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During the Han and Tang dynasties, the social atmosphere was generally more open, and it was a common thing for princesses to remarry, and they were not attacked by the etiquette system and social public opinion at that time.
The remarriage of princesses in the Han Dynasty was not considered an immoral thing, although the Han Dynasty already had the concept of requiring women to keep chastity, but there was no strict rule that women should live a widowhood from one end to the other.
Princess Ruguantao lived alone after losing her husband, and because of her long-term loneliness and depression, she approached Dong Yan privately.
Another example is that Liu Xiu, as the emperor of the Eastern Han Dynasty, took the initiative to persuade his widowed sister Princess Huyang to remarry and find a good husband for her.
Therefore, the issue of remarriage is not untouchable for members of the royal family, but it is a very common thing, and even the emperor will take the initiative to find a ruyi langjun for the princess and solve the problem of the princess remarrying.
Although the feudal etiquette system in the Han Dynasty required women to follow the "three from four virtues" and women to belong to their husbands, compared with the women who were strictly bound by the feudal etiquette system after the Song Dynasty, the personal restraints of women in the Han Dynasty period were smaller, and the princesses, as a special group of women, were less bound.
For example, after Emperor Wu of Han's sister Princess Pingyang divorced Cao Shou, she asked her attendants who was the most suitable husband and wife candidate now, and the attendants all said Wei Qing, so she remarried to the general Wei Qing.
Princess Huyang, the sister of Emperor Guangwu Liu Xiu, hoped to marry Song Hong, the Great Sikong, after her husband's death, and even ignored the fact that Song Hong already had a wife, so that Emperor Guangwu directly came forward to persuade Song Hong to divorce his wife.
It can be seen that the princess still has a certain right to re-choose her own marriage, in the ancient society of concubines and the concept of dignity and inferiority, the princess did not hesitate to break up the marriage of others for her own happiness, so her married life was not satisfactory.
Of course, the choice of the princess to remarry will still be a person with a certain status and power, which is a remarriage with political factors.
According to statistics, in the Han Dynasty, because of the lack of historical records, the number of princesses themselves was small, so there were not many remarried. A total of 137 princesses were married in the Tang Dynasty, of which 24 were remarried and 3 were married.
Among the 27 princesses who remarried (including three marriages), Gaozu had 4 daughters, Taizong had 6 daughters, Gaozong's daughters, Zhongzong's 3 daughters, Ruizong's 2 daughters, Xuanzong's 9 daughters, and Suzong's 2 daughters.
It can be seen from this that the remarriage of princesses was mainly concentrated in the early stage of the Tang Dynasty, and after the Anshi Rebellion, the number of princesses remarried gradually decreased, and there were two reasons for this change.
First of all, the problems of the princesses of the Tang Dynasty themselves, the princesses of the early Tang Dynasty lived comfortably, paid attention to enjoying a luxurious life, and the concept of observing festivals was relatively weak.
For example, after The Death of Princess Anle of Wu Chongxun, "The Lord Su and Wu Yan Xiu were insulted, that is, married." ”
Or you may choose to remarry because of a deceased husband or divorce. For example, Princess Taiping's husband Xue Shao was falsely accused of conspiring with the kings and was instead sentenced; Princess Anding, "was given a thousand gold titles." The next marriage is gentle. He died and married Zheng Jingxuan. ”
Secondly, because of the introduction of Huhua thought in the Tang Dynasty, it impacted the status of Confucianism, which weakened the concept of female chastity in the society at that time, and made it more possible for princesses to remarry.
To sum up, during the Han and Tang dynasties, women's awareness of the concept of observing the festival was generally weak, and the Rulers of the Tang Dynasty even encouraged women to remarry. Therefore, whether it is the acquiescence of policy or the change in the concept of women's remarriage, it was a common phenomenon in the society at that time, and the remarriage of princesses was allowed by the etiquette system and society at that time. Of course, folk etiquette is more relaxed.