Who is Wang Xizhi’s wife?

Xi Xuan.

Xi Xuan married Wang Xizhi, the "Sage of Calligraphy". Wang Xizhi is the most famous calligrapher in ancient China. His calligraphy art is unprecedented and he is recognized as the "Sage of Calligraphy". Regarding Xi Jian's choice of a son-in-law for Xi Xuan, there is also a story that has been passed down through the ages. This allusion is called "East bed calms belly".

When Xi Jian (chī) was in Jiankang, he heard that the sons and nephews of the Wang family of Langye were all handsome, so he sent a disciple to send a letter to Director Wang, wanting to choose a son-in-law from the Wang family of Langye. Director Wang asked him to The disciple who delivered the letter went to the east wing of his house and chose whatever he wanted.

After the disciple returned, he said to Xi Jian: "The young people of the Wang family are all worthy of praise. When they heard that they were choosing a son-in-law, they all dressed up carefully and tried their best to remain dignified. Only one young man was on the bed in the east. He was reading with his belly exposed, but he looked calm and indifferent. Xi Jian said, "This man is really a good son-in-law!" Xi Jian asked who this young man was, and it turned out to be Wang Xizhi, and then he married his daughter Xi Xuan to him. .

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Their children: the eldest son Wang Xuanzhi, the second son Wang Ningzhi, the third son Wang Huanzhi, the fourth son Wang Suzhi, the fifth son Wang Huizhi, the sixth son Wang Caozhi, the seventh son Wang Xianzhi, the eldest queen Meng ginger.

1. Wang Xuanzhi (327-355), whose courtesy name was Boyuan, was from Langya Linyi (now Linyi, Shandong). Wang Xizhi's eldest son, Gong cursive script and official script. His wife is He. Xuanzhi died of illness shortly after his marriage, leaving no children. His younger brother Wang Ningzhi's son Wang Yunzhi was his heir.

2. Wang Ningzhi (334-399), courtesy name Shuping, was the second son of the calligrapher Wang Xizhi and the elder brother of Zhongshu Ling Wang Xianzhi. He was an official, general and calligrapher in the late Eastern Jin Dynasty. Good at cursive script and official script. He once served as the governor of Jiangzhou, general Zuo, and internal historian of Kuaiji. The husband of Xie Daoyun, the daughter of Xie Yi, believed deeply in the Five Pecks of Rice. When Sun En attacked Kuaiji, he did not listen to the advice of his men and took no precautions. After praying, he believed that he had invited "ghost soldiers" to help him, so he was killed together with his disciples.

3. Wang Huanzhi (1060-1124), whose courtesy name was Yanzhou, was from Changshan. Wang Jie’s fourth son. In the second year of Yuanfeng in the Northern Song Dynasty (1079), he became a Jinshi.

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