Early morning, the mist hung heavy in the air.
Madam Kang ordered the servants to carry wooden chests filled with gold to the Duke of Anguo Estate. Even with their best efforts, they could only scrape together one hundred and fifty taels of gold, which meant the Duke’s estate would have to shoulder the bulk of the burden.
Madam Kang expected the Duchess of Anguo to give her a hard time, but to her surprise, after the Duchess had her people count the gold, she said calmly, "Then our Duke of Anguo Estate will provide the remaining eight hundred and fifty taels."
Chapter 23