Her husband was Emperor Fei (Chen Bozong).
In 566, she gave birth to the only son of his known to history, Chen Zhize (陳至澤).
He created Crown Prince Wang empress and, in 567, he created her son Chen Zhize crown prince.
Almost immediately, however, fights broke out between the officials that Emperor Wen put in charge of important matters.
She died during Emperor Xuan's son Chen Shubao's Zhide (至德) era (583-586), but the exact year of her death is not known.