After Being Sold as a Concubine to a Disabled Heir

Jiang Yun had been as strong as an ox since childhood. Unfortunately, she was born in a time of chaos, and even someone as strong as an ox could go hungry. Then her father sold her. Her new master had once been a great general, but he was falsely accused of rebellion and his estate confiscated. All that remained of the household were the old matriarch, an elderly madam, and a young master with two broken legs. Now there was also Jiang Yun. Afraid she would flee because of the hard life, the madam even arranged for her to become a concubine to the young master with the broken legs. But Jiang Yun had no intention of running away! The young general might have a strange temper, but at least she could get a bowl of rice porridge here. If she ran off, she'd starve to death sooner or later. Besides, whenever she told the young master the unvarnished truth, he got so angry he couldn't eat. Whatever he left behind ended up going to her. She'd been bought into the household years ago, and not only had she never gone hungry, she'd even put on quite a bit of weight! Later, the old emperor died and a new emperor took the throne. The young master's family was exonerated, and suitors for him came in droves. Zhou Ye watched the young maid wipe her hands on his clothes after polishing off a pork knuckle, then carry him straight to the study. He felt a headache coming on, but couldn't say anything. If he did, she'd accuse him of looking down on her again. "I owe it to your devoted care over the years that my mother, my grandmother, and I survived these turbulent times. Now that our family has been cleared of wrongdoing, what would you like? I'll give you whatever you ask for." Jiang Yun secretly wiped her hands on Zhou Ye's robe and smiled ingratiatingly. "Then promote me to concubine, Master! I'll live at the estate from now on. Just send my monthly allowance on time, and I won't come back to get in the way of you and your new wife." Zhou Ye closed his eyes and struggled for a long time to suppress the tightness in his chest. "Why don't I just make you my wife? Then you won't ever be in anyone's way again." Jiang Yun gaped. "How can a concubine be made a wife?" Zhou Ye carefully wiped her hands, which still smelled of meat, with a handkerchief. "Once you become my wife, you'll be the first." Theme: Eat your fill.