Others grow calmer with age, but not her. At forty years old, she still behaves as if she were in her teens.
The Empress had just entered the East Palace back when she was still the Crown Princess.
There were many rules in the palace, and it took her a long time to adapt after first arriving at the East Palace.
Framed by a scheme from Concubine Xu, she felt so wronged that she wanted to climb over the wall and run away from home that very night.
With her poor Kung Fu skills, she was caught by the Imperial Guard just as she reached the top of the wall.
Now as the Empress, she knows to leave the palace using a token.