Mythic version of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 7118 Impact
For major aristocratic families, the purpose of marriage alliances with families of equal social standing is simply to ensure the stable continuation of their family line, not because the daughters of the other family are more beautiful.

In reality, due to the family traditions and educational authority held by powerful families, as well as the family management skills imparted through words and deeds, most of the legitimate daughters of these families possess beauty and poise that surpass those of ordinary women.

In addition, with generations of pampered living, as long as there is no genetic mutation like Ruan Huihui, most of the legitimate daughters of prominent families are, if not stunningly beautiful, at least of the class of elegant ladies, and most of them have a very good demeanor.

But can all these conditions combined compare to innate talent?

The greater chances of family continuation that aristocratic families strive for through all means are truly insignificant compared to marrying a woman with a spiritual gift!
Frankly, is there a more stable means of continuation at this stage?
there is none left!
Even every woman with spiritual talent would be targeted by a large group of powerful families if she showed the slightest potential. Yet, Huangfu Song was able to find one. It can only be said that the heavens did not forsake the Huangfu family. This is truly a perfect match!
"Ah, congratulations to the General on finding such a virtuous granddaughter-in-law." Yuan Tao was so envious he was practically drooling, but he still had to get up and offer his congratulations first. After all, things had come to this point, and he couldn't steal her away now, so he could only offer his congratulations. As for her being ugly, was that a problem? If she wanted to be pretty, couldn't she find a concubine?

Although the survival rate of offspring has greatly improved compared to the Spring and Autumn Period, and the practice of concubinage, which was prevalent in the Spring and Autumn Period, has gradually been swept into the dustbin of history, no one would think there is a problem with marrying a noblewoman from a wealthy family and having several maids as a dowry.

Given the circumstances of the Huangfu family and the Ruan family, Huangfu Shuhou's principal wife must be Ruan Huihui. This does not mean that Huangfu Shuhou cannot have concubines. Even if Ruan Gong does not provide a dowry, Huangfu Shuhou can find beautiful women in private. As long as he does not think of doing something as ruthless as favoring a concubine and killing his wife, there are plenty of beautiful women available.

Essentially, the union of Huangfu Shuhou and Ruan Huihui was a process of exploratory cooperation between two large corporations. As long as Huangfu Shuhou and Ruan Huihui had offspring, Huangfu Shuhou could do whatever he wanted. Similarly, as long as they had offspring, everything in the Huangfu family would be handed over to Ruan Huihui. Even if it meant taking Huangfu Lao'er's life, it was negotiable. Without talking about love, this was the result of maximizing interests.

Of course, to put it bluntly, Ruan Huihui could indeed win over Huangfu Shuhou's heart if she wanted to, but such a thing really depends on the thoughts of both parties.

As for taking concubines, Ruan Huihui herself would not specifically stop it. As long as Huangfu Shuhou did not go too far and the concubines who entered the house did not act too presumptuously, many things would be easy to discuss.

The heads of the major families also understood this point. Very few of them were monogamous for life, but none of them were so infatuated with their concubines that they couldn't distinguish right from wrong and even gave up their family business.

Because this kind of thing can't become a clan leader!
After all, the number of beautiful women in the world who wanted to enter these wealthy and powerful families could stretch from the gates of each family's villa in Chang'an all the way to the city gates. But what use are these beauties? What can they bring to the family? Can they ensure the family's continuation? What a joke, of course not.

Most of them just play around; very few actually get into my home.

Meanwhile, several families in Guanxi who had been waiting for the Huangfu family to fall so they could divide it up were now showing some hesitation. They had no choice; with such a granddaughter-in-law, as long as Huangfu Song wasn't out of his mind and delegated all the affairs of the family, the Huangfu family would most likely have been built into an impregnable empire by the time Huangfu Song died. Even if other families had ideas, they wouldn't be able to make a move.

