The Most Terrible Sister Consorts? Legends of Zhao Feiyan and Zhao Hede | Tea with Amy

This is the story of Zhao Feiyan and her sister Zhao Hede, the most terrible sister consorts in Chinese history. From a life of poverty, they used ruthless ambition to seize power in the Han Dynasty imperial palace harem, with Zhao Feiyan becoming the Empress. The legend paints them as the ultimate villain; a beautiful Empress and her sister who destroyed all rivals and were accused of the most monstrous crimes. But is that the whole truth? We investigate the dark stories that made them infamous to ask: were these two women the most terrible consorts in history, or were they the ultimate victims of a political game, framed to be the perfect villain?