No, I was just a concubine, how did I become the queen?

Chapter 244 Zhang Family

The Third Master didn't know whether he was really drunk or pretending to be drunk. He didn't hear the Fourth Master's response and started talking to himself:

"Old Four, I'm so upset holding this in my heart. Do you know who this Li Da Ying that the Emperor has been favoring lately is?"

The Fourth Master certainly knew who it was, but he angrily shouted, "Third Brother, be careful with your words! The Emperor's affairs are not for us, his sons, to interfere in."

"If your so-called secret has anything to do with this, then shut up and don't tell me!"

The Third Master was awakened by his anger, but he didn't tell the big secret, and he felt a little awkward.

However, the fourth brother had already made it clear that he would not listen, so he did not dare to test the waters any further and could only stand up and say goodbye.

The Fourth Master sat there as the sky gradually darkened, not saying a word, thinking that even the Third Master had become like this.

It clearly has nothing to do with them, but they insist on getting involved.

The news he wanted to report to the prince that day was about Yi's situation, right?

This news is indeed not of much value, but since the eldest brother knows it, the prince must know it.

Even if the prince doesn't know, someone will find a way to let him know.

The Yi family incident was just a small matter, but as you can imagine, there were countless other big things behind it.

The fight between the eldest brother and the prince is no longer something that can be stopped just because one of them wants to.

The countless people behind them were like waves, pushing them forward.

The Fourth Master didn't know whether the Third Master was jumping around so much and wanted to stand on one side, or whether he wanted to reap the benefits.

But now he doesn't want to get involved.

During this period, the eldest brother tried to win him over many times, but he avoided them every time.

What's the matter with being a legitimate wife or a long-standing wife? It has nothing to do with him.

He only recognized the crown prince. If one day his elder brother became the crown prince, he would naturally assist him wholeheartedly.

Now that the prince is my second brother, I can only follow him.

After figuring it all out, the Fourth Master stood up and shivered in the cool evening breeze.

A cloak was draped over his back, bringing some warmth. He grabbed the soft tissue on his shoulders with his backhand.

He took Lin Mingyan into his arms, put his hand on her forehead and asked softly, "What's wrong? Are you worried about me?"

Lin Mingyan straightened her clothes and said, "The temperature difference between day and night is huge on the grassland. It's very cold right now."

"You've been drinking and sweating, and if you don't pay attention to the cold wind, you'll get sick."

She was extremely worried about the Fourth Master's health, fearing that if she wasn't careful, he would ruin his foundation and end up dying early like in history.

The Fourth Master is only in his early twenties and still young. He would never think about such far-reaching things.

But he appreciated Cha Cha's concern for him, so he stood up and followed her back to the tent.

Lin Mingyan played and ate on the grassland, and she missed the triplets a little, so she asked, "Grandpa, when are we going back?"

It was mid-July when we came here, and now it’s the end of August. The grasslands are already dressed in autumn clothes. Is it time to go back?

The Fourth Master said, "I guess it won't be long. Haven't you been slowly packing up your things these past two days?"

Lin Mingyan felt relieved thinking that she could go home in time for the triplets' first birthday.

The two fell asleep in each other's arms and were awakened by a loud noise in the middle of the night.

"Huh? What's wrong?" Lin Mingyan rubbed her eyes and was startled by the shadows that kept passing by outside the tent.

The Fourth Master stood up, put on his outer robe, and got down to the ground: "Cha Cha, don't move. I'll go out and take a look."

When I got outside, I was startled by the cool night breeze on the grassland.

Before he could call Gao Ziliang over, a young soldier ran over.

"Reporting to the Fourth Master, something happened to Mr. Zhang's family. His Majesty, out of sympathy, sent someone to tell the Zhang family to return to the capital first."

"Master Niuhulu is also among them and has already left. He asked me to come and tell the concubine so that she won't worry."

The Fourth Master nodded and asked Su Peisheng to give the most generous reward. He then called Gao Ziliang and asked him a few questions before returning to the tent.

Lin Mingyan's sleepiness had been scared away long ago. She was sitting on the bed with her hair loose and wearing a cloak, waiting for him.

Seeing him come in, I quickly asked, "What happened? Why is there such a big commotion?"

She was afraid that if the enemy attacked, she would have a hard time.

"It's Prime Minister Zhang's daughter-in-law who's gone," the Fourth Master found out, then said slowly, "Just happened to catch up, so the Emperor sent someone back first."

After all, it was just a daughter-in-law, and her passing wouldn't be such a big deal.

However, in the emperor's heart, Zhang Xiangjian's significance is not much different from that of the Manchus' Suo Xiang and Ming Xiang.

Besides, we are about to return to Beijing. Letting them go first is a great favor and also a kind of imperial skill.

Lin Mingyan felt a little dizzy. As a science student, she didn't know much about history.

In the Qing Dynasty, people with the surname Zhang only knew the famous Zhang Tingyu, but that person is probably not very famous now, and she doesn't know him.

When it comes to this matter, I just lament the passing of a young lady, and don’t think about anything else.

However, after this episode, Lin Mingyan clearly felt that the people on the grassland became busy.

This is in preparation for the return trip.

The Fourth Master also started packing up his things. When they came, they brought several carriages of things.

When she left, there was even more, including the finest leather specialties she bought locally.

Most of them were tributes to the Fourth Master from local princes and officials.

When Lin Mingyan saw it for the first time, she was a little worried and asked the Fourth Master if he was taking bribes.

But the Fourth Master gave her a slap on the head, saying that this was all allowed by the Emperor and that it was just a servant's filial respect to his master's son.

Lin Mingyan was a little embarrassed, thinking that the Qing Dynasty was really different.

If it were in other dynasties, if the princes dared to accept bribes from their officials, they would be reported to death.

The Qing Dynasty was different. Those under it were not officials, but slaves.

The slaves' things belong to their masters, so there's nothing wrong with giving them to them.

Fortunately, the Fourth Master is not a greedy person, not to mention that he has never lacked money since he was a child, so he doesn't collect much.

Generally they would just charge a little bit as a token of appreciation, but in the end it was still five large carriages.

The Fourth Master pinched her nose and said, "You can take it as a gift when you get back. You don't have to do any extra work."

These should have gone into his private vault, but he had a lot of things in it, so he gave them to Cha Cha.

Lin Mingyan understood as soon as she heard it. She could report these things to the public treasury and the money would be in her hands.

If she gives the things away as gifts, wouldn't that mean she's just taking the money for nothing?

No wonder everyone wants to have real power, it makes money quickly.

Lin Mingyan never does these things herself, but now that the Fourth Master is finding ways to subsidize her, of course she accepts them.

After returning the kisses from the two bosses, he got on the carriage for the return trip.

The return journey was better because the imperial carriage had set off first and Emperor Kangxi only took the thirteenth and fourteenth princes with him.

Everyone else was abandoned, told to go back on their own!