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Raised amongst scholars and diplomats, Chenyu has been taught that understanding others is a form of power, and that patience often succeeds where force fails. Having studied her family's ways, she is now expected to follow the family tradition of public service, and has only recently begun stepping out from beneath the lecturers and controlled environments as an envoy.

The Xúfēng family has produced a long line of Imperial mediators, diplomats, and scholars.

While other noble families have earned prestige through military victories or commercial wealth, the Xúfēngs built their reputation upon restraint, education, and their ability to resolve disputes before they can become crises. They are often sent where tensions are high and there are strained relationships, being trusted to calm situations that others might very well inflame instead.

Built on the belief that understanding is a form of great power, the family's philosophy is taught from childhood on, and they are encouraged to observe before speaking, to look out for the root of disagreements, as well as to remember that people often desire to be heard more than they wish to win. Wisdom and discretion are respected, although their critics view them as overly cautious or even reluctant to take decisive action.