Zhen Shi's father is a minister of Cai Ling. Zhen Shi's father died when he was three years old. At the age of nine, she liked reading very much, and often used her brother's brush and inkstone to learn Chinese characters, calling herself a contemporary female doctor. Yuan Xi, the second son of Yuan Shao, married Zhen Shi. In August of the ninth year of Jian 'an, Cao Cao defeated Yuan Shao and occupied Yecheng. After entering Fu Yuan, Cao Pi saw that Zhen Shi was very attractive and liked it very much, so he married her privately. When Cao Pi proclaimed himself emperor on behalf of Han Dynasty, Zhen Shi was made queen and gave birth to Cao Rui and dongxiang princess. Cao Pi later married Guo Guifei, who was more and more favored, thus gradually snubbing Empress Zhen. Guo Guifei and the powerful minister conspired to vilify the virgin. Xelloss didn't know right and wrong, so he gave Zhen Shiyin suicide. Zhen Shi was buried in Lingzhi Village in the southeast of Yecheng after his death. After his son Cao Rui acceded to the throne, posthumous title Zhen Shi became the queen.
Zhen Shi only left the poem "Shangtang", which is said to have been written before her death: "Pusheng is in my pool, why should his leaves leave?" . You can be kind, but I know. Many people are attracted to gold, which makes you separate. When I miss you coming to me, when I am alone, I often feel very sad. I want to see your color, and I feel sad. It is often sad to miss you, but you can't sleep at night ... "The poem adopts the form of Han Yuefu, and vividly tells the coldness of Cao Pi, the slander of Guo Guifei and others, and the bitterness of his own environment with images and appropriate metaphors. At the end, I sang three sighs and chanted repeatedly, revealing my sadness.
Zhen Shi is famous not only for her talent and beauty, but also for her relationship with Cao Zhi. According to records, Cao Zhi once pursued Zhen Shiyin, but he didn't get it. After Cao Cao captured Yecheng, he gave Zhen Shiyin to Xelloss (some people say that this is the focus of contradiction between Pi Zhi and Cao Zhi). Cao Zhi felt very wronged and thought about it day and night. After Zhen Shi's death, Xelloss gave the brocade pillow left by Zhen Shi to Cao Zhi, who was even more sad when he saw things and thought about people. Later, Cao Zhi had a dream when he was resting in Luoshui. She dreamed that a woman came in a hurry and said, "I wanted to entrust my life to you, but I had no choice." This pillow is my bride's dowry. Let this jade carving pillow accompany you every day! " I'll never see anyone again. Cao Zhi woke up with mixed feelings of sadness and joy. So I wrote Gan Zhenfu. After Ming Di Cao Rui acceded to the throne, he felt that it was detrimental to his mother's reputation, so he changed Ganzhen Fu to Luoshen Fu.
Because there is such a legend, many literary works in later generations are based on it, which makes the relationship between Zhen and Zhi more mysterious.