More than two million, plus the dowry...
Beipin donated all of them.
As soon as the news spread, everyone's reaction was shock. The Yong'an Earl's Mansion married Concubine Bei and actually got so much money.
Envy and jealousy are both present.
Then the second reaction was that the Yong'an Earl's Mansion was about to be finished.
If Concubine Bei refuses to donate, the Yong'an Marquis's Mansion can delay the matter. If the wife of the Yong'an Marquis's Mansion dies, Concubine Bei will also be charged with forcing the wife of the Yong'an Marquis's Mansion to death.
Beipin's reputation will definitely be damaged.
After all, Beipin was divorced after seven years of having no children, and the Yong'an Earl's Mansion was not wrong.
The Bei family was a merchant family, so it was only natural for them to marry their daughter into the Yong'an Earl's Mansion to seek shelter and give money.
Without so much money, how could the Yong'an Earl's Mansion allow a legitimate son to marry a merchant's daughter?
It’s just that it’s a bit unfair for the Yong’an Earl’s Mansion to divorce her and embezzle the dowry.
Now that Concubine Bei has wisely donated all her wealth, the Yong'an Marquis' Mansion owes money to the national treasury. Not only will the emperor not let it go, but even the officials of the Ministry of Revenue and the various ministries of the court that are short of money will also target the Yong'an Marquis' Mansion.
The Yong'an Earl's Mansion dared not even to die, otherwise it would mean that they were dissatisfied with the emperor and the court.
There are many dirty things in a big family. Some people think that the Yong'an Earl's Mansion is too kind and should not let Concubine Bei leave the Yong'an Earl's Mansion alive, otherwise there would not be so many problems.
It is not difficult for a Bo family to deal with the merchant Bei family.
Beipin's entry into the palace affected the interests of many people. Families with daughters in the palace were naturally dissatisfied with the Yong'an Earl's Mansion because of this matter.
If it weren't for the Yong'an Earl's Mansion, how could Concubine Bei have entered the palace?
Especially the Yang family and the Shi family, they cursed the Yong'an Earl's Mansion to death.
When Concubine Shi was sent out of the palace, the Shi family lost all their reputation and dignity, and the entire clan was brought into disgrace.
The Yang family was not much better off. Concubine Shi entered the palace through the Yang family, and the Yang family still wanted Concubine Shi to be a surrogate for Concubine Shu.
This would not have been a big deal, but when Concubine Shi and Young Master Lin San were spotted dating in a teahouse by the Emperor himself, that became a big problem.
Sending a fickle woman into the palace to be with the emperor's nephew is a humiliation.
That’s the emperor.
Sending Concubine Shi directly out of the palace was also a direct slap in the face of the Yang family.
In addition, Concubine Shu was confined to her house and had her salary fined.
Everyone received a signal that the emperor was dissatisfied with the Yang family.
All the forces seemed to have smelled something fishy and started to move. Now they didn't know the emperor's true attitude, so they didn't dare to attack the Yang family in a group, but they still made some small attempts.
At this time, in the Yang family, Prime Minister Yang Cheng'en also scolded the eldest son harshly.
Prime Minister Yang, Duke of Cheng'en, was the empress dowager's father. He had three legitimate sons. The eldest son, Yang Chengye, was the Minister of the Supreme Court and the father of Concubine Shu.
The Yang family was originally the Kangyi Marquis's Mansion. Their ancestors were civil servants who followed Taizu to conquer the world. They were granted the title of marquis after Taizu founded the country.
By the generation of the Empress Dowager's grandfather, the eldest son inherited the Kangyi Marquis's Mansion, and the second son was Prime Minister Yang. Because his daughter was sent to the palace as a noble concubine and gave birth to a prince, he finally succeeded in winning the throne.
Yang Guifei became the empress dowager and the prince became Emperor Jiahe.
When Emperor Jiahe came to the throne, the Empress Dowager's grandfather had already passed away.
He then conferred the title of Duke of Kangguo on the Empress Dowager's uncle, Marquis Kangyi.
The Empress Dowager's father, Prime Minister Yang, was also granted the title of Duke Cheng'en.
That’s why there are two men in one family.
Now that the Queen Mother's uncle has passed away, the title is inherited by the eldest son of the Duke of Kangguo.
