Deep in the courtyard, she took a quick glance, and from then on, a figure lingered in her heart. At that time, the pear blossoms were in bud. That year, she was thirteen and he was sixteen.
Floods were raging in the south and people died of hunger all over the land. She went to give alms, but unexpectedly contracted malaria. When he woke up, he was sitting on the side of the bed. That year, she was fourteen and he was seventeen.
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On the wedding day, he said that he would keep her safe for the rest of her life. With a smile as bright as a flower, she nodded and handed herself over to him.