41 The show begins
The fat white man lamented, "Alas...it seems that the rich and powerful also have to suffer the consequences of their children's stupidity."
The corner of the skinny monkey's mouth twitched. Why did this person focus on such a strange thing? He calmed down and said, "But my cousin's cousin's brother-in-law's brother-in-law's cousin also said that the flood in Zhuzhou is particularly severe, and we need to raise donations again, starting with the ministers."
"Donation?"
"Just donate it, it's none of our business anyway!" The fat white man smacked his lips while taking a sip of tea and eating some peanuts.
The skinny monkey was speechless. It seemed like he bought these peanuts himself...
"It's none of our business, but I heard that the Master wants to donate more to save his reputation!"
"Is this true? Are there really people who prefer fame to money?" The fat white man was so stupid that he didn't even rush into the gun.
The thin monkey was tired and could only continue to speak, "He is a high-ranking official, how could he be short of money? What he wants is a good reputation and a good name. Have you forgotten the calligraphy that His Majesty gave you? 'The highest virtue is like water'!"
"What a great evaluation this is! The Grand Tutor definitely doesn't want to disappoint His Majesty, so this news is probably true!"
The fat white man didn't care about reputation, he only cared about money. Thinking about donating money, he asked curiously, "Have you heard how much money the Grand Tutor plans to donate?"
The thin monkey thought about it quickly, and then he suddenly had an idea. He stretched out his hand under the table and gestured quietly, "At least this number!"
"What? So much?!" The fat white man was shocked. This master was really willing to give away such a large fortune. It was really hard to tell.
It truly deserves the saying “The highest good is like water”!
"Then I think the word Your Majesty gave was too light. The Grand Tutor is really a role model..." the fat white man said with emotion.
The skinny monkey was tired, but he finally felt that he understood the meaning.
Then he drank the tea in one gulp, moistened his throat, and left with a fist salute.
He really couldn't stand this stupid fat guy. Why was he so tired?
The fat white man on the other end was still sighing, Master Zhang is indeed a righteous man!
Someone from another table came over and asked, "Boss Fang, do you know that guy?"
The fat white man was stunned, "I don't know him!"
"I don't know why you talked to him for so long?" the visitor muttered.
The fat white man suddenly wanted to talk, and said excitedly, "He talked to me for so long because he heard that Master Zhang was going to donate money to the people of Zhuzhou."
"How much do you want to donate?"
The fat white man was very proud, "He said fifty thousand taels of silver!"
The visitor gave a thumbs up, "Master, great righteousness!"
The fat white man stood up to leave, but the waiter stopped him and said, "Hey! Sir, you haven't paid yet?"
"What money?" The fat white man wiped the excess oil from the corner of his mouth and blurted out.
The waiter laughed awkwardly and said, "Stop joking. You have to pay for the tea and peanuts on the table, right?"
The fat white man’s hand that was wiping his mouth froze, he was stunned!
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After the skinny monkey left, he went into another teahouse and replied in the side room, "Miss, I have already spread the word."
"Have you encountered any problems?" Xiao Tingyun asked.
Skinny monkey Dazhu is a servant of the Xiao Mansion, or to be more precise, Xiao Tingyun's man.
Zhuzi replied, "It's not a big problem, but the man asked me how much I planned to donate. I didn't say anything, I just stretched out my hand!"
"I thought five thousand taels was enough." Zhuzi felt a little embarrassed and replied with a smile.
Xiao Tingyun nodded and curled his lips, "Nothing, it's just a rumor. I was put there by someone and had no choice but to climb down the ladder given by others!"
"It won't be long before we know whether this ladder is easy to get down."
After returning home, Xiao Tingyun met his father.
"Father, strike while the iron is hot. How about I go to the Tutor's house in the evening to ask for the money?" Xiao Tingyun suggested with a cunning smile.
Xiao Huanshan sent a message to Duke Xu's Mansion, asking General Zhenbei to go with him to the Grand Tutor's Mansion.
Not long after, Xu Huaili appeared riding a brown horse, wearing a tight-sleeved riding suit, looking majestic, followed by ten soldiers carefully selected from the camp outside the capital.
Everyone's face was solemn and their eyes were burning.
Xu Huaili raised his right hand, and the entire team stopped immediately, waiting for orders!
"You guys wait outside the door, I'll go visit Minister Xiao." Xu Huaili said in a deep voice, then lowered his center of gravity and dismounted sideways swiftly.
"yes!"
Xu Huaili followed the servants into the mansion, looking straight ahead and walking briskly.
Xiao Tingqi was puzzled, "Why is General Xu here?"
Meixiang beside her said, "It seems to be heading to the Second Master's yard."
Xiao Tingqi followed him for half the way and found that he was really going to his second uncle's place. He probably thought it was about the matter that his second uncle was sent by His Majesty yesterday.
"Second Master, General Xu is here."
"Please come in!" Xiao Huanshan said hurriedly in the study.
Xiao Tingyun stood up and said, "Father, I'll go first. I hope you can have a successful start this time!"
"Then I'll borrow my daughter's good words." Xiao Huanshan laughed.
Xiao Tingyun ran into Xu Huaili and only bowed slightly, "General Xu."
Xu Huaili paused, "Second Miss Xiao."
After a brief greeting, Xiao Tingyun left without staying for long.
Xu Huaili lowered his eyes, thinking of the conversation between father and daughter just now...
She probably didn't know that because she practiced martial arts, her hearing was better than that of ordinary people.
The atmosphere in the Zhang Mansion was still gloomy. "Bang!" Zhang Chongshan raised his hand and clapped it, causing the water in the teacup on the table to splash out. Zhang Shengmin was so scared that he dared not speak.
"You are a fool whose nature has never changed! How could I, who have been so smart all my life, give birth to someone as ungrateful as you?!"
"He had an affair with a lowly maid and gave birth to a concubine's daughter. He did such a shameful thing and caused such a scandal. He made the whole capital laugh at him!"
Zhang Shengmin didn't expect that the matter would become so serious. The unfilial daughter was beaten half to death by him.
"I thought that your majesty's favor that day would bring our family's glory to a higher level, but I didn't expect it to be even higher! But it was a funny higher level!!!" Zhang Chongshan was so angry that he frowned and pointed at his nose and cursed!
Zhang Shengmin hesitated, "Father, Chuchu was also murdered. Didn't the maid confess that she felt she had nowhere to go, so she took other people's money and planned to redeem her so that she could have a good future!"
"Shut up!" Zhang Chongshan cursed in a deep voice, "Don't mention the mess in your backyard to me. If you can't manage it, you will be expelled from the clan! From now on, you are not allowed to mention that I am Zhang Chongshan's son!"
"Father!" Zhang Shengmin panicked. He couldn't afford to be expelled from the clan, and his abilities were limited. Being able to reach this position was already his limit, and his father's help was indispensable.
"Originally, when such an ugly thing happened, I should have just cut off her hair and made her a nun to save the reputation of our Zhang family, or even beaten her to death. But His Majesty opened the door and allowed the two families to get married!"
"Such a shameful thing has never happened in my Zhang family! It's all because of your good daughter! It also affects the marriages of other children in the family!" Zhang Chongshan had a sullen face and carefully considered the pros and cons.
"I will discipline my son well and will never let them cause any trouble again!"
"Master?! Something bad has happened!" the butler shouted anxiously.
"Why are you so nervous?!" Zhang Chongshan was in a depressed mood and couldn't stand hearing words like "something bad has happened".
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