Chapter 317: Crying Back

ctively, she looked up and saw the man, elegant as jade, standing in the doorway, a half-smile playing on his lips. She wondered how much of what she had just said he had heard.She swallowed the words...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.ring over the unfinished ledger. Some accounts were reconciled monthly, some quarterly, and those outside the capital city were reconciled annually.Looking at the thick stack of account books, Meng Ji...