Many people knew the name of Huang Shizhong. Moreover, when coaxing Xun Zhou to come out for help, Lin Fei mentioned that he would help Xun Zhou solve the problem of Huang Shizhong.

As a result, everyone in the Dali Temple, even Zhao You, who was too lazy to think, remembered this Minister Huang.

“Is he the minister who has three beautiful daughters, but makes Minister Huang, a father, very worried about finding them husbands?” Zhao You asked.

Liu Yuan nodded and held his forehead with his hand, seeming to be a little embarrassed: “It’s that Minister Huang! His eldest daughter loves women more than men; the second daughter yells about why men can have three wives and four concubines but women can’t, her style… uh, is quite like that of a playboy; the third daughter…”

The third woman was the one who somehow hooked up with the young master of the Yang family!

When Liu Yuan said this, he turned his head and looked at Lin Fei: “Doesn’t this Third Miss Huang like to catch the adulterer for the original wife? When did she fall in love with someone like Young Master Yang?”

Compared to Liu Yuan’s surprise, Lin Fei did not find it strange. He said, “I have met this Third Miss Huang once at my mother’s banquet. She did catch the original wife cheating. Coincidentally, my mother was also there at the time.”

Because he was at the scene, he knew exactly what happened.

“There are some things that I am not biased about even though I am a man. These two things are indeed the fault of those two men. One of them rose to power by relying on the power of the Yue family, and then he despised his original wife. He only pretended to be afraid of the power of the Yue family and did not dare to do anything wrong, but secretly he had an affair with his former cousin. He also planned to poison the pregnant original wife and kill the child in her belly. He wanted to take the pregnant cousin as a concubine under the pretext of being ‘childless’. It was really despicable. Although Miss Huang’s behavior is a bit out of line, these two were real villains!”

“The other one is similar to this one. He rose to power by relying on the Yue family. When the Yue family fell, he wanted to divorce his wife and marry another one. However, he was afraid of what people would say, so he secretly kept a mistress outside, planning to wait for a few years, when everyone had almost forgotten about this matter, and then take her back!”

After listening to Lin Fei’s account of the two incidents, Liu Yuan suddenly realized: “This Third Miss Huang seems to be the kind of person who loves to stand up for the weak!”

Lin Fei nodded and said, “She has a good heart. She probably just read too many storybooks and wants to stand up for the weak!”

Wei Fu, who was standing by, could not help but say when he heard this: “Although Minister Huang is rude in the court, he is a kind father in private and values ​​friendship!”

He was different from these two people. His children had already grown up, so he naturally knew more about being a parent.

Many powerful families valued sons over daughters. Huang Shizhong was still young when he had three daughters. If he was like other powerful families, he could have let his wife continue to have sons or take concubines to have sons, but Huang Shizhong did not do that. He only had three daughters. And he allowed his three daughters to grow up with such “mixed praise and criticism”, which showed that Huang Shizhong was not a bad father. If it were someone else, he might have sent such “out-of-line” daughters directly to the family temple!

Lin Fei said “Hmm” and nodded, “He loves his daughters!”

“It is precisely because of this reason that the mother and son of the Yang family took a fancy to her!” Wei Fu had already figured out the connection. “Other families may not be able to do this, but the first two daughters of the Huang family have done this, so it seems that only the third daughter will be willing to marry a proper man. He is an official at the rank of Minister of the Court, so he naturally has some power and connections. The young ladies of the Huang family will not run to the court to be officials, so these powers and connections will most likely be left to the son-in-law!”

The mother and son of the Yang family had their plans made very clear, so they naturally chose Minister Huang, a loving father who doted on his daughter… and the power and connections he held.

“Other powerful people may not be polite to them, but Minister Huang has a reputation for worrying about his daughter’s marriage…” Wei Fu said this and shook his head, “If I were Young Master Yang, I would definitely give it a try. As long as Third Miss Huang must be with him, given Minister Huang’s love for his daughter, he would have to compromise in the end. After all, First Miss Huang and Second Miss Huang will not bring him any proper son-in-law!”

Even though he didn’t even have the qualifications to appear in the eyes of the powerful families nearby, for the Huang family, with such a comparison, he might actually become the son-in-law!

So, before, they had been wondering where such a powerful person came from. Now, they saw that Huang Shizhong’s family was such a powerful person.

After figuring this out, everyone suddenly understood, but soon, they were even more puzzled.

“Third Miss Huang is not as naive as Miss Chang! She is the favorite daughter of Huang Shizhong. She has seen many handsome men since she was a child, and there are countless talented men. Whether it is about picking up handkerchiefs or saving beauties, Third Miss Huang is ready to fight for justice. Can a hero with such a plot really catch her eye?”

Liu Yuan glanced at Xun Zhou, who was painting in a linen robe, in confusion. He paused and said, “Even if Xun is wearing this patched robe, he is better looking than the ‘peacock’!”

No matter whether Xun Zhou or Young Master Yang, they were both born with handsome and elegant appearances. But besides appearance, people also had temperament, which was the result of many factors such as knowledge and environment. Xun Zhou, a talented person who followed celebrated masters around every day, had a temperament that couldn’t be cultivated by Young Master Yang’s mother who always calculated other people’s money! You know, Young Master Yang was very much like his mother!

“Is there something wrong with Miss Huang’s vision?” Liu Yuan stroked his chin and turned to ask Wei Fu who was standing beside him.

Wei Fu shook his head and said nothing. He just looked at Lin Fei who was keeping his eyes down and said nothing: “Why don’t you ask Lin Shaoqing?”

Lin Fei, who was mentioned, looked at Liu Yuan and reminded him: “Have you forgotten what kind of person Third Miss Huang is?”

What kind of person was Third Miss Huang?

Liu Yuan said: “Stand up for the weak!”

Besides this, what else is there?

Lin Fei said: “The wife of Huang Shizhong is the yuǎnfáng tángmèi of the Prince of Pingxi. Although she is a yuǎnfáng, she is indeed a tángmèi! So, when the young prince meets Third Miss Huang, shouldn’t he also call her ‘yuǎnfáng biǎojiě‘?”

Liu Yuan suddenly realized, “So it was Miss Huang who revealed that Master Wen was almost kidnapped? How did she know that?”

Although Master Wen’s matter was not spread deliberately, it was not explicitly prohibited. Even if these people did not say it, they did not intentionally avoid the public when mentioning it. If the servants, clerks, and runners happened to pass by and heard it, it was not impossible. In this way…

“Should we check it out?” Liu Yuan asked, but his brows knitted together and he spread his hands, saying, “It seems that it would be useless even if we check it out!”

“There’s no need to investigate!” Wei Fu said, “This incident can prove one thing!”

Lin Fei hummed and nodded: “Third Miss Huang should also be paying attention to this matter.” Without waiting for them to speak, he asked the two, “Given her nature of standing up for the weak, what do you think she will do?”

Liu Yuan: “…”

Wei Fu: “…”

After a while, they both turned their heads to look at Xun Zhou, who was painting at a stall in the noisy market, and Third Miss Huang, who was shopping in the market with Young Master Yang.

“So…” Liu Yuan turned to look at Wei Fu, “Now there are two baits here?”

Author’s Note: A little cutie pointed out the mistake, so I changed it. Miss Huang San should be Li Yuan’s distant cousin.

　
(end of this chapter)

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