River at Dusk

The first time I set foot in the Marquis of Zhenbei's residence, Xie Yunzhi was away at the military camp, claiming he couldn't return.

A young lady of the marquis's household sneered at me. "You're the Jiang girl engaged to my brother?"

"My brother and Sister Jingshu grew up together. They're in love. Have you heard?"

I understood what she was implying.

That year, I came of age and both my parents died. I had nowhere to go, so I sought refuge with the Xie family, simply to have a place to stay. I looked up, my voice calm. "Please tell the heir that I'll only be staying for two years. The engagement was merely a joke between our elders, so there's no need to take it seriously."

Who could have guessed that later, someone would refuse to let me go...