Complex sentence: Even after becoming the empress dowager, Wang Yuanji continued to live a humble and frugal life--there were no expensive furniture and decorations in her room; she kept her meals simple and wore old clothes again after washing them.
Split into simpler sentences: Even after becoming the empress dowager, Wang Yuanji continued to live a humble and frugal life. There were no expensive furniture and decorations in her room; she kept her meals simple and wore old clothes again after washing them.