Xie Sufang was the second empress of the Southern Song Dynasty Emperor Xiaozong Zhao. Among the emperors of the Southern Song Dynasty, Emperor Xiaozong was counted as a Ming Emperor, and during his reign, although he did not have much real power, he also created the famous Great Song Zhongxing Era in the history of the Southern Song Dynasty. Such achievements are indispensable to Xie's assistance.
Xie Sufang did not come from a prestigious family, on the contrary, she was born into an ordinary family, and her parents died when she was young. Xie Sufang, who became an orphan, was adopted by a family surnamed Zhai and changed her surname to Zhai. Fortunately, Xie Sufang's personality is very cheerful, and she never feels inferior because of her origin.
In 1146, Xie Sufang was selected into the palace because of her beauty and became the maid of Empress Wu of Emperor Gaozong of Song. Her cheerful personality and delicate mind soon won the joy of Empress Wu. This Empress Wu was also a well-known and virtuous person. She found that people with ability would also be promoted, regardless of origin. In 1156, Empress Wu gave the beautiful Xie Sufang to Zhao Xuan, who was then the adopted son of Emperor Gaozong of Song.
At that time, Zhao Yun had just lost his beloved wife Guo Shi, but the beautiful Xie Sufangping's own charm was soon loved by Zhao Yun. In 1162, Emperor Gaozong of Song abdicated and passed the throne to Zhao Xuan as Emperor Xiaozong of Song. In 1164, Xie Sufang was made empress and restored the surname xie.
According to historical records, the Xie clan was very filial to Emperor Gaozong and his wife, and he himself was also very frugal. It is said that she often washed her own clothes, and only one piece of clothing, always washed and washed and worn. The queen is so frugal, so how dare those below be extravagant and wasteful? Song Xiaozong was also a very frugal emperor. Perhaps this is why Song Xiaozong was able to create the miracle of the Great Song Zhongxing era.
In 1189, Emperor Xiaozong of Song abdicated, and Zen was located in The Reign of Emperor Guangzong of Song of Zhao, and the Xie clan was honored as Empress Shoucheng.
Empress Li Fengniang of the Li clan of Emperor Xiaozong of Song was a famous empress dowager in the history of the Southern Song Dynasty. She is selfish, cold, brash, and feminine. Respect for elders is even more unknown. He had blatantly ridiculed Xie Shi for his humble origins, and Xie Shi put up with it in order to take care of the overall situation. However, the Li clan also continued to provoke the father-son relationship between Song Xiaozong and Song Guangzong, so that after Song Xiaozong's death, Song Guangzong did not come forward to preside over the funeral for his father under the obstruction of the Li clan, which completely angered the Xie clan.
As a result, the Xie clan joined forces with his retainers to remove Song Guangzong from the throne and let Emperor Ningzong take the throne. Even if Xie Shi did this, posterity still had a high evaluation of her. In 1203, Xie died at the age of seventy-one, and was known as Empress Chengsu.