C41 (2/2)

He had lived for such a long time, he had power and influence, so naturally, he would not lose his reputation. However, he had already made a fool of himself and had not taken off his hat, Zhou Leping had made him lose face, so how could he bear with it.

So the next day, Lin Jing went against Zhou Leping in front of Zhao Shiqian.

However, Zhou Leping seemed to not care at all, and even spoke up for him, ”I have already said before, the more you contribute, the more willing you all are the masters here. The less the Master Lin donates, the more it is the Master Lin's heart.”

The corner of Zhao Shiqian's mouth raised. Although he tried his best to persuade her to surrender, everyone could still tell that she was laughing, ”General is right. Fifty silver taels, though … but it's also a part of Master Lin's heart. ”

Zhao Shiqian gave He Shibi a meaningful glance, and He Shibi passed a piece of silver to him.

”This is a little bit of kindness from me. I feel very guilty for burdening the warriors of the garrison.”

Zhou Leping intentionally gave the silver bills to Lin Jing, and after confirming that he saw the numbers clearly, he unceremoniously put them away, ”All of the silver contributions have been recorded in the account book. Some people were worried that this subject would withhold the payment, so this subject humbly requested that the Emperor change his position to take charge of the accounts.”

The more money she had, the more injured she was. It was hard to avoid some people not hating her for trapping them and thinking of ways to get them back, so before they could react, she had to quickly throw this hot potato out.

But no one in the audience hall dared to make a sound to receive the fat.

Zhao Shiqian pondered for a moment before looking at Lin Jing, ”How about we leave this matter to Lin Aiqing, we trust her.”

Lin Jing secretly gritted his teeth as he cupped his hands and accepted the assignment.

He just so happened to need this job too. Fifty taels of silver was enough to make him lose face. He had to make up for it and get back some face.

After the fund-raising event was over, another person brought up the talent show.

In the Royal family, the son was an unparalleled existence, and their emperor had already reigned for four years. Not to mention princes, there wasn't even a princess.

The empress and the other consorts did not have any happy news, so for the sake of the crown prince, it was time to add a new person to the palace.

When it came to talent, Zhao Shiqian couldn't help but catch up to Zhou Leping.

Zhou Leping lowered his head, wearing the black iron mask, no one could tell what kind of expression or emotion he was wearing.

Zhao Shiqian heard the discussion and his head hurt. He then looked at Lin Jing and said, ”This matter shall be decided by Ministry of Rites and the Empress.”

Minister of Rites responded, suddenly there was a moment of silence in the imperial court.

It was only when He Shibi shouted his praises and left the imperial court that Zhou Leping's soul seemed to have returned to his body.

Zhou Leqi was waiting for Zhou Leping to leave. He was the assistant minister of Ministry of Rites, under the official residence's president, but since the emperor had passed this matter to Ministry of Rites, he had to participate.

”Are you alright?”

Seeing her in a daze, Zhou Leqi was a little worried.

”It's fine. I was just thinking about how to make those wealthy merchants be willing to donate some silver.”