Like Thin Ice

At the start, she was dealt a terrible hand. Bo Ji was born in the chaos of the late Qin dynasty, when warlords vied for supremacy, Qi Fei was spoiled and domineering, Empress Lü held power, the harem was like a prison, and every beautiful woman fought for favor, with danger at every step.

She was an illegitimate daughter, a convicted slave of a fallen state, and also the most inconspicuous twice-married discarded consort in the Han palace, without favor or power, with only one son to depend on.

She does not compete, does not snatch, does not pick sides, and does not cause trouble.

While others fight desperately, she lies low in silence;

while others ruin themselves and disgrace themselves, she wins step by step.

Without a cheat ability and without a man’s love,

she relies only on clarity and restraint to survive in the bloody Han palace.

A moss flower humble to the dust,

she nonetheless becomes the ultimate winner step by step—the Empress Dowager of the Han.

She also makes a small contribution to the first prosperous age in history, the Wen and Jing Reigns,

and trains her son into a model of the Twenty-four Filial Exemplars.

Though history underestimated her, she caused the Liu clan’s empire to survive 405 more years!

Those who ride the trend become kings; weak as she is, she wins by lying flat!

A super supporting female character written over in one brushstroke by history, but impossible to erase!

Want to understand the profound wisdom of Daoism?

Bo Ji = a living specimen of Daoist thought.

Please follow the wisdom-filled life of history’s top-tier heroine who wins while doing nothing.