This is also why Huangfu Song specifically brought out Ruan Huihui and Huangfu Shuhou at this time. Setting up a scheme to trap other families is meaningless. Each family is already this size. If the Huangfu family reveals a weakness, and several large families rush up, even if the Huangfu family is prepared, those families will be too deep to turn back. They might really swarm in and divide up the Huangfu family at the cost of their own losses.

Even though the powerful families that hunted the Huangfu family might suffer great losses in the process, it would be questionable whether the Huangfu family could even continue to exist. Therefore, revealing their hand and diverting the attention of other families from the beginning was the best option.

Clearly, this hand is very good, extremely good. At the very least, the Kansai clan has naturally given up on the idea of ​​taking over the Huangfu family in the future.

Compared to the relatively complex mindset of the heads of the major families, the younger generation, or even the second generation, who were just getting by here were truly dumbfounded. After all, just two years ago, Ruan Huihui was still in school with them, but this year she has already unlocked her spiritual talent.

"Mother..." Yang Huiyu, who had come with Cai Zhenji to freeload, looked at Cai Zhenji with a somewhat bewildered expression. To be honest, Yang Huiyu had always been quite proud, after all, she was beautiful, had a good background, and was smart. But now, in this situation, how should I put it, she couldn't be proud anymore. She couldn't understand why Ruan Huihui was able to unlock her spiritual talent.

"Don't look at me, your mother didn't unlock her spiritual talent at this time either." Cai Zhenji said calmly. She had a very calm attitude towards Ruan Huihui's spiritual talent. When she sent her daughter to the girls' school, she had met Ruan Huihui and exchanged a few words with her. With Cai Zhenji's talent, she could tell from Ruan Huihui's behavior that she was a very good child.

But as I said before, Cai Zhenji never expected that Ruan Huihui could unlock her mental talent so quickly.

"What about my aunt?" Yang Huiyu took a deep breath and asked with a smile as much as possible.

“Your aunt isn’t that open-minded,” Cai Zhenji said, patting Yang Huiyu’s head. “You don’t need to put so much pressure on yourself about intellectual talent. You’re still young. Focus on building a solid foundation first. In life, moving fast doesn’t necessarily mean it’s a good thing. Just study hard.”

Because she eloped with someone during the prime of her life, Cai Zhenji's spiritual talent developed relatively late among a group of top elites. But there was nothing that could be done about it; women are prone to being dominated by their emotions.

Of course, as someone who has been through it all, Cai Zhenji still wanted to advise her daughter not to have wild thoughts. At your age, you should focus on your studies. It's not too late for you to develop your spiritual talent in a few years.

“Mother, the reason my sister is anxious is very simple. She and Huihui were always competing for first place at the girls’ school, and they were always tied for first place. Now that Huihui has unlocked her spiritual talent, the pressure has shifted to my sister. Mother, you don’t know what it’s like at the girls’ school, tsk tsk tsk.” Yang Hu grabbed a pastry from the side, took a couple of bites, and then turned to Cai Zhenji with a glint in his eyes.

"What's wrong with the girls' school now?" Cai Zhenji asked Yang Hu with some curiosity.

“They’re so gossipy,” Yang Hu said with a grin. “And they’re quite competitive and have a lot of petty thoughts about putting others down. My sister has faced a lot of hostility over there, right?”

Yang Huiyu glanced at Yang Hu, too lazy to pay attention to him. She was so cute and good at studying, wasn't it normal for others to be a little jealous?
“I remember when Sister Xu was the principal of the girls’ school, she was quite normal, wasn’t she?” Cai Zhenji looked at her son with some curiosity. She didn’t pay much attention to this. She sent Yang Huiyu to the girls’ school just so that Yang Huiyu could make friends. As for studying itself, Yang Huiyu had a strong ability to learn on her own. She didn’t have to worry about anything and she would learn quite well.

On the contrary, Yang Hu would learn a little from Li You or Zhuge Liang every day, and then pick up his older sister from school. He had a pretty good understanding of the situation at the girls' school.

“That’s Aunt Xu. Not many others would dare to manage these people,” Yang Hu said casually, his small face showing a hint of maturity at that moment.

