Chapter 219: The Line In The Sand

I didn't understand how so many people couldn't see what was going on under their very noses… or worse, saw it and just didn't care.

"Anything assigned by the Princess is to receive the highest priority," explained Chang Guo Zi. And to a certain extent, I understood. If this were before, it wouldn't be so out of the realm of possibility that a rich guy would want to spoil the mother of his child to this extent.

But this is no longer that world. Here, people would kill for a slice of bread; they would drink dirty water from a puddle if it meant that they could finally drink, and don't even get me started on those looking for shelter.

Things like vases, glasses, and sheets were nothing less than the height of luxury. So why would we face consequences for putting things like food, water, and heat before the other stuff?