 To the opposition of many at court, she selected Empress Xie Daoqing rather than the emperors favorite consort Jia (d. 1247) as empress.In the second year of Baoqing (1226), Empress Gongsheng became Empress dowager Shouming.In the first year of Shaoding (1228), she was additionally named Empress Dowager Shoumingcirui (寿明慈睿皇太后).