In my youth, at my senior brother's request, I helped the Crown Prince ascend the throne. Once peace prevailed throughout the realm, I laid down my burdens and returned to a small town in Jiangnan, living under an assumed name.
I had heard that the women of Jiangnan were refined and well-mannered, and I found a wife to keep me company.
But the day I came home, my wife complained that I had neither talent nor virtue, and no family connections.
"Do you know that my childhood sweetheart came first in the imperial examinations when we were young? Now he's returned home in glory..." Every word she spoke revealed how much she admired her friend.
She began visiting his residence frequently, returning only in the middle of the night.
That day, I caught my wife leaning against a man, her clothes in disarray, and angrily stepped forward.
