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Yuan, "Give Fireworks".

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At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, Lingyizhen of Shangcai County gave birth to a little daughter, which was beautiful and charming. One day, a fortuneteller came to Zhen's house and said that he could predict his own fate. Mrs. Zhen believed it and asked him to tell fortune for himself and his daughter one by one.

Mr physiognomy was surprised to see the beautiful girl Zhen, saying that her appearance is priceless and she must be a noble lady in the future. Mrs. Zhen is very happy. Pay attention to finding a powerful in-laws for Miss Zhen.

At that time, Yuan Shao, who was born in a bureaucratic family with four generations living under one roof, worked as a shepherd in Jizhou, and his second son Yuan was not married. So the Zhen family asked people to act as matchmakers. When Yuan heard that Miss Zhen was beautiful and came from an official family, she asked her father to send someone to propose marriage. In this way, Zhen girl married Yuan.

Later, Yuan Shao won the melee with local forces and held four states, and his three sons also occupied one state each. But it didn't last long. In 200 AD, he was defeated by Cao Cao in Guandu and died soon. Yuan's husband, Zhen, was also killed soon.

At that time, Yuan Shao's wife Liu and Miss Zhen lived in Yecheng. Cao Cao's son Cao Pi entered Fu Yuan after breaking through Yecheng. When he saw Zhen, he was stunned by her beauty. He immediately asked her to cut her loose hair and handed her a towel to wipe her face. When he left, he left a team of guards to protect Fu Yuan and didn't allow any outsiders to break in.

Not only did Liu not worry about what Xelloss had just done, but he was secretly glad. After Cao Pi left, tell Miss Zhen that our lives are safe. Sure enough, xelloss quickly informed Cao Cao and sent someone to take Miss Zhen to her home and became relatives with her.

Cao Pi is extremely fond of Mrs. Zhen and obedient. Later, Cao Pi proclaimed himself emperor on behalf of Han Dynasty, and established Wei State, and Mrs. Zhen was made queen. At that time, she was forty. In order to make Cao Pi pamper herself for a long time, she spends a lot of time dressing up every morning.

It is said that there is a beautiful little green snake in the yard in front of her bedroom. It often has a red bead in its mouth. Whenever Empress Zhen dresses up, it is coiled into a strange shape in front of her. Empress Zhen accidentally discovered that snakes coil a shape every day and never repeat it. So she combed her hair by imitating its shape.

After a long time, although Empress Zhen's hair is combed by hand, its exquisiteness is superior to nature. Of course, her hairstyle is different every day. People in the harem call it "snake bun". After seeing her, Cao Pi thought she was more beautiful.

A few years later, Empress Zhen finally got old, and her queen position was replaced by a beautiful girl named Guo. She expressed strong dissatisfaction with this, and Cao Pi became angry from embarrassment and killed her.

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