After Northern Qi's Destruction
Northern Zhou's Emperor Wu created Gao Wei the Duke of Wen. However, later in 577, feeling insecure about the Gao clan, he accused them of plotting treason with Mu Tipo, and massacred nearly all members of the Gao clan. Empress Dowager Hu was not killed, and indeed, she soon opened a brothel in Chang'an with her daughter-in-law, Empress Mu, with both of them serving as prostitutes. She was said to have made the comment, "Being a prostitute is being more pleasurable than being an empress." She died during the early part of the reign of Emperor Wen of Sui (581–600), but the exact year is not known.
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| Preceded by Empress Yuan |
Empress of Northern Qi 561–565 |
Succeeded by Empress Hulü |
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| Name | Hu, Empress Wucheng |
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