After taking a step back, Shu Fei sensed that something was wrong and took a handkerchief to wipe Song Wan Yue’s hair and save her from the mistake she had just made.
Seeing her hand outstretched, Song Wan Yue did not know what she wanted to do, so she subconsciously took a step back, but tripped on the threshold and fell straight backwards, grabbing Concubine Shu’s hand in a panic.
In a panic, she grabbed Consort Shu’s hand. Consort Shu was carried forward by her and fell.
“Your Majesty!”
The chief eunuch and the accompanying palace maids at the side panicked and stepped forward to help.
The doorway was a chaotic mess.
Those who had been watching from the shadows could not help themselves and opened the door to come out, looking over in plain view on tiptoe.
Song Wangyue and Consort Shu were held in place.
“Your Majesty forgive me, Your Majesty forgive me!”
Song Wangyue couldn’t stop apologising as she stood firm, her mud-stained hair falling onto Consort Shu’s body once again.
Concubine Shu resisted the urge to slap her away, “It’s no harm, it’s my palace that came at a bad time.”
Song Wan Yue seemed terrified and waved both hands anxiously, “Your Majesty, don’t say that, it’s a blessing from our dead ancestors that you’re here.”
This was clearly a curse on her, and the corners of Shu Fei’s mouth twitched in anger.
“Great ……”
Before the word bile could be chided out of the eunuch chief, it was stopped by Concubine Shu. She had come to give Song Wan Yue royal silver today, not to settle scores with her.
“Your Majesty, please come in the house quickly.
As if she hadn’t heard the eunuch’s words, Song Wangyue took a step back and respectfully made a gesture of invitation.
Consort Shu’s voice raised without a trace, “This palace will not go in, this palace is here to deliver one million taels of silver to Miss Song for my rebellious son.”
Before the words left her mouth, the sound of huffing and puffing resounded all around.
Concubine Shu was pleased with the effect and the corners of her mouth lifted slightly.
Reach out to ……
The steward aunt handed the box to her, Shu Fei beckoned for Song Wan Yue to come forward and opened the box herself, “Inside this is one million taels, count it.”
She thought Song Wan Yue would refuse, after all, such a large amount of silver tickets would attract people’s eyes, but unexpectedly Song Wan Yue answered crisply, “Yes.”
The eunuchs brought over the stool and placed the box on it, “Don’t be in a hurry, Miss Song, count it all.”
The silver tickets were all ten thousand taels a piece, a hundred in total.
Song Wan Yue took them out one by one and counted them carefully, “One, two, three ……”
The corners of Consort Shu’s mouth curled up in triumph.
With so many pairs of eyes watching, in just half an hour, everyone in the capital would know that Song Wangyue had received one million taels, and by then ……
The first time I saw this, I was able to see Song Wangyue’s body being separated from her head, and it was very painful in my heart, and the smile on my face became even more amiable.
Standing in the sunlight, she waited very patiently for Song Wan Yue to finish counting.
“Exactly one million taels, no more and no less, thank you very much, Your Majesty.”
Consort Shu was very concerned, “It’s best not to keep such a large amount of silver notes at home, it’s safest to find a money changer to deposit them.”
“Thank you, Your Majesty, I understand.”
Consort Shu hesitated for a moment, but reached out to touch her wet head, “My palace apologises to you on behalf of the Third Prince and my father. I know it is useless to say this to you, but this is all that my palace can do. My palace also gives you a guarantee that if you encounter anything in the capital in the future, you can go directly to the palace to find my palace, my palace will definitely protect you, as long as it is not murder and arson, it will keep you safe.”
“Thank you, Your Majesty, Yue’er will take note of it.”
Consort Shu withdrew her hand and turned to get into the sedan chair.
When the sedan carriage was far away, Song Si ran back at a fast pace, “Little sister ……”
“Big brother go and change into official clothes.”
Without any hesitation, Song Si ran back into his house.
Xiao Yao also ran over with small steps.
Song Wan Yue and her went back to the hall, put the box on the table, quickly went to fetch water to rinse her hair, twisted it casually, and also went back inside to change her clothes and came out.
“The only reason why Concubine Shu came here with such fanfare is to let everyone know, especially those who are unscrupulous, so that they will have bad intentions. We can’t do what she wants. Big brother will accompany me to the Ministry of War and donate the silver.”
Song Si instantly understood what she meant and immediately asked Qing’er to call for a carriage, leaving Xiao Yao to look after the family while he and Song Wan Yue rode to the Ministry of War.
The people at the Ministry of War had nothing to do and were gathering in twos and threes to discuss the matter of the Third Prince borrowing the silver to compensate the Song family.
As they were talking, they looked up and saw a carriage stop outside the door, and Song Si got down from the carriage.
The crowd all froze for a moment.
Immediately, someone greeted them, “Song Hanlin, do you have something to do?”
Song Si raised the box in his hand, “My younger sister and I are here to make a donation.”
A donation?
The crowd looked at each other.
Someone ran quickly to report to the Minister of War.
The Minister of War found it strange that for the first time since the establishment of the Daxing Dynasty, someone had made a donation to the Ministry of War. He personally greeted them, and others followed to see what was going on.
“Lord Shang Shu.”
Song Si saluted, holding the box.
The Minister of War nodded slightly, “I wonder why Song Hanlin wants to make a donation to the Ministry of War?”
“It is my younger sister’s intention. She heard from Prince Shen last time that the soldiers at the border were living in great hardship, and wanted to use the one million taels to improve their food and clothing, so that they would have no worries and could focus on their training and defend our border more attentively.”
His words were followed by several gasps of relief.
This was a million taels, not ten or a hundred, and it was so easily donated?
Even the Minister of War had not expected a million taels! The shock in his heart was not small either, and his gaze involuntarily fell on Song Wangyue, seeing that she was only a young girl of eight or nine years old, yet she had such courage, and he secretly admired her.
“This is the first time I have ever encountered such a thing, so wait a moment while I go and see His Majesty. ”
The two were invited into the Ministry of War, and a group of people were attentive enough to pour them water and serve them the best cakes.
Although the Ministry of War was in charge of the soldiers and horses, whenever there was any big expenditure, they had to go and look at the faces of the gang in the Ministry of the Household. It would be different if they had this million taels, they could straighten their backs in front of the Household Ministry gang and never have to look at them again.
The Minister of War entered the palace very quickly.
The emperor was reading through the imperial documents, and after hearing this, he looked up incredulously, “You say they want to donate one million taels?”
“Yes.”
The Minister of War tried to suppress his voice from floating up, but even so, his voice carried an irrepressible joy, even when there was a war he didn’t have a million taels all at once.
Snap!
The Emperor placed the vermilion pen on the table.
The Minister of War’s heart sank.
He knew what the one million taels was all about, which was why he had come to the palace to report to the Emperor, but seeing as the Emperor meant ……
“Do they have a request?”
“Yes.”
“Say.”
“They are asking for the money to be used to improve the food and clothing of the soldiers at the border.”
The emperor’s face grew deeper.
The Minister of War’s heart also sank to the bottom.