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| Consort Xiao | |
|---|---|
| Died | 3 December 655 Chang'an, Tang dynasty |
| Spouse | Emperor Gaozong of Tang |
| Issue | Li Sujie, Prince of Xu Princess Yiyang Princess Gao'an |
Consort Xiao, Pure Consort Xiao or Xiao Shufei (蕭淑妃, personal name unknown) (died c.November 655),[1] was a concubine of Emperor Gaozong of Tang (Li Zhi). She was initially favored by him and bore him a son and two daughters—Li Sujie and the Princesses Yiyang and Gao'an—but later, after her romantic rival Empress Wang introduced another concubine, Consort Wu (later known as Wu Zetian), to Emperor Gaozong, Emperor Gaozong became enamored with Consort Wu. Empress Wang and Consort Xiao instead joined forces to try to counter Consort Wu, but in 655, Emperor Gaozong deposed both of them on accusations of witchcraft and replaced Empress Wang with Consort Wu. Soon, they were executed on the new Empress Wu's orders.
- ^ The timing of Empress Wang's and Consort Xiao's deaths was not clearly indicated in the Old Book of Tang and the New Book of Tang. Volume 200 of Zizhi Tongjian placed their deaths in the winter of 655. (故后王氏、故淑妃萧氏，...数日而死，又斩之。) The last recorded activity involving Empress Wang and Consort Wang in Zizhi Tongjian with a defined date was their deposition in the same volume. This took place on the ji'you day of the 10th month of the 6th year of the Yong'hui era of Tang Gaozong's reign, which corresponds to 16 Nov 655 in the Julian calendar. ((永徽六年)冬，十月，己酉，下诏称：“王皇后、萧淑妃谋行鸩毒，废为庶人，母及兄弟，并除名，流岭南。”) Zizhi Tongjian, vol. 200. Volume 51 of the Old Book of Tang recorded that both women were strangled in the 10th month of the 6th year of the Yong'hui era of Tang Gaozong's reign; said month ends on 3 December 655 in the Julian calendar. (永徽六年十月，废后及萧良娣皆为庶人，囚之别院。武昭仪令人皆缢杀之)
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