This Official Won't Marry

Su Yutang had always thought she was born into the wrong family. She was born into a wealthy household with towering walls and green-tiled roofs. But her father was just a rich landlord from the countryside, and in the end, he still had to scratch a living from the fields. From a young age, Su Yutang had lofty ambitions. She swore that when she grew up, she would hold the power of the world in her hands by day and sleep with beautiful women in her arms by night. Unfortunately, she herself was born with a face like a flower and skin as pure as ice and snow. It wasn't until she was twelve that she understood: for a woman, having no talent was a virtue. Thinking it over, she decided she might as well be a well-behaved young lady, eating and drinking well for the rest of her life. But her mother, Song Xianzhi, was only a concubine in the Su family. As the third daughter born to a concubine, even if Su Yutang found a young man to marry someday, she would most likely end up as a concubine herself. This time, Su Yutang refused to accept it. Day after day, she clung to her unloving father, begging and pleading to be allowed to study. After all, she had never forgotten the truth spoken by some ancient sage: knowledge changes one's destiny.