Song Yaoyao: [I guessed as much.
This isn't common in modern times either, but it's no big deal. Surgery can take care of it.
Here in ancient times, the only fate awaiting them is being burned to death.
Guagua, tell me about Ying Huiyan.]
Guagua: [All right, Host.]
As Guagua finished speaking, an image of Ying Huiyan appeared on the screen above Song Yaoyao's head.
Song Yaoyao was not the only one who wanted to know about Ying Huiyan. Chen Yixiao and the others wanted to know too.
What was an intersex person?
They had never heard of such a thing!
They were terribly curious too!
Guagua continued:
[Ying Huiyan's father, Ying Xuejie, is a wealthy merchant well known in Yu City.
Ying Huiyan's mother, Quan Chutong, married Ying Xuejie in a match arranged between their families.
There was little affection between them. Ying Xuejie ran a large business and often went out to entertain business associates. He also brought one concubine after another into the household.
Even without affection between them, Quan Chutong knew she needed to give birth to legitimate sons and daughters as soon as possible. They would be her support in the years to come.
And so Quan Chutong gave birth to a son, Ying Mingkang, followed two years later by a daughter, Ying Huiyan.
After Ying Huiyan was born, Quan Chutong saw her lower body but still decided to keep the child.]
In the video, Ying Huiyan had just been born. When the midwife saw the baby's lower body, she clamped a hand over her mouth.
Quan Chutong lay weakly on the bed. Noticing the midwife's strange reaction, she asked:
"What's wrong? Is it a boy or a girl?"
The midwife said nothing. Sensing something was amiss, Quan Chutong said:
"Bring the baby here."
Trembling,