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

Chen Yuan sat alone on the bench in the garden, and no one came to talk to her.

There were a few young ladies sitting not far away, talking about something, and occasionally glancing in her direction.

The few of them were not very far apart, so even if the other party spoke in a low voice, Chen Yuan could still hear it if he listened carefully.

"Hey, look, isn't that the daughter who married out of the Yiyong Marquis's residence?"

"It really is her! Her husband, the third place winner, is only a seventh-rank official, right? How did she get in?"

"Have you forgotten? Her mother's family is the Yiyong Marquis's Mansion. It's OK if she comes with her mother."

"I heard that the marriage between the Wu family and the Wang family was ruined because of her."

"Hey, I heard about it too. I heard that Miss Wu felt so ashamed that she wanted to hang herself!"

"Tsk, tsk, tsk... these days the victims are forced to hang themselves. The bad guys still have the nerve to come to the banquet..."

Shen Rong's face turned pale when she heard these words.

Just when she was about to do something, the Queen Mother and the concubines from the palace came to the Imperial Garden.

As soon as the host had a mouthful of noodles, everyone stood up and paid their respects to the Empress Dowager, the Queen, and the ladies. Suddenly, the garden became lively again.

After everyone bowed, they took their seats again in turn.

After the Empress Dowager and everyone sat down, she first showed concern for the ladies sitting on her left and right, close to her.

Then we went straight into the theme of the banquet.

“I’m sure all the ladies know that there is a flood in the south of the Yangtze River, and many people are waiting for relief from the court.

Although these are the concerns of the important officials, we, as women, also want to help the people.

I am supported by the people, and I cannot bear to see them suffer, so I held this banquet."

As soon as the Empress Dowager finished speaking, someone immediately took over the conversation.

"The Empress Dowager is kind-hearted. I am willing to share your worries."

As soon as these words came out, all the ladies present echoed, "I am willing to share the worries of the Empress Dowager!"

The slogan was shouted loudly, but who among those present here did not want to please the Empress Dowager?

It's not that they are brave, but they had already found out before coming that the top nobles in the capital were only prepared to donate two or three thousand taels of silver, and others would not exceed this amount.

Otherwise, wouldn’t this be offensive?

The Queen Mother smiled slightly and raised her hand to press down. "I know what you mean. If someone hadn't wanted to donate money and grain to the people in Jiangnan, I wouldn't have thought of this."

As she spoke, the Queen Mother glanced in the direction where her family was sitting.

Everyone saw the Empress Dowager looking towards the Duke of Zhenguo and guessed: Could it be that the Empress Dowager's family proposed to donate the money?

When everyone thought that it was someone from the Zhenguo Mansion who proposed it, they suddenly became less friendly when looking at the women of the Zhenguo Mansion.

Your Duke is rich and powerful. He can take the lead whenever he wants and do good things whenever he wants. Why do you want to drag them into this?

They lost a lot of money in vain.

Everyone looked at each other, and no one wanted to be the first to speak out, so no one spoke for a while.

Before everyone knew what they were thinking, Mrs. Zhou Er stood up and saluted the Queen Mother. "Your Highness, Madam Gong of the Marquis of Pingyang is willing to donate 100,000 taels of silver and 50,000 dan of grain to help the people of Jiangnan overcome their difficulties!"

As soon as Mrs. Zhou Er said this, the whole audience suddenly fell silent.

The ladies and the Queen Mother, who were only planning to go through the motions, were all stunned.

what?

One hundred thousand taels of silver!

Fifty thousand shi of grain!

Gong family?

Which Gong family?

Pingyang Marquis Mansion?

impossible!

Could it be a mistake?

Everyone couldn't help but start talking.

"Oh my God! Was Mrs. Tuesday talking nonsense just now?"

"Isn't the Pingyang Marquis's Mansion a poor place? How come there is so much silver?"

"Marquis Pingyang's Mansion...could it be that Marquis Pingyang's Mansion?" Some people were still not sure which Marquis Pingyang's Mansion it was.

"Mrs. Zhou Er must have made a mistake! What kind of family is the Pingyang Marquis's family? They are a well-known poor family. How could they possibly come up with so much silver and food?"

As soon as these words were spoken, many people immediately agreed with them.

Obviously, no one believed that a well-known poor man in the capital could donate 100,000 taels of silver and 50,000 shi of grain.

Even if the Gong family sold their house, it wouldn't be worth that much money and grain!

One of the brave ladies stood up and looked at Madam Zhou Er, saying, "Madam, didn't you say it wrong just now? It was your Zhenguogong Mansion that was willing to pay 100,000 taels of silver and 50,000 dan of grain."

Madam Zhou Er shook her head and said, "I am not mistaken. Those were donated by the Pingyang Marquis's Mansion."

Of course, no one would just listen to Mrs. Zhou Er's one-sided words, and some people even laughed.

"The Second Madam is so young, I'm afraid she was deceived. What kind of family is the Gong family?

"Who in the capital doesn't know this? Could it be that they deliberately said this to you in front of the Empress Dowager just to save face?"

"I think so. How could such a poor family come up with 100,000 taels of silver?"

"I heard that a few months ago, the Gong family sold their last property. In this situation, can they afford to donate so much money?"

"I guess Mrs. Zhou Er just spoke too fast and said the opposite!" Some people also spoke up for Mrs. Zhou Er.

Everyone was talking about it. In short, no matter what Mrs. Zhou said, they didn't believe it.

I don’t believe that the Gong family has so much silver, and I don’t believe that anyone would donate 100,000 taels of silver.

If this is true, then it would outshine all the noble families in the capital!

Do you still have the face to do this?

It's such a joke!

In short, they would never believe it!

Mrs. Tuesday didn't expect it to turn out like this.

Although Empress Dowager Zhou had discussed this privately with Madam Zhou Wang, she became a little uncertain when she saw that everyone thought the Gong family was poor and could not donate so much silver.

After all, Empress Dowager Zhou was just a woman in the deep palace. She had no ambition and didn't pay much attention to things outside the palace. Therefore, she didn't really know much about the situation of those aristocratic families.

Mrs. Zhou Er saw the look in the Empress Dowager's eyes and gave her a reassuring look in return.

"You can rest assured that the money and food donated by the Zhong family must be registered with the Ministry of Revenue before being sent to Jiangnan. If I lie here today and the Gong family cannot provide money and food tomorrow, what benefit will I get?"

When Mrs. En said this, she finally brought back the sanity of those people.

Then everyone started talking.

"Yes! If this is false, there is no need for Madam Zhou to say this at all!"

"Tsk tsk tsk... I didn't expect the Pingyang Marquis' Mansion to be so low-key."

"Yes! Who could have imagined it! If it weren't for this, this one move would have been 100,000 taels of silver and 50,000 dan of grain. Who could have imagined that the famous poor family in the capital was actually so rich!"

Chen Yuan pinched his palms hard, immersed in his own world.

Shen Rong didn't even come, yet she got so much attention! Why?

Isn't the Pingyang Marquis's Mansion a poor family? How come they are so rich?