1.
There are three great joys in life: getting promoted, getting rich, and your husband dying. Chen Jinhe got two of them.
First, on her wedding day, her new husband rushed off to the battlefield that very night and died unexpectedly. Then Chen Jinhe, as his widow, tearfully inherited all his estate and became the richest person in Qinghe County.
She spent her days drinking tea and watching plays, living a life of pure bliss.
They say men are the best tonic for women, so Cheng Jinhe decided she ought to get herself a good dose.
After searching high and low, Cheng Jinhe chose a tall, strong, handsome hunter as her tenant.
The hunter had a cold face, but he was excellent at taking care of people, and Cheng Jinhe was very pleased.
One time, after they had made love, the hunter suddenly asked, “Which of us is better, me or your late husband?”
Cheng Jinhe, satisfied, leaned against the hunter's chest and effortlessly came up with a seductive reply. “Of course you please me more, my dear. My late husband was stiff and dull, with no sense of romance. How could he compare to you?”
2.
Su Heng and Cheng Jinhe were matched by their parents. They first met on their wedding day, but as soon as he hurriedly lifted her red bridal veil, he was summoned to the frontier.
The second time they met, Cheng Jinhe mistook him for a hunter. She flirtatiously lifted his chin, a bewitching smile on her lips. “What a handsome man. Are you married? Would you like to be my tenant? I'm very rich.”
“Tenant” was a discreet way to refer to a kept lover.
Afterward, Su Heng recalled what he had seen and heard since returning. Everyone in Qinghe County said Madam Cheng had loved her late husband deeply, and had once vowed never to marry again, choosing instead to remain a widow for him.
But looking at the incredibly bold woman before him, Su Heng narrowed his eyes.
3.
Several months later, the court decisively defeated the Xiongnu. The emperor was delighted and granted the commanding general, Su Heng, the title of Marquis of Jingyuan. He would soon return home in triumph.
The Su residence was decked out with lanterns and streamers, and guests filled the halls. But the newly appointed Marquis of Jingyuan had the woman pinned beneath him on the bed, asking over and over in a low voice, “Does your husband know how to be romantic now?”
Theme: The road ahead is bright and dazzling
