"She came from Dajin, and she hated this place. In her view, she was a pure woman; Dajin and Dayuan were completely different. In Dajin, a woman served only one husband all her life. Yet, here, she was like a brothel prostitute, forced to be with ten men. Her nature was prideful, and she felt sullied. She resented Dayuan's multi-husband clause and hated everyone."
"We brothers were like evidence of her shame. Every time she saw us, she was reminded of her forced submission. To her, there was never love, only hatred."
"As a wife, she was neglectful. In those years, she spent her days on music, chess, calligraphy, and painting, ignoring everything else. She neither cooked meals nor went out to earn a living like other women. There was even a time someone wanted to buy her painting, but she'd rather burn it than use it to support the household, even when we were nearly out of food."
"It's laughable that such a person was viewed by outsiders as an elegant and unique lady."
