Chapter 39 - Financing the disaster

A wave has not yet subsided, a wave again, today to go to the Palace of Xianyang to ask for peace, the Empress suddenly said that one thing, that is: Yi County is in a disaster, although the emperor has sent uncle to go to the Yi County disaster relief, but as a concubine in the harem should not also make an example?

The queen said when it is not warm, but the bottom of the crowd is listening to the fear, obviously, the queen's meaning is fundraising, then all the palace will have to say something.

The monthly silver of the people in the palace were all counted. The Empress has two hundred taels of monthly silver per month; the Noble Concubine has one hundred and eighty taels per month; Guihua has one hundred and sixty taels per month, the Nobleman has one hundred and forty taels per month, and so on.

This palace affairs need to be taken care of, especially the low rank and no favor concubines, the day is already living in straitened circumstances, which have spare money to do charity.

The Queen saw the crowd enthusiasm is not high, sip of tea and then said: "The emperor as the son of heaven, the whole world are his people, the Palace as the Empress, that is the mother of the people, which has a mother to look at the children starving and freezing reason? Sisters say what you think?"

Seeing that no one responded, Noblewoman Wang was afraid that the Empress would be cold, so she busied herself with a smile and said: "Your Highness, you are the head of the harem, your thoughts are our thoughts." As soon as Noble Person Wang finished speaking, a few lower ranked concubines glanced at Noble Person Wang rather angrily.

"This palace feels that we are also doing our part for the victims of Yi County. What do all sisters think?" The Empress added.

Since the Empress had asked to her face, the crowd could no longer play deaf and dumb, so all of them except for Yun Gui Concubine said, "But by your majesty's arrangement."

Yun Zhaoyi is also not poor that a few taels of silver, just do not want to give the Queen face.

The queen is aware of the cloud Zhaoyi that point of mind, but other concubines have both responded, and no need to wait for the cloud Zhaoyi statement, then said:

"The Palace intends to donate one thousand taels for Yi County, the Palace knows that some of the sisters monthly profits are not high, can be close to a modest heart will be good! Sisters also say their own feelings?"

"Then my concubine will donate all the half year's monthly allowance, one thousand taels of silver, what does the Empress think?" Yun Gui Concubine glanced at the Empress rather smugly, and the Empress donated the same amount since she wanted to embarrass the Empress.

Originally thought to be able to anger the Empress, so that it can not come down, only to see the Empress just smiled and said: "Yun Gui concubine heart of the world's people, love is heavy, so very good!"

One thousand taels of silver for the cloud concubine is not much, but also by no means less. One thousand two silver smashed out, the queen's face has not changed, Yun Gui concubine can not help but start to sulk.

The Empress did not look at her and turned her head to Sima Guihua and asked, "Where is sister Sima?"

Yun Guihua's move is not only to make the Queen look bad, but also to make the following people difficult to do, out of such a generous let no family background how to do? Fortunately, Sima Guihua has never cared about these, only to see her unhurriedly said: "Although my concubine's heart is the same as the heart of Yi County and your concubines, but I have no choice but to limit my monthly silver. I can only donate five hundred taels, please don't be offended, Empress Dowager!"

Sima Guihua said the number of donations, the crowd breathed a sigh of relief. Sima Guihua monthly silver one hundred and sixty taels, half a year there are nine hundred and sixty taels, usually have to eat and wear all kinds of supplies, donate half of the really is already quite a lot.

"Only care a mind, no care how much!" The Empress looked to the crowd, understandingly.

"Then my concubine will donate four hundred taels!" Wang Guihua is quite sensible, knowing that it should be decreasing, deliberately turning a few circles in his head to choose a number that neither makes it difficult for himself nor embarrasses the crowd.

"Then my concubine donates three hundred taels!" The two jiyu said.

Li Chonghua has always had little brains, and the family is well off, so on such an occasion, since I want to sell a good one, so I said brainlessly, "Then my concubine will also donate three hundred taels!"

Chunghwa's monthly silver for half a year is 600 taels, she donated 300 taels, she is honored, but how can she let the people behind her donate? Even if she donates all of it, there are family members who take silver to subsidize it, but if she does so, what about those who have no family background?

