Chapter 514 Queen Mother, Donate Something

Half an hour later, Ci'an Palace.

Empress Dowager Sheng sat on the main seat, her eyes still sharp.

Si Linglong stood obediently in front of His Highness and said, "...That's how it is."

When she was pulled out by Gu Qingquan, she guessed who her sister Quan was talking about as the more suitable person. After meeting the Queen Mother, she honestly told her plans.

After hearing what Si Linglong said, Empress Dowager Sheng did not speak immediately. She just pondered for a while, and finally set her gaze back on Si Linglong's face.

Still, that sharp gaze carries a sense of oppression.

"Since you have such a heart, I will naturally not object. I will take the lead in this matter. As for how to arrange it, it will be left to you and Concubine Quan to handle it. Do you have any objections?"

"No objection." Si Linglong answered almost immediately, and knelt down respectfully, "Thank you, Queen Mother."

Gu Qingquan said, "This idea was proposed by Lang Zhaoyi. It is better to let her take charge of it. I can assist from the side."

Gu Qingquan's words still meant that he insisted on giving the credit to Si Linglong.

Although Empress Dowager Sheng guessed that she had such a temper, she did not expect that she would be so kind to Lang Zhaoyi. She nodded and waved her hand.

"In that case, I will leave this matter to you, Lang Zhaoyi. I will order the Internal Affairs Department to assist. The previous dynasty is in a hurry, so this matter should be dealt with sooner rather than later."

"I understand."

Empress Dowager Sheng thought that after this matter was discussed, the two men should leave.

But unexpectedly, Si Linglong was still standing there, looking over here with eager eyes.

Empress Dowager Sheng raised her eyebrows and asked, "What else?"

Si Linglong thought about it, and still bravely stretched out her hands towards the empress dowager, with her palms facing up, in a support gesture.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, don't you want to donate something?"

Now that she had the support of the Queen Mother, Si Linglong was not nervous anymore. If she was going to do it, she had to do it in a big way.

As the leader of the organizer, how could the Queen Mother not take the lead in donating something?

She has to use it to press the axis.

Queen Mother: …

Even during the years when Empress Dowager Sheng was the empress, she had never experienced anyone daring to ask her so directly to donate something, so she was a little surprised at first.

After thinking for a while, he suddenly said to her, "Come forward."

Si Linglong immediately walked up to the Empress Dowager with her hands supported. She was thinking about the Empress Dowager's things, even if it was a small hairpin she wore, even if it was not very valuable, but as long as the Empress Dowager had worn it, she believed that ordinary people would fight for it to take it home as a family heirloom.

As Si Linglong was thinking this, she saw the Queen Mother stretch out her hand and place the string of Buddhist beads that she always carried with her in her palm.

Empress Dowager Sheng held the Buddhist beads in her hand all the time. The scriptures on each bead had been polished, and when they fell into her palm, they felt warm and heavy.

Si Linglong looked up at the Queen Mother with some surprise.

Although she was not familiar with her, she had seen how the Queen Mother kept the string of Buddhist beads in her hand all the way back.

Things like this are much more important than those metaphysical little objects.

Empress Dowager Sheng did not explain, but her usually sharp eyes seemed to have a bit of gentleness in response to the surprised look at her boss Linglong.

After a moment, he returned to his usual state and said, "Go ahead."

Si Linglong held the Queen Mother's Buddhist beads in her hand, pursed her lips, and after a while, she said solemnly, "Thank you, Queen Mother. Don't worry, I will make sure that this string of Buddhist beads will play its due value."

Objects stained with Buddha's light carry a sense of compassion. Using them to raise funds for the disaster victims has far greater significance than the objects themselves.

Not long after Si Linglong and Gu Qingquan left Ci'an Palace, all the concubines in the harem learned the news. The jealous ones secretly scolded Lang Zhaoyi as a thief, but those who were thoughtful felt that they had already expressed their own feelings.

Since it is to be auctioned, it is appropriate for everyone in the palace to express their gratitude.

For a moment, the harem became bustling.

Helian Yue was still perfecting the disaster relief plan with his ministers, so the empress dowager ordered someone to pass on the news, telling the emperor and the ministers to make the decision with confidence, as arrangements had already been made for the disaster relief.

In front of the court officials, the Queen Mother did not say that Lang Zhaoyi was the one who took the lead in this matter, in order to prevent someone in the court from using her as a scapegoat, but Helian Yue vaguely felt that such thoughts were related to Si Linglong.

After hearing the news from the Empress Dowager, all the ministers in Xuanzheng Hall that day knew about it.

Three days later, the Queen Mother will personally hold a charity sale in the palace for the disaster victims in Chuanlin.

Within a day, the news spread like wildfire.