The Emperor raised an eyebrow, seemingly surprised by the Jiang family's response, but still nodded happily, "You are very kind, my dear minister. The frontier soldiers will thank you."
With this beginning, subsequent donations followed naturally.
The Dou family donated 20,000 taels of silver.
The He family donated 20,000 taels of silver.
The Yao family donated 20,000 taels of silver.
Wu Jiajuan received 10,000 taels of silver.
etc.
The glory that the Fang and Zhu families received when they were conferred titles has now been transferred to other prominent families.
Unfortunately, the credit was taken by someone else, and the head of the Fang family frowned so deeply that he could have crushed a fly.
He glanced at the eldest prince, a hot contender for the throne, who couldn't hide his anger. In that instant their eyes met, he was already plotting revenge.
It wasn't just aristocratic officials who didn't donate last time; two princes did too.
The eldest prince secretly resolved to make things difficult for his fifth brother when he asked for a donation. If he donated a lot of land, he would ask where the money came from; if he donated little, he would mock him for being stingy.
Finally, the fourth prince stood up, cupped his hands, and said, "Your Majesty, I also wish to donate ten thousand taels of silver."
The emperor nodded in satisfaction, his gaze falling on his youngest son.
Worried, malicious, observant—countless eyes were fixed upon us.
Chang Yan rose calmly, first bowing and then sighing with remorse, "Your Majesty, my health is failing. Over the years, I have exhausted my savings by taking medicine and drinking soup. I pawned the jade pendant left by my mother and barely got three thousand taels of silver. I hope Your Majesty will not despise me, and I hope my brothers and sisters will not laugh at me."
"If anyone laughs at me, I dare not complain, for I am a child without a mother."
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