ɪn fˈoːɹhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti sˈɛvən, ˈɛmpɚɹɚ zˈaɪənwənz kˈɑːŋkjuːbˌaɪn kˈɑːnsɔːɹt lˈaɪ—ɐ dˈɔːɾɚɹ ʌv hɪz ˈʌŋkəl lˈaɪ hjˈuːi tʃˈaɪniːzlˌɛɾɚ tʃˈaɪniːzlˌɛɾɚ ænd ðˈɛɹfoːɹ hɪz kˈʌzən—bˈoːɹ hɪz ˈoʊldɪst tʃˈaɪld tʃuːˈoʊbə hˈɑːŋ dˈɪfɹənt kˈæɹɪktɚ ðɐn hɪz ˈoʊn, ænd ˈɛmpɹɛs dˈaʊɪdʒɚ fˈɛŋ pˈɜːsənəli ɹˈeɪzd ðə jˈʌŋ pɹˈɪns.
In 467, Emperor Xianwen's concubine Consort Li—a daughter of his uncle Li Hui (李惠) and therefore his cousin—bore his oldest child Tuoba Hong (different character than his own), and Empress Dowager Feng personally raised the young prince.