Meng Xianyao
One of Rui Sheng's beauties of the rear palace, and the Zaoyang County Lady.
Family
- Daughter of Meng Zongzheng, Commander-in-Chief of Jing'e and Prefect of the Zaoyang Army (written "Meng Zhengzong" in most of the game's script); maternal granddaughter of General General Zhao Fang, defender of Xiangyang, Jinghu Military Commissioner and Prefect of Xiangyang Prefecture.
- She left home young and grew up in Lin'an, while her whole family was on the frontier. Until she came of age and was permitted to leave the capital, every letter from home she read with her heart in her throat, dreading to hear another death in the service of the nation.
- Her title of Zaoyang County Lady was earned by her birth mother, who took up a spear and went to the front herself, giving her life in the Battle of Zaoyang. Later her maternal grandfather and father petitioned that the imperial favor be extended to her, and only then was the title exceptionally bestowed on her.
- Her family had her interests at heart, and Meng Xianyao's own heart was with the frontier. All her scheming was aimed at gathering the strong to protect home and nation, which is why she wanted to stop the Kongtong Sect from summoning Danxiazi away.
- Though her rank as County Lady is above that of Meng Gong, Assistant Commandant for Valor, she is very docile before this fourth brother by a different mother. Even when she disagrees, she must hold her temper and bide her patience.
- She respects her fourth brother Meng Gong, and treats his closest friend Danxiazi as half a brother, never daring to show him disrespect.
Rui Sheng
- Rui Sheng defeated the experts of the Jin Kingdom's Dragon Nurturing Courtyard and protected her. She tried hard to recruit him, saying only that no one dislikes wealth, but used the wrong attitude and methods to persuade him, causing a misunderstanding, which she regrets deeply.
- At first she thought the Guyun Mountain Sect was a school Rui Sheng had made up on the spot to put her off.
- She had meant Rui Sheng to be her guard. After he refused, she followed her father's arrangement and took Ding Chenglie as her guard.
- Rui Sheng's beautiful confidantes may be at each other's throats, but the one they all dislike most is Meng Xianyao.[1]
The Xiangyang Journey
The story in which Zhao Huo accompanies Yu Xiaomei to Xiangyang to find Danxiazi, on the eve of the decisive battle at Jiangling. For trigger conditions, see Yu Xiaomei's Bond Guide; for the sequence, see Xiaomei's Xiangyang Journey on Ding Chenglie's page.
- That night she suspects the two's origins and demands they hand over the Flying Heaven Sect Leader's order recalling Danxiazi, and sets her guard Ding Chenglie on them. On Round 4 of the Duel, or when the guard's HP ≤ 60%, she joins as a helper.
- Her fourth brother Meng Gong shouts her down, and she can only pour wine and apologize, then take the two to stay at her villa.
- At the next day's banquet the two sides question each other: she asks about the Kongtong Four Maidens and inquires after Rui Sheng, and after her second round of questions the banquet ends.
- When Danxiazi is carried back wounded, she takes Xiaomei and hurries to the Training Ground.
Meng Xianyao's Affinity
During the Xiangyang Journey there is a hidden Meng Xianyao affection value that is not shown on screen, and only increases during the Xiangyang Journey.
- Increases:
- At the banquet, first ask "Where has the General of Dao Techniques gone?", then choose "Leave it to Xiaomei": +2
- At the banquet, "Question: The Xiangyang Defense Line", Morality ≥ 40: +1
- At the banquet, when she asks her second round of questions, holding 5 or more issues of the Jianghu Bulletin: +1
- During free action in Xiangyang, meeting the County Lady's procession in "Stroll the Bustling Market" (random, repeatable): +1
- When Danxiazi is stabbed and you wait outside the Training Ground, succeeding at the "Meng Xianyao's Patience" wheel (about 14% at affection = 2, 30% at ≥ 3, certain failure otherwise): +1, and Meng Gong's affection also +1
- Effects:
- ≥ 3: Danxiazi's affection +10 more during Yucheng's Request.
- Her reaction and wager when you meet again at "Call on Guyun Mountain" during the Wulin Assembly (the wager only happens at ≥ 1).
Notes
- She considers her own character foul, and only after meeting Yu Xiaomei did she learn that there is always a bigger fish.
- affectionately calls her Yaoyao.
- She once studied under Wei Ju, who recommended her to the Gengyang Study, and she reveres the Talented Woman Wei as her tutor, and resents the Kongtong Sect for taking her away.
- She once briefly served as chief editor of the Gengyang Study.
- In an early plan abandoned in the original forest, Rui Sheng's beauties of the rear palace could all have met Zhao Huo before marrying Rui Sheng. If you study at Kongtong and obtain Wei Ju's handwritten copy of the Selected Lyrics of the Song Dynasty, then when you later meet the County Lady Meng Xianyao, she will treat Zhao Huo politely because of it.[2]
- She judges by appearances, thinking no normal person could be that ugly, and sent people specially to investigate Zhao Huo's background.