Background
Her father Yang Chai (羊茝) was a commandery governor, and her mother was a daughter of the Han Dynasty historian and musician Cai Yong.
景獻皇后弘訓太后
Her father Yang Chai (羊茝) was a commandery governor, and her mother was a daughter of the Han Dynasty historian and musician Cai Yong.
She was the third wife of the Cao Wei regent Sima Shi during the Three Kingdoms period. Her brother was the military general Yang Hu. In recognition of his uncle"s contribution, he honored Lady Yang as an empress dowager in 266 and housed her in Hongxun Palace (therefore leading to her semi-formal title as Empress Dowager Hongxun).
lieutenant was said that it was at her insistence that Emperor Wu also posthumously honored Sima Shi"s first wife, Xiahou Hui, as Empress Jinghuai.