Although she considered her husband's future and humbly became his concubine, her unparalleled talent and beauty made her the target of the principal wife's jealousy. Thus, she was framed by schemes from that side, nearly killed by extrajudicial punishment, and even driven out of her home, taking refuge as a nun in the nearby Xianyi View.
Because her spineless husband was too afraid of the principal wife and didn't dare to offend the powerful families, he acted as if she were already dead. This deeply hurt the scholar known as the "Mysterious Resident," who gradually became dissolute. Guests who offered incense and gifts at Xianyi View, if they were men of exceptional talent and eloquence, not only earned her admiration and esteem but, with some luck, could even enjoy the pleasures of unwinding her sash and sharing her pillow.
Li Fan couldn't help but mock him, "Wen Zhang, you seem so well-informed. Could it be that you've also shown off your literary talent there a few times?"
