Secret History of Empress Wu Box 2

[Machine Translation] The only female emperor in Chinese history (Wuzhong Tian, Empress Noriten Wuhu) lived a beautiful and tumultuous life in the turbulent era of the Tang Dynasty. --In the 7th century, during the Tang Dynasty, Wuteru (later Wuzhong Tian), a talented former commoner in the imperial court of the second Taizong (Tang Guoquan), falls in love with the Crown Prince Li Ji (Yu Shaogun). After the death of King Taejong, she became a monk but continued to meet with the newly enthroned King Gojong and became pregnant. At the behest of Empress Wang ( Jiang Lin Jing ), she returns to the royal court and gives birth to the second prince, Li Hong. Wuzhong executes her rival Empress Wang for the murder of the duke, and Queen Xiao Shu for witchcraft. Wusho becomes empress, assists her ailing husband in his duties, and entrusts the upbringing of her son to her own sister, Lady Wu ( Qin Hae-ro ), a Korean woman. She is deeply hurt when she witnesses a secret meeting between the Korean lady and King Gojong. Wu-tsung gave birth to his youngest daughter, Prince Taepyeong. She mourns for her eldest daughter, whom she killed in order to take the Empress's throne, and falls deeply in love with Taepyeong.... Contains episodes 15 to 26.

中国史上唯一の女帝【武則天 則天武后】 激動の時代、女帝を目指し冷酷無比に生きた その生涯は美しく、そして波乱に満ちた物語。BOX第2巻。――7世紀・唐の時代。2代太宗(唐国強)の後宮で才人であった元平民の武照(のちの武則天)は皇太子・李治(余少群)と恋におちる。太宗の死後、出家するも即位した高宗と逢瀬を重ね妊娠。王皇后(蒋林静)の意向により還俗し後宮へ復帰、第二皇子の李弘を産む。武照はライバルの王皇后を公主殺害で、簫淑妃に呪術を行ったという冤罪で処刑。皇后となった武照は病弱な夫を助け執務を行い、息子の養育を実姉の韓国夫人・武氏(秦海路)に一任。そのうち韓国夫人と高宗が深い仲になり、密会を目撃した武照は深く傷つく。武照は末娘となる太平公主を出産。皇后の座を狙うため殺した長女を悼み、太平に深い愛を注いでいくが・・・。第15話～第26話を収録。