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Auntie Xi said: As a woman, you should practice wifely virtues, raise children, and support your husband.
The most undesirable thing is to have the thought of leaving the back house
Ye Lanzhuo didn't understand: In this case, why should women be taught poetry and etiquette? Isn't all the talent just a wedding dress in vain?
Auntie: Of course, it is to assist a husband—a husband that every woman will have—and to raise children.
Ye Lanzhuo disagreed: Even so, my mother would not name me "Zhuo". She must want me to achieve a career like a man!
That night... A ray of starlight cut through the night, illuminating a small boudoir in Yezhai...
Mission: Women strive for self-improvement
