am Shen's courtyard.Meng Jinyáo asked, “An Ning, Madam Shen has gone to sleep at midday and hasn't eaten lunch. Won't she be hungry”Song Xinning replied, "No, Madam Shen is now eating less but more fr...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.indifferent to wealth as if it were dirt, a paragon of integrity among officials, who couldn't be bribed with any amount of silver. How could his daughter be so fond of these trinketsSong Xining took...