Empress Chen (date of birth and death unknown), whose name is unknown, was originally from Dongyang County (now Tianchang, Anhui Province). The first empress of Liu Che, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. Empress Chen is the descendant of Tang Yi Hou Chenying, the founding hero of the Western Han Dynasty, and the daughter of Tang Yi Yi Hou Chenwu and princess royal Liu Piao. Empress Chen married Prince Liu Che as the crown princess during the reign of Emperor Jing of the Han Dynasty, and became the queen in the first year of Jianyuan (the first 14 years).
In the fifth year of Yuan Guang (the first 13 years), he was deposed and retired to Nagato Palace on the charge of "being puzzled by sorcery". Later, he died in the three years from Yuan Ding to Yuan Feng (116-17 BC). Because of her ups and downs all her life, Empress Chen left many allusions for later generations, such as "The Golden House hides the charming" and "Nagato buys the Fu", which were sung in literary works of past dynasties.
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Related stories: According to the Hanwu Story, when Emperor Liu Che was four years old, it was his brother Liu Rong who was the crown prince. Princess royal wanted to give her daughter Chen Ajiao to Prince Liu Rong in order to be a queen in the future. But the prince's mother, Li Ji, was ungrateful, so princess royal had to turn his attention to Liu Che.
She asked Liu Che if she would like to marry Gillian. Liu Che liked Gillian very much. When she saw her aunt's question, she vowed that if she could marry Gillian in the future, I would personally build a golden house for her (if she got Gillian, she would store it in it).
Seeing that his son had such boldness of vision, Emperor Jing of Han agreed to this marriage. Later, relying on princess royal's all-out help, Liu Che successfully became a prince. Therefore, behind the young Liu Che's pure feelings, there is the shadow of princess royal's painstaking efforts.
People's Daily Online-The Golden House hides the beauty of the Emperor Wu of Han Dynasty, but it never ends
Baidu Encyclopedia-Chen Ajiao