Mythical Three Kingdoms

Chapter 1675: Chapter 1612: The Youngest Daughter of the Wang Family of Taiyuan (Part 2)

”Because the Yanmen Prefect seemed to be arranging a family matter for him before he went north. Although nothing was concluded, if he backs out like this, the Wei Family’s reputation won’t fare well,” Wenn Hong said, holding a wine goblet. ”However, if you marry the Wang Family Woman, I’d be willing to risk being punished by my family to block the Wei Family’s door for you.”

”Thank you, Brother Wenn,” Guo Huai said solemnly, clasping his hands in a gesture of respect.

”Is that so? Count me in,” Guan Ping said, holding his drink as he faced Guo Huai. ”If trouble arises, I can handle it alone.”

Guan Ping is a very honest person, but among the second generation of today, he has the most profound background. Not to mention offending a Wei Family, given the camaraderie they’ve shared through hardships, Guan Ping doesn’t think slapping the Wei Family’s face is a big deal. Besides, didn’t Wenn Hong say it wasn’t finalized? The Wei Family should respect that!

”There’s no problem at all. When I head south, I’ll happen to be passing through Bingzhou,” Zang Ba said nonchalantly, holding his wine glass.

”Since Tanzhi mentioned, count me in too,” Wei Yan said with a smile. There are only a few aristocratic families under heaven that one really cannot afford to offend. If you offend them, you offend them. Then he turned to look at Xu Shu, who was sipping his drink in silence, and yelled, ”Hey, Yuanzhi, you can’t be unbrotherly. It’s only the Wei Family, after all.”

”I was just thinking about the information on the Taiyuan Wei Family I saw at Master Li’s place. There seem to be some discrepancies. If there’s no need, maybe we should negotiate,” Xu Shu said with a smile, and as he spoke, everyone felt satisfied. This is how it should be!

”Finish this cup, and we preemptively congratulate Boji for winning the beauty!” Zang Ba laughed, and all the generals stood up to toast Guo Huai.

”But speaking of, how is the Wang Family Woman?” Wei Yan asked curiously after finishing his drink.

Among those present, only Wei Yan was truly single. Guan Ping married a concubine long ago and had been trying to elevate her status but lacked the courage to ask Guan Yu for permission, so he kept delaying.

Speaking of which, it was Chen Xi who helped Guan Ping snatch that concubine. When Liu Bei found out, he didn’t think there was anything wrong. Plus, Guan Yu hadn’t said anything. From Chen Xi’s understanding of Guan Yu, for others, he might let it pass, but if he had any discontent with Guan Ping, he would have directly said so.

Since he hadn’t said anything, it either meant that Guan Yu didn’t think much of it, or he thought it was okay. Regardless, Guan Ping never dared to tell Guan Yu the truth, but after this, he might muster the courage. In the past, he feared Guan Yu might cut him down with a sword. Now Guan Ping felt more secure.

As for Xu Shu, although the position of legal wife was vacant, for the sake of serving the old matriarch, he had a concubine for simplicity’s sake. Clearly, Xu Shu didn’t want to marry a legal wife anymore. Like Guo Jia’s style, whichever concubine bore him a son would be elevated.

This way, no one would control him when he indulged in affairs. Whether Xu Shu had this thought, Chen Xi didn’t know. However, Guo Jia definitely had this mindset. Although a legal wife might not be too controlling in this regard, it was entirely different from Lady Guo Jia, who let things go entirely.

”Uh, how the Wang Family Woman looks, I don’t know yet,” Guo Huai said with a bit of embarrassment. ”I only know her name and nothing else.”

The room fell silent. Even those holding wine goblets stopped drinking, with only Wenn Hong still using his chopsticks. Seeing the silence, Wenn Hong put down his chopsticks and spoke.

”Boji, I heard that the Wang Family Woman is five years old,” Wenn Hong said slowly, placing his chopsticks beside the plate and wiping his hands.

Immediately, Juu Fu nearby spat out a mouthful of wine. Guo Huai, you’re already twenty-five or twenty-six. Though you don’t have a legal wife, marrying a five-year-old girl as a legal wife and saying it so openly is too much!

