"If it is really of great use, I will not hold you accountable for falsely conveying the emperor's will!"
Qiao Xin was stunned for a moment, then she understood what Emperor Wu said. The promise she made publicly to the soldiers' widows at the meeting was not just empty talk.
Qiao Xin said sincerely: "I was wrong in this matter. I acted first and reported later. But I have thought about this matter for a long time, and it is not a spur-of-the-moment decision."
The King of Qi was shocked and said, "You really want to do this? Do you know how much money it will cost? Once you start, you will have to do this every year, and the money you invest will even increase! If you stop, I'm afraid it will backfire on your reputation."
Qiao Xin said timidly: "Really do it, I was muddle-headed for the first half of my life, but now I've woken up and realized that we should do something for the world in our lifetime. I'm not interested in other things, I just like to tinker with new things and make a little money.
Now that our children and grandchildren have no worries about food and clothing, what’s the point of leaving them too much money? It would be better to use it to do something practical.
Let me speak from the bottom of my heart. To appease the military's morale, it is not something that our Qiao family should do in a high-profile manner.
But these people who have lost their pillars are fellow villagers who are seen every day. They have contributed to the honor of our son, the general.
It is impossible for our Qiao family to enjoy wealth and splendor and eat the best delicacies from land and sea, while those soldiers who fought alongside him, not only have no remains left, but are also struggling on the brink of life and death, missing their loved ones every day.
Ever since my son returned safely, the villagers have been crying for the loss of their loved ones, and my heart is in great torment.
I always feel that I should do something to make up for this debt.”
"Don't blame yourself, old lady. As the ruler of a country, I am powerless sometimes, let alone a woman like you."
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