The lady in the dark blue brocade robe smiled awkwardly, then looked at the empress dowager on the main seat, and said, "Empress dowager, with all the officials and family members here today, it would be boring to just watch some singing and dancing, why don't we learn it too?" The literati recite poems and do right things, and enjoy themselves together."

The Empress Dowager nodded, "It's a good suggestion to Madam, then... what title should I use?"

"Today is a good day, why not use the moonlight as the theme." Mrs. Xiang said.

He Xiner opened her mouth and said: "Although this topic is simple, everyone can say a word, and it's not a loss of dignity."

"If the words are not good, let's have a drink, and everyone will participate to make it more lively." The first lady who spoke said with a smile.

"Well, Mrs. Zhuo's suggestion is also good, so let's start with Ms. He. Ms. He is a well-known talented woman in Beijing. It's good to see the Ai family today." The queen mother said.

Hearing that the Empress Dowager called Mrs. Zhuo, Shen Qinglan asked in a low voice: "Second sister-in-law, this Mrs. Zhuo... is Zhuo Jiangjun's wife?"

"That's right, her daughter lived in Linyuan for a while." Ye Shuyue said.

Shen Qinglan glanced in Madam Zhuo's direction, "It turned out to be her."

He Xin'er stood up and said: "The empress dowager appreciates it, so the court lady dared to show her shame. The moonlight is very beautiful today, but it is still not as good as the palace lantern in the empress dowager's palace. The court lady's first sentence is... Qianqiu palace lantern wins." Star spots, like clouds, moons and mist, attract autumn cold."

"It's in harmony with the situation." The empress dowager nodded, and then looked directly at Shen Qinglan, "Princess Regent, you can take the next sentence."

Shen Qinglan put down the wine glass, Ye Shuyue lightly pressed her hand, got up and said: "Empress Dowager, Shuyue also has a sentence, just to pick up Miss He's sentence, Empress Dowager, why don't you give Shuyue a chance, let me try it too .”

Although the queen mother was a little dissatisfied, she couldn't say it clearly, so she said: "Okay, then let the princess come and pick it up."

"Summer night can't keep the heating on, let him smell the lotus fragrance on his clothes." Ye Shuyue said.

On the other side, Zhao Anning praised: "Let him stick the lotus fragrance on his clothes, the princess is really good at writing, I also have a sentence, just to follow the sentence of the princess."

Saying that, Zhao Anning was about to get up with her big belly, Shen Qinglan stood up quickly, and said: "The county lord's sister-in-law is pregnant now, so it's inconvenient to get up and busy, let me answer this sentence."

Everyone looked at Shen Qinglan in disbelief. She was a woman from a merchant, how dare she boast?
Zhao Anning also looked at her, his eyes filled with worry, Shen Qinglan smiled at her, motioning to reassure her.

"Miss He's first sentence is that the palace lanterns of Qianqiu are better than star spots, like clouds, moons and mist to attract autumn cold. The second sentence of the princess's sister-in-law is that the heat can't be kept in summer night, so let him smell the lotus fragrance on his clothes. Both sentences are reasonable and harmonious." The scene, the artistic conception in the poem has also been raised to a high level by the sentence of the princess's sister-in-law. I didn't answer this sentence well, so please don't laugh at me." Shen Qinglan said.

"Since the princess regent has something good to say, why don't you say it?" said Mrs. Xiang.

Shen Qinglan looked at her, with an imperceptible chill in his eyes, and said with a smile: "My third sentence is... the shadow of water curls up in the Milky Way, and the Milky Way cannot be reunited every other month."

Zhao Anning breathed a sigh of relief, and smiled again, this sentence was much better than the one she thought.

"The shadow of water curls up against the Milky Way, and it's hard for the Milky Way to reunite every other month." Ye Shuyue couldn't help repeating, and praised: "Sisi's sentence is very good, it's really wonderful."

