Song, Liao, and Jin · Family Member

Mother-in-law of Yin and Yang 霍氏姑

Attested AD 1264 - AD 1294

Passages: 5
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Mother-in-law of Yin and Yang was a Family Member.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 1264 to AD 1294 至元間
Dated from the passage context · History of Yuan 200, passage 95

Family

Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.

Kin of Yin (尹氏)
mother-in-law 姑
Directly stated · History of Yuan 200, passage 95
Kin of Yang (Huo daughter-in-law) (楊氏)
mother-in-law 姑
Directly stated · History of Yuan 200, passage 100
Parent of Yaoqing (耀卿)
son 子
Directly stated · History of Yuan 200, passage 95
Parent of Xianqing (顯卿)
son 子
Directly stated · History of Yuan 200, passage 100

Works and attributed material

Speech · Speaker · Direct quotation
Directly stated · History of Yuan 200, passages 96, 102

References in the histories

History of Yuan, Chapter 200Volume 200 Biographies 87: Exemplary Women 1 · 5 passages

至元間，尹氏夫耀卿歿，姑命其更嫁，尹氏曰：「婦之行一節而已，再嫁而失節，妾不忍為也。」 During the Zhiyuan era Yin's husband Yaoqing died. Her mother-in-law ordered her to remarry. Lady Yin said, "A wife's conduct is a single integrity. Remarriage forfeits that integrity. I cannot bear to do it."

姑曰：「世之婦皆然，人未嘗以為非，汝獨何恥之有？」 Her mother-in-law said, "Wives everywhere do the same. No one thinks it wrong. What shame is there in it for you alone?"

姑不能強。 Her mother-in-law could not force her.

楊氏夫顯卿繼歿，慮姑欲其嫁，即先白姑曰：「妾聞娣姒猶兄弟也，宜相好焉。 Lady Yang's husband Xianqing died next. Fearing her mother-in-law would wish her to remarry, she spoke to her first: "I have heard that sisters-in-law are like brothers and ought to be on good terms.

姑曰：「汝果能若是，吾何言哉！」 Her mother-in-law said, "If you can truly do this, what more can I say!"