Chapter 523: We Can’t Lose in a Money Competition

Helian Yue was seen wearing a bright yellow dragon robe, with an upright posture and extraordinary aura. He left his ceremonial guards outside the hall and walked into the hall with Futai.

Everyone in the hall was paying their respects, but Hua Yan was the only one standing in front of the hall. She looked as if she hadn't reacted yet, staring blankly at the emperor walking towards her.

Si Linglong knew that this little merman didn't like to learn the rules of the palace, so she had to step forward and pull him over, then politely bowed to Helian Yue and said, "Greetings to the Emperor."

Hua Yan was poked a little by Si Linglong, and then she obediently followed her example and knelt down to salute.

Helian Yue noticed Si Linglong's little movements and knew that this was the singer she had chosen herself. Although she was young, the song she sang just now was indeed rare.

He raised his hand to signal everyone to stand up, and Helian Yue walked up to Empress Dowager Sheng. He first greeted her, then turned around and expressed his approval of Hua Yan's song just now.

"I never thought that at your young age, you could sing such a sad ending. This song is well sung and deserves appreciation."

When Hua Yan heard that there was a reward, her eyes lit up. She looked straight at Helian Yue, her face full of pride and joy of being recognized. She responded in a soft voice, "Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Si Linglong was standing by and couldn't help but clear her throat and glanced at her.

[Is the emperor good-looking? ]

[Even if she is pretty, you are not allowed to stare at her like that. You are not allowed to look directly at her, do you understand? Why are you such a beauty-obsessed person at such a young age? ]

Si Linglong could see that Hua Yan was obviously attracted by A Yue's looks.

Even though her son A Yue is good-looking, she shouldn't look at him so intently.

He reached out and pulled her again.

Hua Yan finally turned her head and looked at Si Linglong. There was some confusion in her clear eyes. Her expression clearly asked, "Why are you pulling me for this, Your Majesty?"

Helian Yue took in her heartbeats and little movements, and an imperceptible smile unconsciously appeared on the corner of his mouth.

He then spoke seriously, "Today, all of you have come for the people of Chuanlin. Your presence here today is a blessing to me. Since this is a charity auction, I will not say any more."

He turned to Si Linglong and signaled her, "My dear, let's start."

Si Linglong knelt down again and asked someone to take Hua Yan away to rest first, then she raised her hands and clapped lightly.

Immediately, several palace maids carrying trays of pens and ink came in and delivered the prepared cardboard and pens and ink to each seat.

According to Si Linglong's previous regulations, everyone has three cards and can fill them out as they wish.

With the Empress Dowager here and now the Emperor as well, no one dared to question the rule anymore. Even the two ladies of the Bai family quietly took the cardboard and started writing.

And for more people, the girl's sad song seemed to still linger in their ears. Even if they could not empathize with the pain of the disaster-stricken people, they at least felt one thousandth of it now.

Whether it was to leave a good reputation in front of the Emperor and the Empress Dowager, or to help the people in Chuanlin who were affected by the disaster, those present, especially those who were more careful, loosened their pens and wrote down the highest price they could accept.

In less than two quarters of an hour, everyone had finished writing on the cards and wrote the names of the items on the back. Only then did the palace servants deliver the cards to the trays of the items one by one.

Perhaps to show support for the Queen Mother's charity banquet today, almost everyone placed cards with price tags on the tray of Buddhist beads donated by the Queen Mother.

Si Linglong was not surprised by this, and as for the Si family, she was even less worried.

The last time she went back to the Si residence, she heard that her family was worried that the snow this year would be worse than in previous years and that they were preparing to provide free porridge and medicine. She also knew that the Si family would donate a certain amount of money to the orphanage every year.

It was for this reason that she insisted on including merchants and the like in this charity banquet.

In the past, even if the imperial court called for donations of silver, and even if the nobles of the aristocratic families took out silver, most of the money came from the merchants who were dependent on these families.

So, they paid the money, but the honor went to Xungui.

She couldn't control other people, but she had to control the Si family. Whether it was out of compensation to her original self or out of her own selfishness, she felt that since she wanted to do good things, she might as well do it openly, so that the Si family could look good in front of A Yue.

Thinking of this, Si Linglong secretly winked at her elder brother.

[Big Brother, be brave, the first place winner will get an extra Easter egg! 】

【When it comes to money, our family cannot lose. 】

At worst, I could just donate her pocket money.

Helian·Easter Egg Original·Yue:……

Si Jinyu on the other side naturally noticed Si Linglong's look.

Although I don’t know what my sister’s look means.

but……

When it comes to money, the Si family has never lost.