The imperial concubine Ban Jieyu of the Han Dynasty was actually the concubine of Emperor Cheng of the Western Han Dynasty. At first, because of her unique beauty, she gradually gained the favor of the emperor of the Han Dynasty, and she was also very popular for a while. However, later in the Western Han Dynasty, Emperor Cheng of the Western Han Dynasty was attracted to other beautiful women, and Ban Jie lost her favor because of this. She was even framed by everyone and imprisoned. Later, at this time, she wrote the "Poem on the Tuan Fan" and spread it to the world. "Poetry on the Fan" was called "Song of Resentment" by later generations, and it was precisely because of this that she was considered a resentful woman.
In fact, we can see what kind of person she is from her "Poetry on the Fan". She is not a sentimental person because she comes from a famous family. There are also many important figures in her family, such as Ban Gu, who wrote the "Book of Han". He is Ban Jieyu's nephew and grandnephew, which shows the knowledge of the Ban family. So Ban Jieyu is also a person with some talents and learning.
However, the status of women in ancient times was generally relatively low, and few were educated. Ban Jieyu became a talented woman because her family educated her from an early age, and it was precisely because she was talented that she could It caught the emperor's attention and quickly became his treasure. She also gave her own opinions to the emperor when he governed the country, and tried to be a virtuous concubine in front of the emperor. However, people with high education were relatively uninterested, so the emperor gradually lost interest in Ban Jieyu.
At that time, Emperor Cheng of the Han Dynasty also changed his goals, and they were the Zhao Feiyan sisters. Although these two people did not have much education, they were young, beautiful and graceful in dancing. They were much more interesting than Ban Jieyu, so they immediately diverted the attention of Emperor Cheng of the Han Dynasty. After Emperor Cheng of the Han Dynasty got a new favorite, Ban Jieyu gradually fell out of favor, so she wrote "Poetry on the Fan" in the cold palace.