She always thought that the birth mother of this brother and sister, Aunt Wen, had already passed away.
Unexpectedly, she was still alive, practicing at Shuijing Temple.
"Why have I never heard anyone mention this?"
Qin Yuan was astonished.
Hong Ye quickly said from the side, "I remember seeing it in the account book. Every year, we send over two thousand taels of incense money to Shuijing Temple. At the time, I even thought, could this temple be a place of prayer for the women's blessings in the family, which is why it costs so much."
Qin Yuan pondered for a moment and understood. Before, when she took over the family affairs, she only sought a stable transition and didn't closely compare each expense.
While auditing the accounts, the focus was on detecting errors and omissions, so this expenditure's peculiar significance was overlooked.
And with Hong Ye suddenly looking at the accounts, she couldn't tell the difference.
