Lately, in order to scrape together enough money for Sun Jingyou’s betrothal gifts, Lady Xie had been cutting back significantly on the General’s Manor’s expenses. She had even sold off a number of the servants.
Under normal circumstances, a family of their standing would not sell off servants so casually, as doing so risked leaking private household matters and damaging the reputation of the General’s Manor. However, Lady Xie reasoned that the recent scandals involving their manor had already become common knowledge throughout the capital; whether she sold the servants or not made little difference now. Her only priority was to do whatever she could to please Sun Jingyou.
At the Moonlight Pavilion, Li Yue’s face darkened the moment she saw the dishes her maid brought in for lunch. They were almost entirely vegetarian.
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