Lady Yuan

Lady Yuan, Yuan Shu’s daughter and Sun Quan’s concubine, declined the empress’s position for lack of a son and was slandered by Lady Pan.
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History · vol. 6Records of the Three Kingdoms
興平二年冬,天子敗於曹陽。術會羣下謂曰:「今劉氏微弱,海內鼎沸。…
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興平二年冬,天子敗於曹陽。術會羣下謂曰:「今劉氏微弱,海內鼎沸。吾家四世公輔,百姓所歸,欲應天順民,於諸君意如何?」衆莫敢對。主簿閻象進曰:「昔周自后稷至于文王,積德累功,參分天下有其二,猶服事殷。明公雖弈世克昌,未若有周之盛,漢室雖微,未若殷紂之暴也。」術嘿然不恱。用河內張烱之符命,遂僭號,〈《典略》曰:術以袁姓出陳,陳,舜之後,以土承火,得應運之次。又見讖文云:「代漢者,當塗高也。」自以名字當之,乃建號稱仲氏。〉以九江太守爲淮南尹。置公卿,祠南北郊。荒侈滋甚,後宮數百皆服綺縠,餘粱肉,〈《九州春秋》曰:司隷馮方女,國色也,避亂楊州,術登城見而恱之,遂納焉,甚愛幸。諸婦害其寵,語之曰:「將軍貴人有志節,當時時涕泣憂愁,必長見敬重。」馮氏以爲然,後見術輙垂涕,術果以有心志,益哀之。諸婦人因共絞殺,懸之厠梁,術誠以爲不得志而死,乃厚加殯斂。〉而士卒凍餒,江淮間空盡,人民相食。術前爲呂布所破,後爲太祖所敗,奔其部曲雷薄、陳蘭於灊山,復爲所拒,憂懼不知所出。將歸帝號於紹,欲至青州從袁譚,發病道死。〈《魏書》曰:術歸帝號於紹曰:「漢之失天下久矣,天子提挈,政在家門,豪雄角逐,分裂疆宇,此與周之末年七國分勢無異,卒彊者兼之耳。加袁氏受命當王,符瑞炳然。今君擁有四州,民戶百萬,以彊則無與比大,論德則無與比高。曹操欲扶衰拯弱,安能續絕命救已滅乎?」紹陰然之。《吳書》曰:術旣爲雷薄等所拒,留住三日,士衆絕糧,乃還至江亭,去壽春八十里。問廚下,尚有麥屑三十斛。時盛暑,欲得蜜漿,又無蜜。坐櫺牀上,歎息良久,乃大咤曰:「袁術至於此乎!」因頓伏牀下,嘔血斗餘,遂死。〉妻子依術故吏廬江太守劉勳,孫策破勳,復見收視。術女入孫權宮,子燿拜郎中,燿女又配於權子奮。
History · vol. 50Records of the Three Kingdoms
…性險妒容媚,自始至卒,譖害袁夫人等甚眾。〈《吳錄》曰:袁夫人者,袁術女也,有節行而無子。…
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吳主權潘夫人,會稽句章人也。父為吏,坐法死。夫人與姊俱輸織室,權見而異之,召充後宮。得幸有娠,夢有以龍頭授己者,己以蔽膝受之,遂生(孫)亮。赤烏十三年,亮立為太子,請出嫁夫人之姊,權聽許之。明年,立夫人為皇后。性險妒容媚,自始至卒,譖害袁夫人等甚眾。〈《吳錄》曰:袁夫人者,袁術女也,有節行而無子。權數以諸姬子與養之,輒不育。及步夫人薨,權欲立之。夫人自以無子,固辭不受。〉權不豫,夫人使問中書令孫弘呂后專制故事。侍疾疲勞,因以羸疾,諸宮人伺其昏臥,共縊殺之,託言中惡。後事洩,坐死者六七人。權尋薨,合葬蔣陵。孫亮即位,以夫人姊婿譚紹為騎都尉,授兵。亮廢,紹與家屬送本部廬陵。
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Lady Yuan was the daughter of Yuan Shu and a concubine of Sun Quan. She is mentioned in Pei Songzhi’s annotations to the Records of the Three Kingdoms; she does not appear in Romance of the Three Kingdoms.
Deeds
The Wu Lu records that Lady Yuan had no sons. Sun Quan several times entrusted her with raising sons born to his other concubines, but none lived to adulthood. (Recorded in the histories)
After Lady Bu died, Sun Quan wanted to make Lady Yuan empress, but she firmly declined because she had no sons. (Recorded in the histories)
She was slandered by Lady Pan. (Recorded in the histories)
Relationships
- Father: Yuan Shu.
- Concubine of: Sun Quan.
- Slandered by Lady Pan.
- Sun Quan once entrusted her with raising the sons of his other concubines.
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