 He asked for a princess in marriage in 533, a request that was accepted.Emperor Xiaowu sent a cousin of his, Princess Lanling (蘭陵公主) as his bride.In 535, he managed to get another princess for his family, this time to his brother Yujiulü Tahan (郁久閭塔寒), who was married to Princess Huazheng (化政公主), daughter of a Northern Wei official Yuan Yi (元翌).