"Eldest Miss, living as you do every day in the deep courtyards of a great estate, you understand nothing of the ways of the world and current prices. Times have not been what they used to be—one thousand silver dollars is practically the entirety of our family's income!"
Face could be conceded, but when it came to money, Madam Cheng truly panicked.
Why else had she brought her daughter here, if not because she had heard that the accountant had finished balancing the books and sent them over? If she hadn't rushed over to demand household funds and divert the money for various expenses, there was no telling which vixen would have ended up reaping the benefit!
Chapter 184