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"Shi Qingmei sat alone in the courtyard. Having grown up in luxury and being the most talented and beautiful woman in the capital, she had never felt so desolate before. Even she herself didn't understand why her plans had failed completely before they even started."

"Everything in the Shi Mansion had been used to compensate for Rong Shuyu's dowry. Shi Yongtang had no choice but to take his family back to the old Shi residence. This old house was bought by the old master of the Shi family when he first came to the capital. It was small and remote, and the neighbors were all outsiders from all walks of life."

"This old house was only saved from being used as Rong Shuyu's dowry because of the mediation of the great - grandmother of the Zeng family."

"Shi Qingmei rarely went out these days. The Shi family couldn't afford to hire guards, and most of the servants in the mansion had been dismissed. She only had one maid left by her side, even less fortunate than the daughters of small - family households."