A Chinese Biographical Dictionary/Chao O

by Herbert A. Giles

174 Chao O 趙娥. A filial daughter, who lived about B.C. 150. Her father having been falsely accused and executed, and his goods confiscated, by a corrupt official named 季壽 Chi Shou, she set to work to avenge his death. She practised until she became an adept at the use of the sword; and at length, after ten years of watching and waiting, she found her opportunity, and laid Chi Shou dead at her feet. Carrying his bleeding head in her hand, she at once gave herself up to justice; but the official who reported the case to the Emperor obtained for her a full pardon, and shortly afterwards married her.