Madam Lu sat in the main hall's seat of honor, smiling as she watched two well-dressed steward women walk in with their heads lowered. But as soon as they knelt and greeted her, her smile vanished.
"Who are you?"
The people before her were neither her usual ones, nor any stewards from the mansion or the manor's stores, but rather strangers she had never seen before.
The woman wore a low bun with a golden hairpin inserted in her hair, her face round and plump, with a flat nose and triangular eyes, and her ears adorned with silver earrings.
Beside her stood a middle-aged steward with a calm demeanor and eyes that seemed to shine with intelligence.
"Madam, please be informed, this old servant and my husband are stewards from the Song Mansion in Datong. This is my husband, Zhang Chengda. As for me, Madam can simply summon me as Zhang Chengda's wife or Mrs. Zhang," she explained with a smile.
