Princess of Qi

The princess rides a shaggy horse on the road from Lu to Qi. The road winds around the tall Niu Mountain. She’s returning home after marrying the prince of Lu. Is she just visiting, or has she had enough of the prince? She wears hemp sandals and a double-layered straw hat, which would be worn by any peasant or working woman. She knows the road is long, so she stops at a common inn. Why does she take a room that’s not appropriate for a princess? There is a proper way to do all things— to plant a field or to marry a prince. The princess got her parents’ permission to marry. Did she get their permission to leave her husband? You need the right tool for each task. To find a husband, you need a good matchmaker. But what do you need to leave him? Whose idea was it, anyway, to marry the prince of Lu?