The Liu residence did not have many masters. They had Liu She, the second lady, Madam Hu, and Liu Lanting. Other than them, there were two other concubines and their children. The concubines kept to their rooms and hardly appeared in front of others.
The few masters had even temperaments and would not increase the servants' workload. The previous mistress had created a workflow for each servant, and, once they had completed their daily tasks, they had quite a few hours to themselves.
Tong Sanniang was preparing to visit the embroidery workshop for some new threads when she passed by a group of servants and merchants whispering amongst themselves.
"What did you say happen in Cang Prefecture and Meng County?"
The new servants' whispers were heard by her. At first, the new retainer looked pissed that they were heard, but when he noticed her, the main wing's servant, he quickly put on a smile and brought his hands up in greeting.
"Maiden Tong."