ɪn sɛptˈɛmbɚ fˈoːɹhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi, ˈɛmpɚɹɚ wˈɛnz wˈaɪf ˈɛmpɹɛs jˈuːən kˈɪɡwi, hˌuː hæd bɪkˌʌm ˈɪl ˈæftɚ bᵻkˈʌmɪŋ ˈɛnviəs ænd ˈæŋɡɹi ˌoʊvɚ ðə fˈeɪvɚ ðæt ˈɛmpɚɹɚ wˈɛn hæd ʃˈoʊn kˈɑːnsɔːɹt pˈæn, dˈaɪd.
In September 440, Emperor Wen's wife Empress Yuan Qigui, who had become ill after becoming envious and angry over the favor that Emperor Wen had shown Consort Pan, died.