Preliminary Note #2

“[To] honor a princess [as a wife]” — shàng gōngzhǔ (4/7/21) Origins and Implications “[To] honor a princess [as a wife]” would be a more accurate interpretation of shàng gōngzhǔ. As for the implications… 1) Not just anyone can marry an imperial princess, a daughter of the Emperor, so it was actually not called “marrying