Her husband, Zhou Gang, had quite the unhappy childhood.
His biological mother passed away early, so it was safe to say he was single-handedly raised by his stepmother. Once his stepmother had children of her own, she naturally showed a bit of favoritism, but she never stood in the way of his future prospects.
After entering the royal court, he eventually rose to the position of Imperial Censor. Yet, when it came to requesting an imperial title for his mother, Zhou Gang completely bypassed his stepmother and secured the title of Madam Hao for his biological mother instead. Normally, behavior like this would have completely disqualified him from becoming an Imperial Censor. However, due to his straightforward and outspoken nature, the Emperor figured such a minor blemish was negligible and personally appointed him to the role anyway.
