Chapter 288 How to do it
Hearing that his aunt was making fun of him, Xiao Chenliang hummed like a piglet and buried his face in Zhu Xuntao's legs, not looking at Xiao Miluo.
Zhu Xuntao picked up Xiao Chenliang and put him on her legs:
"Our Chenliang is so smart, so cute, and so kind, how can he not have candy and cakes to eat?"
"No matter who you hurt, you can't hurt our Chenliang's little mouth, right?"
Xiao Chenliang nodded: "I'm fine, mother likes it."
"Sister-in-law, this is 10,000 taels of silver from me and my husband."
"The other 20,000 taels were given by my parents-in-law."
"As for Chenliang's box, it contains 50,000 taels of silver notes."
So in all, Xiao Chenliang, the baby, has the richest private funds.
"Then I..."
Hearing that her ten thousand taels of silver were not much, especially when compared to Xiao Chenliang's fifty thousand taels,
the unconvinced Xiao Miluo said that she would raise the price.
Fortunately, Zhu Xuntao interrupted Xiao Miluo:
"Ten thousand taels, that's enough."
No matter who the family is, their financial resources are more than this part of the silver.
If the silver donated by the Yongjing Marquis's Mansion is too much, it will be too conspicuous and easily hurt others.
She is simply doing her best for her grandfather and taking care of the people of the Great Yong Dynasty. She doesn't want to flatter anyone, let alone go against anyone.
With this sum of money, she is enough to properly arrange for the victims.
Therefore, Xiao Miluo doesn't need to act on impulse and take out all her own small treasury to save face.
"Miluo, listen to your sisters-in-law."
Yang Xiruo could understand Zhu Xuntao's intention, so she tried to persuade Xiao Miluo.
Both sisters-in-law said so, so Xiao Miluo could only give up:
"Well, it's a bargain for you."
How could she have less money than Xiao Chenliang, the little fat man?
When Zhu Xuntao got the 20,000 taels of silver from Xiao Yuanshan and Jiang Yijing, she would have raised a total of 510,000 taels.
With this money, Zhu Xuntao's plan could be carried out immediately.
The disaster victims who wandered and begged in the streets of the capital only appeared for three days and then disappeared.
"This is..."
Hearing that Zhu Xuntao had arranged a temporary place for the disaster victims to live, the prince, who was very concerned about this matter, came to take a look in person.
After seeing that there was indeed such a place, the prince was a little confused for a while:
"This place doesn't look like it was built recently. It must have been built a few years ago. There must have been people living there before, right?"
But when did such a house appear near the capital? How come he didn't know about it?
Just thinking about this, the prince felt that he had been busy with the disaster victims for a long time.
As the heir to a country, he had so many national affairs to worry about every day
. It would be normal for him not to know about the addition of a house in the suburbs outside the capital. It would be strange if he knew about it.
"There is not only a house to live in, but also a place to make a fire and cook. There is a field at the back where you can grow anything."
Xiao Jingzhan explained to the prince,
"Although this place is small, it has everything. It is appropriate to place the disaster victims here."
The prince agreed: "That's why I asked you, how can there be such a suitable place here?"
"Don't tell me, was it arranged by Zhu Xuntao in advance?"
"Although it's not right, it's not far away."
Xiao Jingzhan looked at every brick and tile of the manor and just wanted to sigh.
He always thought that he worked for the prince and worked hard for the welfare of the people of the world, and he had a clear conscience.
But after comparing with Zhu Xuntao, Xiao Jingzhan felt that what he did was just that.
The difference is that what he did would be affirmed by the prince and recognized by the emperor.
Among all these, even if the fame and fortune he had gained were not his main purpose,
he had indeed done everything in vain.
What about Zhu Xuntao?
Nothing.
No one even knew what Zhu Xuntao had done.
If what Zhu Xuntao had done were known to others,
no matter how much dirty water Madam Sun threw at Zhu Xuntao, Zhu Xuntao would just be like the lotus that emerges from the mud without being stained, clean and dust-free.
"What do you mean, it really has something to do with Zhu Xuntao?"
The prince really didn't know how to evaluate Zhu Xuntao, this little girl.
When he used the adjective "little", the prince was a little speechless.
Although Zhu Xuntao was a little girl, she did things that would make a man ashamed and bow his head.
How could such a little girl not be admired.
"Whatever it is, you should tell me clearly at once, so that I won't be upset again and again."
"Recently, the disaster has become much more serious. Even my father has not been able to sleep for several days, and so have I."
"Actually, this is Yu'an Hall."
Who could have imagined that before today, there were dozens of children living in such a small Yu'an Hall,
most of whom were girls, and a very small number of boys were disabled.
If it weren't for arranging refugees for Zhu Xuntao, Xiao Jingzhan, like the prince, went in and out of the capital, but never noticed that there was such a safe place not
far from the official road . Xiao Jingzhan told the prince what he saw when he first arrived: "The oldest of those children is no more than ten years old, and the youngest is still in swaddling clothes." "If there were no Yu'an Hall, I'm afraid there would be no place for those children in the world."
Xiao Jingzhan could well imagine
how miserable the fate and future of these children would be if Zhu Xuntao had not taken them in.
This world is very harsh to women.
When these girls grow up, those who are a little pretty will never be safe and will end up in those filthy places.
When he thought about how those children
called him benefactor after seeing him for the first time and knowing that he was Zhu Xuntao's husband, and their eyes were full of admiration for Zhu Xuntao,
Xiao Jingzhan felt deeply ashamed of this "benefactor" and was unworthy of the gratitude of these children.
Their lives were saved by Zhu Xuntao, and it was still Zhu Xuntao who took them in. The fact that
they can live to this day has nothing to do with him, and it is only Zhu Xuntao's credit.
The prince: "..."
"I give up. I've been saying these two words to Zhu Xuntao so many times that my lips are curled."
The prince, who could understand Xiao Jingzhan's feelings, smiled bitterly:
"I suddenly feel that Zhu Xuntao is not only suitable to be my crown princess..."
Even his position, Zhu Xuntao is not unqualified.
Every pile Zhu Xuntao made has saved so many lives.
No wonder a figure like Master Mingdeng would call Zhu Xuntao the lucky star of the Great Yong Dynasty.
Except for Zhu Xuntao, there is really no one else in the world who can deserve these two words.
"Isn't Zhu Xuntao's life in Zhu Mansion extremely difficult?"
"If it weren't for the care of the old man, wouldn't she have starved to death?"
So, where did Zhu Xuntao get the energy and money to save so many children?
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