"Unlike the other women of the flower houses, Sister Meier had studied diligently since childhood. She studied exceptionally hard and took it exceptionally seriously. Among everyone her age—yes, you read that correctly—from the moment she entered the flower house, no one her age had ever been able to surpass her! Women or men, those with literary ranks or those without, no one dared claim they could steadily overwhelm Lu Meier in learning. Anyone who had lived in the Qi Kingdom capital in those years knew of Lu Meier, and they all knew that no peer had ever surpassed her! That was the fundamental reason for her great fame."
"As she grew older, Sister Meier, like every other woman in the flower houses, wanted to find someone to marry. But like countless other women, she never encountered a man who truly loved her. The first coveted her beauty; the second coveted her wealth. When she passed thirty, and many people believed she had neither beauty nor wealth left, she withdrew from that world of dust and wind. In the end, she was a rare and extraordinary talented woman. Even after her beauty faded and her wealth departed, she could rise again from East Mountain. She now managed several businesses, the most famous of which was her calligraphy and painting shop. The prices of her works still did not fall short of those of many famous scholars."
"After learning that women could take the Imperial Examination, the women of the Qi Capital Heroine Society gathered together. We were incredibly excited then, believing that Sage Fang had opened a broad road of golden light for us. We rejoiced wildly, imagining how, after becoming scholars, we would point out the rivers and mountains, enter the halls of government, battle the Demon Barbarians, and create