Eye Powers
The Allure of Spring
I am Gu Qianyu, the chancellor’s daughter, and I have unexpectedly acquired a unique gift.
I can see whether a man has been faithful.
If he has been with only one woman, a cucumber floats above his head.
The number of cucumbers increases with the number of women he has had.
The man I am supposed to marry is the heir to the Marquis of Wuling.
A rare specimen of male virtue, scrupulously chaste.
Famous for it throughout the capital.
On the day he came to ask for my hand, he stood tall and elegant, every inch the gentleman.
But when I looked up, the cucumbers above his head stretched all the way out of our residence.
With a woebegone face, I told Mother, “Mother, this is a very, very dirty cucumber!”
“I won’t marry him!”
