The Song family's current yard is a five-section courtyard granted by Emperor Guangxi.
When we first moved here, the population was small. Wen Wan and her in-laws didn't live together, even Song Jiao had a separate courtyard. Each courtyard was assigned only one or two servants to serve, so it looked quite empty.
But now things are different. With Song Wei's official rank rising, many more servants have been added to the household.
Among these are maids, who are divided into first, second, and third classes. There are also elderly servants, divided into those serving indoors and those for rough work outdoors. Then there are the housekeeper moms in charge of the courtyards and the nurse for Qi Bao.
