The Son-in-Law Becomes a King

For three years as a live-in son-in-law, he served tea and water, and the whole city mocked him as “Miss Lin’s most obedient dog.” Then the rebels breached the city, and everyone cowered in fear. He alone dropped his broom and calmly stepped in front of her, addressing the thousands of enemy soldiers in an even voice: “Stand down. If you disturb my wife’s sleep, your nine clans won’t be enough to pay for it.”