She was dressed as a concubine in the Hou family and was forced by her aunt to marry an old man. I escaped from marriage and went to the countryside to open a girls' school to teach girls literacy, accounting, and medical skills. Three years later, my student became a wealthy businesswoman, a goddess doctor, and a female general. The emperor summoned me by decree, and I knelt in the golden palace, with my students standing behind me. The emperor asked me what reward I wanted, and I said, "Your Majesty, please decree that women can also take part in the imperial examination."
