Yin Lihua is a woman who is beautiful, virtuous, filial, and knowledgeable.

Yin Lihua was the queen of Liu Xiu, Emperor Guangwu of the Eastern Han Dynasty. She came from a wealthy family in Xinye. "Book of the Later Han Dynasty" records: In the early days, Guangwu adapted to the new country. After hearing about the beauty, I felt happy. It can be seen from this that Yin Lihua was recognized as a great beauty in Xinye at that time, and Liu Xiu had a crush on her before she became famous. Later, Liu Xiu returned to the capital and saw the extremely luxurious fleet of Zhi Jinwu (official name), so he sighed with emotion: "The official should be Zhi Jinwu, and the wife should be Yin Lihua."

The first year of Gengshi ( AD 23), Liu Xiu gradually emerged as a rebel, and he got his wish to marry Yin Lihua. Later, Yin Lihua's brother Yin Shi also joined the rebel army and became Liu Xiu's right-hand man. Yin Lihua is not only outstandingly beautiful, but also has a humble temperament. Although she is favored by Liu Xiu, she does not rely on favor and is arrogant.

The "Book of the Later Han Dynasty" records: The emperor was elegant and tolerant, and wanted to respect the throne. Later, he resigned because the Guo family had a son, but he refused to take the throne, so he established Empress Guo. After Liu Xiu became emperor, he planned to make Yin Lihua queen. At that time, Guo Gui gave birth to a son for Liu Xiu, but Yin Lihua did not give birth to a baby boy. So Yin Lihua refused to be the queen, and Liu Xiu had no choice but to canonize Guo Gui as the queen. In ancient times, the queen was the highest-status woman, and many concubines in the palace dreamed of climbing to this position. However, the position of queen was not attractive to Yin Lihua. She actually gave up the position of queen that was within her reach to Guo Guiren, who had an heir. From this we can see that she is not only virtuous but also knowledgeable.

Although Yin Lihua had no desire for the position of queen, Liu Xiu eventually deposed Empress Guo and canonized Yin Lihua as empress. "Book of the Later Han Dynasty" records: The later emperor was frugal in power, seldom fond of playing, and did not like to laugh or joke. I lost my father at the age of seven, and even though it has been decades, I still shed tears when talking about it. After Yin Lihua became queen, she still maintained a respectful and frugal character. Although her father passed away when she was seven years old, and although her father had passed away for decades, she burst into tears every time she mentioned her father.

We can see from historical records that Yin Lihua was a typical traditional woman in ancient times. She abides by her filial piety, does not strive for fame and wealth, and is neither arrogant nor impetuous after becoming famous. No wonder Liu Xiu was so fond of her at the beginning. It seems that he is not all greedy for Yin Lihua's beauty.