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Intrigued by peach blossom goddess on MDL mentioning that the princess in this novel/drama might be inspired by the real Princess Taiping. https://www.sixthtone.com/news/1012029

Wikipedia:

During the reign of Emperor Ruizong, she was not restricted by anything, the emperor issued rulings based on her views and the courtiers and the military flattered her and majority from every civil and military class joined her faction, so her power exceeded that of the emperor.

In 690, Empress Dowager Wu wanted to remarry Princess Taiping to Wu Youji, a grandson of Empress Dowager Wu's uncle Wu Shileng (武士稜). Wu Youji, however, was already married, and Empress Dowager Wu secretly had Wu Youji's wife assassinated so that Princess Taiping could marry him. 

Eventually, however, a rivalry developed between her and her nephew, Emperor Ruizong's son, Crown Prince Li Longji. Both of them were hostile in power-sharing and they fought for the monopoly over power. After Emperor Ruizong yielded the throne to Li Longji (as Emperor Xuanzong) in 712, the conflict came to the political forefront, and openly, the court became a manifestation of conspiracy rather than the administration of the empire; in 713, Emperor Xuanzong, according to historical records, believing that she was planning to overthrow him, acted first, executing a large number of her powerful allies and forcing her to commit suicide.

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I find this intriguing because I've seen criticisms of the princess storyline online - not the dramatic licence aspect, but in general the princess wouldn't have that kind of power & conflict. But history is often stranger than we presume.

Looks like subbers translated Palace of Desire on YT here. I checked it out, the translation looks excellent.