Upon hearing this, Cai Zhenji raised an eyebrow and didn't ask any more questions, but she basically understood everything. Both of her children were extremely intelligent, and Yang Hu's words at this time were probably an implication that she shouldn't send Yang Huiyu to the girls' school, as there was probably a huge uproar there right now.

There's no need to put pressure on Yang Huiyu, who was once ranked first alongside Ruan Huihui. Even if she's destined to unlock her spiritual talent, when that talent will unlock is still a question. She might as well go home and study.

"Huiyu, why don't you go to your aunt's place after the New Year and have her give you lessons? At your age, it should be about time for you to learn from your aunt. You can also learn some musical instruments to cultivate your character." Cai Zhenji also felt that there was no need to put so much pressure on her daughter. Whether she went to a girls' school or not, her family could afford to support her. They didn't want to upset the child.

Yang Huiyu glanced at Yang Hu out of the corner of her eye, then looked at Ruan Huihui, who seemed as calm and composed as ever. She realized that her classmate was indeed a bit gossipy, just as Yang Hu had said. So she thought that if she ran away from school, it would be even more troublesome. Besides, she, Yang Huiyu, was not someone who could argue with them. Going to school was a must.

Yang Hu was helpless and too lazy to say anything.

"Alright then, Mother will set aside some time to teach you from now on." Cai Zhenji patted her daughter's head. As for Yang Hu, well, this child doesn't seem to belong to the Yang family. Let him be. Anyway, many people like to take care of Yang Hu, and he will develop on his own.

At the same time, the noble ladies from each family, just as Yang Hu had said, were all somewhat dumbfounded by this scene. They couldn't help it; their memories were still from when Ruan Huihui and they went to school together.

And now what's this? It's only been two years since we last met, how did the other person suddenly become a phoenix rising from the ashes? This is just too outrageous.

“Grandfather…” If Yang Huiyu only felt pressure, then Wu Ya, who was also there to make a living, felt that the sky had fallen.

Although the Wu clan of Pei State was not a large aristocratic family, it was indeed a prominent local clan. Wu Duan, as the Marquis of Linying, was not much in Chang'an, but he was quite powerful in the local area.

Therefore, after the unification of the country, in order to be closer to the political center of the Han Dynasty, the Wu clan of Pei State sent some of their people to Chang'an. Wu Zhou, as the son of Wu Duan, was also arranged to come here, and Wu Ya also came to Chang'an.

Later, girls' schools were established, and Wu Ya also studied at the girls' school.

Of course, these are not the most important things. The most important thing is the bullying of Ruan Huihui. Well, not exactly bullying, but because they thought Ruan Huihui was too ugly and refused to play with her. Wu Ya was the leader of those girls.

Originally, Nguyen Cong and others fought over this matter, and the person they attacked was actually Vu Duan's son, Vu Chau. Later, Nguyen Cong beat the person, but he still felt it wasn't enough, so he put a sack over the person's neck.

In short, for Wu Ya, this was like the sky falling down.

"What did you say?" Wu Duan felt numb. Wu Ya had told her grandfather everything as if pouring beans from a bamboo tube.

To be fair, the family education was excellent; at the very least, they didn't tell a single lie and explained the whole story clearly.

"Sigh, what a mess this is." Wu Duan sighed helplessly, turned to look at his granddaughter, and shook his head repeatedly. "When people offer toasts later, go and return the favor with a toast. It can be considered a way to put an end to what happened back then. Besides, what you said is indeed true."

Wu Ya thought she had made a huge mistake, but her grandfather's words almost made her laugh.

There was no way around it. She didn't play with Ruan Huihui because Ruan Huihui was ugly. When her father came, Wu Ya was worried that he would think she was bullying others. But after her father met Ruan Gong, he said he could apologize but not admit that his daughter was telling the truth. Damn it, if the truth has to be shut up, then the world is hopeless. So I, Wu Zhou, can compensate you with something, but I absolutely cannot admit that my daughter was wrong.

