Today is the eighth day of the first lunar month, He Zhaoyue’s sixteenth birthday.
When Si Jinxing arrived, many young ladies and ladies from wealthy families had already arrived.
Seeing her appear, many people turned their heads away, not wanting to have any contact with the Princess of Anping!
Seeing this, Si Jinyi took her second sister's hand, held her head high and strode forward, as if she was someone you couldn't reach!
Si Jinxing looked at the little girl and found her amusing.
She hooked Si Jinyi's finger and said with a smile:
"Why do you have to fight with them?"
Si Jinyi snorted and said:
"Ugh! You're all so blind, you don't know how good my second sister is!"
Si Jinxing tapped her little forehead and said:
"Let's go to the front and see if Qianyin and the others have arrived."
Just as she finished speaking, she heard someone shout from the front:
“What are you talking about?!
Ah Xing didn't just ask your father to donate silver. Didn't she also donate 100,000 taels herself?
Instead of gossiping here, why don't you go with me to the Emperor and talk to him?"
When Si Jinxing heard this, she recognized it as Qi Nanling's voice!
She and Si Jinyi looked at each other and hurriedly walked towards the sound!
Walking around the peony flower stand in the flower hall, Qi Nanling, dressed in red, was glaring at the women opposite.
Si Jinxing recognized at a glance that among them was the young lady of the Xia family whom she had seen on the street two days ago!
The ladies quickly apologized and said they were confused!
Seeing Si Jinxing coming towards this side, they hurriedly said:
"Please forgive me, my lady, we have no intention of slandering you.
Now that the soldiers are fighting for Longyin, we naturally have to do our part!
The county magistrate is very clever and came up with this idea, it is really a brilliant idea!"
Qi Nanling turned her head and saw Si Jinxing walking towards her.
She also didn't want to disrupt He Zhaoyue's birthday party because of this matter, so she also said:
"Axing has always been kind, caring for the people and the soldiers!
We are safe and sound in Jianzhou City, so we should contribute some silver to help the Longyin soldiers have enough food and fodder!"
Si Jinxing clapped her hands and said:
"Thank you, Princess, for donating 10,000 taels of silver the other day!
This amount of silver is enough to provide the entire army with dry food for seven days!"
As soon as she finished speaking, He Zhaoyue, led by her mother, came out from behind the screen and said:
"What the county lady said is absolutely right!
Her Royal Highness the Princess cares about the soldiers at the border and donates silver to help them!
The county lady was smart and came up with such a good idea. She even donated 100,000 taels of silver in her own name!
Zhaoyue admires him very much!
Today, in front of you all, I am not afraid of being laughed at and am willing to donate two thousand taels of silver!
Just to do my bit!"
With the appearance of the He family, everyone who came to attend the birthday party looked over here!
But when I heard what He Zhaoyue said, I felt a little uncomfortable!
Someone in the crowd whispered:
"Lord He has donated money in the court, why is Miss He donating again?"
"Then shouldn't we also donate?"
"How does this make sense? A family has to donate twice?"
"This county lady, she was born by her mother but not taught by her mother. She doesn't know how to manage the household..."
Si Jinxing had good hearing. She looked in the direction of the voice and clearly saw that the person who said the last words was the young lady of the Xia family!
She frowned slightly. It seemed that this person not only had problems with his work style, but also had very bad character!
He Zhaoyue's mother, Xiao, looked around and said with a smile:
"Today is my daughter's sixteenth birthday. Welcome all the ladies, ladies, county ladies, and princesses!
Although she has reached the age of marriage, as long as she is not married, she is still a child!
Now, hearing her say these words, I am very pleased to hear that this child has a heart for the country!"
After she finished speaking, there was another round of applause from behind the screen!
Then, a calm and gentle voice came:
"Miss Zhaoyue is truly a role model for the women of Jianzhou City!"
Upon hearing the words, everyone in the flower hall looked towards the source of the voice, only to see a person walking out from behind the screen. It was none other than the Queen in gorgeous clothes!
For a moment, everyone knelt down and shouted, "Long live the Queen!"
Si Jinxing looked towards Qi Nanling and saw him winking at her, saying, "It's done!"
The Queen looked around, raised her hand slightly, and said:
"Everyone, get up."
After she finished speaking, she looked at He Zhaoyue and continued:
"I've heard a long time ago that Ling'er has several close friends, and Zhaoyue is one of them.
I have seen her from afar several times before at palace banquets, but seeing her today is even better. She is indeed beautiful and intelligent!
The most rare thing is that he is a good boy who cares about the soldiers of Longyin!
It’s really good! ”
Qin hurriedly brought He Zhaoyue forward and said:
"Your Majesty, thank you for your praise. As the saying goes, when the country is in trouble, every citizen has a responsibility!
This kid deserves to contribute his bit!
As a mother, I naturally do not want to fall behind, and am willing to donate three thousand taels of silver!
I only hope that the soldiers out there won't worry about food and fodder, and will fight with all their might and return victorious soon!"
Upon hearing this, the Queen immediately praised:
"No wonder Zhaoyue is so well-behaved and kind, it's all thanks to Madam He's good teaching!
In this case, I, on behalf of the Longyin soldiers, would like to thank Madam He and Miss Zhaoyue for their donation!"
Lei Qianyin stood up from Qi Nanling's side, knelt down and saluted the queen who was sitting on the throne, and said:
"Your Majesty, I am the daughter of General Lei Ling. I often stay with the Princess, the County Master, and Zhao Yue. The three of them have all dedicated themselves to the country and the people. I, of course, do not want to be left behind, and I am willing to donate two thousand taels of silver!"
I only hope my father will recapture Longyin City as soon as possible and drive the Hanlan thief out of my border!"
Lei Qianyin was always dashing, and this move really delighted the Queen, who praised him:
“It’s said that a tiger father will have a dog son. Although Miss Lei is a girl, she is no less than a boy!
I share your hope, and I hope our Longyin soldiers will return victoriously to the court soon!"
As soon as these words were spoken, everyone in the hall felt a little restless!
Well, this turns out to be a Hongmen Banquet!
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