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

The Queen Mother interrupted everyone's discussion at the right time.

"Okay, let's stop arguing. Whether it's true or not, the Ministry of Revenue can just go there tomorrow to find out.

There's no need to argue here.

Pingyang Marquis Mansion has already given you a good omen, so now it’s up to you.”

As soon as the Queen Mother said this, the garden suddenly became quiet.

The Marquis of Pingyang asked for 100,000 taels of silver.

And they only prepared two or three thousand taels of silver, which was embarrassing to tell others!

Therefore, for a while, no one came out to call out the numbers.

The Queen Mother's face also darkened.

When everyone saw the Queen Mother's face darken, they couldn't help but curse the Gong family in their hearts:

Why is this poor devil trying to show off? He asks for 100,000 taels of silver right away. Why doesn't he give a little more when he's so rich?

If they took out the one or two thousand taels of silver, it would not be a donation, but a slap in the face of the Empress Dowager and an offense!

They never expected that after they had already found out how much money they would offer, someone who was completely out of tune with them would suddenly appear and leave them far behind.

Mr. Shen doesn't know yet that their donation this time has inadvertently offended so many people.

"Your Highness the Queen Mother...I, Gu Chen, am willing to donate thirty thousand taels of silver."

A slightly nervous voice sounded.

When everyone looked closely, they found that it was Gu Chen, the daughter of Earl Yiyong and the wife of the top scholar in the imperial examination.

When Chen Yuan stood up, the faces of the ladies who had been talking about him before suddenly changed.

With Chen Yuan at the beginning, the rest became much easier.

Everyone unanimously increased the amount of silver they had prepared several times.

This time the donation is not in units of money, but in units of tens of thousands!

There was no other way. A poor family could not donate so much silver. And if these top noble families donated too little, they would not only lose face but also offend the emperor, given the premise that Pingyang Marquis's mansion donated 100,000 silver.

This is such a thankless task!

After the banquet, the ladies of each family returned home.

Because of this incident, the Pingyang Marquis Mansion was once again discussed by everyone.

Some say that the Pingyang Marquis’s Mansion is a frugal one.

Some said that the people in Pingyang Marquis's Mansion were too stupid.

I am reluctant to spend the money I save on myself. I suffer at home and spend the money on others. Isn't that stupid?

Of course, there are many more people watching the fun. Did the Pingyang Marquis' Mansion really donate 100,000 taels of silver and 50,000 shi of grain?

People from the Ministry of Revenue will come to move grain tomorrow. I don’t know if the Gong family has that much grain?

I wonder if the Gong family can come up with that much silver?

As for those noble families who donated less money, they all prayed secretly that the Gong family would not be able to come up with so much silver and food, which would make them a laughing stock.

There were also many people who came to watch the fun!

The next morning, at the main gate of Pingyang Marquis' Mansion, officials from the Ministry of Revenue arrived at the beginning of the morning.

The onlookers couldn't help but feel envious when they saw the cartloads of food being delivered to the Marquis of Pingyang's mansion.

After a morning of grain counting, the grain was finally completed. Fifty thousand shi of grain and one hundred thousand taels of silver were handed over to the court by the government. Everyone had to believe it even if they didn't want to.

Those who cheated others would almost bite their gums when they found out that the people in Pingyang Marquis Mansion really made so much money.

In the imperial study, the new emperor Zhao Xi placed a white piece on the chessboard, then raised his eyes to look at Zhou Minglang opposite him.

"it's your turn."

Zhou Minglang finally came back to his senses. He quickly glanced at the chess pieces on the board and then hurriedly placed a black piece.

He just smiled. "Chen heard a joke today."

Zhao Xi raised his eyelids lazily. "Oh? Tell me about it."

Zhou Minglang thought of his wife's instructions last night, closed his eyes, and said, "Yesterday, the Empress Dowager held a flower-viewing banquet, and my wife donated 100,000 taels of silver and 50,000 shi of grain on behalf of the Gong family. Those arrogant people laughed at the government, but I didn't expect to be slapped in the face so quickly!"

After saying that, he glanced at Zhao Xi's face cautiously.

Seeing that Zhao Xi's expression was still so cold,

Zhou Minglang didn't know how to continue.

At this time, Zhao Xi said calmly: "The matter of the Jiangnan flood is left to you... the one from the Gong family... you can take him with you if you want!"

Zhou Minglang immediately knelt on one knee, "I will definitely fulfill the emperor's order!"

At this time Zhou Minglang knew that as long as he did a good job this time, he would be promoted when he returned.

……

Shen Rong never thought that Changsheng would follow Zhou Minglang to Jiangnan to provide disaster relief.

So everyone is reluctant to part. But this is a chance. Plastic surgery will never happen.

Shen Rong felt particularly uncomfortable during the first two days after Changsheng left.

There was no one to help him pick fruit at night, and no one to grow crops in the fields.

When Changsheng was not around, she was too lazy to grow food in the space. She picked some fruits in the space every morning and evening and brought them to the shop.

Just this, she felt like she was going to vomit.

Climbing up and down is extremely tiring.

As soon as she took it off, Shen Rong's legs started to cramp.

Seeing that their daddy was not around, the two little guys behaved very well and helped wherever they could.

Soon, Shen Rong got used to it after two or three days.

On this side, Chen Yuan donated 30,000 taels of silver at the Empress Dowager's flower banquet. When Liu found out about it, she was furious.

She had lived a hard life and would rather spend every penny carefully. This would cost 30,000 taels of silver. How could Liu afford it?

Changsheng was busy drying and collecting grain. There was a flood in the south, and Shen Rong donated grain.

The shop business is good and the situation in the mansion has improved. The old lady is urging Changsheng to have a baby and wants to take a concubine for him.

Reason: Shen Rong gave birth to twins, which was a genetic condition from her ancestors. It was too dangerous to give birth to a child, so the old lady had good intentions in letting someone else do it.

When Shen Rong heard this, she thought that the old lady wanted to take a concubine for Changsheng because she saw that Changsheng inherited the title and became a marquis and looked down on her, a country girl. Then she thought that Changsheng had learned etiquette, read books, and was very good at dealing with people. She felt uncomfortable and a little inferior.

Shen Rong felt better because Changsheng was unwilling to take a concubine.

When the plague was rampant, Zhenren Taixu came to get medicine to save people.

After she finished her filial piety, Shen Rong was conferred the title of First-Rank Marquis's wife. She learned the rules and entered the palace. On New Year's Eve, before the emperor appeared, she met Zhao Xi by chance. Shen Rong did not know that the other party was the emperor.

Zhao Xi said that she was a country girl and would be looked down upon by the Marquis of Pingyang, but in fact he was reminding her.

Shen Rong thought that the other party looked down on her because of her country girl background. She was so angry that she was shaking. She felt that she should have saved a dog instead.

Shen Rong was talking to the emperor and was seen by Gu Zhaoming. He thought Shen Rong looked down on that fool and was about to throw herself into the arms of another man. He mocked Shen Rong, but Zhao Xi, who had just turned around, saw it and took note of it. Afterwards, he found a reason to transfer Gu Zhaoming to a remote area as a county magistrate and investigated the relationship between the two.