In "Empress Ki," the battle rages on between the Empress Dowager, played by Baek Jin Hee, and El Temur, played by Jeon Guk Hwan, and the pawn in the middle of all this intrigue is a royal concubine.

While El Temur is pulling the strings of the puppet emperor, played by Ji Chang Wook, the Empress Dowager hopes for a day when that influence ends.

The only way to diminish his power is to ensure that the emperor and his wife, the daughter of El Temur don't have any offspring that might potentially inherit the throne.

The Empress Dowager does everything she can to curb his power, including giving the Empress incense that will potentially render her sterile, and introducing a concubine to provide the emperor with another heir.

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