Three Kingdoms and Six Dynasties · Wife of Huang Chu

Zhao, wife of Huang Chu 趙

Attested AD 424 - AD 453

Passages: 7
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Zhao, wife of Huang Chu was a Wife of Huang Chu.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 424 to AD 453 元嘉
Directly stated · Book of Song 55, passage 164

Family

Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.

Parent of Zai (載)
stepson 息 · Step parentage
Directly stated · Book of Song 55, passage 164
Spouse of Huang Chu (黃初)
wife 妻
Directly stated · Book of Song 55, passage 164

Career and standing

banishment two thousand li 徙二千裏外
Exile · Sentenced
Directly stated · Book of Song 55, passage 164

Events and relationships

Beat Wang to death
Legal · Offender
Directly stated · Book of Song 55, passage 164

References in the histories

Book of Song, Chapter 55Volume 55 Biographies 15: Zang Dao, Xu Guang, F Long · 7 passages

時會稽剡縣民黃初妻趙打息載妻王死亡，遇赦，王有父母及息男稱、息女葉，依法徙趙二千裏外。 At the time in Yan county of Kuaiji, Huang Chu's wife Zhao beat her stepson Zai's wife Wang to death. Though an amnesty was granted, Wang had parents and children Cheng and Ye from a former marriage; by law Zhao was to be exiled two thousand li.

父子至親，分形同氣，稱之於載，即載之于趙，雖雲三世，為體猶一，未有能分之者也。 Father and son are the closest of kin, sharing one flesh and breath; Cheng is Zai's son and thus Zhao's grandson; though called three generations, in substance they are one body — none can be divided from the rest.

若稱可以殺趙，趙當何以處載？ If Cheng may kill Zhao, what is Zhao to do regarding Zai?

趙當避王期功千里外耳。 Zhao need only keep a thousand li's distance from Wang's parents and close kin in mourning.

趙既流移，載為人子，何得不從； Since Zhao is banished, how can Zai as her son fail to follow her;

如此，稱、趙竟不可分。 Thus Cheng and Zhao cannot ultimately be separated.

趙雖內愧終身，稱當沈痛沒齒，孫祖之義，自不得永絕，事理固然也。」 Though Zhao may bear lifelong shame and Cheng lifelong grief, the bond between grandson and grandmother cannot be severed forever — such is the nature of the case."