Lady Yao was the mother of Yue Fei, a hero of the Southern Song Dynasty who resisted the Jin Dynasty. As a paragon of maternal education and a model for women, she encouraged her son to join the army and serve the country loyally during a time of national crisis. Her story has been passed down as a fine tale, and she is revered as a virtuous mother.

In 1103 AD, in a dilapidated civilian house in Tangyin, Xiangzhou (now part of Henan), Lady Yao gave birth to a baby boy. At that time, the country was in turmoil, and the Jin army was about to invade the Central Plains. Lady Yao hoped that her infant would grow up to be a man of great stature and strength. She discussed with her husband about giving the child a name that would represent her wishes. Upon hearing that a flock of wild geese was flying overhead, she spontaneously said: "There it is. Let's name him Yue Fei."

Shortly after Yue Fei was born, the Yellow River broke its banks, and the surging waters swept away everything the Yue family owned, making their already impoverished life even more difficult. Later, Yue Fei and his parents left their hometown and drifted to Hebei. The hard life made Yue Fei taciturn from a young age.

Although Lady Yao was from a rural background and not well-educated, she was a mother of strong character, integrity, and open-mindedness. She imposed strict discipline on Yue Fei from a young age, teaching him not only to endure all kinds of hardships but also to become a man of integrity. The intelligent Yue Fei gradually understood the essence of her teachings.

Once, when several of Yue Fei's sworn brothers, who had no food to eat, wanted to rob passersby, they invited Yue Fei to join them. Thinking of his mother's teachings, Yue Fei did not agree and persuaded them, saying: "Robbing on the road, seeking wealth and harming lives, such things must never be done!" Despite their repeated persuasions, Yue Fei remained unmoved. When his mother came back from outside, Yue Fei recounted the situation in detail, and his mother happily said: "My child, you did the right thing. Even if we are poor, we must not lose our aspirations. We cannot do those things that harm the principles of heaven and earth

Under his mother's influence, Yue Fei was particularly strict with himself and acquired a set of excellent skills. He first learned the "main skill" from Tangyang spearman Chen Guang, then learned horseback archery from his fellow villager Zhou Tong, and later studied "The Art of War" by Sun Tzu, quickly becoming a young man of both literary and martial talents, highly praised by the people of his village.

When Yue Fei was fifteen or sixteen years old, the Jin people from the north invaded the south, and the corrupt and incompetent rulers of the Song Dynasty were retreating continuously, with the country at a critical juncture of life and death. Yue Fei joined the army to resist the Liao Dynasty. Soon after, due to his father's death, he left the army and returned to his hometown to observe the mourning rites.