The blacksmith lady is killing people in the harem, and her son is responsible for it.

"Ladies, although my mother has already explained it, I will explain the reason again."

After Qin Wan said this, she wiped the corners of her eyes with a handkerchief, "That day, I heard Lord Lu talk about the people of Taizhou being massacred by the thousands. The people have been invaded by Haikou for many years, and countless people have been displaced.

However, the court was short of food and grass, so it delayed sending troops. I donated 300,000 taels of silver as military supplies."

Some of the ladies of state today heard it from their husbands, while others knew nothing about it. When they heard that Qin Wan donated 300,000 taels of silver, they opened their mouths in surprise.

The wife of the Minister of Revenue spoke up at this time, "Crown Princess Gaoyi, I have heard from my master that the Crown Princess is kind-hearted and virtuous."

Mrs. Lu praised Qin Wan a lot.

Suddenly, other people who wanted to please Qin Wan also started to speak well of Qin Wan.

At this time, the Second Prince's concubine Pan Yanshuang spoke up, "The Crown Princess has generously donated 300,000 taels of silver. Why do you want to mention donations again today?"

Qin Wan was worried that no one would talk to her about donating money, so now that someone came to talk to her, she was naturally happy.

Concubine Pan was just a help. She was not like other ladies who were old-fashioned and only knew how to say some compliments to her which were actually useless.

Qin Wan smiled slightly, "Concubine Pan is right. We have the military pay now, but the people in Taizhou who have been affected by the disaster still need the court to provide relief. My power is limited, so I thought of you ladies."

Ladies: “..........”

Everyone looked at each other, but no one spoke.

Qin Wan continued, "Many hands make light work, today all we need is for the ladies present to do their bit for the people of Taizhou.

Moreover, I am doing this today not only for the sake of the people of Taizhou, but also for the sake of the people of Taizhou. Although Taizhou is far away from Chang'an, if the pirates are not eliminated, no one can guarantee that the pirates will one day invade the Central Plains. "

Pan Yanshuang was unwilling to cooperate and liked to sabotage Qin Wan. "What the Crown Princess said is right, but we don't have the Crown Princess's business. The business of Chaoxitang is the Crown Princess's only business. We are just ordinary women in the inner house. How can our wealth compare with the Crown Princess's!"

Qin Wan smiled slightly, "Don't worry, Concubine Pan. Today's fundraising is just a token of our appreciation. There is no requirement for the amount. We just need to do our best."

At this time, Old Madam Xia spoke up, "What the Crown Princess said is right. We are all court ladies who have received the Emperor's grace. It is our duty to be loyal to the Emperor and love our country. Now that the Crown Princess has set an example, we must also take action. Our Xia family is willing to donate 30,000 dan of grain."

When Old Madam Xia said this, all the ladies were shocked.

They didn't expect the Xia family to be so generous.

Even the Queen looked at Old Madam Xia several times, and felt a little bothered.

When she started talking about fundraising, why were there no ladies from other families coming to support her?

After Qin Wan was stunned for a moment, she immediately started clapping. Following Qin Wan's lead, the other ladies also followed suit and clapped stiffly.

"Madam Xie Xia generously helped. Food is what the people in the disaster area need most."

Then the families of the northern military personnel began to support Qin Wan and started donating money.

"Crown Princess, our Lu family is willing to donate 500 taels of silver!"

"Crown Princess, our Wang family is willing to donate three hundred taels of silver!"

"........."

Someone takes the lead, and then others gradually join in.

Qin Wan specifically asked the palace maids to write down on paper how much each lady from different families donated.

"Don't worry, ladies. I have recorded everything. I remember clearly who donated the money."

The lady who didn’t donate money: “………”

They looked at each other and cursed Qin Wan several times in their hearts.

The Crown Princess is bound to make them bleed today.

Mrs. Song then said, "Crown Princess, I will donate 10 taels of silver. It won't be too little for you, right?"

Qin Wan shook her head, "Of course not, it's all our love for the people of Taizhou."

Those ladies who were originally reluctant to donate money now offered to donate five or ten taels of silver.

Finally, Qin Wan took the list recorded by the palace servants and looked at it carefully.

Not all officials in the court came from wealthy families, so Qin Wan didn't mind at all that their donations were small.

However, Qin Wan highlighted the family that held a high official position and had considerable assets.

She raised the list in her hand and said with a smile, "Thank you all ladies for your support today. It just so happens that today is the Fourth Prince's third birthday banquet, which is a double blessing. I will send this list to my father when the time comes. He will definitely be very happy when he sees it."

Ladies: "........."

The Crown Princess has done too many outrageous things.

The wives of the Second Prince's family all looked at Concubine Pan.

They all followed Concubine Pan's wishes. Now that the list has been sent to the Emperor, won't their masters be in trouble?

After all, they are all in the capital, and the emperor knows everyone's family background.

People who are poorer than you donate more than you do. How will the emperor think of you?

At this time, the wife of the Minister of Rites said, "Crown Princess, I don't know the list, can you show it to us?"

This is exactly what Qin Wan wanted to hear. Her purpose today was to get money. It would be great if these ladies could compete with each other.

"Miaoyu, go and circulate the list to the other ladies for review."

"Yes, Princess!"

The palace maid Miaoyu handed the list to the ladies.

Qin Wan sat at the top seat calmly, and only then did she have the chance to pick up the cup on the table and drink some tea.

The ladies sitting below took in Qin Wan's expression.

At the same time, he felt that the Crown Princess was not like what was rumored outside, but was just a stupid country woman.

This method of controlling people's hearts is much stronger than that of the Queen.

Old Man Xia had donated a lot to begin with, so she didn't need to change it, so she had more time to observe Qin Wan.

The more she looked at her, the more satisfied she was. If this was her granddaughter, it would be a blessing for the Xia family.

It’s good that they are not stupid. The Xia family doesn’t ask for help because they are afraid of being implicated.

At this time, after seeing the amount on the list, many ladies changed their minds and donated silver again.

Qin Wan asked Miaoyu to rewrite a list. After checking it once and making sure there were no problems, she ordered the eunuch Gui Xi to send the new list to the front court.

The ladies were still worried and their eyes were all fixed on the earliest list, fearing that Qin Wan would withhold this one.

Although it was not a big deal, it seemed like they had a criminal record because they were stingy.

Qin Wan naturally knew what the ladies were thinking. She pretended to be casual and bumped into the tea on the table.

The tea made all the papers on the table damp and the ink smeared them all.

"Ah, I was just thinking about how to destroy it, but now it's dampened by the tea, just in time!"

The ladies who changed their donation amounts felt better and their facial expressions improved.

I don't feel as heartbroken as before.

At least the Crown Princess didn't want to leave any evidence against them, which is a good thing!