A Southern Dynasty folk song sings that "the emperor kills pigs and sells meat, and Concubine Pan opens a shop to drink wine." "Among them, the emperor was Xiao Baojuan, the sixth emperor of Southern Qi, and Concubine Pan was Empress Pan. Xiao Baojuan, who reigned for four years, fainted absurdly and badly, and was demoralized as "Marquis of Dongxia" after being killed.
After Xiao Baojuan became emperor, he completely let go of himself, and the two lived extremely luxuriously, due to profligacy, the national treasury was empty, so they had to step up the looting of the people, resulting in boiling public resentment. In addition to the extravagant life, the husband and wife also have a very special habit, that is, killing pigs and selling meat, and selling along the street.
In order to get over the addiction, Dong Dihou set up various shops in the palace according to the style of the market, and wandered around with the pimps every day to buy things. Eunuchs and palace ladies were also ordered to dress up as traders and sell along the streets, with Pan Hou posing as an official in charge of the bazaar and himself dressed as her retinue. Dong Dihou also dug some ditches, set up some docks, personally pumped boats, and slaughtered pigs and sold meat in shops opened on the docks.