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In the back garden of Hou Mansion, flowers were in full bloom, birds sang sweetly, butterflies fluttered among the blossoms. Meng Jinyao and her three sisters-in-law strolled through the garden, admiring the flowers and chatting about the latest happenings in the capital. It seemed they were getting along quite well.lently on the side without saying a word, suddenly put down the empty teacup he was playing with. His movements were neither light nor heavy, and the teacup made a sound when it touched the table. Eve...