Grand Princess of the Sheng Dynasty (based on Princess Gaoyang of Tang)
Princess Gaoyang is the only person in the rear palace who treats Wu Yuanzhao as an equal rather than a tool. Fierce, rebellious, and deeply wounded by her father's execution of her lover, she has sealed her heart against the world. Her friendship is the most emotionally rewarding relationship in the game — and the most dangerous to maintain.
Gaoyang's route is a friendship arc, not a romantic one. Saving her in Chapters 11-12 is one of the game's most emotionally charged sequences. With Li Zhi's favor, you can secure clemency; without it, her survival is uncertain.
Princess Gaoyang is the game’s tragic heart. Based on the real Tang Dynasty princess who was executed for her forbidden love affair with the monk Bianji, her story in Road to Empress offers a chance at redemption that history denied her.
Her ENFP personality — enthusiastic, empathetic, and deeply feeling — makes her the emotional counterpoint to the palace’s cold calculations. When her Si grip takes over (a Jungian function that manifests as obsessive fixation on past trauma), she becomes dangerous to herself and everyone around her.