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Princess Jinling was a Royal Family Member.
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Book of Song, Chapter 58Volume 58 Biographies 18: Wang Hui, Xie Hongwei, Wang Qiu · 6 passages
義熙八年，混以劉毅黨見誅，妻晉陵公主改適琅邪王練，公主雖執意不行，而詔其與謝氏離絕，公主以混家事委之弘微。
In the eighth year of Yixi, Hun was executed as a partisan of Liu Yi; his wife, Princess Jinling, was ordered to marry Wang Lian of Langya; though she refused, an edict severed her ties to the Xie clan, and she entrusted the household to Hongwei.
高祖受命，晉陵公主降為東鄉君，以混得罪前代，東鄉君節義可嘉，聽還謝氏。
When Gaozu took the throne, Princess Jinling was demoted to Lady of Eastern District; because Hun had been condemned under the previous regime, yet her constancy was deemed admirable, she was allowed to rejoin the Xie household.
東鄉君歎曰：「僕射平生重此子，可謂知人。
The Lady of Eastern District sighed and said, "The Vice Director valued this boy all his life—he truly knew how to judge men.
中外姻親，道俗義舊，見東鄉之歸者，入門莫不歎息，或為之涕流，感弘微之義也。
Relatives near and far, lay friends and clerical acquaintances alike—whoever witnessed the Lady of Eastern District's return sighed at the threshold, and some wept, moved by Hongwei's devotion.
九年，東鄉君薨，資財鉅萬，園宅十餘所，又會稽、吳興、琅邪諸處，太傅、司空琰時事業，奴僮猶有數百人。
In the ninth year the Lady of Eastern District died, leaving assets in the tens of thousands, more than ten estates, and properties in Kuaiji, Wuxing, Langya, and elsewhere from Grand Tutor Xie Yan's day—hundreds of servants still remained.
東鄉君葬，混墓開，弘微牽疾臨赴，病遂甚。
At the Lady of Eastern District's funeral Hun's tomb was opened; Hongwei dragged himself there despite his illness, and his condition grew critical.