[Blurb One]
In the sixth year of Hanping, the Emperor of Han married off another imperial clanswoman to the Yuan clan beyond the frontier, granting her the title of princess and the name Yonghe.
The Yuan clan held a grand banquet to celebrate the marriage.
On their wedding night, Princess Yonghe glared at her husband, holding a sharp blade against him, and said, "My elder sister was timid and easy to bully, but I am no gentle soul. Don't think you can bully me the way you humiliated her!"
Yuan Shen flew into a rage and snapped, "How dare a brat like you compare yourself to my wife!"
Then he flung his sleeves and stormed off.
[Blurb Two]
The Si clan of Quwo unified the land and established the Jian'an era, granting fiefs and titles to meritorious officials and members of the imperial clan. The Yuan clan beyond the frontier was among them, receiving the title Marquis of Splendid Garments and a fief of eight thousand households.
A nobleman was displeased and submitted a memorial: "How can barbarians beyond the frontier dare accept the title of Marquis of Ten Thousand Households?"
The Marquis of Splendid Garments replied, "I am bound to the present Emperor as closely as family. Our houses share a deep friendship, and we would lay down our lives for one another. How dare ants like you presume to compare yourselves to me?"
The nobleman raged, "If the Emperor of Han hadn't debased himself by marrying several noblewomen to you barbarians, how would you dare compare yourself with our Emperor?"
The Marquis of Splendid Garments replied, "You are mere sparrows. I won't hold it against you."
The nobleman said, "Those who enter China become Chinese; those who enter barbarian lands become barbarians. A barbarian's wife is a barbarian too!"
The Marquis of Splendid Garments flew into a rage, drew his sword, and stabbed him to death in court.
[Blurb Three]
The Marquis of Splendid Garments had a son named Zhongshan, born to Lady Yuan. Princess Yonghe treated him as her own son and raised him herself.
One day, Zhongshan asked, "Mother, what does 'brat' mean? What is a brat?"
Princess Jian'an didn't understand either, so she asked the Marquis of Splendid Garments, "What is a brat?"
The Marquis replied, "I am a brat."
[Blurb Four]
Trash-talking feels good in the moment, but winning your wife back will send you through hell.
Coming soon.
Theme: Firmly uphold the reunification of the motherland.
