 She was described to be capable as a soldier, and she was able to use the bow well.In 528, Emperor Xiaoming, in a dispute with his mother Empress Dowager Hu over her overly favoring her lover Zheng Yan (鄭儼) and Zheng's associate Xu Ge (徐紇), conspired with Erzhu Rong to have him advance south toward the capital Luoyang to force Empress Dowager Hu to remove Zheng and Xu.When Empress Dowager Hu discovered this, she poisoned Emperor Xiaoming to death.