Emperor Wen of the Song Dynasty Liu Yilong was the third emperor of the Liu Song Dynasty in the Southern Dynasty and the third son of the founding emperor Liu Yu. During his reign, he did many good things, but because he killed many heroes, the three Northern Expeditions failed, which led to the decline of national power. And his ending was quite tragic, as he was killed by his own son. He had three women, one was his legitimate wife, Empress Wenyuan Yuan Qigui, the other was Emperor Xiaowu's biological mother, Lu Huinan, and the third was Ming Xuan Empress Dowager Shen Rongji. So, among these three women, who does he love most? His favorite was Queen Wenyuan Yuan Qigui.
Yuan Qi Gui was born into a well-known family. She was the daughter of She Yuan Zhan, the right servant of Shangshu of the Eastern Jin Dynasty. However, because she was born to a concubine, her childhood was not satisfactory. When she grew up, because of her outstanding appearance, she was spotted by Emperor Wu of the Song Dynasty Liu Yu and adopted her as his third son. At that time, she was still the princess of Yidu King Liu Yilong. As Liu Yilong ascended the throne as emperor, she was also made queen. At first, their relationship was very good, and Emperor Wen of Song Dynasty loved her even more. Even though the women in the harem came in one after another, he still loved Yuan Qigui. For several years, he only entered Yuan Qigui's bedroom, and the harem was in vain. But later, because Liu Yilong doted on Concubine Pan Shu, the relationship between the two gradually faded. The key is that Yuan Qigui has a very strong personality and is very arrogant.
Her natal family was very poor, and she often subsidized the family. However, Emperor Wen of Song Dynasty was relatively frugal, so he was not very generous. But she heard that Emperor Wen of the Song Dynasty was very generous to Pan Shufei, responded to Pan Shufei's requests, and was not stingy with money. Therefore, she became resentful and never saw Emperor Wen of Song Dynasty again. Emperor Wen of Song Dynasty visited her unexpectedly many times but never saw her, which shows that she had already hidden before. After Yuan Qigui became seriously ill, Emperor Wen of the Song Dynasty took her hand and asked with tears: What did she want to say? Yuan Qigui looked at Emperor Wen of Song Dynasty for a long time, then pulled the quilt to cover her face. It can be seen that she did not forgive Emperor Wen of Song until her death.
After the death of Yuan Qi Gui, Liu Yilong was very sad and asked the writer Yan Yanzhi to write a condolence poem. The writing was quite gorgeous. Liu Yilong also paid tribute with the words "Care for the deceased, feel the present and remember the past". Looking at the posthumous title of Yuan Qigui, the "Yuan" of "Queen Wenyuan" was decided by Liu Yilong himself. Although Emperor Wen of Song Dynasty later neglected her because of other women, in his heart, he still loved his wife.