She was one of the few recorded women from her period to have fought in battle, commanding a small group of soldiers to save her husband from encirclement.
Very little is recorded about Lady Shao, but she was deemed worthy enough to receive an entry within her husband's biography in the Book of Jin.
In 314, Shao Xu took up arms against Han in Yanci (厭次, around present-day Dezhou, Shandong) and became one of the Jin dynasty's northern vassals, acting as their Inspector of Jizhou.
In 324, Liu Xia camped in Sikou (泗口, located at Xuzhou, Jiangsu), where he continued serving Jin before dying in 326.
Meanwhile, Lady Shao undermined the revolt by secretly setting fire to the armoury, depriving the rebels of their weapons and armor.
[5] Lady Shao, along with her children, mother-in-law, and Liu Xia's subordinates, was moved to the Jin capital, Jiankang, where she likely spent the remainder of her life.