had several concubines and numerous illegitimate children, so presumably, while the queen appeared glamorous on the surface, she must have suffered inwardly. She loved her husband, yet he also had oth...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.th Gu Jingxi's guidance, who knows if he could make the listAfter leaving Shou'an Hall, Zhang shi, who had always been indulgent and permissive towards her son, adopted an unusually strict demeanor, u...