he simply had her taught enough to read a few books such as the Four Books for Girls and Lives of Exemplary Ladies so that she might remember the deeds of worthy women of earlier dynasties while devoting her main attention to weaving and household tasks.

• "故生了李氏时；便不十分令其读书；只不过将些；等三四种书；使他认得几个字；记得前朝这几个贤女便罢了；却只以纺绩井臼为要"