History books are written by men, recording men's achievements and defining women's chastity and virtue.
Lin Xi is determined to rewrite them with her own hands.
Under the name Lin Shu, she enters the male-dominated world of Confucian scholars and navigates the company of renowned men.
She admires the gentle warmth of her idealized love, Qu Jingyu; sees through the hypocrisy of the amorous Du Shenqing; and respects the valor of the chivalrous Xiao Yunxian.
In the end, she chooses Du Shaoqing, a man just as out of step with his times as she is.
Together, they reject the path to office and defy convention. She goes even further, doing something that shocks the world:
For the hero Xiao Yunxian, forgotten by the historians and neglected by the court, she raises a true monument among the people.
His achievements live on in the stories people tell, more enduring than anything written by historians.
Here, she finds not only love, but herself, and shows the women of her age another astonishing way to live.
[Reading Guide]
1. A fanfic based on The Scholars.
2. If you love The Scholars or want to learn about it, why not follow the heroine Lin Xi into the extraordinary world created by Wu Jingzi?
The content is very delicate. It belongs to the early ancient Chinese style. There is no golden finger of modern people. It is just ordinary people. It focuses on the emotional aspect. Give it five stars to support it.