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Yanzhi walked through the old family estate where she had spent her childhood.
Her father, once a righteous and noble official, had lived a modest life despite being bequeathed a rural estate as a reward from the emperor. After her family was falsely accused of treason and executed, the estate had been abandoned and left to decay.
The old manor was overgrown with weeds, with cobwebs hanging in the eaves and moss covering the once-pristine floors. Her subordinates had done their best to clean it up, leaving Yanzhi to wander through its familiar halls. She arrived at the now-empty study, memories from her childhood flooding back.
"Yanzhi, did you draw little turtles on Father's papers again? Just wait until he comes back—you're going to get a beating!"
"Well, Father didn't buy me any peach blossom cakes! Sister, don't tell Father it was me, alright?"
"You little rascal, you're always causing trouble! Here, I kept your favorite dish in the kitchen for you—chicken drumsticks."
"Yanzhi, try to stay out of trouble, alright? Here, I got you some candied hawthorns today."
"Next time, you can't scribble all over my papers, understand?"
Father, Mother, Brother, and Sister's voices seemed to echo...
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