I rely on gossip to save the country

This scared Xie Chuyue, and she quickly went over to support the two elders.

"Grandfather, grandmother, you don't have to bow to Yue'er from now on. Yue'er can't bear it."

As Xie Chuyue spoke, she helped the two elderly people up. The two were like her grandparents, and if she asked her grandparents to pay their respects to her, it would shorten her lifespan.

The two elders were also very pleased to see that Xie Chuyue was so sensible.

"She can afford it, she can afford it. Our little princess can afford it." Old Madam Su gently stroked Xie Chuyue's cheek and said with a smile on her face.

Old Master Su also smiled and said, "Don't just stand there. Let's go inside the mansion and talk."

Xie Chuyue was warmly welcomed into the Grand Tutor's Mansion by the people there, and she felt too embarrassed to ask for money.

In the main hall of the Grand Tutor's Mansion, my grandfather, Grand Tutor Su, my grandmother, Madam Su, my uncle, the Minister of Revenue, my aunt, the Minister's wife, and my two cousins, Su Qingning and Su Qingmo, were all gathered together.

As for Su Qingyang, when he heard that the Nanyue Kingdom would be destroyed by the Beiqi Kingdom, he made up his mind to join the army, so not long after, he went to the border.

Xie Chuyue was too embarrassed to speak as she nestled in Madam Su's arms.

She was too embarrassed to speak, but that didn't mean that others didn't ask. The Minister of Revenue looked at his clever little niece nestling in her mother's arms, his eyes twitching. Why did he feel that this little girl had some ulterior motive?

"Princess, what brings you to the Grand Tutor's Mansion?"

Hearing her son ask this, Madam Su glared at him, "Shut up, you little brat. Look at what you are saying. Is this what an uncle like you should say? Can't Yue'er come to the Grand Tutor's Mansion if there is nothing wrong?"

Minister of Revenue: ………He didn’t, he didn’t! That’s not what he meant.

The Minister of Revenue did not feel wronged. He was just asking a question. Was it wrong to ask that?

While everyone else covered their mouths and laughed, Old Master Su glared at his son.

Xie Chuyue: [Hahahaha, I am so happy now. My status as the most beloved person in the Su family has been confirmed.]

System: [Host, you are the favorite of everyone, no matter in the Su family or in the royal family. ]

Xie Chuyue: [Speaking of which, Ergouzi and his friends are so nice to me, I am too embarrassed to ask for help, what should I do? ]

System: [Host, will you ever feel embarrassed one day? ]

Hearing this, everyone in the Su family looked at each other, wondering why they were embarrassed to speak up. Did Xiao Yueer have something to ask them? Or did she encounter some difficulties?

Old Master Su said indirectly, "Yuer, if you have any difficulties, just tell grandpa. Grandpa will do his best to help you. Grandpa will always be your strongest support."

Xie Chuyue: [What should I do? What should I do? What should I do? Help me! I can't tell my grandfather and uncle that I'm here to collect money to help the people in Xicheng District! ]

System: [Host, as the saying goes, as long as you are not embarrassed, it is others who are embarrassed. Be bold and speak out. ]

The Su family already knew about the burning of houses in Xicheng District when they were having breakfast, and now they understood it after hearing it.

Old Master Su looked at his son, and the two exchanged glances. Even if he didn't give face to anyone else, he couldn't lose face for the little princess. This was their precious little princess.

And since Xiao Yueer came to ask for it in person, we have to give her this face.

Xie Chuyue took a deep breath and made a big decision in her heart before she spoke, "To be honest with you, Grandfather, Yue'er came here this time because she really needs your help."

Old Master Su pretended to know nothing, looked at Xie Chuyue with a puzzled look on his face, and asked, "Oh, what's the matter, Yue'er?"

Upon hearing this, Xie Chuyue ran to Old Master Su's legs and squatted down. She looked up at Old Master Su and said, "Grandfather, didn't you say in the morning court today that you would collect money to help the people of West City? Then I was afraid that those ministers would be cunning and not hand over the money, so I went to ask for it myself. Now the money is a bit too much, and Yue'er can't carry it. I want grandfather to send some people to help Yue'er deliver all the money to the palace and hand it over to my father."

Hearing this, the Minister of Revenue made up an excuse and left. Xie Chuyue did not have too many doubts.

Old Grand Tutor Su nodded in response, "So that's how it is. As long as Yue'er trusts us, everyone in our Grand Tutor's Mansion will be at Yue'er's disposal."

Not long after, the Minister of Revenue came running in and said to Old Master Su, "Dad, I have assembled two teams of palace guards. One team will be responsible for following the princess to collect silver from each household, and the other team will be responsible for transporting the silver to the palace."

"Wow, thank you grandpa, thank you uncle, Yue'er loves grandpa and uncle the most." Xie Chuyue flattered them sincerely.

When everyone arrived at the yard, they saw more than twenty people. The Minister of Revenue explained to Xie Chuyue.

Then the couple took the silver that Xie Chuyue had forcibly taken back and returned to the palace.

The other team followed Xie Chuyue and planned to go to various mansions to ask for money to help the people.

In the end, Xie Chuyue was too embarrassed to speak up, so she confiscated the money from her uncle's family.

Xie Chuyue stood outside the mansion gate and waved to Madam Su, "Grandfather, grandmother, uncle, aunt, cousin, you can go back. I will come to see you when I am free."

At this time, a dozen servants came out of the door, carrying two boxes.

"All the civil and military officials have contributed money, so our Taishi Mansion and the Ministry of Revenue Minister's Mansion have to contribute money, so as not to be criticized. Yue'er sympathizes with us, and we appreciate the kindness, but some things still need to be done comprehensively."

When Xie Chuyue heard her uncle say this, she did not insist. She knew that if the civil and military officials found out that the Shangshu Mansion and the Taishi Mansion did not pay the money, they would definitely impeach them, so she had to accept it.

Afterwards, Xie Chuyue went to the Grand Secretary's residence again. The Grand Secretary was very happy to take the money. Xie Chuyue also took the money and left happily.

Everything went very smoothly. After that, Xie Chuyue went to several more families. Some of them were evasive, and some were particularly stingy. Xie Chuyue used special means to deal with them.

The emperor, who was reviewing memorials in the imperial study of the palace, was stunned when he saw boxes of silver being moved into the study.

Where did so much silver come from, and how could they be brought in box by box? He turned around and asked Fu Yuande in confusion, "Fu Yuande, what's going on?"

Eunuch Fu was also confused, so he could only say, "I don't know. They were holding the little princess's token, so the palace guards didn't dare to stop them."

Emperor Mingde had no choice but to ask one of the guards who had just come in, "Where did these seals we moved come from?"

The guard of the Grand Tutor's Mansion knelt respectfully on the ground and bowed to the emperor before speaking, "Your Majesty, it was the little princess who went to each household to collect silver for the construction of houses in the west city. The little princess asked us to bring it to the palace."

Upon hearing this, the emperor spat out the water he had just drunk, choking him and causing him to cough continuously.

"Cough cough cough cough cough cough!"

"Cough, cough, cough!"

Fu Yuande quickly ran forward to pat Emperor Mingde on the back to calm him down, "Your Majesty, are you okay?"

Emperor Mingde rested for a while, and after he recovered, he slowly said, "It's okay!"