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The Idle Empress Dowager

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After the new emperor ascends the throne, the once-powerful Empress Dowager is reduced to an idler in the deep palace. Unwilling to fade into obscurity, she appears to spend her days gardening and playing with birds, but secretly weaves schemes to stir up court politics. As she engages in a dangerous and ambiguous power game with a young influential minister, dark secrets from the past emerge. Behind her facade of idleness—is it vengeance she seeks, or a tangled web of love?

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