Xie Qing came from a scholarly family, but was unable to take the imperial examination because of her status as a woman. She disguised herself as a man to take the scientific examination, became a high school scholar, and was selected as the prince's teacher. She is so talented that the prince is secretly in love with her. The prince wanted to marry her after he ascended the throne, but she had no choice but to reveal her daughter's identity. The courtiers were in an uproar against the title of emperor and concubine. She voluntarily rejected the emperor, resigned and returned to her hometown, opened an academy to teach women to read, and never married.
