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The Mistress of the Hou Mansion Is Dying

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Shen Zhaozhao, the mistress of the Hou Mansion, has been bedridden for years and knows her time is limited. She secretly arranges her后事—securing futures for her stepson, dividing property for the concubines, even choosing the plainest coffin for herself. But when sorting through old belongings, she finds the jade hairpin that was a token of love with Gu Yanzhi. Buried memories flood back: ten years ago, she was an orphan forced into a marriage, he was the disowned heir of the Hou family. They had planned to elope in the peach forest, but were torn apart by the old lady's threat of death. Now, as Shen Zhaozhao prepares to leave with regret, Gu Yanzhi bursts into her courtyard, holding a yellowed divorce letter, his eyes red: “I’ve waited ten years for this day—you’re not the mistress, you’re my wife.” But at that moment, Shen Zhaozhao’s coughing worsens, her hand clutching the hairpin growing cold. Can they seize their long-overdue true love before it’s too late?

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