In the sixth month of the sixteenth year of Xiande, Suiyun arrived in Jianye. In the eighth month, he attained the top marks in the imperial examination, becoming the zhuangyuan.¹ At the celebratory feast, a Yong envoy arrived to propose a marriage alliance.

　　In the twelfth month, Princess Changle² of Great Yong arrived in Southern Chu. In the first month of the new year,³ Princess Changle was wed to Southern Chu’s Crown Prince, Zhao Jia. Princess Changle was appointed as Crown Princess.

　　

Princess Changle, fifteen years old, was the daughter of n.o.ble Consort Zhangsun, favored concubine of Emperor Gaozu⁴ of Yong. As Princess Changle’s birth coincided with Gaozu’s ascension to the throne, she was much favored by the Emperor and was granted the t.i.tle of Princess Changle.

—Southern Chu Dynastic Records, Biography of Jiang Suiyun