The Keeper of the Imperial Seal

Empress Xiaozhao, née Liu, was from Shangcun, Shanzhou. She was the daughter of Liu Yingjie, Marquis of Yong'an. She was gentle and prudent, and doted on the princes and princesses. At first, by order of the two empress dowagers, the emperor held a grand wedding ceremony. The imperial envoy, Zhang Pangmu of the Directorate of Ceremonial, heard of the future empress's good reputation in the neighboring villages, and she was selected. In the second month of the sixth year, she was invested as Consort Zhao and took up residence in Chengqian Palace. Theme: What is fated to be yours will be yours