ʃiː hɐdbɪn ɐ kˈɑːŋkjuːbˌaɪn ʌv ˈɛmpɚɹɚ wˈɛn, ænd ʃiː bɪkˌeɪm ˈɛmpɹɛs dˈaʊɪdʒɚ bɪkˈʌz hɜː sˈʌn lˈɪuː dʒˈʌn lˈeɪɾɚ bɪkˌeɪm ˈɛmpɚɹɚ æz ˈɛmpɚɹɚ zˈaɪəˌaʊuː.
She had been a concubine of Emperor Wen, and she became empress dowager because her son Liu Jun later became emperor (as Emperor Xiaowu).