After her husband is defeated by the Shu general
Ma Dai, Lady Zhurong goes to battle and leads her troops to attack a unit of soldiers from Shu. She uses flying daggers and manages to capture the Shu officers
Zhang Ni and
Ma Zhong. The following day, Zhurong engages
Zhao Yun and
Wei Yan in battle but both of them quickly flee from the battlefield. She suspects that it is a trap and does not go after them. When the same events happen again the next day, Zhurong still does not pursue them. However, after Wei Yan turns back and taunts her, she pursues him into a narrow valley where she falls into a trap and gets captured by the Shu forces. Zhurong is brought back to the Shu camp, where she is treated well on
Zhuge Liang's order. Zhuge Liang offers her a drink and frees her from her bonds. He then sends a messenger to meet Meng Huo and propose releasing Zhurong in exchange for Zhang Ni and Ma Zhong. Meng Huo agrees so Zhurong returns to her husband. Zhurong is captured another two times by Shu's forces. The last time she is captured, she marches alongside her husband and their army to finish off Shu's army as they have been falsely informed that their ally
Wutugu's army has nearly obliterated Shu's forces. However, much to their dismay, Shu's forces have actually routed Wutugu's army, and then they proceed to capture Zhurong. After finally surrendering and pledging their allegiance to Shu, Meng Huo and Zhurong are released to continue their rule over the Nanzhong region. They never rebel against Shu again. ==In popular culture==