The Chief Maid beside her brewed a fresh pot of hot tea for Empress Zhou. "Your Grace, now that the Holy Decree has been issued, we must handle this matter beautifully no matter what."
As an old servant who had followed her from the Zhou Mansion, Nanny Xu naturally wished the Zhou Mansion well.
It was useless to complain about a marriage that had already been settled. It was better to figure out how to arrange it perfectly so that outsiders would have nothing to say.
"How could I not know that? But I have agonized over these betrothal gifts countless times. It's inappropriate for them to be too lavish, yet making them too meager is equally bad. This truly puts me in a difficult position."
Empress Zhou now somewhat regretted listening to her brother. Why did they have to seek a bride from a lowly background? There were noble daughters from prestigious families whose fathers also lacked real power.
