She was so angry she felt her lungs were about to explode, and went to the steward to reason!
The steward said that these were the rules set by the Prince, and extravagance was not allowed in the Mansion.
When the steward said this, Gu Lingqiao was not convinced! She said, "You're fooling no one. At noon, I saw the Princess Consort have dozens of dishes, why do I only get one meat, one vegetable, and one soup?"
The steward sized her up and down and said with disdain, "You know she is the Princess Consort, the mistress of the Mansion, we servants have no say over how many dishes she eats."
Gu Lingqiao: "Isn't this blatantly allowing the officials to set fires while forbidding commoners to light lamps?"
The steward, distracted, replied, "This servant doesn't know, if Miss has any opinions, go and talk to the Prince!"
