[4] Emperor Wen married her to Liu Shao, already his crown prince at that point, on 14 May 438,[5] when he was 12; she was likely around that age as well.
In spring 453, after Liu Shao had become aware that his father intended to depose him because he and his brother Liu Jun the Prince of Shixing had engaged the witch Yan Daoyu (嚴道育) to curse him to death (so that Liu Shao could become emperor), he carried out a coup d'etat, assassinated Emperor Wen, and took over as emperor.
She responded, "This was but temporary; he would have soon created Wang Yingwu (王鸚鵡, a servant girl who had been the liaison between Liu Shao and Yan Daoyu) empress.
"[6] Whether her assertion was true or not is unclear, although it was evidence that her marital relationship with Liu Shao was hardly a strong one.
As all four sons of Liu Shao were also executed, and his daughters were forced to commit suicide, none of her children, if any, would have survived.