"Bao..., you say you, why are you so..."
Li Yi bid farewell to the Patriarch of the Wang family, and when he came back, he looked at Li Mingzhu and said with a little hatred for iron and steel: "Two hundred thousand taels of silver, how many academies can be built, how many pens and papers can be bought, how many gentlemen can be invited, how can you say push?" Just push!"
After all, he still didn't say the word "prodigal girl". After all, she is not Miss Liu Er, and what she lost was not her own family, but strictly speaking, this matter was proposed by the two of them. The crystallization of what is their child, as a father, he has the right to fight for more and better benefits for the child.
"What did you say to Master Wang just now?" Li Mingzhu looked at him and asked suspiciously.
When the Patriarch of the Wang family left just now, her face was full of smiles, and she was obviously in a good mood. She couldn't think of a reason to make the person who paid a hundred thousand taels of silver so happy
Then, she realized another problem, looked at Li Yi, and asked with some doubts: "You just said - two hundred thousand taels?"
"The Wang family has already agreed to donate 200,000 taels." Li Yi waved his hand and said, "But please keep quiet about this matter for the time being. Didn't Your Majesty ask the Ministry of Rites to assist you? Let them..."
"Is this possible?" Li Mingzhu looked at him and asked with a frown.
If this is the method he said, this matter may encounter unimaginable resistance.
"Of course—no!"
Li Yi looked at her and said, "You think everyone else is as stupid as the Wang family, so why give us money for nothing? I've already made the list for you. When the time comes, let those officials from the Ministry of Rites visit the door one by one. They will definitely give us money. It is not donated, but you don’t need to be angry, these are all in our plan, if you want to listen, I will tell you now... "
Li Mingzhu waved her hand and said, "Next time, I will be with my mother later, so I will leave first."
Li Yi had already planned to tell her all the plans, but he was slightly taken aback when he heard this, and looked at her in surprise.
Shouldn't she be eager to know all the plans, how did she become so unmotivated
I can help him once or twice, ten times or eight times, but I can't help her for a lifetime...
For such an important matter, how about showing a little bit of enthusiasm
The sound of footsteps had gradually faded away, Li Yi shook his head, and without thinking about it anymore, he yelled at her back, "The soup I brought you is in the food bureau, don't forget to pick it up..." After finishing speaking, he took his own Gu Zi walked in the direction of the palace gate.
Li Mingzhu's body trembled, her footsteps stopped, and an abnormal blush appeared on her face.
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Originally, I thought that in the future, I would spend a few days to live a good life and not care about those things in the court, but sometimes I still can't be idle. Fortunately, I helped the eldest princess to do these things. He just came up with an idea. After that, she needs to finish it.
Li Yi's soup making skills are improving by leaps and bounds, changing patterns every day. Yesterday, I heard Xiaohuan and Ruyi say that her chest is always hot recently, whether she is sick or not, she is embarrassed to tell herself these words, Li Yi could only tell her tactfully through Ruyi that when a girl is growing her body, it is normal to feel this way.
Xiaohuan is almost seventeen, and in two years, the little maid will become a big maid.
Of course, making soup is just a hobby for a while. What he likes to do most is to sit in front of Ruyi after massaging her, put his ear on her belly, and talk about the privacy between husband and wife. It includes what name the child should have in the future and how to educate them. Of course, there is one thing that the two agree by default. Whether it is a boy or a girl, they must be both civil and military. Don’t worry about this, because they have a father who is both civil and military. .
But if they want to practice martial arts, if Ruyi teaches them, they must be reluctant to be too strict. If they want to achieve success, they have to take action from Miss Liu Er, but she is too strict, and may scare the children... No, this has to be carefully considered.
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Many officials from the Ministry of Rites are visiting officials and dignitaries in Beijing one by one, hoping that they can contribute to the education construction of Jingguo and donate some money to build more academies so that those who cannot afford to study Children, can have a chance to reverse their own destiny.
