《南齊書》的作者蕭子顯(489-537)是齊高帝蕭道成的孫子，豫章文獻王蕭嶷即其父。身為一個史學家，卻又具有宗室身份，特別是與蕭齊開創者直系血親的特殊關系。因此，立傳行文，難免牽帶私人感情。蕭子顯為父、祖作傳、紀，並旁及王母豫章王妃庾氏，使之美名千古流傳，亦是人子孝道的闡揚。惟蕭子顯身為宗室，又為朝臣，故同時具有「史臣」與「兒臣」的雙重角色，使得《南齊書》便讓人有「國史」與「家史」雙重感覺。但在帝王家事即國事的情況下似乎無所區別，惟在其撰史心態上，「史臣」與「兒臣」的立場，是應該有所擺盪的，這也是人情所常。 然而，歷來學者多以其宗室身份來指責《南齊書》的曲筆，後繼學者亦未能確切的進行分析。本文以為：子顯撰寫父、祖史事，而用「史臣」立場來評論，並隱去其間的親情關係，似欲跳脫「兒臣」的立場，此種作法，便形成了形式客觀、實則主觀的現象。又，子顯隱示親子關係，亦遭人誤認其與豫章王的父子關係，於此則糾舉宋人陳振孫、元人馬端臨以及清人周中孚的誤認人孫。 本文討論豫章王單獨立傳與篇次及其衍生的其他議題，又將焦點關注於豫章王妃庾氏，從傳文中了解蕭子顯的撰述立場，「兒臣」之立場大於「史臣」之身份。而齊高帝禪代，「本紀」與「列傳」的記述不同；又蕭齊滅亡之齊明帝與東昏侯的問題，則「史臣」之立場又大於「兒臣」之角色。《南齊書》從初期到末期，益見子顯身份立場的擺盪。

Hsiao Tzu-hsian (蕭子顯, 489-573 AD), the author of "History of South Chi Dynasty", was the grandson of Chi Kao-ti (齊高帝), and the son of Hsiao I (蕭嶷). Hsiao Tzu-hsian wrote biographies and annals for his father and grandfather and even his mother as well and made them immortal in history. This was an exemplification of filial piety of a descendant. However, his status as a prince of the former dynasty and as a subject of the latter dynasty brought him double characters. "History of South Chi Dynasty" reveals the mixture of a family's history and a nation's history. Under the circumstances that matters concerning a royal family meant as much as affairs of a nation, as a prince, he did not make distinction in between. However, after he became a historiographer of the usurper's empire, dangling was supposed to happen in his mindset when he wrote the history about the previous dynasty. This is especially the case when he commented on the events that led to the collapse of Chi dynasty when the empire was under the reign of his nephew. In this sense, dangling is an acceptable practice of the world. The findings of this study are as follows: In the first half of his "History of South Chi Dynasty", Hsiao Tzu-hsian's identity as a descendant courtier outweighs his position as a historiographer. In the second half of his work, however, the latter overshadows the former on the events leading to the collapse of the Chi empire. Consequently, the work of "History of South Chi Dynasty" reveals the transformation of the author's status from a prince of the former dynasty to a historiographer of the latter dynasty.