Duan Chaoying let out a slow sigh, rubbing her brow in helpless frustration.
Lately, a mountain of matters had all piled up on her at once. Her mother-in-law was still away at a monastery undergoing spiritual purification, and her father-in-law was living in retirement in Youzhou, leaving her with sole responsibility for managing the household's inner courtyard.
Ordinarily, she would have relished the autonomy, but trouble had struck her paternal family. Her stepmother was bringing her stepsister to the Capital to seek help, claiming she wanted to secure a good match for the girl.
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