haʊˈɛvɚ, ðə fˈækt ðæt ˈɛmpɹɛs wˈæŋɡ hæd tˈuː dˈɔːɾɚz mˈeɪ ˈɑːɹɡjuː ɐɡˈɛnst sˈʌtʃ ˌælɪɡˈeɪʃənz, bɪkˈʌz ɪɾ ɐpˈɪɹd ɹˈæðɚɹ ʌnlˈaɪkli ðæt mˈɪŋ wʊd dˈuː ðɪs ˌoʊvɚ fˈiːmeɪl tʃˈɪldɹən—ˌɪndˈiːd, ðɪ ˌælɪɡˈeɪʃənz stˈeɪɾᵻd ðæt hiː wʊd ˈoʊnli dˈuː ðɪs ɪf hɪz bɹˈʌðɚz kˈɑːŋkjuːbˌaɪnz bˈoːɹ mˈeɪlz—ɔːɹ ðætðə mˈɔːɹəli ˈʌpɹaɪt ˈɛmpɹɛs wˈæŋɡ wʊd ɛŋɡˈeɪdʒ ɪn sˈɛkʃuːəl ɹᵻlˈeɪʃənz wɪð ˈʌðɚz, ðˈʌs sədʒˈɛstɪŋ ðætðɪ ˌælɪɡˈeɪʃənz wɜː mˌeɪd tə dələdʒˈɪɾɪmˌaɪz mˈɪŋz sˈʌnz ˈɛmpɚɹɚ hˈuːfeɪ ænd ˈɛmpɚɹɚ ʃˈʌn vˌiːzɐvˈiː sˈʌðɚn kˈaɪ.
(However, the fact that Empress Wang had two daughters may argue against such allegations, because it appeared rather unlikely that Ming would do this over female children—indeed, the allegations stated that he would only do this if his brothers’ concubines bore males—or that the morally upright Empress Wang would engage in sexual relations with others, thus suggesting that the allegations were made to de-legitimize Ming’s sons Emperor Houfei and Emperor Shun vis-à-vis Southern Qi.)