One Emperor, One Empress, One Lifetime | The Forbidden City Love Story

✨ She was the only woman he ever loved. He was the only emperor in all of China’s history to keep just one wife. This is the true story of Emperor Hongzhi of the Ming Dynasty and his Empress Zhang — a love story unlike any other inside the Forbidden City. From a chance encounter with a bowl of lotus seed soup… to a vow of “only you, forever”… to years of ruling side by side as husband and wife… and finally, the loneliness of widowhood — this is the legend of “one emperor, one empress, one lifetime.”