"If you don't call it a promotion, what do you call it?"
Ms. Zhang grew wary. "You've always been so lofty. Don't tell me you think Xian'er entered the palace to chase fame and fortune, tarnishing your reputation? If that's what you're thinking, I'll have a thing or two to say to you." The original owner's birth mother had died early, and this second wife had been arranged by the grandmother. Though she had never had children of her own, she doted on Jiang Xian as if she were her own flesh and blood.
Jiang Ke was both exasperated and amused, lamenting how women loved to overthink things:
"This is my promotion."
"They say promotion comes with wealth. So, did our family get rich?"
