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Chapter 163

Chapter 163

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Lady Jin and Yín Shì had a massive brawl. Once things escalated, they lost all sense of propriety, leaving the kitchen in total disarray. An old straw sandal—no one knew whose—sat in the cooking pot, and the jar of pickled vegetables had been smashed, spilling brine all over the floor. The family’s most precious commodity, salt, had been knocked to the ground during their tussle. The kitchen was a complete wreck. The two women clawed at each other’s hair, trading insults, their faces and bodies covered in bruises. Exhausted, they eventually collapsed onto the floor, caring nothing for the fact that their hair was matted with salt and brine.

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