During the Dajing Dynasty, the literary style was at its peak, but the hierarchy was strict. Most of the talents of women were shackled in the back houses and deep courtyards. Liu Chan was born in a declining scholarly family. She inherited her family's education since she was a child. She has a clear and elegant hand with hairpin flowers and small regular script, and she also has a lost skill of "cloud pattern rubbing". Her father was wronged and her family fell into ruin. In order to save her father and prop up the dilapidated family business, Liu Chan had to break the secular prejudice and hide in the market under the name "Mr. Liu", making a living by ghostwriting letters and copying classics.
