While Zhang Shilang was greeting her warmly, he was also secretly observing Xin You, and saw that she was calm and composed, which gave her a better impression.
"I heard they said that Miss Kou wants to donate 50,000 taels of silver to the disaster area?" The reason why Zhang Shilang came over was to confirm it for himself.
It's not that he couldn't hold himself back, it was just that Miss Kou donated too much.
Xinyou nodded.
Zhang Shilang subconsciously wanted to ask Shaoqing's house if he knew about it. He glanced at the box of banknotes with his peripheral vision and shut his mouth in time.
It's none of Duan Shaoqing's business whether he knows or not. Anyway, the money is already here.
"Miss Kou is really kind and righteous. Zhang thanked the people of Dingbei." Zhang Shilang handed over his hand.
Xin You was blessed and said, "Master Zhang, you have killed a common woman."
"No, Zhang really thinks that Miss Kou deserves it." Zhang Shilang said seriously.
Xin You looked at his expression and felt a lot of affection for Mr. Zhang.
Zhang Shilang is like this, which at least shows that he takes the people's sufferings into consideration. The weight may not be very heavy, but as long as it is, it is much stronger than many officials.
In this case, she can feel more confident about the donated money.
"His Royal Highness King Xiu held a banquet in the Lotus Garden at noon on the 28th to entertain the kindhearted people who care about the victims of the Dingbei disaster." Zhang Shilang handed the post over and did not say such polite words as "I hope Miss Kou will appreciate it."
You can say this at any banquet, but not at the emperor's banquet. The emperor's treat will be treated with knives from the sky.
Xin You took the post with both hands: "Thank you, Mr. Zhang. If Mr. Zhang has nothing else to do, the daughter of the people will leave first."
"Miss Kou, go slowly." Zhang Shilang personally sent Xin You out and turned around to see Yan Chao.
The serious expression that Mr. Zhang tried so hard to maintain was almost lost.
When did the Jinlin Guard come?
"Master Zhang." Yan Chao bowed and left.
Zhang Shilang glared at his subordinates: "When did that Jinlin Guard come in? Why didn't you remind me?"
He didn't say anything inappropriate to Miss Kou just now, right?
The subordinate who was asked was speechless: "Sir, Deputy Qianhu of Jinlin Guard came earlier than Miss Kou."
"Really?" Zhang Shilang thought for a while, but still had no impression. The topic returned to Miss Kou, "Well, Miss Kou is indeed as grand as the rumors, neither humble nor arrogant."
The subordinate's mouth twitched slightly.
If he could donate 50,000 taels of silver in an understatement, he could be neither humble nor arrogant.
Yan Chao returned to Jinlin Guard and reported to He Qingxiao about his encounter with Miss Kou.
"How much money did Miss Kou donate?"
Yan Chao looked at He Qingxiao with particularly complicated eyes.
Are you sure you want to know?
He Qingxiao raised her eyebrows slightly.
Yan Chao lowered his eyes and couldn't bear to see his master's reaction after hearing this: "Replying to your master, Miss Kou donated fifty thousand taels."
Fifty thousand taels.
He Qingxiao was not surprised and said calmly: "Thank you for your hard work."
Yan Chao looked up in shock.
Are you too calm, sir?
I'm not saying that others should be embarrassed if Miss Kou donates too much, but it's different for adults... Don't you feel inferior to yourself at all for your poverty?
Perhaps he misunderstood, and the Lord did not like Miss Kou.
Yan Chao thought about it and asked, "Sir, would you like to pay attention to Qingsong Bookstore in the past two days? If the news of Miss Kou's donation of 50,000 taels of silver spreads, I'm afraid Xiaoxiao will covet it."
"Donating money to the Dingbei disaster area is a matter of great concern today. If someone is robbed by Xiaoxiao for donating money, the emperor will be furious and will investigate and deal with it. It will be light to kill everyone. Generally, Xiaoxiao will not take this risk. ." He Qingxiao analyzed rationally.
