Mengyu was the last daughter of the Gu Family still waiting to be wed. Her two older sisters had both married poorly.
One had been wed to a scion of a prominent family who was riddled with venereal disease.
The other had married a rising star from a humble background who favored his concubines and mistreated his wife.
When it was finally her turn, the prospects were even worse.
She was bound by a betrothal made back when the Gu Family had yet to find success-a childhood engagement to a poor scholar.
With a fierce mother-in-law, a spiteful sister-in-law, and a spineless husband awaiting her, even Mengyu’s parents felt too ashamed to ask her to go through with it.
Yet, Mengyu spoke with gentle composure. “There is no need for you to be troubled, Mother, Father. From what I can see, all men in this world are the same. What difference does it make who I marry?”
