During the reign of Emperor Jing of Han Dynasty, Chen married a car as a crown princess. In the first year of Jianyuan (BC 140), Chen became the Empress Dowager.
In the second year of Jianyuan (BC 139), Princess Pingyang, the sister of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, presented a singer Wei Zifu to fill the harem. Empress Chen was very angry when she heard that Wei Zifu had got the wealth of the son of heaven. She wanted to die many times, and Emperor Wu became more and more dissatisfied with the queen. With Mrs. Wei's respect getting better every day, she gave birth to three princesses for Emperor Wu of Han Dynasty, while Empress Chen has been infertile for more than ten years.
In the fifth year of Yuan Guang (BC 130), he was deposed and retired to Nagato Palace on charges of "bewitching witches". He later died in Ding Yuan to Yuanfeng for three years (1 16~ 107).