The steward bowed slightly and led Luo Jiang to a courtyard.
It, too, was connected by a corridor, with a small stand of green bamboo. Inside, a pebble path wound past banana plants. At the sight of them, a maid hurried forward with a smile and timidly curtsied. "Miss Luo."
"Miss Luo, this courtyard may be a little small, but it is quiet and secluded. The rooms have always been cleaned regularly and are spotless. You can move in right away."
"Servant women will clean the courtyard every day. If your clothes need washing, someone comes to collect them every three days. Whether you are hungry and want food from the kitchen or need something else, you can send the maid to do it."
"Your allowance for next month will be issued at the end of the month. This month's allowance is already inside." Once he had explained everything, the steward left the maid to attend to her and departed.
Luo Jiang walked around the courtyard, then noticed an ingot of silver on the table. It was not large, but its base was pale, its grain fine and deep: genuine official silver of ninety-eight percent purity.
Five taels of silver. They're treating me rather well!
Luo Jiang blinked. Many people imagined that a Prince's Residence spent gold like dirt, but according to the regulations, even the empress received only a hundred taels of silver a month. An imperial noble consort received seventy, a noble consort sixty, a consort thirty, and a concubine fifteen.
A duke's wife generally received twenty taels a month, the principal wife of his legitimate son ten, and unmarried young sons and daughters three.
This was indeed very generous. After all, food, clothing, lodging, and travel cost her nothing; everything was provided.
Seeing Cui Zhu, a maid