Yuan Fu
Yuan Fu | |
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袁福 | |
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Born | Unknown Deyang, Sichuan |
Died | Unknown |
Children | two sons |
Yuan Fu (fl. 220s–230s), was a member of the Yuan clan in Deyang. She married a local tribal king and had two sons with him. Following his death, she deeply cared for their sons. As her family fell into poverty, she was forced to remarry to Zhang Feng. She wanted to kill him on the first day, but feared that such an act would bring harm and shame to her family. With deep sadness, she ended her life.
Life
Yuan Fu was born in Deyang County, Guanghan Commandery (廣漢郡), which is present-day Deyang, Sichuan. She was the wife of a local tribal king.[1][a] She married him at the age of 20 (by East Asian age reckoning). After the death of her parents in law, she also suffered the loss of her husband and was deeply grieved for the rest of her life.[2] She refrained from unnecessary talk and laughter. Raising her two sons with pure devotion.[3] When another of her uncle fell into poverty, she was privately forced into marrying Zhang Feng. On the first day, she planned to kill Zhang Feng however she feared that the consequences would harm her mother, uncle and orphaned children. Furthermore, that hatred would ensue toward her clan. Overwhelmed by sorrow, she committed suicide.[4] Chang Qu, who wrote her biography in the Chronicles of Huayang (Huayang Guo Zhi), lamented that her righteousness did not survive.[5]
See also
Notes
- ^ Taiping Yulan quotes Chen Shou's Yi Bu Qijiu Zaji.
References
- ^ (廣漢德陽王上妻者,同縣袁氏女也,名福。) Yi Bu Qijiu Zaji in Taiping Yulan
- ^ (年二十適上。舅姑既沒,復遭上喪,) Yi Bu Qijiu Zaji in Taiping Yulan
- ^ (悲傷感切,不妄言笑。有二子,養育遺孤,執心純篤。) Yi Bu Qijiu Zaji in Taiping Yulan
- ^ (及叔父湣其窮困,私以許張奉,掩迫合婚。其旦,計欲殺奉,恐禍及母、叔、孤兒,永弃死,仇必生,慷慨流涕,自殺而死。) Yi Bu Qijiu Zaji in Taiping Yulan
- ^ (袁福,義不存生。袁福,亦德陽人,王上妻也。有二子。上以喪親過哀死,福哀感終身。父母欲改嫁,乃自殺。) Huayang Guo Zhi vol. 10.
- Chang Qu (4th century). Chronicles of Huayang (Huayang Guo Zhi).
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