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It was May and spring had just passed. The weather in Yanjing was hot. The sun was shining on the ground, and the street vendors were hiding under the trees. The young masters and young ladies of the rich families were unwilling to go out and be exposed to the sun. Only the poor long-term laborers carried the cold rice wine soaked in the well water and shuttled back and forth to the gambling house and tea house to sell it. In the east of the city, there was a brand new residence with a plaque that read " Top Scholar ". This was the residence that Emperor Hong Xiao had given to the new top scholar. Although there was ice in the house to cool off the heat, the room against the wall was very cold. There were two young maids and a middle-aged woman outside the last room by the wall. They were eating red-skinned melon seeds and drinking sour plum soup as they chatted. The servant girl on the left complained that the smell of medicine could not spread out and that the master had not come to the madam's courtyard for three months. The other servant girl felt that the madam was pitiful and their words were heard by Xue Fangfei in the room. Xue Fangfei was lying on her back, her face thin but delicate. She was the number one beauty in Beijing. Her husband, Shen Yurong, was a poor scholar before he became the top scholar. Four years ago, Shen Yurong and her mother met Xue Fangfei when they returned to Xiangyang for their funeral. Xue Fangfei's father, Xue Huaiyuan, was the county magistrate of Xiangyang's Tongxiang County. After Xue's mother died in childbirth, Xue Huaiyuan did not remarry. The Xue family was simple. Xue Fangfei had reached the age of marriage. Many people came to propose marriage because of her outstanding appearance. Xue Huaiyuan loved his daughter very much. Although her family background was ordinary, she lived very well.
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