Database: Empress Zhang

Empress Zhang (1504-1537) was the second wife of Emperor Jiajing [sic], who had four in total. She was raised in the Forbidden City with other Concubines [sic], and was a close friend of Shao Jun. The two girls were in competition for the favors of Zhengde [sic], but Shao Jun was always winning, using her talents as a dancer, while Zhang was a more classic Concubine with bound feet and breasts.

She was an Imperial Concubine like Shao Jun, but that changed quickly when the Emperor died and Jiajing [sic] became Emperor. Zhang became Imperial Consort and, refusing to leave, despite knowing the cruelty of Jiajing, and [sic] became Empress in 1528.

She never gave birth to any imperial children and was deprived of her title because of conflicts with her husband, just six years later.