The next morning, as Lu Qingyuan was dressing, she heard Songyan and Zhuxia discussing the events of the previous night.
"You wouldn't believe it—those girls sent from the palace, they might be called maids in the Town-North Marquis Manor, but they act like they're the ones in charge! They just sit around drinking tea and gossiping all day, not doing a lick of real work," Zhuxia complained, her tongue as sharp as ever. "And they actually had the nerve to make a scene in front of the Marquis, claiming our Lady didn't make arrangements for them?"
"Are you daft? Is that the point?" Songyan poked Zhuxia’s forehead, frustrated by her density. "They’re aiming for the Marquis!"
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