Zang Ba, Guan Ping, Wei Yan, and Xu Shu all found themselves extremely awkward. This action could not be taken. Even as comrades through hardship, responding to such a matter would get them heavily criticized. The Wang Family Woman is only five; welcoming a bride like that would be courting death, wouldn’t it?

”Ah, she’s only five?” Guo Huai’s facial muscles stiffened, yet his struggle was obvious. After a long pause, he finally spoke slowly, ”Even if she’s five, she will be the next matriarch of the Guo Family!”

This time, half the people in the room spat out their drinks, unable to comprehend Guo Huai’s thinking. The girl is only five; can’t you spare her?

”Um, Boji, this matter goes against human ethics. Better to forget about it,” Zang Ba advised, thinking if they weren’t comrades through hardships, he would have slapped him long ago.

”You can get engaged first; waiting ten years is fine too,” Guo Huai said with a twitch.

”How deep is your grudge, to have to act this way?” Guan Ping, at this point, no longer wanted to help. It’s embarrassingly unbecoming. If the Wang Family Woman were fifteen, maybe, but she’s only five, and you’re already making a move; that’s too much.

”She’s Zheyun’s sister, the only sibling. Marrying her off, under the Wang Family’s current circumstances, her family wouldn’t be able to support her. Marrying her into any so-called well-matched family now would bring her harm,” Guo Huai said after a moment of silence, and everyone present fell silent too.

Wang Ling led all of the Wang Family’s private soldiers and fought desperately against the Miscellaneous Hun until the last man fell without retreating. It’s safe to say that the fallen Wang Ling left gratitude in the hearts of everyone present. Without Wang Ling, Guo Huai would undoubtedly have died that time.

Similarly, if Guo Huai, tired and lacking combat power, had not blocked the Miscellaneous Hun, even if they had broken through, the survival of so many was uncertain.

”I see, but she is very young. Maybe we can find an age-appropriate suitor,” Guan Ping said after some understanding, but the age gap was really too large.

”Gratitude will one day be exhausted; if it were just me, it wouldn’t matter so much,” Guo Huai shook his head. The others, thinking a bit, understood his point, but Wang Fan’s age made it awkward.

”I’ll help you!” Guan Ping said decisively, accepting the potential embarrassment as it wouldn’t kill them. He then turned to look at Wei Yan.

Blood siblings fight tigers together; fathers and sons go to war together. Wei Yan and Guan Ping weren’t siblings in this life, yet they were closer than brothers. Were it not impossible for Guan Yu to have fathered Wei Yan at ten in Jingzhou, Guan Yu would likely have suspected some blood relation.

”Count me in,” said Wei Yan. With Guan Ping jumping in, this elder brother did the same. What’s there to fear? If Guan Yu scolds him, it’s for a brother’s sake. That’s loyalty. Then he turned to Xu Shu.

”No problem,” Xu Shu replied casually. After all, they weren’t the ones engaged to the Wang Family Woman. Guo Huai himself didn’t mind, so why should they?

”I’ve said it already; I’ll conveniently lead troops through Bingzhou,” Zang Ba added with a grin. At this point, what more was there to say? They’d all jump in. What was there to fear? Embarrassment wasn’t his alone to bear.

”Ahem, you know, I was just joking. The Wang Family’s eldest daughter strides with big steps and never leaves the second gate. I’ve never seen her, so how could I know her age? I was just testing Boji’s determination,” Wenn Hong suddenly interjected.

Hearing this, the crowd nearly spat blood. Immediately, Guo Huai lunged at Wenn Hong, and then Guan Ping and the others joined in. For his reckless words, they pelted Wenn Hong with punches and kicks, leaving him sprawled like a large character in the center of the tent, before steering the conversation elsewhere.

The relief that she wasn’t a five-year-old was immense. At that moment, not only did Guo Huai feel his life’s sky had brightened, but others also no longer pondered the issue so intently. Only Wenn Hong, who babbled nonsense, lay in the center of the tent. It was fortunate that the main tent was only for high-ranking officers; otherwise, Wenn Hong’s blunder would have been even grander.