In Prime Minister Yang's branch, the prince of Cheng'en was the father of Concubine Shu, Yang Chengye.
"Hurry up and pack up and go to the palace with your father to apologize."
Prime Minister Yang's heart sank. This was the first time that the emperor had been so disrespectful and had just started a fight.
In the past, the emperor would have spoken only in private out of consideration for the Empress Dowager and the Yang family's reputation.
Now in the Cining Palace, he drove Concubine Shi out in front of the Empress Dowager and all the concubines, which shows how dissatisfied he is.
"Father, please forgive me. I really didn't know about this."
Yang Chengye was extremely angry, but he was just being furious with the Shi family. "Your daughter is so fickle. She's having an affair with a married man before she's married, and yet you dare to send her to me?"
When the Yang family father and son entered the palace, Bei Lingyao issued another decree.
Concubine Bei donated more than two million taels and was promoted to the fourth rank noble concubine and was given the title of Zhuang.
Zhuang: virtuous and respectful, upholding virtue without arrogance. Regarded as a symbol of the noble virtues of a concubine.
The father and son of the Yang family felt a sweet taste in their throats.
She was promoted to the fourth rank noble concubine just two days after entering the palace.
A merchant's daughter, divorced.
This Mr. Bei is very scheming.
The reaction in the harem was also quite big.
She was just conferred the title of fifth-rank concubine yesterday, and today she was conferred the title of fourth-rank concubine, and was also given a title.
This promotion is too fast.
In their opinion, it would be enough to be promoted one level and become a fourth-rank concubine.
Or give a title without promotion.
He jumped two levels and was even given the title of Zhuang.
Many concubines were envious and jealous, especially those who had been in the palace for many years but were still below the rank of noble concubine and had not yet been given a title.
The Queen Mother didn't say anything. Concubine Bei was just generous and knew how to behave and do things.
Bei was not the only merchant's daughter in the harem. Many noble ladies came from wealthy families.
But it was impossible to get them to pay.
Normally, when there was a disaster, donations were made sparingly, just to leave a good impression in front of the emperor.
Although the Bei family was also like this, they were generous and donated more than two million taels of silver.
Not everyone can do this.
Anyway, her son has benefited, so the empress dowager will not be stingy with this position.
Emperor Jiahe had even less objection.
He is now Mr. Bei, and he is the one who benefits.
When Bei Lingyao arrived, Emperor Jiahe said quietly, "You don't even need to discuss this with me before you canonize yourself."
"I made the donation without telling the emperor. I was afraid he wouldn't agree."
Bei Lingyao chuckled.
She really meant to act first and ask for permission later.
"If you tell me, you will not only be given the title of noble concubine, but also the title of imperial concubine."
Emperor Jiahe regretted that the position he had given Bei Lingyao was too low.
So much so that whenever he went out and met many concubines, he had to bow.
Bei Lingyao: "..."
If I had known this earlier, I would have made her a concubine. It seems that her ideas are still too conservative.
"I acted on my own initiative. Isn't the emperor angry?"
"I'm angry that you didn't donate it to me."
Bei Lingyao smiled, "Donating it to the national treasury is the same."
"The national treasury doesn't belong to me, it belongs to the imperial court. That stingy Zhang Yuan is generous with his money to the various ministries, but when it comes to using money, I'm very stingy."
"Isn't this a good thing? The Emperor should be happy to have such a capable minister."
"I can't be happy. In the first few years after I ascended the throne, disasters hit various places. He cried poor to me every year and swindled all my treasury.
I am now the poorest emperor. Even when the treasury was full, that stingy Zhang Yuan was unwilling to pay me back."
Emperor Jiahe said this with a resentful look on his face while pointing at Bei Lingyao's face, which made Bei Lingyao laugh.
No wonder Emperor Jiahe was called a benevolent monarch. He was indeed a benevolent, wise and good emperor.
Otherwise, he wouldn't have been cheated out of all the treasury by the Minister of Revenue Zhang Yuan. He's a bit silly and cute.
Zhang Yuan, the Minister of Revenue, was devoted to the country and the people, selfless and dedicated, and lived up to the trust and appreciation of Emperor Jiahe.
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