What Do Noble Ladies Do (picture and Text Version)
by Got Nervous
About This Novel
The images of noble ladies in film and television works may be well-educated and knowledgeable in all kinds of music, chess, calligraphy and painting, or they may be arrogant and domineering, using power for personal gain and committing many evil deeds. In fact, the living conditions of real noble ladies in ancient times were more contradictory and complicated than those in movies and TV dramas: they enjoyed the fine clothing, food, and top-notch educational resources brought by family wealth, but they were also cut into symbols of family interests by the ethical system. The admonition that "a woman's lack of talent is a virtue" forms a wonderful balance with the elite education of aristocratic families. The noble ladies study piano, chess, calligraphy and painting not only to improve their personal accomplishment, but also as an added value in marriage negotiations. The story of Yuan Jicong in the Northern Wei Dynasty confirms this contradiction: although she was proficient in literature and history, she was reduced to a power link in a political marriage, and her poetry and talent eventually became the lace that decorated the lintel of her husband's family. The right of expression granted to them by education has always been limited within the framework of "not exceeding etiquette and law." However, the noble women never gave up their pursuit of subjectivity. The spiritual fire they buried in their makeup boxes, poems, and gardens constituted the most secret history of ancient women's awakening. This book, starting from what ancient noble ladies played, invites you to walk into the elegant tastes of the ladies and ignite the spiritual fire of civilization at that moment.
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