Schemes of the Legitimate Daughter

Ming Zhi had just three requirements for her future husband: he had to be handsome, a merchant, and have the surname Xue. Everyone turned to look at Xue Jinnian, the son of the imperial merchant, and fell silent. After they married, Xue Jinnian became famous throughout the capital as a henpecked husband. One day, word reached Ming Zhi that Xue Jinnian had spent a fortune on a courtesan at a pleasure house. Terrified as he knelt on an abacus, Xue Jinnian sprang three feet into the air and frantically emptied every pocket he had. “It's slander! I give every last coin in my pockets to my wife. How could I have money to go to a pleasure house?”