ʃiː ɡɹˈuː ˌʌp ɪnðə dʒˈɪn ænd lˈɪuː sˈɔŋ kˈæpɪɾəl dʒˈaɪəŋkˌæŋ, ænd ʃiː wʌz sᵻlˈɛktᵻd æz ɐn ɪmpˈɪɹiəl kˈɑːnsɔːɹt fɔːɹ ˈɛmpɚɹɚ wˈɛn, fɔːɹ hɜː bjˈuːɾi.
She grew up in the Jin and Liu Song capital Jiankang, and she was selected as an imperial consort for Emperor Wen, for her beauty.