User:彧山人/Consort Li (Jing)

Consort Li was an imperial concubine of Han Dynasty's Emperor Jin. She gained power once her eldest son, Liu Rong became the crown prince after the death of the Empress Dowager Bo. This was merely due to the deposition of Empress Bo, the wife of Emperor Jin. Because of her son's superior status, Princess Tao Guan, the sister of Emperor Jin proposed on behalf of her daughter, Chen Jiao. She hoped the marriage will promote her status. However, Consort Li rejected the offer since she was agitated by the princess's earlier behaviour of introducing potential concubines to the emperor. As a result of her attitude, the princess turned her attention to Prince Liu Che's mother, Consort Wang (Empress Wang Zhi). Consort Wang agreed with the deal and the prince married Chen Jiao. Even since the couples married, The princess gossiped about Consort Li's conduct. She told Emperor Jin that the consort would get envious of others easily and was indulged in witchcraft. Ultimately, this caused the deterioration of the relationship between Emperor Jin and Consort Li. During one occasion, the emperor asked Consort Li to look after all of his concubines and offsprings after his death. The consort was very angry and yelled at the king. Another occurence happened when one courtier suggested to the king that Consort Li should be crowned as empress. This has also upsetted the emperor in which caused the courtier's execution. These two incidences eventually triggered the disposition of the Crown Prince, Liu Rong. The depressed consort passed away shortly after Prince Liu Rong was dethroned and deprived of the Crown Prince Title.