Chapter 1578
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The Empress thought for a moment and said, "How about this, spend another few tens of thousands of taels of silver to buy some steamed buns and give them to them. Tell everyone that I've already bought food with the rest of the money and ordered people to send it to Jiangnan for disaster relief. When the time comes, the people will think that all the money has gone to Jiangnan and won't ask anymore. In places like Jiangnan, the mountains are high and the Emperor is far away. When the time comes, you can just send people under this consort's banner and casually give them some porridge. "
Madam Wei smiled and said, "That's a good idea. When the time comes, if the people in the capital ask, I'll say that all the money has been sent to Jiangnan. When the time comes, I'll send people to spend some money to send some rice porridge to various places in Jiangnan. If anyone asks, I'll say that it's been sent elsewhere. This way, no one will suspect that we've embezzled the money. "
Aunt Tao, who was pouring tea next to them, heard this and her hands trembled. She felt so disgusted that she wanted to vomit.
These two sisters were really greedy.
They've raised so much money, but they're only willing to spend a drop in the bucket for disaster relief.
The Empress smiled and said, "Okay, let's do that. Also, if someone asks how much money we've raised in total, you can say that we've only raised two million taels. Many people don't know who donated and how much. This is a good opportunity to record it. "
"Yes, sister. Don't worry. I'll make a fake account book and keep the real one. I guarantee that no one will be able to tell. "
"Has Chu Xuanchen made any moves these days?" The Empress suddenly asked.
"Him? I heard that he's been drinking tea, playing chess and reciting poetry with The Princess of Li all day. He's not busy with fundraising at all. It seems that he knows that he can't beat you, so he gave up to avoid humiliating himself, "Madam Wei said proudly.
The Empress narrowed her eyes coldly. "He's not that kind of person. You must remember not to underestimate him. He might be brewing a big conspiracy. We have to be on guard against him."
"Sister, he can't raise the money now. What tricks can he play? The day after tomorrow is the fifth day. Let's see how he explains it to the Emperor! When the time comes, he won't be able to raise enough money and will definitely be punished! "Madam Wei's face was full of schadenfreude.
However, the Empress felt that Chu Xuanchen's lack of action made her feel uneasy.
She had a feeling that Chu Xuanchen was plotting something and that he was going to do something big to her.
She hurriedly instructed Madam Wei, "Younger Sister, send someone to keep an eye on Chu Xuanchen and see what he's up to. If he dares to plot anything, you must report it to me. "
She always felt that the fundraising this time was too easy, and she was afraid that Chu Xuanchen was playing tricks in the dark.
"Sister, don't worry. I'll send someone to keep an eye on him right away," Madam Wei said.
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After Madam Wei left the palace, she hurriedly sent a trusted aide to the entrance of The Emperor of Li's residence to inquire about the situation.
After the trusted aide finished his investigation, he hurriedly came to report to Madam of Wei. "Madam, The Emperor of Li's residence still hasn't made any moves. I heard from the people outside that The Emperor of Li didn't go out to raise funds even though it was a critical time. He only knew how to play at home every day. Now, the common people are quite critical of him. Everyone praises you and the Empress as heroines and says that The Emperor of Li is a man, but he doesn't care about the common people as much as you do. "
"Really?" Madam Wei didn't expect that Chu Xuanchen's reputation would collapse one day.
"It's absolutely true. Now, the people outside are all saying that His Highness The Emperor of Li doesn't care about the lives of the common people and only cares about himself! We're working hard to raise funds, but he hasn't made any moves at all. He's now being scolded to death by the common people! "
"That's great! I didn't expect that Chu Xuanchen would have such a day! He must know that he can't beat us, so he gave up. Just wait. When the five-day deadline is up and His Majesty blames him, he'll have to bear the consequences! "Madam Wei sneered proudly.
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