So they fought with Ruan Gong and he lost. When Wu Ya helped her father back, he didn't blame her. He said to tell the truth, she was ugly, and not to overthink it. The facts are the facts and cannot be altered. Don't listen to Ruan Gong's nonsense. The other party was just stronger in terms of personal strength. It's okay. Your father will go back and train harder. We'll take revenge in a while.

Then, after a while, Nguyen Cong, along with his son, put a sack over his head and threw him into a ditch.

To reiterate, personal martial prowess is extremely useful, especially when everyone is a nobleman and there's no way to openly confront each other. In such cases, personal martial prowess is truly invaluable.

Even though she was covered in a sack, Wu Zhou didn't blame his daughter. He just felt that his strength was insufficient and he needed to continue to improve.

Now that Ruan Huihui has unlocked her mental talent, Wu Ya feels like she's the villainous supporting character in the story next door, while Ruan Huihui is the leading lady. She'll probably be forced to apologize and admit her mistakes, and her marriage might even be ruined.

As a result, her grandfather said something like, "Go and offer a toast, that's it," and then admitted that she was indeed ugly.

That's just how this family is; they're definitely straightforward.

"But it really is ugly. Damn it, we actually have to say this in private." Wu Duan felt the gazes from Ruan Gong and Huangfu Song at the same time, and withdrew his blunt words, but he still retorted without any politeness. Damn it, to tell you the truth, you guys are actually glaring at me. I'm fed up with you bunch of bastards.

Huangfu Song turned his head and gave Ruan Gong a look, indicating that he should remember to bring men to get the Wu family of Pei Kingdom drunk for him later, and even their dog should be carried back for him. Ruan Gong understood and said that there was absolutely no problem. He only had one daughter, and he couldn't bear to scold her. How dare you talk nonsense? Did your son not lie in the ditch long enough?
"Father, please say less. I still can't beat Ruan Gong." Wu Zhou tugged at Wu Duan. Although he was a straightforward man, he had been beaten by Ruan Gong several times for speaking the truth, so he was somewhat apprehensive in this situation.

"What are you afraid of? Can't I even say anything?" Wu Duan glared back, then turned to his granddaughter with a touch of emotion, "Ya, can you activate your mental talent?"

Wu Ya gave an awkward but polite smile at that moment.

"Well, there's nothing we can do about it." Wu Duan could understand. Although there were people in his family who could perform military command, they lacked both mental and military talent. It was just like the situation of most families.

"Alright, when you get back, you need to study hard too. Even if you can't open the car, you still have to study hard." Wu Duan instructed his granddaughter. He genuinely believed that studying was very useful. The only problem was the difference in aptitude, which led to different results from the same effort, but as long as it was useful, that was enough.

At the same time, there were also many families with daughters of the same age as Ruan Huihui present. However, most families, unlike Wu Duan's open-minded approach, were somewhat uneasy upon hearing that they had offended Ruan Huihui. After all, even a fool could see that Ruan Huihui was the head of the Huangfu family after Huangfu Song. What if she decided to settle scores on a whim?

Although those who can make a living here are all from large and powerful families, and wouldn't be easily pushed to the ground, none of the major families want to be squeezed out by a large power like the Huangfu family for no reason.

So after listening to their daughter's explanation, they mostly held the attitude that it's better to resolve conflicts than to let them fester. After giving her a few words of advice, they told these people to apologize to Ruan Huihui later.

What happened next was not so good for Ruan Huihui. When she was toasting, many classmates came over to apologize to her. To be honest, Ruan Huihui was not very familiar with some of these classmates, and she couldn't even remember when they had bullied her. But when she saw that their eyes were red and they didn't accept the apology, saying that they didn't care, Ruan Huihui was worried that they would cry on the spot.

"Huihui, just keep offering toasts. Everyone's here this time, their daughters are all here, they'll give you an explanation." Ruan Gong's arrogant words reached his daughter's ears. He couldn't handle these people with his fists, no problem, they'll get what's coming to them, right? Apologize, apologize now!
Same situation, different solutions—that's a family problem, sigh.