 He was described to be fairly obese until that point, but he lost a lot of weight during the mourning period for Consort Ding.The death of Consort Ding brought about a disastrous effect in Xiao Tong's relationship with his father, however.Xiao Tong sought out an appropriate place to bury Consort Ding, but while he was doing so, a land owner bribed the eunuch Yu Sanfu () into convincing Emperor Wu that that piece of land would bring good fortune for the emperor, and so Emperor Wu bought the land and buried Consort Ding there.