A lamb flatbread, a sweet cup of rice wine, paired with a few ounces of mixed vegetables and a small serving of tofu.
Gu Tao, sitting in the room, eats this. It's not that he is stingy, but indulgence in a feast might shorten one's life, and occasionally going light is more comfortable, as his stomach is not lacking in richness.
"Master, if I marry into the royal family, will I lose my freedom then?"
Faced with the little girl's question, Gu Tao just smiled: "In this world, there's never been perfection. If you marry into the royal family and become a queen, you'll have no worries about food or clothing, your status will be noble. That's something you must exchange with something else. Everything in this world has its secret price tag—if money can't buy it, then you use something else that money can't buy to trade. Just depends on whether you think it's worth it; if you do, then it is, if you don't, you have to accept this final bargain."
"Ugh... bothersome."
