The Motherly Matriarch

I had been married into my husband's family for only three months when I sent my husband to a temple.

I called it helping my husband reflect in peace, study hard, and gain a deep understanding of the sages' teachings.

Two years later, my husband lived up to everyone's expectations and topped the imperial examinations!

In ancient times, people hoped their sons would become dragons.

Nowadays, they help their husbands succeed. From then on, everyone in the capital praised me as a rare paragon of virtue.

Xie Cong'an: Before marriage, he was a notorious playboy in the capital. After marriage, he became a good boy kept firmly under his wife's thumb.

Theme: Striving tirelessly to better oneself.