hɪstˈɔːɹɪkəl ɐkˈaʊnts ˈɪndᵻkˌeɪt ðæt ðɛɹwˌʌz ɐ ɹˈuːmɚ, ɐlˈɛdʒᵻdli fɹʌm ɹᵻlˈaɪəbəl sˈoːɹsᵻz bˌʌt nˌɑːt kəŋklˈuːsɪv, ðæt ˈæftɚ hɜː ɡɹˈændsʌn lˈɪuː zˈɪksʌn, ðə pɹˈɪns ʌv dʒˈɪnən hɐdbɪn dᵻklˈɛɹd ˈɛmpɚɹɚɹ ɪn ˈɜːli fˈoːɹhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti sˈɪks æt hɪz dᵻfˈɛns pˈoʊst æt dʒjˈɑːŋ pɹˈɑːvɪns ɪn kˌɑːmpətˈɪʃən wɪð ˈɛmpɚɹɚ mˈɪŋ, ˈɛmpɹɛs dˈaʊɪdʒɚ lˈuː wʌz sˈiːkɹᵻtli plˈiːzd.
Historical accounts indicate that there was a rumor, allegedly from reliable sources but not conclusive, that after her grandson Liu Zixun, the Prince of Jin'an had been declared emperor in early 466 at his defense post at Jiang Province in competition with Emperor Ming, Empress Dowager Lu was secretly pleased.