Pei Jing and I were husband and wife.
He was a young general with troops at his command.
I came from a distinguished family, knew the Four Books, Five Classics, and the rules of propriety by heart, and was the ideal candidate for a high-born family's bride.
When the Jin invaded and Pei Jing was ordered to lead the army in a counterattack, killing the enemy with blazing spirit on the frontier, I cared for his widowed mother and young brother without complaint.
When he returned to the capital victorious, everyone said my hardships were finally over and that at last I had my beloved husband back.
But my beloved had galloped down the main street with a breathtaking beauty in his arms.
