Any talented woman wouldn't hide it from him. And that was her.
Clearly, she could write beautifully and her paintings were also commendable. Yet she never showed it, even telling him she couldn't.
After six or seven years with her, he found out she was excellent at chess, even better than him.
After nine years with her, he found out her paintings were also quite good, especially her floral works.
After ten years, he discovered her calligraphy had remarkable character...
And over these years, he had learned that her intellect, methods, and perspective were all extraordinary.
Such a woman was sold by her uncle back then.
However, Fourth Master felt fortunate that her uncle sold her. Otherwise, if she had been selected for the palace, with her exceptional qualities, who knows to whom she would have ended up.
Even if she wasn't selected, who knows which family outside the palace she might have been married into, who would have gained from her?
