In the "Awakening to the Everlasting Word", it is said: "Man cannot be disguised, and the sea is incomparable." "Everyone has their own unique looks, beautiful or ugly, different. But it is impossible to distinguish between a person's good and bad by appearance alone, and the value of an individual is not only reflected in their appearance, but in their hearts and talents. Since ancient times, everyone has a heart for beauty, and the Book of Poetry has a record of "a lady and a gentleman". In history, there have been stories of "four beautiful women", and there are also corresponding "four ugly women". People always praise the beauties of the country, but they do not want to mention the so-called "ugly women", but in fact, they are much happier in life than these beautiful women.
In the "Four Ugly Women", the leader is the second concubine of the legendary emperor, who once wrote in the "Four Sons on Virtue": "The mother-in-law is a puppet, and those who are good at reputation cannot hide their ugliness." "Say her face is so ugly that even the best at praising her can't overshadow her ugliness with words." In the "Yu Yu Collection", she is described as "forehead like a spindle, black like lacquer", her forehead is as prominent as a spindle, her skin and black paint are one color, and she was even made into a mask to ward off evil spirits. But it was such an "extremely ugly daughter" who directly captured the true heart of the Yellow Emperor. In the "Afterword to the History of the Road", it is recorded that although the mother-in-law looked amazing, she had a very high moral character. Because of this, she also won the highest trust of the Yellow Emperor, and "Huainanzi" was even more praised for its spiritual beauty, and finally ended with the imperial concubine as the end.
The second ugly woman is the famous "saltless woman" Zhong Wuyan. Her real name is Zhong Lichun, and she was a native of the State of Qi during the Warring States period. In the "Biography of the Daughters of Lie", it is recorded that she had an ugly appearance that was avoided, and because she was born in Wuyanyi, she left a special word to describe ugliness, such as "Appearance than No Salt". But Zhong Lichun had an outstanding talent and a broad heart, and when she was a child, she was determined to marry a real prince. After King Xuan of Qi ascended the throne, she was even more outspoken and brave, helping King Qi to sort out the problems of the government. Since then, King Xuan of Qi has great admiration for her, directly married her as a queen, and also contributed to the strength and prosperity of the State of Qi.
The third is Meng Guang in the Eastern Han Dynasty, who has a story of "raising a case and raising eyebrows". She is stronger than ordinary women, with dark skin, but she is recognized for her chivalry. And by chance, she and the town's talent Liang Hong became acquainted, and both of them admired each other because of each other's character, and finally lived a life of unparalleled love. Every time she eats, she will lift the food plate to the eyebrows to show respect, which is the origin of "raising the eyebrows".
The last one was ruan, the wife of Xu Yun, a famous scholar of Cao Wei during the Three Kingdoms period. In the history books, she once frightened her fiancé because of her appearance and almost took measures to have a marriage. But in the end, she relied on her extraordinary talent to save her happiness and completely conquer her husband's heart. After that, she also used her wisdom to solve the disaster for her husband and children, leaving a good story.
These four "ugly women" in history eventually have their own happiness and live a very satisfactory life, and have not led to tragedy because of their appearance. However, in the lives of the four beauties, Xi Shi Shenyu threw himself into the river after the fall of the Wu kingdom, and Zhaojun Luoyan eventually fell ill and died of the Xiongnu; the mink cicada closed the moon but after Lü Bu's death, there was no news, and the jade ring shy flower still committed suicide ma Song slope. Beauty has brought them unparalleled fame, but it has not given them a happy life.