Empress Wu Zetian entered the Chinese court as a fifth-tier concubine, but she ended her life as the country's only female emperor. Once described as hated by “gods and men alike," Zetian developed a reputation...
One day, my dad looked at me, and then looked at my mom, and said: “It’s me or him. Choose.” I thought my mom would take my side, but I was so, so wrong.