Princess Taiping is the youngest daughter of Wu Zetian. According to Old Tang Book, Princess Taiping was raped by He Lanmin when she was young. In 68 1 year, Princess Hou Taiping married Xue Shao, but Xue Shao was arrested and died in prison in 688 because of his connection with the rebellion in Li Chong, the imperial clan of the Tang Dynasty. Princess Taiping remarried to Wu in 690.
Princess Taiping "likes power" and often participates in the discussion of political power struggle, but Wu Zetian never let Princess Taiping participate in politics before her death; In 705, Princess Taiping was blocked for participating in the killing of Zhang Changzong and Zhang Yizhi brothers; After Tang Zhongzong acceded to the throne, he also began to participate in politics, and in 7 10, he took part in the action of overthrowing Wei Hou and elected Tang Ruizong to the throne. However, Princess Taiping is not satisfied with this. Princess Taiping once asked Tang Ruizong to abolish Li Longji, change her into the wife of the emperor, and began to cultivate her own henchmen. Even five of the seven prime ministers were appointed by Princess Taiping.
In 7 13, Li Longji staged a coup, and Princess Taiping escaped into the harem and died soon after. The death of Princess Taiping was also the end of women's participation in politics in the Tang Dynasty.