Do you think Wang Yuyan should of ended up with Duan Yu?

[wkeej]

Frankly, WYY can continue to be with DY together with MWQ and ZL. But I really do not understand the need for a Xixia princess's "servant" to be with DY. Can someone enlighten me on this, especially those who have read the 3rd edition. The "servant" does look very pretty and knowledgeable in the 2000s series. But, it will be nicer if she is a "princess".

[Guo Xiang]

Frankly, WYY can continue to be with DY together with MWQ and ZL. But I really do not understand the need for a Xixia princess's "servant" to be with DY. Can someone enlighten me on this, especially those who have read the 3rd edition. The "servant" does look very pretty and knowledgeable in the 2000s series. But, it will be nicer if she is a "princess".

I have a nagging feeling it's just to 'make up the numbers'.

[wkeej]

Pardon me for my poor memory. When DY agreed to marry Xixia Princess's servant, did he know that MWQ and ZL were his "step-sisters"? If so, should the servant be his first wife instead? Btw, does the servant have a proper name?

[Doc Kwok]

Pardon me for my poor memory. When DY agreed to marry Xixia Princess's servant, did he know that MWQ and ZL were his "step-sisters"?

Yes he did.

If so, should the servant be his first wife instead?

Probably if it were the princess herself, but since she was not... Mu Wanqing became the '貴妃' (guifei), Zhong Ling became the '賢妃' (xianfei) and the servant was the '淑妃' (shufei) - i.e. they became 3 of the 4 consorts who in the Song ranking system would come just behind the empress.

Btw, does the servant have a proper name?

曉蕾 (Mandarin: Xiao Lei, cantonese: Hiu Lui)

The princess' name was 李清露 (Mandarin: Li Qinglu, cantonese: Lei Cinglo).

[wkeej]

Thanks, Doc Kwok. Yes, Xiao Lei rings a bell.

[wkeej]

Side-track: Do not want to start a new thread as I remember this has been discussed before but somehow I can't find it.

Among all the girl cousins of DY, who is the oldest and who is the youngest? What is their age range? You can link me to the thread if you know.

[Tazzy1972]

i think MWQ is older than ZL as ZL always call her mu jie jie :-) As for Ah zhu and Ah Zhi think there was no mentioned who is older....

[ChanceEncounter]

i think MWQ is older than ZL as ZL always call her mu jie jie :-) As for Ah zhu and Ah Zhi think there was no mentioned who is older....

Ah Zhu is older.

[JadeHeart]

This thread looks interesting

Can someone explain to me what exactly happened at the end with DY and WYY? All I know is they didn't end up together. ??

[wkeej]

Some writeup of the novel including the three edition changes here.
MWQ = 18 yrs old
Ah Zhu = 17 yrs old
WYY and ZL = 16 yrs old
Ah Zhi = 15 yrs old

http://nicene-hobbit.blogspot.sg/200...mi-devils.html

[Ken Cheng]

Overall, I like Deun Yu as a character, but letting him end up with Wong Yu Yin was, I believe, sending a wrong message because it seemed to say that stalking is a behavior that is rewarded. That's a very irresponsible message to send to impressionable young minds.

[Guo Xiang]

Yes he did.



Probably if it were the princess herself, but since she was not... Mu Wanqing became the '貴妃' (guifei), Zhong Ling became the '賢妃' (xianfei) and the servant was the '淑妃' (shufei) - i.e. they became 3 of the 4 consorts who in the Song ranking system would come just behind the empress.



曉蕾 (Mandarin: Xiao Lei, cantonese: Hiu Lui)

The princess' name was 李清露 (Mandarin: Li Qinglu, cantonese: Lei Cinglo).

Then who's the empress?

[wkeej]

Then who's the empress?

No queen or empress. But do not know why. My speculation is that by right, the princess's maid should be the first wife and the queen. Possibly because of her lower status, she has to be made a consort.

Duan Zhengchun started his affairs earlier. It is also strange that her daughters are younger than Duan Yu since Zhengchun's affair is later.