Guangxu Emperor
Lady Liu was born in 1867, during the reign of the Tongzhi Emperor. She became a lady-in-waiting, and then secondary consort, of Yixuan, the seventh son of the Daoguang Emperor, during the reign of the Guangxu Emperor. The Guangxu Emperor is Lady Liu's step son and born to Yixuan's primary consort Yehenara Wanzhen. Yehenara Wanzhen is the younger sister of Yehenara Xingzhen, also known as Empress Dowager Cixi.