Later, Tang Bohu met Shen nine niang, a prostitute, in a brothel. Nine niang has great respect for this talent. In order to give Tang Bohu a good painting environment, she tidied up her cosmetic case very neatly. When Tang Bohu paints, nine niang always washes the inkstone, colors and spreads the paper for him. With this good partner, Tang Bohu has become more and more meticulous in painting. Most of the beauties he painted came from the charm of nine niang. Seeing that Tang Bohu was not treated as an official prostitute, nine niang respected her more and more. Over time, they fell in love and became husband and wife. Two years later, nine niang gave birth to a daughter named Shen Tao.
1590, Suzhou was flooded. Tang Bohu's life as a painter is naturally difficult, and sometimes he doesn't even have the money to buy daily necessities. The family's life depends on nine niang's painstaking support. Nine niang finally fell ill because of overwork, and Tang Bohu invited a doctor. After the doctor diagnosed, he told Tang Bohu that nine niang was ill and blind. Tang Bohu tried his best to serve nine niang, but he was not interested in poetry and painting. 15 12 Before the winter solstice, nine niang held Tang Bohu's hand tightly and said, "If you don't dislike me and want me to be your wife, I will try my best to manage the housework, so that you can concentrate on poetry and painting and become everyone. But I have no happiness, no longevity and no ability. I'm dying. I hope you take care of yourself. " Hearing this, Tang Bohu couldn't help crying.
After the death of Shen nine niang, Tang Bohu never married a wife again. In his later years, he converted to Buddhism and claimed to be a six-legged layman.