Shangguan Wan'er was born into a famous family, and she originally had a great future. However, because her grandfather had offended Wu Zetian, she and her mother could only go to the inner court to become slaves. When Shangguan Wan'er was a slave, her mother did not give up teaching her, and when she grew up, Shangguan Wan'er was not only very beautiful, but also had a very high quality in literature.
It was gold that always shone, and by chance, her talent was favored by Wu Zetian, and she stayed with the empress and became Wu Zetian's secretary. But Wu Zetian was her father-killer, didn't Shangguan Wan'er have the slightest resentment towards her? She has been taking care of the empress for a long time, so why not avenge her people?
During the reign of Emperor Gaozong, Emperor Gaozong finally wanted to abolish Wu Zetian's throne, so he asked Shangguan Yi to draft an edict, but this matter was known to Wu Zetian, and she moved in advance. Emperor Gaozong was a weak man, and he blamed this fault on Shangguan Yi, so Shangguan Yi became a scapegoat. Shangguan Yi and his son (Shangguan Tingzhi, Shangguan Wan'er's father) were killed by Wu Zetian, everyone else was assigned, and Shangguan Wan'er and her mother were also sent to the palace as slaves.
According to this, Shangguan Wan'er and Wu Zetian had a feud with heaven, and even if the empress later had the grace of knowing her, compared with the two, the enmity was still greater than the kindness. After all, Wu Zetian's methods were too cruel, and in order to stabilize her position, as long as she stood in her way, she would not be spared.
Some people say that Shangguan Wan'er wants revenge, and she has killed the empress several times, but later got the empress's forgiveness, Wu Zetian is a person who attaches great importance to talent, she does not want such a person to be drowned in the long river of history, so she has forgiven her several times.
In fact, Wu Zetian is indeed a person who attaches great importance to talent, and Luo Binwang often writes articles criticizing her, but she also does not mind and still reuses him. Although King Luo Bin did not really side with Wu Zetian, Wu Zetian still valued him. In front of Wu Zetian, as long as you have strength, you have a way out. Later, Shangguan Wan'er was moved by Wu Zetian's actions and let go of hatred in her heart.
Some people also said that Shangguan Wan'er knew that she was not strong enough to compete with Wu Zetian, so she gave up the opportunity to take revenge. After all, at that time, Wu Zetian's power was monstrous, and Shangguan Wan'er wanted to deal with Wu Zetian, no doubt hitting the stone with a pebble.
Shangguan Wan'er is also a smart person, and since she has no chance to kill her, it is better to let go of this hatred, so that she can live better. According to the ideas of ordinary people, Shangguan Wan'er's heart must be very contradictory, Wu Zetian gave her the opportunity to show what she had learned in her life, so Wu Zetian was also her Bole. And her Bole is also her father's enemy, she wants to take revenge, but she can't do anything, and she has to take care of her enemies all day. Her heart probably didn't feel good at all!
Hatred can indeed make a person have a strong sense of revenge, and may sometimes greatly stimulate people's potential. However, if you don't realize your own strength, you can't fight for a long time, but just rely on the fire in your heart, and doing so will only hurt yourself. Because this is not the solution at all, since it cannot be solved, it is better to let go of hatred, so that your ideological realm can reach another peak. I think Shangguan Wan'er finally let go of her hatred, and her thinking was also sublimated.