Dou Fangyi, the empress dowager at the end of the Western Han Dynasty, was the second wife of Emperor Gaozu Liu Heng and the mother of Emperor Gaozu Liu Qi. She assisted two emperors in her life and helped them to start the prosperity of the Great Han Dynasty.

Dou was born in Zhao, and his parents died when he was a child. At the beginning of the Han Dynasty, the court came to Zhao to recruit maids, and Dou was chosen to enter the palace. Her beauty and wisdom were valued by Lv Zhi, so she was given to the prince below. Dou secretly gave the eunuch some money and wanted to send her to her hometown of Zhao, but the eunuch ignored this and Dou was sent to Daiguo by mistake.

In Daiguo, Dou was unexpectedly favored by others. After Lv Hou died, courtiers didn't know who to make a prince. Dou He, together, staged the drama of loving mother and filial daughter in front of courtiers, won the support of most courtiers, and was pushed to the peak for Emperor Wendi.

At this time, Wendi's original wife has passed away, and her sons born to Wendi have also passed away. So Emperor Wen of the Han Dynasty, at the suggestion of his ministers, made Liu Qi a prince and his mother Dou Fangyi a queen. In the early years of Emperor Wendi, Dou tried his best to help him eliminate dissidents and rectify the outline of the dynasty, which made the Great Han Dynasty show signs of prosperity.

Liu Che acceded to the throne, DouYi room for the empress dowager. When Liu Che first ascended the throne, the political situation was unstable. Thanks to Dou Yi's intervention, the situation was stabilized. However, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was young and energetic, hoping to break the old rules and start a new atmosphere. Dou Taihou refused. She followed the technique of Huang Lao, while Liu Che liked Confucianism, which caused their differences. Although Liu Che thanked Dou Taihou for her support, he didn't agree with her idea, so two generations began to struggle until Dou Fangyi died.