Xia Ruqing shook her head again.
"You're mistaken!" she said.
"They said it was a first-class dukedom, but... they never mentioned it was hereditary!"
What use was a non-hereditary title? Once Old Master Fan passed away, his son wouldn't amount to anything. Tsk tsk! Was this even considered a title?
"Besides, I haven't heard of the Emperor bestowing him a mansion!"
The Fan Family hadn't been in the Capital City for years. Their residence was barely maintained, not much had been acquired, and the courtyard wasn't large.
Who had ever seen such a small Protectorate Duke's Mansion? It was rather laughable, really.
After much explanation, Zi Yue finally understood.
"So you mean to say, the Emperor's 'reward' isn't genuine?" she asked.
Xia Ruqing lifted the bowl of bird's nest porridge by her side and sipped slowly, neither agreeing nor disagreeing.
「...」
If a woman secluded in the deep palace could understand this, how could Old Master Fan not get it?
