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“After a moment, Lady Kuo continues. “So here we are. I have not been a particularly good teacher for you, but this is not uncommon. After all, having a daughter-in-law and mother-in-law in the same room is like tying a weasel and a rat together in a sock. The weasel and rat are enemies by nature. The weasel may be larger and have sharper teeth, but the rat is smarter and faster. I hope that going forward we can work together, and you will allow me to teach you to be the head woman of the household. And, as I said earlier, you may continue to treat women and girls. But please, please, remain inside the compound. Always consider how your activities affect the reputations of all the women and girls in our home, including your own daughters, who will be married out to other families one day.”
― Lady Tan's Circle of Women
― Lady Tan's Circle of Women
“Vile and evil are composed of the same letters. One begets the other.”
― The Maid
― The Maid
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