It was once suggested that to reach the highest position in society, one must become a scholar. This belief was so influential during the Feng Dynasty that even martial arts were abandoned in favor of education, with women being permitted to participate in imperial exams. Cheng Manyi, the daughter of a martial artist and the last illiterate person of her time, decided to hide her lack of education and pose as an educated woman to fulfill her father's desire for her to wed a scholar. As a result, several prestigious scholarly families sought her hand in marriage. Now married, Cheng Manyi's husband expects her to excel in the exams and bring honor to their household.
