Song Ci and the palace nanny were looking over the list of imperial gifts bestowed upon the palace. The rewards from Cining Palace and Emperor Chu were the most generous, followed by those from the Empress's palace and several other concubines, which were also substantial.
"Consort Fan and Consort De and Consort Hui received particularly lavish rewards this year, as if they had researched how to outdo each other. Is this how all the households are rewarded?" Song Ci reviewed the list and couldn't help but be taken aback.
It's too extravagant. Are all the concubines this wealthy? Aren't palace concubines supposed to live well by being frugal? Often, their funds are quite tight because each palace has limited resources, which are hardly sufficient for anything useful. Not to mention the endless expenses during holidays, rewarding palace maids and eunuchs, or granting to external families, which is truly a bottomless pit.
