Seeing that the Crown Prince's seat was empty, Suo'etu wondered to himself, "Why didn't the Crown Prince come to the morning court today? Did he know Xu Yan was going to Yuqing Palace and went to see her on a special occasion?"

Thinking of this, Suo'etu didn't know whether to be happy that Xu Yan had caught the Crown Prince's eye or worried that the Crown Prince would skip morning court for a woman.

"Haha! Haha!" A series of hearty laughs from Emperor Kangxi echoed throughout the entire Qianqing Palace.

"Suhetai, you have truly raised a fine daughter!" Kangxi said, laughing as he looked at Suhetai.

Su Hetai, who had been dozing off, was startled awake by Kangxi's laughter. [You scared me!]

"Your Majesty, you have a discerning eye! The Crown Princess has always been outstanding!" Su Hetai said without any modesty.

Suo'etu rolled his eyes at Suhetai, "[You didn't even wait for the Emperor to say what he meant next. You don't know what the Emperor means. What if he's being sarcastic?]"

"Your Majesty, what has the Crown Princess done to make you so happy? Could you tell us so that we servants can share in your joy?" Soetu said to Kangxi.

"The Crown Prince submitted a memorial to me, saying that the Crown Princess has donated 200,000 taels of silver from her private treasury to the disaster area in Jiangnan!" Although 200,000 taels is not a lot for Jiangnan, it is at least 200,000 taels.

The people of Jiangnan have suffered greatly from this disaster. Although the imperial court has already distributed disaster relief funds, it is far from enough.

Emperor Kangxi also wanted to set aside some silver to prepare for the attack on Galdan!

"Your Majesty, the Crown Princess is so wise and righteous, I deeply admire her!" Soetu said obsequiously. He Xue was helping the Crown Prince win the favor of the people of Jiangnan. Soetu would fully support anything that was beneficial to the Crown Prince.

"Sucking up to someone!" Suhetai couldn't stand Suo'etu's behavior the most.

"Your Majesty, the Crown Princess's righteous act has truly moved this servant. As the Crown Princess's father, this servant naturally cannot hold her back. Therefore, this servant, in the name of the General's Mansion, is donating 150,000 taels!"

"Excellent! Suhetai, I knew I hadn't misjudged you! A pillar of the Qing Dynasty!" Kangxi said generously.

You're only saying this because of the money!

"Your Majesty, you flatter me!" Suhetai said modestly.

"Your Majesty, this servant is also willing to donate 150,000 taels!" Soetu said without backing down.

"Prime Minister Su is really generous. You must have received a lot of gifts from others over the years!" Suhetai teased.

"Suhetai, you can't say anything nice! I bet you've taken a lot of bribes!" Soetu said angrily.

"Of course I can't compare to you, you can't even talk nonsense!"

However, every tael of silver I donate was earned through my wife's hard work. If I hear you slandering my wife again, I'll smash your dog's head and knock out your dog teeth!" Suhetai waved his fist to warn Suo'etu.

"So you're being kept by your wife? You're living off her!" Soetu said sarcastically.

"There's nothing I can do, my teeth aren't good, so I can only live off women. But unfortunately, even if you wanted to, you couldn't! Your wife isn't as capable as mine!" Su Hetai said smugly.

“You…” Soetu looked at Suhetai in exasperation.

"Enough! Has the morning court session become a place for you to argue and bicker?" Kangxi said unhappily.

"This servant knows his mistake, Your Majesty, please forgive him!" Suhetai and Suo'etu said in unison.

"I am deeply moved by the Crown Princess's righteousness. Liang Jiugong conveys my decree to the Ministry of Rites and the Imperial Household Department that the Crown Princess's investiture ceremony must be grand and she must not be treated unfairly!"

"Yes, Your servant obeys!" Liang Jiugong replied.

"Father, as the eldest son, I cannot lag behind. I am also willing to donate 100,000 taels!" the eldest prince stepped forward and said.

Subsequently, the Third Prince, the Fourth Prince, and all the other princes who attended court donated silver.

Seeing this, the others felt it was an opportunity to show off in front of Emperor Kangxi, and naturally they couldn't miss it, so they all expressed their willingness to help the people of Jiangnan.

Emperor Kangxi was in high spirits. He hadn't expected Xue's action to have such a big reaction. Now his private treasury was safe, and he was even planning to open it again.

"Father, I am deeply moved by the generosity of all the officials. I humbly request that you reward them," the Fourth Prince said, bowing.

Emperor Kangxi nodded slightly, a look of satisfaction on his face. "That makes sense. How could I remain indifferent to the good deeds of my beloved ministers? Guards, draft an edict! All ministers who have donated money shall be granted a plaque to commemorate their virtue."

Since it didn't cost any money and it only involved writing a few words, Emperor Kangxi was quite happy to oblige.

Upon hearing this, all the ministers expressed their gratitude.

"My lords, please do not disappoint the Emperor's good intentions!" As he spoke, the Fourth Prince took out something, which caused the expressions of everyone present to change drastically.