Wu Qing’an, also known as Wu Yun, distinguished himself when he was still a boy. A taishi (court historian) by the name of Ge was impressed by his writing and asked a friend to invite Wu to his residence.
A girl named Su, in Chenzhou, Hunan, was washing clothes one day by squatting on a huge rock in the river. Some lovely green water plants drifted over and circled the rock three times, arousing Su’s curiosity. After that she found herself pregnant.