Yan Chao nodded repeatedly.
The adults are right, Xiaoxiao is not a fool. There are so many rich people, and robbing anyone is not robbing. It is not worth it to rob Miss Kou at the risk of killing everyone in the family.
He Qingxiao changed her tone: "But I'd better send someone to keep an eye on it."
Yan Chao: "..." Your Excellency always confronts bandits when he thinks you are the best.
When the girl didn't mean it, she let him know that he was wrong.
As He Qingxiao expected, the officials in charge of the donation had no intention of hiding it for Miss Kou, and even secretly encouraged it to attract more people to donate. The news that Miss Kou donated 50,000 taels of silver to the victims of the Dingbei disaster spread throughout the streets.
After hearing this, Duan Shaoqing almost spit out a mouthful of old blood and couldn't help but go to Qingsong Bookstore to find Xin You.
"Uncle is here." There were many people in the library, and Xin You greeted Duan Shaoqing politely.
Feeling the gazes on him, Duan Shaoqing hurriedly said, "My uncle has something to do with you. Let's go to a place where we can talk conveniently."
"Uncle, please come with me." Xin You led Duan Shaoqing into the guest room.
The chairs in the reception room were covered with thick fur cushions, which were soft and warm when you sat down. While Duan Shaoqing felt comfortable, he secretly resented in his heart: Look at this girl's lavishness and willingness to spend money all over the sky, all the family wealth will soon be wiped out. She was completely defeated.
One donation is fifty thousand taels, how dare she!
After Xiaolian gave the tea and left, Xinyou asked lightly: "What does uncle want from me?"
You don't need to ask to know that it must be because of the donation of 50,000 taels.
As expected, Duan Shaoqing mentioned it: "Qingqing, I heard that you donated fifty thousand taels?"
"yes."
"Uncle knows that you have a kind heart, but you have to think carefully about everything and don't be impulsive."
Xin You looked puzzled: "I wasn't impulsive. When I first heard about donating money to the Dingbei disaster area, I didn't move. After observing it for a few days, I found that it was indeed to help the disaster area, so I donated money."
"It's a good thing to donate money to the victims, but is this amount... too much?"
"How much?" Xin You thought carefully, "Not counting the shop, I have more than 400,000 taels of silver on hand, so donating only 50,000 taels doesn't feel like much to me."
Duan Shaoqing's face turned dark: "Qingqing, these properties were accumulated by your ancestors and father. Are you worthy of your ancestors by destroying all your property?"
Xin You's face sank: "Is uncle taking too much care? I am the only bloodline of the Kou family. How to use the money is my own business."
"What did you say?" Duan Shaoqing didn't expect her niece to speak so harshly.
"I told uncle not to meddle in other people's business. You can use my money however you want. You have no control over it." Come on, uncle wants to hear me say that I was scolded by my uncle for donating too much?"
"You!" Duan Shaoqing was shocked by these words, and walked out with a livid face and rolled up his sleeves.
Xin You followed and reminded softly: "There are many people in the library, uncle should be happy."
Duan Shaoqing clenched his fists hard and forced a smile on his face when he walked out of the reception room.
Xin You changed her cold attitude in the reception room and called her uncle sweetly.
Duan Shaoqing froze and looked sideways at the girl with a bright smile.
Xin You grabbed his sleeve: "Uncle, Qingqing knows that you are as kind-hearted as my mother, but after all, you have a big family to support, so you must not donate so much like me."
Duan Shaoqing tried his best to control his expression without losing his composure, and said with difficulty, "Uncle knows that you care about your loved ones, but Dingbei was hit so hard, so as an official of the imperial court, uncle should also do his part."
He didn't dare to stay any longer and hurried out.
Xin You sighed and showed a proud expression to everyone in the library: "I have been persuading you for a long time, but my uncle insists on donating more..."
