"Of course not. I simply don't like to stifle their spirits, so I occasionally allow them such license. But if they drop their manners in front of outsiders, or bungle an important matter, punishment will follow without fail.
The people inside this grand mansion look prosperous on the outside, but within, every single one of them is desolate in heart and withered in appearance.
Watching them banter, I always feel as though I've grown much younger myself, as if I had returned to the days before I left my maiden home."
Chapter 160