I'm reborn, so it's not too much to kill the one who traveled through the book, right?

However, although her idea was good, she was not sure how much the Gong family could donate.

If the donation was large, she would ask her aunt to host a banquet. If it was too small, it would not be appropriate for the Gong family to take the lead.

Zhou Minglang frowned after hearing what his wife said.

Ever since his cousin became emperor, he has become increasingly unable to understand what his cousin is thinking.

The emperor's words last time were very clear. He tried to guess what the emperor was thinking, but he didn't tell his wife and even slightly misinterpreted the emperor's meaning.

This time, the Gong family is willing to donate money and grain, which is a good thing for both the court and the people.

I just don’t know what the emperor will do then.

Shen Rong and Changsheng spent nearly an hour counting the silver she had placed in the space.

Shen Rong looked at the white silver in the box in front of her, sighed and said: "This is only 110,000 taels of silver in total. If we donate 100,000 taels of silver, I'm afraid it will be less!"

In Shen Rong's eyes, one hundred thousand taels of silver was the most that could be expected, but Shen Rong knew how wealthy the noble families in the capital were.

One hundred thousand taels of silver could only buy a few pots of flowers. Thinking about it this way, it was indeed not enough. What's more, they also wanted to use this matter to get the emperor to agree to Changsheng's inheritance of the title, so the silver could not be less.

Changsheng was silent for a moment, "We still have grain, about 50,000 shi, I will plant more grain these days..."

Of these 50,000 shi, a small portion was grain grown by the two farms, and most of it was grown by Changsheng in the space over the years.

The yield in this space is high. One acre of land can produce 11 or 12 stones of grain, and this is the amount after it is dried.

Shen Rong nodded. This was the only way.

The next day, Shen Rong and Mrs. Zhou Er met again in the private room of the Rouge Shop.

"How much?" Mrs. Zhou paused with her teacup in her hand, her face full of disbelief.

"One hundred thousand taels of silver, plus fifty thousand dan of grain." Shen Rong said calmly.

"Is this... too much?" Mrs. Zhou Er never expected that the Gong family would be so generous.

If she guessed correctly, this money should be the profit of her shop in the past few months.

This is almost all her assets!

Just donate like that?

Shen Rong shook her head. "Beijing is a wealthy city. I'm afraid that others will look down upon what we have. Besides, I'm asking for something. Shouldn't I donate more?"

When Mrs. Zhou heard this, she didn't know what to say.

Last night, she heard from her husband that the Ministry of Revenue was still arguing over the issue of money and grain.

If they could raise more money, it would be a good thing.

"Okay, in that case, I'll help you ask the Queen Mother to host a banquet for the wives of civil and military officials. Don't hinder us when the time comes!" Mrs. Zhou Er said worriedly.

Shen Rong nodded, "Don't worry, sister. I will never hold you back."

After the two separated.

Shen Rong and Changsheng went to Minghui Courtyard.

The old lady must be told about the grain donation.

After hearing about the donation of money and grain, the old lady calmed down for a while and said, "This is a good idea. As long as we can make a comeback, money is just a thing outside of our body. Go back and have a rest!"

Mrs. Zhou went directly to the palace to ask to see the Queen Mother.

When Empress Dowager Zhou heard that it was her niece-in-law from her mother's side who came to see her, she packed up and met Madam Zhou Er in Fengyi Hall.

As Mrs. Zhou entered the main hall, she saw the empress dowager wearing a gorgeous court robe with gold brocade embroidered with gold threads, showing the glory and dignity of the royal family.

Madam Zhou Er did not dare to look any further. She lowered her head, walked to the center of the hall in small steps, knelt down and kowtowed. "Your Highness greets the Queen Mother."

Queen Mother Zhou paused and said, "Get up!"

The aunt and nephew exchanged greetings for a moment, and then Zhou Erfu mentioned that the Gong family was going to donate money and grain.

When Empress Dowager Zhou heard that the Gong family was willing to donate 100,000 taels of silver and 50,000 shi of grain, she was somewhat incredulous.

"Empress Dowager, this is true. The Gong family..." Mrs. Zhou told Empress Dowager Zhou about the plight of the Gong family.

"I'm afraid that they have taken out all the family's savings!" When she said the last sentence, Mrs. Zhou couldn't help but admire her.

"Isn't he a poor man? How can he come up with so much silver?" The Queen Mother still had some doubts.

"This year, the watermelon shop in the capital is owned by him. He also owns a rouge and powder shop, which is also doing very good business. These are all acquired after Madam Gong came to the Gong family. In the past, they really couldn't even afford to support servants..."

The Queen Mother thought that her son had not had a good sleep for several days because of money issues. It would be a good idea if she could help her son raise some money to alleviate his predicament.

The Queen Mother thought for a moment and said, "In that case, then please invite the families of officials of rank five and above to enter the palace!"

The sentence above makes the people below run their legs off. This sentence is not just talk.

First, the eunuch who was in charge of delivering the message ran out of the palace and went to deliver the message to the empress dowager.

There is a reason for passing on the message. Rich families give more silver as rewards, but ordinary families can't even afford two taels of wine, right?

Queen Mother Zhou decided to hold a flower banquet to entertain the officials and their families, and the palace became busy.

The queen is a noble lady from an aristocratic family. Although she is noble, she is not favored by the emperor and has little presence in the harem.

This time the Queen Mother hosted a banquet, and as her daughter-in-law, I had no choice but to take over.

The emperor had been on the throne for a short time, and he was not interested in women. Apart from the empress, there were four beauties of low rank in the palace. They were like invisible people in the harem, and the emperor was rarely seen throughout the year.

Empress Dowager Zhou's banquet was on September 18th.

Queen Mother Zhou originally planned to send a eunuch to the Gong family to pass on a message, asking them to send someone over at that time.

But, he was stopped by Mrs. Zhou Er.

"Empress Dowager, the old Marquis of Pingyang has been dead for less than two years. I'm afraid it will be inconvenient for him to attend the banquet."

Queen Mother Zhou gave up after hearing this.

The officials and their wives who received the Empress Dowager's oral instructions were initially a little confused.

It's not a festival, why is the Empress Dowager suddenly holding a banquet?

Is the Queen Mother going to choose a concubine for the Emperor?

Before everyone could get confused, they heard a rumor from somewhere that the Queen Mother wanted to raise some money for the people affected by the disaster.

When everyone heard the news and thought about what was happening in the court, they immediately understood the empress dowager's intention.

For this reason, each family secretly inquired about the money donated by the other party.

Several more days passed while I was trying to find out.

September 18th, everything goes well.

The families of the nobles in the capital sat in carriages and entered the palace one after another.

On this day, Shen Rong and Changsheng stayed in the mansion obediently, waiting for news.