Duchess Mu of Xu

Duchess Mu of Xu (Chinese: 許穆夫人; pinyin: Xǔ Mù Fūrén; fl.

Nevertheless, her appeals for aid succeeded, and the state of Qi saved Wey from its crisis.

The Wey people remembered her for bringing supplies, getting military aid and rebuilding the state.

[2] According to Zuo zhuan, she composed the poem "Speeding Chariot" (載馳; Zaichi) expressing her profound anxiety about her native state of Wey being destroyed by the Di.

The daifus (high officials) went wandering, but my heart is filled with worries.

I will climb up those hills and collect plants (to make medicine to cure my worries).