During the Yongle period of the Ming Dynasty, the imperial court ordered the Suzhou Weaving and Dyeing Bureau to weave "Yunjin dragon robes" for use in moving the capital to Beijing. At the same time, it strengthened ideological control and strictly inspected "heretical books". Lin Qiaoniang's husband was exiled for collecting Fang Xiaoru's collected works. Lin Qiaoniang was selected to weave dragon robes. She discovered that the director of the Weaving and Dyeing Bureau had embezzled public funds and replaced Yun brocade with inferior silk threads, so she secretly repaired it with high-quality silk threads. During this period, she heard that the exiled prisoners would be taken to Beijing to build the Forbidden City, so she wanted to weave her husband's name and hometown address on the inside of the dragon robe, hoping to be seen by her husband. The manager discovered her behavior and threatened to expose her as "a liaison with an exiled prisoner", but Lin Qiaoniang insisted on finishing the weaving. After the dragon robe was delivered to Beijing, Emperor Chengzu of the Ming Dynasty discovered the small characters on the inside of the dragon robe when he put it on. After questioning, he learned what had happened to Lin Qiaoniang, and finally ordered her husband to be pardoned. Lin Qiaoniang was also named a "brocade enshrinement" because of her "exquisite skills and commendable loyalty."
