Empress Dowager Ci 'an was originally the empress of Emperor Xianfeng. She is gentle by nature and doesn't like to be jealous with others, so she won the favor of Emperor Xianfeng. Empress Dowager Cixi is the biological mother and the favorite concubine Yi of Emperor Xianfeng. After the death of Emperor Xianfeng, two equal queens were sealed by Zai Chun!
Because Zai Chun was still young and needed the assistance of ministers, Emperor Xianfeng was afraid that things like Ao Bai and Dourgen would happen again, so he thought of a foolproof plan: eight ministers assisted in drafting the imperial edict, and then two queens made the final decision, so that the position of Emperor Xianfeng could be saved!
However, although Emperor Xianfeng loved Yi Guifei (later Empress Dowager Cixi), he was not at ease with her character. He knew that once Yi Guifei took the position of Empress Dowager and became the emperor's mother, her ambition would grow slowly and she might take power.
However, if Empress Ci 'an (later Empress Ci 'an) is only allowed to deal with eight assistant ministers, it will be like throwing stones with eggs, because Empress Ci 'an has always been kind-hearted and has never had any desire for politics, so she can only be pushed around!
Emperor Xianfeng has other plans for this. He decided to let the two queens make a decision together. But he left another imperial edict to Empress Ci 'an, meaning that if Cixi obeyed it, it would never come out. If Cixi is disobedient, she can join forces with Minister Bafu to abolish Cixi!
Empress Dowager Cixi's ambition is increasing day by day. She didn't even care about Ci 'an, so the Empress Dowager Ci 'an took out this imperial edict and wanted to give Cixi a warning to restrain her. Cixi just saw this imperial edict and was scared to death, but soon, Empress Dowager Cixi changed her mind!
Because of this imperial edict, Empress Dowager Cixi will have no peace all day. Only when the imperial edict is destroyed and Cian no longer exists can she sit back and relax. Thinking of this, she destroyed the imperial edict and took control of the whole situation by herself!