This is the advantage of having a main-line relative from a prominent family; a slight helping hand at critical moments can benefit one endlessly.
However, relatives are not nannies.
If one does not know one's place and only knows how to ask without giving back, they will only be despised.
In this respect, the Jingang Shangguan's did well; not only were they diligent in currying favor with Lady Bilian, but they also spared no effort in fawning over the Wang family, who have a rather indirect relationship with them.
Whenever the Wang family has a "Heavenly Human Banquet," a "Purple Abode Banquet," or even the birthday of an Old Ancestor, the Jingang Shangguan's would personally send a gift by their Old Ancestor.
