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The west yard of Prince An's Mansion was where the Missus, Musk Moon, lived. Although it was tidied up cleanly and had plum blossoms and twigs, it had an indescribable loneliness to it. The maids here were not like the solemn and respectful people of the other courtyards; they surrounded each other in groups of twos and threes.

In the study room of the yard, the door to the room was wide open