Murong Jiu had also thought that Sikong Wan was like any other girl, her heart filled with youthful affection, but she did not expect that Sikong Wan actually harbored an extraordinary heart, aspiring to become a Female Teacher.
She was unwilling to be confined to the inner quarters and had her own ideals; she was a woman of great ambition.
Murong Jiu felt pleasantly surprised.
The people of the time all believed that a woman's lack of talent was a virtue. They thought that women should devote themselves to supporting their husbands and teaching their children, remain within the inner courtyard, and not show their faces in public. Some even touted that a true example of a woman was one who never stepped out of the inner door or crossed the threshold of the outer door, wishing they would never leave their bedchambers so they could be regarded as truly pure and flawless.
How pitiful.
