Anecdote · Jiangnan State · Hangzhou

The Bao Brothers

Told by Xiang Mama Mercy, Yang Sanniang

In the royal city's Bao family, the legitimate and illegitimate sons are at bitter odds. The legitimate son uses his higher status to keep his half-brother down, though the latter is gifted in both letters and arms; the illegitimate son never treats him as an elder brother, often acting as if he weren't there.