The sister dismissed it with disdain.
She scoffed, "So, selling off their own treasures is considered respectable? Is it not just the same, being ridiculed behind their back."
The brother waved his fan, "Not so, not so, in my opinion, it's quite a brilliant move."
"Before the establishment of Great Chu, the wealth disparity in the former dynasty was vast, with the rich extremely wealthy and the poor worrying about their next meal."
"That was truly a time when the fatted meats of the wealthy rotted while bones froze to death on the roadside. If you look around, everyone at this banquet is a wealthy merchant."
"They all belong to the extremely wealthy. As a Princess, she can always possess rare treasures again."
"Therefore, using what she has at hand to squeeze out silver from these wealthy merchants is quite an early sign of wisdom and intelligence for a four-year-old. No wonder the teacher wanted to take her as a disciple."
