march 20

Truly he had been worried that his young brother had been taken in by a strange vixen whom had warped his mind into thinking something strange.  But these observations were similar to that of a refined girl of a well born family.  She could recite the virtues of women too even though she had come from the martial world.  Her tea was clean and elegant although she claimed that she hardly had the reason to serve anyone.  It must be she had a very good teacher who made sure that she passed through to join in his brother’s bed.  It was a sign of affection that the Duke of Jin was making such an effort.

This woman had helped his deaf nephew and was taking care of the women in the harem happily like a good example of feminine ideals.  How had someone whom had spent time in the martial world be a learned person whom understood the virtues of the inner court?  The