The rural doctor bought a husband who was very treacherous

Chapter 275 West Mountain Villa

When Qi Lingheng returned to Prince Qi's Mansion, he told Su Tang what he had said to the Minister of Revenue today.

"I thought, since they want to donate money, you have a lot of ideas, so you can think of a good way to make them donate more 'willingly'. The Qi family army can't really go hungry to help His Majesty fight."

"Well, don't worry about that. I do have a way to help you raise more money." Su Tang was still thinking that if they really were unwilling to donate, she would then have to work harder and visit those families who couldn't donate and help them get some donations.

Su Tang told Qi Lingheng about her plan. Just as she finished, Chunmei's voice came from outside the door, "Master."

"Well, what's the matter?" Su Tang walked to the door and looked at Chunmei outside.

"This is a note sent by the wife of the Minister of Revenue." Chunmei held a red note in both hands, with golden words on it.

"You're here so soon." Su Tang smiled and took the note from Chunmei's hand. The handwriting on it was very beautiful, and it was obviously written by a woman.

I didn't expect that the wife of the Minister of Revenue had such good handwriting. It seems that she is also a beautiful and intelligent woman.

The post did not contain any fancy words, it just stated that he missed Su Tang very much after they parted at the last palace banquet and asked if he could meet Su Tang.

"I promised her that there should be some beautiful scenery in the princess's mansion these days. Let her go to the mansion the day after tomorrow." Su Tang closed the note and explained to Chunmei.

"Yes." Chunmei agreed and went outside to personally reply to the wife of the Minister of Revenue who was still waiting.

"Then shall we stay at the princess's mansion today?" Qi Lingheng looked at Su Tang and asked.

"Well, I haven't lived there for a long time, it would be nice to stay there for a few days."

That day, Su Tang and Qi Lingheng returned to the princess's mansion together. Even though Su Tang and her family did not live there, there were servants cleaning the house every day.

When the wife of the Minister of Revenue came to visit, Su Tang specially asked Chunmei to take the wife to visit several scenic spots in the princess's mansion.

"This is the first time I have seen such a magnificent house. It is worth it in my life." Seeing Su Tang, the wife of the Minister of Revenue bowed to Su Tang and praised the princess's mansion they saw today.

"Madam, you are joking. This is just a small courtyard. When it is convenient for you, I will take you to the Imperial Garden of the Palace. The scenery there is more gorgeous and exquisite."

"Then I would like to thank the princess first." The Shangshu stood up again and saluted Su Tang when he entered the mansion.

"Madam, your personality is very compatible with mine, so I won't beat around the bush. I called you here today to help the Minister of Revenue. Didn't the emperor want the Minister of Revenue to raise military funds in the court? Now I have a good idea. Madam, you can consider it. Whether to use it or not will depend on the Minister of Revenue himself."

Chunmei personally served a cup of tea to Su Tang and the Shangshu's wife. Su Tang picked up the tea bowl and took a sip.

"I'd like to hear the details." The Shangshu's wife smiled and leaned forward and lowered her body.

"This donation of military pay cannot be led by the Minister of Revenue. We still need to find a suitable person to take the lead. I think the Concubine Xian is the most suitable. She is the highest-ranking official in the entire harem. You can talk to her. I believe that with the wisdom and kindness of the Concubine Xian, she will definitely support this matter and make it happen."

"But I have never spoken to the virtuous concubine before, and my rank is not high enough to rashly go to the virtuous concubine."

The wife of the Minister of Revenue looked a little embarrassed. The Minister of Revenue had just been promoted. They had never been on the same side before and had no connections in the court. The reason they were promoted to Minister of Revenue by Emperor Jing this time was because they had made some efforts when her brother-in-law had his case overturned.

Emperor Jingdi promoted him because he saw that his family had not colluded with various forces in the court and was considered a loyal minister.

After all, Emperor Jing had just eliminated many people who betrayed him, and what he disliked most was that his ministers were too close to other court officials.

Of course, Su Tang's relationship with the wife of the Minister of Revenue had just been established, which was something Emperor Jing had not anticipated before.

"Take this and go find Eunuch Fu. He will help you get it done." Su Tang smiled and took out a purse from her waist and put it on the table.

The minister's wife picked up the purse and looked at it carefully. There was an exquisite pendant on the purse, which actually sealed the opening of the purse. Unless the purse was cut open, no one would know what was inside.

After chatting about random things for a while, the Shangshu's wife got up and said goodbye. After leaving the Princess's Mansion, she went straight back to the Shangshu's Mansion. That afternoon, she sent someone to deliver the message to the palace. The next day, she received the news that Concubine Xian had summoned the Shangshu's wife to the palace.

Su Tang would not care about the following things. She just wanted to see if the ultimate goal could be achieved. If not, she would just go to those families who were unlikely to pay.

A few days later, the virtuous concubine held another palace banquet in the capital. This time, in addition to officials and their families in the capital, many wealthy businessmen from the Yong Dynasty were also invited.

The wealthy businessmen who are favored by the royal family are all registered in the Dayong Dynasty. These people are very rich. Although some of them do not live in Kyoto, they also have properties in Kyoto.

Afterwards, the wealthy businessmen who were invited happily came to Kyoto with their families.

After all, being invited by the royal family to attend a banquet in Beijing is what they have always dreamed of.

Because merchants were invited, the palace banquet was held in Nishiyama on the outskirts of Kyoto, where there is a royal villa.

It was Su Tang’s first time to go to Xishan Villa. When she arrived at the villa, she was attracted by the scenery there.

Sure enough, the best views are in the royal gardens.

Su Tang and a group of princesses were assigned to a quiet courtyard to rest temporarily.

When Su Tang arrived, she heard a chaotic quarrel coming from the front.

"We are all princesses. Whoever arrives first should live in the main hall. Why are you stopping our master from moving in?"

"As I said just now, this main hall is for the eldest princess. The second princess can choose the side hall on the east side. The largest side hall is still unoccupied..."

"Pa!" The crisp sound of slap interrupted the old lady's words.

A familiar female voice sounded, "Do I need a slave like you to agree on where I want to live? Why don't you guys kick this evil slave out? Why are slaves becoming more and more unruly nowadays..."

Su Tang stepped into the courtyard and saw a few maids shoving and shoving with a few old maids. "What's going on?"

All the people in the yard turned around and looked towards the gate.

"Big sister." Princess Thirteen came forward with a few maids and saluted Su Tang.