When enough people talk about something, even if it is false, it will slowly become true.
Mrs. Wang was trapped in rumor; she even began to doubt herself. Perhaps to break out of this predicament, she held very tight rein over Zhao Erlang's education. Her temperament gradually hardened and grew extreme; at the slightest stir of grass in the wind, she suspected others of mocking her for being unfilial.
Zhao Hezhen learned to read faces and hide her true nature in precisely such an environment.
From her mother, she understood how important reputation was; therefore she cherished her own feathers, always presenting a virtuous face to the outside world.
Zhao Changyu also attached great importance to the education of his granddaughter and grandson, not only because he had agreed to Zhao Zhi, but also because they were the future of the Zhao Family. And it was not only the sibling pair Zhao Hezhen and her brother; he educated Zhao Ji's several children in the same way.
