Tianlang-jun: Master Shen, Can I Offer You Something? Water? Tea? My Nephew's Hand In Marriage?

Tianlang-jun: Master Shen, can I offer you something? Water? Tea? My nephew's hand in marriage?

Shen Qingqiu: what?

Tianlang-jun: Perhaps wine? Some snacks? My sons hand in marriage?

Shen Qingqiu: I-

Tianlang-jun: Tanghulu? Congee? My hand in marriage?

The origin of heavenly demons is so interesting. A god cast down from the heavens marked with a mark of sin on their forehead that follows their bloodline. No matter how diluted their genes are they still have that mark. They're not human, they're not entirely demonic either. Their blood has been cursed, but that curse is also their power. It causes them to have an incredible bloodlust once their lost in their instincts. They can control their blood even outside of their body. They have incredible regeneration, they can regrow limbs if need be. They're feared by both demons and humans.

I wonder what the story of the first heavenly demon is. I personally think that to be cursed to this extent they were probably a very important god. My hc is that it was a Heavenly Emperor gone astray. I also like to think Binghe's his reincarnation

i watched one (1) video on how to draw hands that changed my life forever. like. i can suddenly draw hands again

these were all drawn without reference btw. i can just. Understand Hands now (for the most part, im sure theres definitely inaccuracies). im a little baffled

quartet of muses 🩸🥁

Tang Dynasty Princesses

Tang Dynasty princesses could have been said to be some of the most lucky and unlucky princesses in written history. Pampered with all kinds of wealth and luxuries yet some had to live in deserts due to political alliances while others died due to failed rebellions. Most importantly, this was the era where princesses could dream of holding unlimited power. Let’s get a basic idea of what their lives looked like.

The rankings for princesses of the Li clan were as follows:

Taizhang gongzhu - This title was reserved for an aunt of the Emperor, ranking as one of the highest princesses. Translates to Senior Grand Princess. Held a fiefdom with a minimum of 2000 families.

Princess Taiping (pictured below): the daughter of Wu Zetian and Emperor Gaozong.

A powerful regent during the reign of her brother Emperor Ruizong and nephew Emperor Xuanzong, held this title.

Zhang Gongzhu - This title was reserved for the sister of the Emperor, ranking on par with a Taizhang gongzhu. Translates to Grand Princess. Held a fiefdom with a minimum of 1000 families.

Princess Gaoyang (pictured below): the daughter of Emperor Gaoyang and a half-sister of Gaozong.

Infamous for her affair with a monk and also attempted to overthrow her half-brother; she held this title until she was hanged.

Gongzhu - This title was reserved for the daughter of an Emperor or in special circumstances, women of the imperial clan who were adopted for the sake of political marriages, ranking on par with a Taizhang gongzhu and Zhang Gongzhu. Translates to Imperial Princess. Held a fief of about 300 people.

Princess Wencheng (pictured below): a daughter of Prince Jiangxia (Li Daozong). 

Was made a Gongzhu to marry King Songtsen Gampo of the Tibetan Empire. Known for her great efforts and sacrifices to establish a relationship between Tibet and Tang China.

The following princesses did not hold any fiefdoms.

Junzhu- A title reserved for the daughter of the crown prince. Translates to commandery princess.

Xianzhu - A title reserved for the daughter of a prince. Translates to county princess.

Though princesses were considered as titled ladies of the outer court, after they married, their families were not considered royalty. Their descendants, however, could claim nobility titles based on their birth. They did not have any household management staff with the exception of those princesses who were married off for political alliances (heqin). 

The consorts of royal princesses were from high aristocracy and held great political power unlike princesses of other dynasties.