Palace lady favored by Zhuangzong (莊宗所愛宮人)

Overview

Palace lady favored by Zhuangzong was a consort.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 925 三年
Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 70, passage 21

Family

Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.

Parent of Son of Zhuangzong by the palace lady (宮人所生皇子)
son 皇子
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 70, passage 21
Spouse of Yuan Xingqin (元行欽)
wife 婦
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 70, passages 23, 25

References in the histories

Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 70Volume 70 Book of Later Tang 46: Biographies 22: Yuan Xingqin, Xia Luqi, Yao Hong, Li Yan, Li Renju, Kang Sili, Zhang Jingda · 3 passages

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莊宗有所愛宮人生皇子者，劉皇后心忌之，會行欽入侍，莊宗勞之曰：「紹榮喪婦復娶耶！ Zhuangzong favored a palace woman who had borne him a son, and Empress Liu resented her. When Xingqin came to attend him, Zhuangzong said kindly, "Shaorong, your wife is dead—will you take another?

皇后指所忌宮人謂莊宗曰：「皇帝憐紹榮，可使為婦。」 The empress pointed at the woman she hated and told Zhuangzong, "Your Majesty pities Shaorong—let her become his wife."

莊宗心不懌，佯不豫者累日，業已遣去，無如之何。 Zhuangzong was inwardly displeased and for days pretended to be unwell. The woman had already been sent off, and he could do nothing about it.