In order to prevent Zhu Youtang from harming herself, in her later years, the Wan Guifei began to win over relatives and ministers of the court to persuade Emperor Chenghua to depose Zhu Youtang as the crown prince. Emperor Chenghua Zhu Jianshen obeyed Concubine Wan Guifei's words. When Emperor Chenghua convened the ministers to discuss deposing Zhu Youtang as the crown prince, someone suddenly came to report that there was an earthquake in Mount Taishan of Dongyue. The ministers reported: " God warned that if the crown prince was changed, it would cause turmoil. "Emperor Chenghua believed in Buddhism, so he never mentioned the matter of abolishing the crown prince.
Wan Zhen'er tried her best but could not depose the prince, which also made her temper more and more irritable, and soon she became sick with worry and anger. In the 23rd year of Chenghua , Wan Guifei was already fifty-eight years old. The eleven-year-old Emperor Chenghua was still somewhat afraid of her. As long as Emperor Chenghua disobeyed Concubine Wan Gui, she would scold him like a mother scolding her son. No matter how rude Concubine Wan Gui was, Emperor Chenghua They all endured it.
Once, a palace maid annoyed Concubine Wan Guifei. She started to curse and curse again, and finally became so angry that a mouthful of phlegm came up and blocked the trachea. Wan Zhen'er died suddenly on the spot. After Wan Zhen'er died, Emperor Chenghua was distraught and said sadly: "Once the imperial concubine is gone, I won't live long!" After that, Emperor Chenghua buried Wan Zhen'er with the etiquette of a queen, and also broke the rules after the concubine's death. It was customary to give Wan Zhen'er a posthumous title of up to four characters, giving Wan Zhen'er the six-character posthumous title Gongsu Duan Shen Rongjing. A few months later, Emperor Chenghua became worried about his kindness and fell ill. age.
