Zhu Yu's Story - A. Introduction
I saved Jiang Zhaolin’s life.
He said he would repay me by marrying me.
“My family is one of the capital’s great houses. Once I’ve gone home and informed my elders, I’ll come for you in a bridal sedan carried by eight men.”
I waited two years. He never came.
Of course, I hadn’t been sitting idle all that time.
I saved another man.
He couldn’t afford his medical bills, so he sold himself to me.
His labor wasn’t all he offered. His body was part of the bargain too.
When he climbed into my bed in the middle of the night, he solemnly declared, “You saved my life. I offer myself in return.”
He didn’t expect a proper place in my household. He only wanted to warm my bed.
But I was a respectable woman.
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