Diaochan's biography by Meng Fanren

According to the research of a scholar named Meng Fanren, Diaochan had the surname Ren and the name Hongchang, and was born in Mu'er village in Jiuyuan county, Bingzhou prefecture. At the age of 15, she was selected for the imperial harem, and was put in charge of the sable (diao) headdresses of the court officials, and was thus renamed Diaochan. At the end of the Han, court politics was thrown into chaos, and Diaochan left the harem and became an adopted daughter of Prime Minister Wang Yun. Soon, Dong Zhuo became the dictator of the imperial court. Wang Yun manipulated the lust of Dong and Lü Bu by getting Diaochan to make them both fall for her. Finally, they caused Lü Bu to kill Dong Zhuo, rendering a great service to the dynasty. After that, Diaochan became Lu Bu's concubine. At Baimen Tower, Lu Bu was executed, and Cao Cao used the same trick to try and get Liu Bei, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei to kill each other. He gave Diaochan as a gift to Guan Yu. So as not to bring disaster to the three sworn brothers, Diaochan asked Guan Yu to behead her, but Guan Yu spared her and let her become a nun. Cao Cao found out about this and sent men to capture Diaochan. She then threw herself onto a sword and committed suicide.

What happened historically?

 * Meng Fanren made a mistake in Diao Chan's birthplace. Bingzhou prefecture did not exist, instead it was Bingzhou province.
 * Many events cannot be provided with backup from the historical texts, such as Wang Yun adopting Diao Chan.