Empress Yuanzhen, Lin Wanwan, knew that today, listening to Lu Shouyue talk about Empress Xiao, it also happened to mention her various connections with the Li Tang, with all related figures being elaborated upon.
Empress Yuanzhen of the Dugu Family, sister of Empress Mingjing of the Northern Zhou, elder sister of Empress Wenxian of the Sui Dynasty, her most esteemed identity is as Li Yuan's mother and Li Shimin's grandmother, hence she was posthumously conferred the title of Empress Yuanzhen.
Empress Yuanzhen's mother was Lady Guo, who bore the most children for Dugu Xin. Among them were two daughters: one became Empress of the Northern Zhou, and the other Li Yuan's mother, Empress Yuanzhen, making their lineage, although not of the original direct line, the most distinguished in the Li Tang era.
And the one involved in gossip with Xiao Chong was Dugu Yan, from the same line as Empress Wenxian's brothers of the Sui Dynasty.
