C37 (2/2)

Zhao Deng was greeted when he entered the room. He was an idle king, it was not strange that the shopkeeper didn't know him.

”Quite a number of people have come.” He looked around and was slightly depressed. ”However, these people are all Pi Xiu's. Do you really need to rely on them to collect military pay?”

”Then how much does Your Highness intend to donate?”

”Of course I can't drag you down. Don't worry, I'll definitely satisfy you.”

Zhou Leping invited him to sit in the front, and a secretive smile formed on his lips.

The Supreme Purity Pavilion had always been bustling with noise and excitement. Today, when they heard that the Chief General was organizing a collection, many curious people wanted to join in on the fun.

Other than Lin Jing, he didn't think much of Zhou Leping. Naturally, he didn't think much of anything related to her, so even though he had promised to donate, he didn't plan to show his face to her personally.

He sent a servant of his household here, so it was clear that he was slapping Zhou Leping in the face.

But Zhou Leping did not mind, she took out a silver note in front of everyone, which was almost all of her belongings. She handed it over to the accounting office, who wrote it down and shouted, ”Chief General, donate 800,000 silver!”

When she came down, he asked her in a low voice, ”Are you saying that you have transferred all of the hard work your father had painstakingly saved for you? Sigh, do you have anything for your next meal?”

She didn't seem to care much, ”They didn't donate all of it. We have to keep some for business, or else we won't have any money left in the future. We can't lie to them again after we've cheated them once, didn't you say we have to save some money for business, or what if we lose?”

Zhao Deng was so touched that he died, he used his head to assure her, ”With me here, you can rest assured, we will not lose anything!”

When Zhou Leping finished donating, he took out a silver note and slapped it on the accounting table.

The accountant looked at the banknotes and then at Zhao Deng, immediately revealing his admiration, ”Prince Rui, donate 50,000 silver taels!”

It was unknown who took the lead in applauding, but the applause was like a thunderclap that never stopped.

Some people began to discuss, ”Prince Rui normally looks at the wild and unruly silkpants, eating and drinking all day without doing anything, but who would have thought that he would be so generous at critical moments!”

”That's right, that's right. So that's why Your Highness also loves the people with his fist!”

Zhao Deng was praised very happily, he was even modest, ”Impressive, unworthy of praise. This king has always been like this, it's just that I don't usually have the chance to show my true self to this king!”

Zhou Leping really didn't want to admit that she knew him. It was a rare occasion in a hundred years that she had to do something proper.

The officials seated below started to panic. As they touched their money bags, they felt that they could not take out their few taels of silver. Immediately, they felt as if they were sitting on pins and needles.

Zhou Leping stood up, and said to the Cabinet Master who was wiping away his sweat: ”Master Zhang, it's your turn.”

Zhang Jie, who was called out, stood up and walked towards the stage stiffly with the corner of his mouth. He was going to open the purse to take out the money, but after thinking for a while, he still handed the purse over.

After counting the bill, his voice was clearly not as agitated as before. ”Cabinet maester Zhang Zheng, donating silver taels …” ”Ten liang.”

The audience went into an uproar.