The Rebellious Officials and Traitors of the Late Han Dynasty

Chapter 341 The Truth
People have mixed opinions about Qin Shou. They admire his bravery and praise his wisdom and bravery, but they also despise his character. As long as the enemy's wife and daughter are a little pretty, they will take them into their possession.

"After all, he is an extraordinary person. If he has no weaknesses, he would be a monster." Huang Chengyan coughed twice and said indifferently.

"Cheng Yan is right. If the Prime Minister had no flaws at all, he would be comparable to a saint. Men are always a little lustful. In fact, as long as they are not the wives or concubines of ministers or subordinates, it is not a big problem."

Sima Hui said indifferently.

Huang Yueying looked at Huang Chengyan and Sima Hui with surprise. She had never expected that such words would come from their mouths. If these words were spread out, weren't they afraid of being laughed at by the world?

Huang Chengyan seemed a little embarrassed by Huang Yueying's gaze. He coughed twice and said, "It's getting late. It's time to get the news."

"Yes, yes." Sima Hui also nodded. He stood up, suddenly thought of something, and looked at Huang Yueying.

Huang Yueying's face turned red as blood. She couldn't help but jump up, looked at Sima Hui, and said loudly: "Impossible, impossible, I will never become his woman even if you kill me."

Sima Hui blushed and said with a wry smile: "Yueying, you have misunderstood me. In this vast world, who doesn't know your name and appearance?"

Huang Chengyan also nodded and said, "Yes, except for Kong Ming, who knows your true appearance?"

A trace of longing suddenly appeared on Huang Yueying's face.

How rare is it that someone doesn't care about his or her appearance? She was born into the famous Huang family, a lady from a wealthy family, but no one dared to marry her because Huang Chengyan said she was extremely ugly.

Only Zhuge Liang would come to propose marriage, thus creating a beautiful story.

Sima Hui coughed twice and said with a wry smile: "In fact, Yueying's appearance may have been leaked by me. Shiyuan, Kongming and Yuanzhi should know it."

Huang Chengyan and his daughter looked at Sima Hui with horror. Sima Hui often went in and out of the Huang Mansion, and Huang Yueying even asked Sima Hui for advice, so Sima Hui had seen Huang Yueying's appearance.

Although he knew that Huang Chengyan wanted to find a son-in-law with good character for himself, which was why he spread the rumor that his daughter was ugly, everyone usually cooperated with him.

But after a long time, it is inevitable that you will let things slip when facing the people close to you.

"Old man, are you telling the truth?"

Huang Chengyan's face was gloomy. Now he was somewhat dissatisfied with Sima Hui.

"Maybe so. Although it is not stated explicitly, with Kong Ming's wisdom, we should be able to guess it." Sima Hui smiled bitterly, "However, in Jingzhou, Kong Ming's wisdom is indeed outstanding. Not to mention in Jingzhou, even in the entire Han Dynasty, he is outstanding."

"Nothing about his wisdom."

Huang Chengyan snorted impatiently.

Zhuge Liang's wisdom is beyond reproach, and his appearance and talent are both excellent, but the problem is not that. The reason why he likes Zhuge Liang is not only because of his talent, but also because of his character.

He did not oppose the marriage because of his daughter's ugly appearance, and even took the initiative to arrange the marriage. He was very happy about this and thought he had found a good son-in-law.

Only now did he realize that all this was fake. Kong Ming had long known that his daughter was not ugly, and it was himself who was ridiculous.

Huang Chengyan felt bitter in his heart.

Huang Yueying's face turned pale. She had always thought that she was in love, but now she realized the truth: the man she met actually had flaws.

The beauty of the past now looks particularly ugly.

"Well, Chengyan, Yueying, Kongming is actually very good. He is outstanding in appearance and talent. He is hard to find a rival in the world. He is truly a perfect match for Yueying." Sima Hui said bitterly.

He now regretted that he shouldn't have said this. Otherwise, the current situation wouldn't have happened.

"Uncle, this matter is not your fault. My appearance can be guessed by anyone who is interested. Children inherit the appearance of their parents. The father and mother are extraordinary, so how could the daughter born be bad?"

Huang Yueying smiled bitterly.

My family had never expected anything that had happened before. Now when I think back on it, I realize there were so many loopholes. No wonder it was taken advantage of by others.

"I didn't expect that I was the one who harmed Yueying." Huang Chengyan said with a wry smile.

"Father, this matter has nothing to do with you. To be honest, in Jingzhou, there is almost no one who is better than Kong Ming in terms of talent and appearance." Huang Yueying shook her head.

In terms of family background and talent, the only one who could compare with Zhuge Liang was Pang Tong, but Pang Tong's appearance was not good. Huang Yueying was fake ugly, but Pang Tong was really ugly.

Huang Yueying could not find anyone else except Zhuge Liang.

But the father and daughter felt awkward, just like having a table full of delicious food but suddenly finding out that the rice has gone bad, which makes people feel very uncomfortable.

"Hey! Kong Ming, hey!" Huang Chengyan shook his sleeves.

The first one expressed disappointment in Zhuge Liang, while the second one expressed dissatisfaction with Kong Ming.

Some things are better said from one's own mouth than from others. Take the matter of Huang Yueying for example. If Zhuge Liang had told it in advance, at most Huang Yueying would have regarded it as a boudoir pleasure, and he would have also been praised by Huang Chengyan.

But now that they heard this news from Sima Hui, Huang Chengyan and his daughter felt that it was an insult to Zhuge Liang's Huang family.

Good man, I was deceived by you, and then I hid aside and watched the joke. If this is not an insult, what is it?
Sima Hui smiled bitterly and retreated.

"Father, you should go and have a rest too! Your daughter wants to be alone for a while." Huang Yueying comforted him.

"It's all my father's fault. Why did I do this earlier?" Huang Chengyan felt very regretful.

"Father, Sima Hui is right. In Jingzhou, apart from Zhuge Liang, who else can be worthy of my daughter? He was able to deceive you and my daughter, which shows that his talent is indeed superior."

A smile appeared on Huang Yueying's face.

But in Huang Chengyan's opinion, this smile contained murderous intent, and for a moment, he didn't know what to do. He just slowly retreated.

"Kong Ming, don't you boast about your intelligence? I just don't know how you plan to solve this situation. The Prime Minister's army is approaching, can you and Liu Bei do it?"

There was a hint of coldness in Huang Yueying's words.

In the imperial palace not far from the inn, Qin Shou was discussing the origin of mankind with Mrs. Cai. One loved her beauty, while the other coveted her power.

A couple of dogs are doing their instinctive exercises.

In this chaotic era, Qin Shou had long forgotten the truth, goodness and beauty of human nature, and enjoying everything in front of him was his favorite thing.

How could he know what happened in the inn?

(End of this chapter)