Before leaving, Lord Cheng and Lord Shi each took out sixty thousand taels in banknotes. Fifty thousand covered the medical fee, while the remaining ten thousand covered their expenses during their stay at the Marquis's Residence.
Song Yaoyao accepted them without protest.
She gave twenty thousand taels to her mother to arrange room and board for the two men, and kept the remaining hundred thousand herself.
Song Yaoyao now had a hundred and fifty thousand taels in hand.
After she finished work the next day, several other officials brought their sons to the Marquis's Residence. After examining them, Song Yaoyao found that they could all be treated as well. She likewise told them they could each bring a servant and move into the Marquis's Residence the following day.
Hearing that their sons could be treated, the officials were beside themselves with excitement and thanked Song Yaoyao a thousand times over.
When they left, each of them also left sixty thousand taels.
They had already asked around and learned that this was the amount Lord Shi and the others had paid.
Aside from the money she gave her mother to arrange their room and board for the coming days, the remaining three hundred thousand taels all went into Song Yaoyao's hands.
The next day, Song Yaoyao took the banknotes to Assistant Minister Song and explained that she wanted to donate the money.
Assistant Minister Song nodded.
"You earned this money yourself. However you want to spend it, I have no objection.
"You hold the people in your heart and want to donate this money for their benefit. I'm proud of you."
"Thank you for supporting me, Father.
"Father, could you take me to see His Majesty after court tomorrow?"
"Of course."
"Thank you, Father."
After court the next day, Assistant Minister