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Old 2012-09-05, 21:45   Link #106
orion
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Originally Posted by thundrakkon View Post
I'm not sure about Xin wanting a lady, since he himself is not of noble birth. He probably feels more comfortable with Diao. Also, like Xin, Diao will have to eventually learn how to deal with the court. I don't think it is a far stretch that she eventually learns.
It's a far stretch as a court wouldn't want to deal with her. (They would react like Zheng's half-brother.) Do you really think that she's educated being where she was? I'd be very surprised if she could read. And...once Xin gets to general stage, he's gonna want a court lady.

http://afe.easia.columbia.edu/ps/cup...dmonitions.pdf (pages 2-5). Diao is not wife material.
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