. "Zhao Ji (Chinese: t\u2009\u8D99\u59EC, s\u2009\u8D75\u59EC, lit.\u2009\"Concubine of Zhao\"; c.\u2009280-228\u2009BC) was the wife of King Zhuangxiang of Qin and the mother of Shi Huangdi, the first emperor of China. Upon her marriage, she was the Lady Zhao; after the king's death, she was the Queen Dowager Zhao. The daughter of a prominent family of Zhao, she was living as a concubine of the merchant L\u00FC Buwei when he was forced to surrender her to his proteg\u00E9, Prince Yiren of Qin."@en . .