back to your parents' home"Meng Jinyao replied truthfully: "The housekeeper said that my grandmother was sick, so I went back to see her. Unexpectedly, it was for something else. My second brother pas...In springtime, the sun shines brightly and everything is full of life.

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.nd, dismissing the maidservant. Then, in a low voice, she said: "Husband, I heard from my sister-in-law that Xiayi's relationship with her elder brother has also changed. There is now an unbridgeable...