How do you know seeing the Son of Heaven is not a blessing? Why are you being sad about this?
Wu Zetian Quotes
Wu Zetian (624 – 16 December 705), personal name Wu Zhao, was the empress regnant (huangdi, 皇帝) and only ruler of the (Wu) Zhou dynasty.
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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Wu Zetian (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.