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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.de after being defended. He spoke with newfound confidence, saying calmly: “My Lord, my medicine is not a magical elixir. It's ordinary medicine for common people. It can't cure you instantly; it take...