Jingling, on the eastern side of Tea Mountain Manor.
Last night brought another snowfall, blanketing the ground just enough to bury one's feet.
The snowy days had only just begun; the weather would grow colder still.
Early in the morning, the grand gate on the manor's western side opened, and the servants filed out, carrying shovels and brooms to clear the snow before the door. Just as the high entrance bearing the sign "Xu Mansion" swept snow, so did every household in the manor.
Tea Mountain Manor produces tea, but its reputation is not built upon its tea; rather, it owes its fame to the dozens of grand estates here.
