later in 79, however, empress dou would (perhaps remembering empress dowager ma's example) adopt the son of another imperial consort, consort liang, liu zhao, as her own son, and she plotted, along with her mother princess piyang and her brothers, to have her adopted son made crown prince. after empress dowager ma's death, she put her plan into action. she had her brothers collect dossiers on faults of the song clan while bribing the servants and eunuchs of consorts song to gather their own faults.