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In Shen Qifeng's colorful account of her life, Yao allegedly told Zhan that she would not live without him and that her bones would not be worth much compared to her life. Not even two months after he returned to Suzhou, Zhan received the news that Yao died of an illness. Heartbroken, he hurried back
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and just as she looked forward to the good life ahead of her, the ship was attacked by pirates. Yao was terribly shaken and died.
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