Whatever the dream had been, even if it had been the original fate, it had now changed.
Only one thing left Su Ziji somewhat melancholy...
How would Xinping's matter be settled in the future?
All of a sudden, Su Ziji somewhat understood Emperor Guangwu Liu Xiu's feelings.
Liu Xiu, history recorded, had been deeply affectionate.
According to historical records, Liu Xiu's harem had been sparse. Before he rose to prominence, he had greatly admired Yin Lihua and once sighed, "To take a wife, one should take Yin Lihua."
And he had indeed married her, but the chaos of war soon separated them.
When Liu Xiu campaigned in Hebei, he married Guo Shengtong in order to ally himself with Liu Yang, King of Zhending. It had been a thoroughly political marriage, yet Liu Xiu had been a scholar, and after their marriage, he had doted greatly on Guo Shengtong.
In other words, since he had married Guo Shengtong, he naturally cherished and loved her, eventually even making her Empress.
Unfortunately, Guo Shengtong had repeatedly relied on her family background, believing that it was her Lineage's support that had won Liu Xiu the realm. This deeply wounded Liu Xiu.
More importantly, Guo Shengtong had ambitions.
In the year 42, Liu Xiu declared that Guo Shengtong possessed "the bearing of Lü and Huo" and could not be entrusted with young heirs or allowed to honorably inherit the great throne. He issued an edict deposing her as Empress. Not long afterward, he named her Queen Mother of Central Mountain and moved her to the Northern Palace, while making his original wife, Yin Lihua, Empress.
From then on, Liu Xiu ran between the two women. He could not bear to part with either, yet the final outcome was still poor.
His love had been divided