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当初，薛宣第二次受封当高阳侯时，妻子死了，而敬武长公主守寡独处，皇上命薛宣娶了公主。
初，宣复封为侯时，妻死，而敬武长公主寡居，上令宣尚焉。
Before, when Xue Xuan was enfeoffed as Marquis of Gaoyang for the second time, his wife died, and Princess Jingwu was widowed and living alone, and the emperor ordered Xue Xuan to marry the princess.
<s>[INST] I need this in both modern chinese phrasing and English - could you help? 初，宣复封为侯时，妻死，而敬武长公主寡居，上令宣尚焉。 [/INST] Contemporary: 当初，薛宣第二次受封当高阳侯时，妻子死了，而敬武长公主守寡独处，皇上命薛宣娶了公主。 English version: Before, when Xue Xuan was enfeoffed as Marquis of Gaoyang for the second time, his wife died, and Princess Jingwu was widowed and living alone, and the emperor ordered Xue Xuan to marry the princess.</s>
I need this in both modern chinese phrasing and English - could you help? 初，宣复封为侯时，妻死，而敬武长公主寡居，上令宣尚焉。
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Contemporary: 当初，薛宣第二次受封当高阳侯时，妻子死了，而敬武长公主守寡独处，皇上命薛宣娶了公主。 English version: Before, when Xue Xuan was enfeoffed as Marquis of Gaoyang for the second time, his wife died, and Princess Jingwu was widowed and living alone, and the emperor ordered Xue Xuan to marry the princess.
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