"In the back courtyard, the thoughts of those women are truly venomous, and they've been in the back courtyard of the Duke's Mansion for more than ten or twenty years. That is their territory. Now that you're newcomers, you must be very cautious, or else you won't even know whom to blame if you suffer losses. Especially Yongzhu, she is a junior with the Duchess and the Concubines above her, a single word 'filial' can silence you, leaving you unable to voice your grievances!"
With this said, Gu Zikai was also filled with worry. The inner courtyard struggles, bloodless, are most capable of wearing a person down. Yongzhu grew up in the countryside; what does she know of such scheming? How many hidden losses will she suffer?
