"My father offended a steward at the mines and had his legs broken. My brothers went to reason with them and were beaten up too. They even threatened to take my sisters-in-law and sell them to a brothel! Now I'm trapped here, utterly helpless. I can only beg you to save us, Young Master!"
"Is what you're saying true?"
Lin Shi looked up, her tear-streaked face a picture of pitiable beauty. The large apples swaying on her chest and the curve of her waist as she knelt on the floor were certainly alluring.
'But if she thinks this is enough to control me, she's seriously underestimating me.'
"Young Master, every word I've said is true!" Lin Shi said urgently, grabbing Tang Wen's hand.
"Because I hid my identity, the people at the mine don't know I married the Eldest Young Master. They think I married a merchant from a faraway land. Plus, I often sent money and grain back home, so my father and brothers were living comfortably. That's why they were targeted."
