Rebirth of the General's Granddaughter Chapter 78.2An Wangfei's Intentions [4]
Since he was six years old, he stayed in the capitalto accompany the Empress Dowager. He might have been passable then. But fromthe time he turned thirteen through sixteen, he was cockfighting, visitingprostitutes, spending time in drinking and debauchery, acting tyrannically, andoppressing the local people. Along with Ming Wang Shizi Shangguan Weiran, DukeYongguo Shizi Zhu Likang, and, the Emperor's favored consort Li Pin's youngerbrother, Wei Mingrui, they were known as the capital's "Four Tyrants."
Zi You's life would be ruined if she married such aman. Most people looked at Zi You with sympathetic gazes.
Zi You did not know An Wangfei's intentions or thecomplex political situation. However, facing An Wangfei's doting, the littleyatou was still calm like a light breeze. She wasn't arrogant, but calm andnatural, gracefully eating.
An Wangfei saw her like this and couldn't help butlike her more. She secretly pondered that only this calm and unspoiled-by-favorattitude could suit her picky son.
Speaking of her son Shangguan LingRan, although hewas a dandy, his requirements for women were particularly high.
The Empress Dowager chose numerous officials'' xiaojiesfor her precious grandson, but he refused them all.
If he didn't dislike one for having small eyes, thenhe disliked one for her nose. If he couldn't find fault with appearances, thenhe disliked one's voice for sounding unpleasant. Or he would say one's name wasugly.
This was also one of the reasons Minister ofRevenue's furen was jealous of An Wangfei's fondness for Zi You.
Her youngest daughter, Yu Meilian was disliked byShangguan LingRan for her ugly walking posture. She was like an old duck, witha straight waist and fat bottom.
Even her name was criticized by that guy. "Yu Meilian. Even the fish don't want face, how could she be beautiful then?" [Her name Meilian means beautiful lotus, but it sounds the same as Yu: fish, Meilian: without face/shame. LOL :D]