Wan Zhen'er was the imperial concubine of Emperor Mingxianzong Zhu Mishen, and she was 17 years older than Zhu Jianshen. Zhu Jianshen did not live with his mother since he was a child, and Wan Zhen'er often took care of him by his side, just like his mother. Therefore, Zhu Jianshen developed a different kind of affection for Wan Zhen'er. In the third year of Jingtai (1452), Emperor Jingtai deposed his nephew Zhu Jianshen and installed his son Zhu Jianji as crown prince. In the first month of the eighth year of Jingtai (1457), Emperor Mingyingzong was restored to the throne. Zhu Jianshen was also made crown prince. Zhu Jianshen was involved in the struggle for the throne at an early age, and his mental pressure was extremely high, and he fell into the problem of stuttering.
According to the "Ming History", in order to live, the Wan family sent the young Wan Zhen'er to the imperial palace. Wan Zhen'er knew that the palace was not an ordinary place, and in professional training, she also learned the ability to observe the color and see the wind and make the rudder. Because of her outstanding performance, she was arranged to take care of the two-year-old crown prince Zhu Jianshen in the palace of Empress Sun. Wan Zhen'er did things very well, taking good care of Zhu Jianshen, and Empress Sun was very satisfied with her.
With the growth of Zhu Jianshen, he gradually had a different kind of feeling for Wan Zhen'er from a mother-like dependence. So when Zhu Qizhen died, when he ascended the throne at the age of 18, he wanted to make Wan Zhen'er his empress despite everyone's opposition. Of course, this is only the first step, because Zhu Jianshen hopes that Wan Zhen'er can accompany her for the rest of her life. Imagine that Wan Zhen'er, who was 1 year old of Empress Dowager Zhou, needed to ask Empress Dowager Zhou for peace every day, and to call out to her motherkindly, which felt simply cool and crooked.
In the first month of the twenty-third year of Chenghua, the imperial concubine Wan Zhen'er died at the age of fifty-eight. When he got the news, Xianzong couldn't help but cry and lament, "Zhen'er is no longer alive, and my life will soon be over." He held a funeral in the example of an empress and left the dynasty for seven days. In August of the same year, the depressed Ming Xianzong Zhu Jianshen died at the age of forty-one. Wan Zhen'er, as a humble palace girl, has been an unnamed and real empress for more than twenty years. And Zhu Jianshen only loved Wan Zhen'er and a woman all his life. Their stories have become a good story throughout the ages!