The Third Prince agreed: "Look at you, you did a good deed without saying a word. We later realized that if we had let you do it secretly, our reputation would have been ruined."
Xie Qing helplessly spread his hands: "We didn't make it public because we were afraid you would think we were forcing you to take the money."
As soon as he finished speaking, Xie Qing saw the eunuch who served Qin Wan coming to deliver a letter. He took the letter and was about to read it when he heard passers-by talking about a charity performance and donating money for disaster relief.
He asked the young eunuch, "How is the Crown Princess feeling today?"
The young eunuch smiled and said, "The Crown Princess is in a very good mood."
That is nothing too important.
Xie Qing put the letter away and said to the eldest and third princes, "Let's go and take a look."
The Third Prince laughed and said, "Second brother, don't you see what Second Sister-in-law said? Don't look back, go back to the East Palace and kneel on the washboard."
Xie Qing snorted coldly, a smile adorning the corners of his eyes and eyebrows: "Do I kneel just because she tells me to? Am I that obedient? Well, I did kneel."
The third prince glared. This guy really had no qualms about being henpecked!
The eldest prince laughed heartily: "I've heard that you two have a good relationship. This is really enviable."
Xie Qing glanced at him sideways: "What you mean is that your relationship with your sister-in-law is bad? I'm going to complain to my sister-in-law when I get back."
"No! No!" The eldest prince begged for mercy again and again.
The three of them walked to a restaurant while laughing and joking.
The eldest prince recognized the restaurant's name and said, "Isn't this the Huibinlou restaurant run by the Lu Bai family? I heard it specializes in seafood. The dishes are quite unusual, and it seems to be doing good business, but it's not as good as Qianxianglou."
Xie Qing smiled meaningfully and said, "For a seafood restaurant, the most important thing is that the seafood is fresh. Tianjin Port is a long way from the capital, so to keep the seafood fresh, we need a canal transport fleet..."
Xie Qing didn't say more. The truth was, the seafood in Tianjin Port had long been monopolized by Qianxianglou. The seafood Bai Wanyi got was of second-rate quality, and it wasn't fresh enough when it was shipped to Beijing.
Seafood that is not very fresh will not taste good no matter how you cook it.
So it's normal that Huibinlou's business is not as good as Qianxianglou's.
The three of them were about to enter but were stopped by the shop assistant.
The eldest prince was extremely dissatisfied: "Isn't there a charity performance inside? It's for disaster relief, but they won't let us in? How can we donate money if we don't go in?"
The shop assistant smiled humbly and said, "To enter, you need to pay ten taels of silver for the ticket. Don't worry, this money will also be used to resettle the disaster victims so that they can have a good New Year."
The eldest prince's expression brightened slightly upon hearing this. He took out a silver ingot and threw it to him: "Who organized this charity performance?"
The shop assistant took the silver and bowed as he led the three people inside. "Of course it's His Royal Highness the Fourth Prince. He's worried about the people, seeing that they can't even have a good New Year, so he organized this charity performance, hoping to help the victims have a good New Year, so that everyone can eat dumplings and wear new clothes."
The eldest prince was a little confused: "It's been more than half a month since the snowstorm. Why are they organizing a charity performance now? When the snowstorm just started, that's when we needed money and food the most."
The shop assistant was unhappy: "When to organize it is the Fourth Prince's business. How can we common people give him orders? What's more, the victims are lucky enough to have something to eat and something to take. Why are you being so picky?"
The waiter took the person to the place, didn't even find a seat for him, and just walked away with a roll of his eyes.
The eldest prince was stunned when he heard this: "How come he is even more shameless than me?"
The Third Prince laughed and said, "Hiding one's brilliance and biding one's time is the key. If you don't try to keep a low profile, how will others know that he is bright? If you don't try to find out, how will others know that he is unlucky?"
The eldest prince sneered and said, "What a good plan!"
Xie Qing looked around and walked towards the corner: "Let's go and see how he seeks benefits for the people."
"What good intentions could he have?" The eldest prince didn't believe that the fourth prince would really seek benefits for the people.
Xie Qing smiled harmlessly: "Let's talk about the deeds, not the heart."
No matter how much money Qin Wan has, not everyone can take care of it. What's more, this is a task of the court. The money from the national treasury should be spent, not just Qin Wan's money.
This isn't just Xie Qing who's living off Qin Wan, this is him and the people of the Great Zhou living off Qin Wan alone!
If the fourth brother can really raise money and do something practical for the people affected by the disaster, it will be considered that he has done a good thing.
The Third Prince thought of the people who had nowhere to live and nodded. "That's right. Right now, the people are living in tents, which aren't very warm. It's freezing cold and we can't build houses. If the Fourth Prince can keep the people well fed and warm, I'll give him a thumbs up!"
The eldest prince still didn't believe the fourth prince and sneered, "What a man who judges by deeds rather than by heart! I want to see how he actually does it!"
The eldest prince got a few fur hats from somewhere and covered the faces of the three people tightly. He then pulled Xie Qing and the third prince forward.
On stage.
The Fourth Prince bowed to the crowd, his face filled with sorrow as he spoke, "It's almost Chinese New Year, and the people in the disaster-stricken areas are still starving and starving. As a prince, I feel deeply sorry for this. I'm shamelessly hosting a charity performance here today, and I sincerely ask for your generous donations!"
"Let's donate money and labor to help the people in the disaster area have a good New Year, okay?"
"good!"
Someone in the crowd below responded.
The eldest prince gritted his teeth, pointed at the fourth prince on the stage, and said, "With just a few words, are we going to wipe out the hard work we've put in for the past two weeks? Even though the houses haven't been built, the victims aren't left with nothing to wear, are they?"
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