wu hou

The Emperor of China is dead. Mei, his former concubine is now a concubine of Pheasant. When Pheasant becomes the new Emperor, Mei believes she will be safe. But Lady Wang, Pheasant's chief wife is powerful and unpredictable. As she turns against Mei and takes measures to stop her rise, the power struggle that occurs will determine China's fate and that of Mei.

"A concubine at the palace learns quickly that there are many ways to capture the Emperor's attention"--Back cover.

Chosen to become one of the emperor's royal concubines in China's Tang dynasty, a young girl known as Heavenlight is thrust into the exotic world of the Forbidden City, where she must learn to navigate politics, court intrigue, and petty jealousies.

Chronicles the life of Wu, the only reigning woman empress in Chinese history, describing her calculated rise to power and the lengths to which she went to keep the throne.