Duan Shaoqing returned home and went straight to Ruyi Hall.
The old lady didn't know that Xin You had donated 50,000 taels. When she saw her son coming in, she smiled and asked, "Why are you back at this time?"
"Mother, pay me one thousand taels from your private account."
The old lady sat up straight: "What happened?"
Now the second wife, Zhu, is the housekeeper, and all household expenses are handled through public accounts.
"Donate money to the Dingbei disaster area."
The old lady heard something was wrong: "Didn't I donate 600 taels a few days ago?"
Although these six hundred taels were in the name of the eldest son, they came from the public account, which represented the face of Shaoqing's house.
Duan Shaoqing's face twitched and he squeezed out a sentence through his teeth: "Mom, have you heard that Qingqing donated fifty thousand taels to the disaster area?"
"How many?"
Duan Shaoqing said word by word: "Fifty thousand taels!"
The old lady took a breath and covered her heart.
"Mom, are you okay?" Duan Shaoqing regretted seeing the old lady's reaction.
If mother can't bear it, she will suffer.
The old lady waved her hands, her voice a little unsteady: "Did you really donate 50,000 taels?"
Duan Shaoqing nodded heavily: "Now that it has been spread throughout the world, there will be no lies."
"This girl!" The old lady patted the armrest of the chair.
In the past, it was cost-effective to spend a small amount of money to gain a good reputation by giving porridge, but this 50,000 tael old lady was really distressed.
What a good reputation is worth fifty thousand taels?
Reputation is enough, but if it is too great, it will be a burden.
After feeling distressed, the old lady asked her son: "Then why do you want to donate another thousand taels?"
Duan Shaoqing was embarrassed by Xin You, but he had to make it clear for such a large expenditure: "...That's it, that girl persuaded me to donate less in front of a lot of people. If I didn't say anything, I would You’re going to make people laugh.”
The old lady took a deep breath and said slowly: "You will be less likely to come near Qingqing from now on."
Duan Shaoqing also wanted to give himself a slap in the face.
Why doesn’t he have a long memory?
Perhaps the only consolation is that for donating more than a thousand taels of silver, he can get a post for a banquet in the Lotus Garden, which will give him a sense of presence with the emperor.
On the twenty-eighth day of the twelfth lunar month, there was heavy snowfall, but there were many carriages and sedan chairs on the street.
The Lotus Garden is a royal garden. Not to mention ordinary people, even civil and military officials are not allowed to enter, so most of the people who went to the banquet were in an excited mood. Especially the wealthy businessmen were not only excited but also worried.
Xiaolian lifted a corner of the car curtain and said with excitement: "Girl, there are so many cars and horses!"
Xinyou smiled: "So happy?"
Xiaolian nodded: "My servant never thought of coming to the Royal Garden."
How far away this was to her. Not only to her, but also to her Qingqing girl.
Only after following the girl did she realize that the wealth girl Qingqing had could do so many things.
It can save people, open their horizons, and lead a happy and confident life.
And her Qingqing girl obviously has these, but she can only stay in the boudoir, and she can't even tolerate this.
Thinking of this, Xiaolian hated Shaoqing's Mansion to death.
"Then take a closer look later." Xin You said with a smile.
Xiaolian quickly pulled out of the sad mood, lowered the car curtains and nodded vigorously to Xinyou: "Yes."
Not long after, Heyuan arrived.
The New Year is coming soon, the lotus garden is decorated with lanterns and colorful decorations, and the palace servants in new clothes are waiting at the door to welcome the guests.
Xin You saw Duan Shaoqing as soon as she got out of the car. She held up the hem of her skirt and said, "Uncle."
Duan Shaoqing froze when he heard the voice and turned around slowly.
The girl came walking in the snow with her skirt in hand and a bright smile, but it was like a ruthless sharp knife in Duan Shaoqing's eyes.
Cut him a piece of flesh every time you get close, cut a piece of his flesh every time you get close...
Duan Shaoqing took half a step back, noticed many looks coming towards him, and made a friendly look: "Qingqing, banquet"
After the party is over, go back to Shaoqing's Mansion with your uncle. The Chinese New Year will be here soon, and your grandmother has been thinking of you. "
Xin You raised her lips: "Okay."
Duan Shaoqing: "..."
"Miss Kou." A voice said.
Xin You looked sideways and saw that it was King Xiu.
"His Royal Highness King Xiu." Everyone saluted in unison.
Among them, only the officials were included. The wealthy households were so excited that their faces turned red. They wanted to take a closer look but did not dare to raise their heads casually.
King Xiu bowed his hands and returned the greeting: "You are all the distinguished guests of the young king today, so there is no need to be polite."
When everyone straightened up, King Xiu nodded to Xin You and said, "Miss Kou ranks first among the good people, and Xiao Wang admires her greatly. Miss Kou, please——"
Xin You knelt down and said, "His Royal Highness, King Xiu, has destroyed the daughter of the people."
"Everyone, please." King Xiu was polite and walked with Xin You into the garden.
The expressions of the people following behind were different. They thought that Miss Kou was really majestic. The prince himself led the way.
Then I thought about the donation of 50,000 taels, and I felt mentally balanced.
The only one who is unbalanced is Duan Shaoqing.
In his mind, he was Kou Qingqing's biological uncle after all. King Xiu valued his niece so much, so he, as an elder, should treat him differently. Who knew that he was just one of the "everyone" in King Xiu's mouth...
Walking in the crowd and staring at King Xiu's back, Duan Shaoqing's heart felt clogged.
King Xiu took Xinyou for a while, stopped and told the palace attendants waiting there: "Take good care of all distinguished guests."
"yes."
"Miss Kou can take a stroll first, while Xiao Wang goes to the door to greet the visitors."
Xin You knelt down and watched King Xiu walk back.
As a show king, there is no need to wait at the door for guests to arrive. Presumably after this banquet, King Xiu will gain a lot of fame.
Thinking about King Qing who went to Dingbei to gain a good reputation, Xin You could understand whether King Xiu had such a temperament or did it intentionally.
She didn't have much dislike for King Xiu.
Although she learned from Mr. He's mouth that her mother left the palace only after discovering Prince Qing's mother and son, she could see clearly that if there was no concubine An, there would be someone else. My mother ran away not because of another woman, but because she was disappointed with that person.
"Miss Kou, I am the owner of Jinde Rice Shop. I heard that Xingren Rice Shop is also your property..." A wealthy businessman came over.
Soon Xinyou was surrounded by a group of wealthy businessmen.
Duan Shaoqing saw this and his face turned dark.
This girl is really shameless, chatting and laughing with a group of men!
He Qingxiao walked in and saw this scene, but couldn't help but smile.
As he thought, Miss Kou would be the most eye-catching person at this banquet.
The men who came with He Qingxiao had a complicated look on their faces.
Miss Kou is surrounded by stars, but there is not even a living creature within a foot of them except him. This difference is huge.
At this time in the palace, Emperor Xingyuan read the final donation account book presented by Zhang Shilang, and his eyes fell on the name at the front.
"In other words, it is Miss Kou who has donated the most to the Dingbei disaster area."
A little girl donated fifty thousand taels of silver, which is really unexpected.
What kind of person is Miss Kou?
Emperor Xingyuan became more and more curious.
"At this time, the lotus garden party will start soon, right?"
The great eunuch Sun Yan responded "yes".
Emperor Xingyuan stood up and said, "Let's go to the lotus garden to see the kind people who donated money to Dingbei."
