inyo was speechless for a moment. She slowly sat up and looked at her own feet. She saw that pair of slender, bony hands. One hand held her foot firmly in its grasp, preventing her from moving, while...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.nking about his father-in-law's birthday, he wasn't on holiday either, so the little girl would have to go back to her parents' home alone. That group of people were probably going to cause trouble ag...