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y forty and still had no sons, though he had about twenty daughters. He made a bold promise: whoever in th
birth to the much-desired son. Desperation led my mother to secretly give my father herbal medicines and tak
tment, she was a brave and decisive woman. She immediately declared that she had given birth to a prince and asked
re were occasional instances where my true gender was discovered. Yet no
. My mother was determined to become the empress dowager, so over the years, s
e position, but as time passed, I realized I was the only one. However, my mother never allowed me to slack off. She arr
ed my mother's resilience; the more challenging the situation, the more determined I became.
. But she was constantly vigilant, fearing my father might grow suspicious, and never allowed me to r
should I
ned to Tonya. She knew my true ident
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