| Huang Yueying | |||
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| Traditional Chinese | 黄月英 | ||
| Simplified Chinese | 黄月英 | ||
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Huang Yueying is the fictional name of the wife of Zhuge Liang, the chancellor of Shu Han during the Three Kingdoms period of Chinese history. Her personal name was not recorded in history.
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According to Records of Three Kingdoms, Huang Yueying's father Huang Chengyan approached Zhuge Liang when he wanted to marry. He said, "I have an ugly daughter yet I heard you were looking for a wife. She is marred with red hair and dark skin, but I think her wit is well matched with yours." Zhuge Liang agreed to see her and married her. Shortly after their meeting, a light-hearted proverb was spread by the villagers: "Do not follow the example of Zhuge Liang's marriage that ending up being with Chengyan's ugly daughter." (莫作孔明择妇，正得阿承丑女。)
A popular story depicts that Yueying challenged her suitors to personally visit her by claiming that she was ugly. In the possibility that a suitor would visit, she would hide herself under veils as a quiet dare to test their resolve. When Zhuge Liang came to her, her figure was silouetted by the yellow full moon and her head was covered with two red veils. Unlike other men, he entered alone and didn't hesitate to remove her disguises. As he removed the first cloth from her face, he calmly stated that her ugliness was a misunderstanding by her father. He was rewarded by Yueying's joyful visage and gratification.
Another popular interpretation is that while she was beautiful, it was other women in her village whom spread this rumor due to their jealousy.[1]
A memorial for her exists in her supposed hometown of Huang Jia Wan.[2][3]
Huang Yueying is featured as a playable character in Koei's Dynasty Warriors and Warriors Orochi video game series. She is referred to as "Yue Ying" in the games. She also appears in other games produced by Koei, such as Kessen II and all 11 installments of the Romance of the Three Kingdoms strategy game series.
She also appears in various other video games, such as Taiwan's Hou Feng San Guo Online, Zong Heng San Guo Online, Meng Jiang Zhuan Online, and China's Qun Ying Fu Online.
She is portrayed by Gui Gui in the Taiwanese television drama K.O.3an Guo, a parody of the novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms in a modern high school setting.
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