Wei Xuan and his wife also met over a game of Piaoyao Battleboard. Piaoyao Battleboard demanded great physica…
Wei Xuan and his wife also met over a game of Piaoyao Battleboard.
Piaoyao Battleboard demanded great physical strength, so the world mostly believed women couldn't master it. But that day, Wei Xuan, on a nine-win streak, was defeated by a gentle woman. She was bright and clever, like a blazing crabapple flower.
"You fool, you lost. Hurry up with my prize." The young woman smiled, and Wei Xuan was instantly speechless.
Later came endless efforts for their marriage. On their wedding night, after the guests had gone, Wei Xuan and his wife wordlessly took out the Piaoyao Battleboard set and battled delightedly until dawn.
The world often spoke of mutual respect, of the husband leading and the wife following. But for the Wei couple, they were husband and wife, chess partners, and also teacher and student.
Madam Wei had played Piaoyao Battleboard with her father since childhood. Though slightly weaker in strength, she excelled in angles and strategy, often achieving much with little—moves most men couldn't match. Wei Xuan begged his wife to teach him a few tricks, only to be met with her sly smile.
Left with no choice, Wei Xuan made a pact with his wife: every day at four in the afternoon, if he was home, Madam Wei would instruct him in Piaoyao Battleboard. For Madam Wei, dusk was near by then, and having her husband home early was reassuring, so she agreed.
Thus, the news of Wei Xuan being "henpecked" spread. Occasionally, Madam Wei would complain, saying she had guarded against everything, yet in the end, it was this Piaoyao Battleboard that had ruined her good name. Wei Xuan would just blush silently beside her.
"Ah, forget it," Madam Wei would laugh. "The joy within this... isn't it greater than a spotless reputation?"