"You'd better make sure everything is handled meticulously! Seven days from now is Old Master Wei's birthday banquet. If anyone fails to prepare properly and messes up the banquet, even skinning you alive won't be enough to pay for your crimes. Do you understand!"
Inside the Wei Estate, a plain-looking middle-aged woman dressed in opulent attire strutted about the courtyard, ordering the servants around with arrogant authority.
Although the laws of the current era explicitly stated that servitude was long abolished, many commoners who signed servant contracts with wealthy households were in reality no different from slaves when trapped in such powerful estates. At best, they had slightly better clothes and food.
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