The life of Qin Shihuang was full of mist, and the most hidden thing among them was who were his queens and concubines? Qin Shihuang had more than 20 children, but there are almost no records about the queen and concubines in the history books. However, there are many folk legends about Qin Shihuang's relationship.

Afangnu

It is said that when Ying Zheng was a child, he fell in love with a woman named Afangnu in Handan City. After unifying the world, Qin Shihuang wanted to make her his queen, but he was rejected by everyone. The minister objected because she was Zhao's daughter. Since Qin Shihuang's regime was not stable at that time, Afangnu committed suicide in order not to embarrass him. In order to commemorate Afang Nu, Qin Shihuang built Afang Palace.

Li Jiang

Li Jiang is the daughter of a craftsman from the State of Zhao. She has been a childhood sweetheart with Ying Zheng, who has been a hostage in the State of Zhao since childhood. Because of Li Jiang's background and political factors, the ministers had always opposed making her a concubine. However, Qin Shihuang ordered Li Jiang to be made a concubine many times, regardless of other people's opinions, but Li Jiang refused. Li Jiang never married and stayed with Qin Shihuang all his life. It can be said that he was Qin Shihuang's spiritual support.

Gongsun Li

Gongsun Li is the granddaughter of General Gongsun Yu of the Wei Kingdom. She was childhood sweethearts with her senior brother Jing Ke. When Qin attacked Wei, Jing Ke and Gongsun Li fled to Qi and met Qin King Ying Zheng. Ying Zheng discovered that Gongsun Li was the woman he had admired when he was young, so he threatened Jing Ke's life to enter the Qin Palace and named her Li Ji. After entering the palace, Gongsun Li learned that she was pregnant with Jing Ke's son. In order to preserve Jing Ke's bloodline, Li Ji had to commit herself to the Qin palace, but she fell in love with Qin King Ying Zheng as they got along more and more. In the end, Gongsun Li died because of Jing Ke.

However, whether it is Afangnu, Li Jiang or Gongsun Li, they are all fabricated by later generations!