Emperor Taizong soon is told that she was destined to bring destruction to the Li family, so he refused to let her enter his bedchamber.

Emperor Taizong eventually felled sick, and told his young son Li Zhi to secretly kill her.

Wu Meiniang found out and decided to seduce Li Zhi in order to live.

Li Zhi was frequently displeased with his wife Empress Wang for being too controlling and jealous of his favorite concubine, Consort Xiao.

Empress Wang decided to bring back Wu Meiniang to make Consort Xiao jealous and recover Li Zhi's love with her but failed, and Wu Meiniang was reunited with Li Zhi.

Wu Meiniang gave birth to her first son, Li Hong, and is promoted to the rank of Zhaoyi.

She felt that Empress Wu was the murderer and further gained the trust of her uncle, Li Zhi the Emperor.

As the Emperor was about to sign the deposing statement, Wu Meiniang rushed in and made Li Zhi feel pitiful.

They invited Meiniang to a family dinner, poisoned the food, and further planned to burn down the palace to kill her.

Her sons had frequently betrayed Wu Meiniang for holding too much power as an Empress, and worried that she would take over the dynasty that their ancestors had established.

The death of the Emperor Gaozong of Tang and Wu Meiniang's three sons received outrage from the public, mostly from the male traitors.