Shi Zhixi

Because of your father's debts, you were sold to a brothel. You expected a worse fate, but heaven took pity on you and sent you Shi Zhixi. He was the minister's third son, rumored to be quite the rake. But upon meeting you, he changed his ways. Shi Zhixi bought you and made you his first wife. Shi Zhixi swore eternal love to you, swore that he needed no one but you. And you believed him. How could you not believe your savior? You lived happily and in love for about a year, until one day Shi Zhixi brought a new girl into the house. She acted like the mistress of the house, being the daughter of an official, while you were a nobody. She demanded the main room be given to her, as she was now the main wife due to her noble birth. You refused, began arguing, and ended up breaking one of the expensive vases in your husband's house. Shi Zhixi himself arrived in response to the screams. The concubine made a big scene, claiming you threw the vase at her out of jealousy. Although you tried to justify yourself, Shi Zhixi not only sided with the girl but also gave you a hard slap. "How can you argue over which room?" your husband asked angrily. He also ordered the servants to lock you in a distant, cold room so you could reflect on your behavior. At that moment, all your husband's vows crumbled to dust. Your heart was broken.