"Sister-in-law won the award, how can it be so good, it's just nonsense."

Shen Qinglan said, and sat down again.

Mrs. Xiang looked at the Queen Mother, and said: "Your Majesty, I didn't expect the Regent Princess to have such a literary talent, why don't you let the Princess take the last sentence together."

The queen mother then looked at Shen Qinglan and said, "Princess, do you have a final sentence? Why don't you say it together."

Shen Qinglan thought for a while, stood up again, and said: "The world remembers this day for generations, and should pity the day of July."

"Okay, the regent princess is so talented that she is worthy of being Tanhua's sister. Everyone in the world thinks that the Shen family is a merchant. From today onwards, the Shen family's scholarly atmosphere can spread throughout the mountains and rivers. This is also the great fortune of my court. Empress Dowager, how about Let's have a drink together to celebrate this good fortune, how about it?" said the eldest princess.

The smile on the Empress Dowager's face froze, but she still picked up the wine glass dignifiedly and solemnly, and said, "Come, let's drink this cup together, congratulate today's happiness, and congratulate the world on the blessing."

After all, everyone raised their glasses and drank a glass of wine together.

After Shen Qinglan put down his wine glass, he bowed in the direction of the Empress Dowager and the Eldest Princess, and said: "What the Empress Dowager and the Eldest Princess said, I am ashamed of my servants. Now that there are floods in the south of the Yangtze River, Your Majesty will go to deal with them personally. My Shen family is willing to pay 300 yuan in silver. Ten thousand taels, to ease the suffering of the common people."

"Two million taels..."

Everyone was shocked, they all knew that the Shen family was rich, but they didn't expect the Shen family to be able to sell so much money so casually.

The Queen Mother frowned, she was such a Shen Qinglan, in this way, her Shen family really became a blessing in the world.

"The Shen family is an imperial merchant and the richest man in the world. Our Ling Palace does not dare to stand shoulder to shoulder, but in order for His Majesty to return to court, good morning, this princess, in the name of the Ye family, is willing to contribute [-] yuan." The eldest princess said.

At this time another lady also spoke, "We dare not stand shoulder to shoulder with the Wangfu, the Qian family is willing to contribute [-] yuan."

Shen Qinglan sat down, with a gentle smile on her face, and silently picked up the wine glass.

Since you have lifted me to a high place, then I will sit in this high position, and by the way, you officials and family members who are sitting on their own will bleed.

……

Afterwards, every official and family member present made decisions for their own family and took out silver taels to help the poor.

Shen Qinglan was proud of herself, but she didn't show it.

In fact, 100 million taels of disaster relief is enough, and now the extra money from the disaster relief can go into the treasury, Zhao Bai also owes her a big favor, why not do it?
All the officials and family members couldn't help complaining secretly, they had already spent a large sum of money to buy congratulatory gifts to attend the Empress Dowager's birthday banquet, so they had to spend a lot more.
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After the birthday banquet, Shen Qinglan ate and drank enough, followed the two sisters-in-law and left Zening Hall.

"Sisi, I didn't expect you to have such a good literary talent, but I let my sister-in-law worry about you for nothing." Zhao Anning said.

"I've expected them to do this for a long time, and I'm no longer surprised. Since I entered the capital, I often read some poems and books in my spare time, so I won't be stumped by a few poems." Shen Qinglan said.

Ye Shuyue chuckled, "Your second elder brother always said that you don't learn a lot, but today's visit really surprised me."

"Sister Sisi, why do you suddenly want to donate money for disaster relief in the name of the Shen family?" Zhao Anning asked.

"Don't those officials like to laugh at my family background? Naturally, I want to disperse my family wealth, and let them disperse it together. Fortunately, the eldest princess understands my intention. Now, who will talk about my origin again?" If you want to do something, you have to weigh what you have done for the people." Shen Qinglan said.

"That's right, in this way, no one in the court would dare to criticize our Shen family." Ye Shuyue said.

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