Greg Jenner
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You're Dead to Me
Empress Dowager Cixi: from concubine to ruler of China
So the dying emperor had left Shu'an with a secret instruction.
You're Dead to Me
Empress Dowager Cixi: from concubine to ruler of China
So his empress, he'd left her with a secret instruction concerning the other lady.
You're Dead to Me
Empress Dowager Cixi: from concubine to ruler of China
Do you know what that instruction was?
You're Dead to Me
Empress Dowager Cixi: from concubine to ruler of China
His empress, yeah.
You're Dead to Me
Empress Dowager Cixi: from concubine to ruler of China
Yeah, regards to his top concubine.
You're Dead to Me
Empress Dowager Cixi: from concubine to ruler of China
Oh, OK.
You're Dead to Me
Empress Dowager Cixi: from concubine to ruler of China
So you think it's a sort of jealousy thing?
You're Dead to Me
Empress Dowager Cixi: from concubine to ruler of China
She can't remarry and then we're boyfriends.
You're Dead to Me
Empress Dowager Cixi: from concubine to ruler of China
It's a bit more extreme than that, Yang Wen.
You're Dead to Me
Empress Dowager Cixi: from concubine to ruler of China
Too powerful, yeah.
You're Dead to Me
Empress Dowager Cixi: from concubine to ruler of China
So the instruction to Xu'an is, if there's any doubt, kill her.
You're Dead to Me
Empress Dowager Cixi: from concubine to ruler of China
Surprisingly, Yang Wen, the opposite happens.
You're Dead to Me
Empress Dowager Cixi: from concubine to ruler of China
The two women team up, right?
You're Dead to Me
Empress Dowager Cixi: from concubine to ruler of China
They become a kind of double act.
You're Dead to Me
Empress Dowager Cixi: from concubine to ruler of China
Yeah.
You're Dead to Me
Empress Dowager Cixi: from concubine to ruler of China
The empress's dowager.
You're Dead to Me
Empress Dowager Cixi: from concubine to ruler of China
Dowagers.
You're Dead to Me
Empress Dowager Cixi: from concubine to ruler of China
Yeah.
You're Dead to Me
Empress Dowager Cixi: from concubine to ruler of China
Okay.
You're Dead to Me
Empress Dowager Cixi: from concubine to ruler of China
So how does that work?