Lin Youning welcomed the guests to the steps of the Warm Pavilion. After the tea was served, she asked Shanmoi and Hailan to bring out the collated accounts.
"These are the things I had someone organize; all these years, Aunt and Brother have given me these items. I've stored separately those that I've used. As for these valuable ones that haven't been used, and the estates and shops Aunt gave me, I can't take them all. Even those I've worn are quite numerous," Lin Youning said as she watched Brother flip through the accounts. "Throughout these years, Aunt has treated me like her own, and these things don't equate to that affection. Yet regarding this matter, I've always kept her in the dark, which makes me uneasy."
As the two spoke, Lin Youning had already dismissed the servants, unafraid of any gossip.
