Morning light filtered through the mottled bamboo blinds, casting scattered patches of light onto the rosewood desk. Jiang Wan held a writing brush, her fingertips hovering just above the ledger, the ink about to fall when she suddenly caught the sound of Lüluo's hurried footsteps.
"Miss!" Lüluo threw back the beaded curtain and rushed in, stray wisps of hair at her temples damp with sweat. "Word from the front courtyard is that the Marquis is going to choose who will manage the estate businesses between you and Miss Rou!"
The brush tip bloomed an ink blot on the rice paper, but Jiang Wan unhurriedly set aside the wolf-hair brush. She pulled out a handkerchief to wipe her fingertips. "I knew about it yesterday. Accountant Wang made a special trip to report that Jiang Rou had Qiuju sneak over to Madame Li's courtyard last night."
Chapter 81