Officials from the Ministry of Rituals came to the door in person, and out of understanding, everyone couldn't let them go home empty-handed.
So they really donated some silver.
One hundred taels, two hundred taels, three hundred taels was a lot. A certain court minister only donated fifty taels. It is said that a member of the Ministry of Rites, Wai Lang, walked around Cui's house without even drinking a cup of tea.
This cannot be said to be because they are stingy. After all, after the last account check, all officials have more or less donated money to the treasury, and some even donated their family assets. How long has passed? Every time the court is short of money, officials and dignitaries are asked to pay money. After all, this is not a long-term solution.
Even if they don't donate, there are tenable reasons that are understood by everyone.
What's more, His Majesty's supporting poor families and letting people from the Ministry of Rites go to the homes of powerful families or officials related to them to raise funds is simply a bad idea that can't be worse.
Even if they were really rich, they wouldn't donate it.
Her Royal Highness is just a woman after all, I thought she would have some tricks, but judging from the situation, this matter was nothing more than a joke in the end.
Even the Ministry of Rites has already advised His Majesty that they don't want to participate in this matter any more. They don't want to be seen and don't talk about it, and they can't raise money. It's all in vain. They are usually busy with work, so there is no need to delay on these matters time or something...
Zeng Shichun sat on the stone bench, holding a cup of hot tea in his hand, and said slowly: "Eldest Princess is powerful, but she is a woman after all, and even His Majesty can't do anything about it, how can she easily solve it..."
Now his treatment here has changed from herbal tea to hot tea, which is a great improvement for him.
Although the woman on the opposite side is still unwilling to talk to him, almost all of them are talking by himself, but after going to court, being able to sit here and have a conversation, even if it is just talking to himself naturally, talking about something that he has seen and heard in the court or old things, Even if he doesn't get any response, it can still make his heart settle down.
Zeng Zuimo's eyelashes trembled, and he suddenly said, "His Royal Highness is a strange woman, maybe there is a way..."
Inevitably, there was something different in her tone. Even if Her Royal Highness had no choice, someone would help her find a way to solve all the troubles properly and perfectly. There is no need to doubt this.
Because he always is.
"Cough, cough!" The sudden voice made Zeng Shichun startled, almost choked on the tea in his mouth, and raised his head in disbelief. This was the first time in so many days that she took the initiative to talk to herself!
He wiped the corners of his mouth with his sleeve, and after regaining his senses, he hurriedly said: "Yes, yes, Her Royal Highness has created many miracles, maybe this time it will impress everyone..."
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"In three days, I raised two thousand taels..." Emperor Jing rubbed his brows, looked down, and said, "The Ministry of Rites complained about this, thinking that this matter is too absurd, Mingzhu, what do you think?"
The slender figure standing below thought for a while, and said, "Since this is the case, there is no need to bother the Ministry of Rites anymore. Don't worry, Father, I will find a way."
Curiosity appeared on Emperor Jing's face, "Even if you have two hundred thousand taels from the Wang family, it's far from enough. What can you do, tell your father."
Li Mingzhu looked up at him, and said softly, "He didn't say..."
"Who?" After being stunned, Emperor Jing seemed to understand something, waved his hand, and said, "Father knows, you go down first."
Seeing Li Mingzhu walking out of the door, Emperor Jing sighed, leaned back on the chair, and sighed: "Old man, it seems that I am really old..."
Chang De came out and asked, "Do you want this old slave to bring him?"
"No need." Emperor Jing waved his hand and said, "I don't care what method he uses to get out so much money. Anyway, I don't need to have a headache... If things don't work out when the time comes, watch out for his ass!"
Emperor Jing looked at the sky and said: "It's getting late, and I finally got to rest early. Today... go to Concubine Yan."
Chang De nodded, a smile appeared on his old face.
Your Majesty hasn't had a rest so early. If the boy takes the initiative, he won't need to worry about many political affairs. It's a pity...
Chang De suddenly looked in the direction where the eldest princess left, thoughtfully.