Chapter 24: Money is No Object, Capricious
"I've made a fortune."
Song Ci murmured as she looked at the neatly arranged storeroom.
Hong You and Hong Zao, the two maids, were a bit puzzled and asked, "Madam, what did you say?"
Song Ci snapped out of it: "Nothing."
She raised her eyes to the rows of tall shelves filled with categorized valuable items and asked, "Is all my private collection organized here?"
Hong You listened with concern, wondering if Madam might have memory issues after her illness.
But Hong Zao, quick with her words, laughed and said, "How could that be, Madam? With your great fortune and all, the Prime Minister and the young masters are all filial and virtuous, always bringing good things to you. And with gifts and rewards from the palace on various occasions, how could one storeroom suffice?"
"Madam has forgotten, you actually have a total of three large storerooms," Hong You said, looking at Song Ci.
Song Ci's heart skipped a beat, and she feigned sorrowfully, "There's no way I could forget, I just keep thinking about how much I've accumulated over my life. I've never taken a good look, so I wouldn't even know how to divide it among the children when I die."