She was the second empress of her husband Emperor Guangwu (Liu Xiu), even though she married him as his wife before his first empress, Guo Shengtong, did.
Bila je druga carica u doba vladavine njenog muža cara Guangwua (Liu Xiu) -- iako je već bila udana za njega prije nego što oženio za prvu caricu Guo Shengtong.