One year after Empress Chen's deposition, her father Chen Wu died. The widowed Princess Guantao, who was already having an adulterous relationship with her 18-year-old godson Dong Yan (董偃), was focused on her young lover. When Emperor Wu learned of this, he let the scandal slip as a leverage in exchange for Princess Guantao's now submissive behaviour. A few years after Dong's death at the age of 30, the grieving Princess Guantao died in 116 BC, leaving behind a will to be buried with Dong instead of her late husband. During her filial mourning period, her two sons (Empress Chen's brothers) Chen Xu and Chen Yu (陈蟜) got into a dispute over the inheritance, each committed adultery and incest. They both committed suicide the same year.