Lady Li (李夫人, personal name unknown), formally the Lady of Liang (), was the first (known) wife of Wang Jipeng (later known as Wang Chang), an emperor of the

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state. Lady Li was a cousin to Wang Jipeng — her mother was a sister to his father

Wang Yanjun Wang Yanjun () (died November 17, 935), known as Wang Lin (王鏻 or 王璘) from 933 to 935, formally Emperor Huizong of Min (), used the name of Xuanxi () while briefly being a Taoist monk, was the third ruler of the Chinese Five Dynasties and T ...

(known as Wang Lin during his reign as emperor), and her father was the official Li Min (), who served as a

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during Wang Lin's reign. It is not known when she married Wang Jipeng, but as historical accounts referred to her as his "original princess" (), it was probably during the time he was the Prince of Fu under his father. She eventually carried the title of Lady of Liang.''

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However, even during Wang Lin's reign, Wang Jipeng was carrying on an affair with Wang Lin's lady in waiting Li Chunyan and, later, through the intercession of Wang Lin's third wife

Empress Chen Jinfeng Empress Chen Jinfeng (陳金鳳) (893''Spring and Autumn Annals of the Ten Kingdoms'' (十國春秋)vol. 94 – November 17, 935''Zizhi Tongjian'', vol. 279.Ye Qiao Ye Qiao () was an official of the Chinese Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Period state Min, serving as a chancellor during the reign of its fourth ruler Wang Chang (né Wang Jipeng). Background It is not known when Ye Qiao was born, and other t ...

tried to speak on her behalf, pointing out that Lady Li was an emperor's niece and was his proper wife, and should not be ignored. Wang Chang, rather than listening to Ye, distanced himself from Ye and later forced him into retirement.''

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'', vol. 279. In 936, he created Consort Li empress, bypassing Lady Li.''Zizhi Tongjian'', vol. 280. It was said that, in her lifetime, Lady Li never received a title higher than Lady of Liang, although it is not known when she died.

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