxiao leaned back in a recliner, the liquor in her hand tasted particularly bitter.

She recalled her past carefree life. At that time, she was a princess doted on by her father and brother, with endless laughter and happiness.

However, fate pushed her into this vortex of power, forcing her to shoulder this heavy responsibility.

She closed her eyes, and the image of her brother dying on the battlefield emerged in her mind.

How helpless and desperate she was at that time. She watched her father fall ill due to anger, watched the court officials fight for power, and watched the country fall into a precarious situation.

She knew that if she didn't speak up, the country would be doomed.

So, she resolutely stood up and ascended the throne as an emperor as a woman.

With her extraordinary wisdom and iron-fisted methods, she saved the empire from danger, repelled the enemy's attack, stabilized the domestic situation, and gradually restored the country to prosperity.

However, the price of all this was huge. She lost her love and happiness, and lost the support and understanding of her relatives and friends.

She could only face the storms and loneliness of the world alone. Every time when it was late at night, she would feel a deep loneliness and exhaustion.

However, she never regretted her choice. She knew that she was paying all this for the country and the people. She was willing to use her life to protect this land and the people on this land.

However, the noble families were unwilling to accept this. They watched the empress becoming more and more powerful and more and more difficult to control, and their hearts were filled with fear and anxiety.

They began to look for various opportunities to check and balance her and weaken her. Among them, the most troublesome thing for Yin Hongxiao was the rumors about her being a husband-killer.

She understood that these rumors were deliberately spread by the aristocratic families in order to check and balance her. They tried to shake her throne in this way and prevent her from finding a suitable successor.

However, Yin Hongxiao did not give in. Instead, she became more determined and confident.

"Hmph, do you think you can make me compromise in this way?" Yin Hongxiao snorted coldly, the majesty of an empress revealed on her face.

She looked at the bright moon outside the window, her heart filled with lofty ambitions. "Since you will assassinate everyone I choose, I will recruit many concubines, and see what you can do to me!"