This can be difficult for bad Yuan Xi, she is now in the palace less than half a year, only take eighty taels of monthly profit silver. However, Li Chunhua and such a large sum of money, let her how to do? She can indeed not donate, she can not want her face, but not donate is rolled queen's face. She is not afraid to roll the queen's face, but the queen repeatedly mentioned her intentions she can not brush off, people want to become good and bad not distinguish, then how can also be called a person?

Summer air is hot, people and gathered in a room, that the center of the field hall, although put a few huge ice, at this time seems to have no intention of eliminating the heat. Yuan Xi that thin to a few kilograms of transparent gauze, has soaked out a layer of sweat, in fact, sweating is not only Yuan Xi, those who are shy in the bag of women have more sweat on the body.

Although serving the bed to be able to get the reward, but the reward can not be realized, so although several women have served the bed, but not long position, still take the poor some silver, the bag is still shy.

Yuan Xi looked at Chen Chenghua, there was a slight hint of begging in those eyes, she was waiting for Chen Chenghua to speak, waiting for her to say a number that she could afford.

Chen Chenghua family history is not as good as Li Chonghua, but his father in the end is a light and low secretary, in the end, the family has some financial strength. She knows Yuan Xi's meaning, also know what he said this number has a pivotal role, because they are behind, after all, there are four women, if he said the amount of high, will be quite offended by the number of people.

Chen Chenghua roughly calculated, the world's women monthly silver sixty taels, half a year only three hundred and sixty taels, and they entered the palace only five months, a total of three hundred taels, donate half seems to be able to maintain. And Cheng Hua eighty taels per month, five months will have four hundred taels, donate two hundred taels seems to be able to make ends meet. So she said, "I would like to donate two hundred taels of charity to help Yi County."

Yuan Xi finally breathed a sigh of relief when she heard this, and several other Shiyi Daughters also breathed a sigh of relief as Yuan Xi threw herself into giving Chen Chenghua a grateful look and turned her head to the Empress and said, "My Concubine will also donate two hundred taels."

But yuan xi this statement out, behind her Qian blue but shocked out of a cold sweat, how would yuan xi know, in fact, from being the emperor cold from, her eighty two monthly profit silver is never halved issued. She entered the palace more than five months, now get the money in hand a total of three hundred and twenty two, the palace where not need to pay, now how to get out of two hundred and two it?

When the subsequent few Shihua women saw that the two Cheng Hua had donated two hundred taels, they all donated one hundred taels.

After discussing the donation, the people then dispersed. After that, it was the various palaces that sent the agreed upon amount of silver money to the Hall of Hin Yang.

When stepping out of the Xianyang Hall, Yuan Xi seems to have accomplished a great thing with a brisk step, while Qian Lan walks beside Yuan Xi with a slightly heavy step.

Yuan Xi thought Qian Lan was not feeling well, so he asked, "What's wrong with you? Not feeling well?"

"The slave girl is unharmed!" Qian Lan replied.

"But you are really not looking good!" Yuan Xi looked sideways at Qian Lan and added another sentence.

"It's fine for the slave girl to rest!" Qianlan made a perfunctory remark.

As such, Yuan Xi will no longer ask, the two soon returned to the Hall of Containing Zhang, Qian Lan called Qian Ning temporarily to the inner hall to serve Cheng Hua, they are truthfully told Qian Yun just happened in the Hall of Xian Yang donation.

Qian Yun couldn't help but smile after hearing this and said, "Don't worry, Cheng Hua brought a hundred taels of silver with him when he left the house."

Qian Lan finally breathed a long sigh of relief after hearing this, and the two of them looked at each other and smiled.

It turns out that this one hundred and two two silver is the dowry brought by Mrs. Huangfu when she got married, a whole small box, a total of 500 taels, has never been activated, will be pressed in the box, Mrs. died, Yuan Xi was afraid of the money was taken by the second Mrs., do not dare to stay with the younger brother, will be brought out as much as possible, and brought to Ronghua Temple handed over to the aunt to save.

Aunt afraid of her walking in the palace inconvenience, then brought two ingots evening, did not expect this silver, today really come in handy.