Eirene the kaisarissa became a model of womanly modesty and restraint, even before her husband Ioannes and her imperial in-laws Konstantinos and Eudokia. Moving into the palace was, for her, a motivation to greater virtue. One of many signs of her attitude to her husband Ioannes was her concealment of a serious and painful liver disease. She remained so cheerful that Ioannes knew nothing of it and thought she was well. She later recovered. Psellos, who became her adviser in the palace, claims credibility over details