I run a jewelry shop in the capital, and I have always been generous with my customers.
Whenever someone buys a piece at full price, I often throw in a cheaper little ornament as a gift.
The heir to Duke Zhenguo was a regular.
Once, while we were chatting, he told me with a smile, “Shopping here makes everything so easy.
One for my cousin, and one for my fiancée.”
Naturally, I assumed his fiancée received the expensive purchase, and his cousin the little extra.
Until the day he brought a young lady into my shop.
There, in her hair, was the plain jade pin I had given him for free.
I approached with a smile.
“You must be his lordship’s cousin?”
The young lady’s face fell.
She gave a slight shake of her head.
“You are mistaken.
I am his future wife.”
I was stunned, but in an instant I made up my mind.
I had to find a way to tell her.
I couldn’t let her remain in the dark.
