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

The fourth child was bullied?

How can this be? !

De Fei frowned and her voice turned cold: "Who?"

"It's...Longkodo," Lin Mingyan hated him and just called him by his name.

Upon hearing this, Concubine De's expression changed. She sternly asked, "How did he bully the Fourth Prince? Tell me now!"

When Tong Jia was still alive, Longkodo, a man from outside the family, could frequently enter the palace.

The emperor dotes on him more than any other prince, but he is still just an ordinary prince, and no matter what, he cannot surpass the fourth prince.

Now that Tong Jia is gone, he is even more nervous?

Lin Mingyan immediately explained clearly how Longkodo had made the Fourth Master a errand boy for the sake of a concubine.

However, he didn't mention the fact that he had designed a plan to cheat him out of money.

Upon hearing this, Concubine De raised her eyebrows: "How dare he!"

Her son didn't dare to do too much work himself, and would rather find a solution to any problem than make things difficult for him.

Who the hell is Longkodo? Even if he is your uncle, he would never do this for a concubine!

"Hmph, for the sake of those two ounces of meat, you even lose your face?" Defei was embarrassed to say it loudly in front of the younger generation, but she also muttered it.

She turned around and changed her expression and said, "Okay, now that Mother knows about this, I'll leave it to her."

Lin Mingyan knew that Defei and her mother and son were all narrow-minded, so she deliberately brought this matter to her.

Even if Defei was not very close to the Fourth Master, her favoritism was towards Fourteenth Master, not Longkodo.

The reason she has been able to remain standing in the palace for so many years is not because of her son.

Lin Mingyan saw clearly that the Qing Dynasty emphasized matrilineal systems. A son’s status was determined by his mother, not a mother’s.

Which of today's arrogant princes doesn't have a good mother and a good family behind him?

Only Concubine De has a poor family background, but she can still be compared with the other three concubines. Her methods and abilities are absolutely first-class.

Since she has already agreed, there is no need to mention it again. We can only wait and see Longkodo get into trouble.

During the New Year's Day, Concubine De did not mention this matter again. They still chatted and kept watch together in Yonghe Palace at night.

As Xu Changzai was chatting, she started gossiping again: "I heard that another sister in the Qianqing Palace has become a new favorite."

This sounded a bit sour, as she hadn't seen the emperor for almost a month.

What kind of place is the Qianqing Palace? The palace maids serving there would not dare to say anything even if they slapped her twice in the face when they came to the harem.

You can already see the emperor's face every day, and if you are favored, you will be able to do anything, right?

Xu Changzai laughed and said, "Sister, why are you worried about this? Isn't there one or two favored ladies in the Qianqing Palace every month?"

The emperor was busy with state affairs and was too lazy to go to the harem when he was tired, so he just slept in the Qianqing Palace.

His needs are great, so if the palace maids serving him are lucky, won't they be favored once or twice?

But what’s the use of temporary favor?

She can stay in the Qianqing Palace for a while because it's new, but once the emperor opens his mouth and sends her to the harem and agrees to it, she will be worse than a concubine.

Aren’t all these little concubines annihilated in this cannibalistic palace?

"This time it's different~" Xu Changzai's tone was slightly sour, and he spoke mysteriously.

De Fei's interest was piqued. Could she interrupt with this topic? "Oh? How is it different?"

Xu Changzai: "I heard that because of this oriole promise, the emperor hasn't entered the harem for a month."

Come to think of it, it's not uncommon to be too busy to go to the harem in the twelfth month.

He added, "And he did not call upon anyone else."

No one else was called?

That would be a really big deal!

Not to mention doting on only one person for two months, in these years, if Emperor Kangxi only summoned one person in one night, it would be considered doting.

It was only when he occasionally went to the Four Concubines' Palace that he would restrain himself a little and only accompany one person that day.

"Who leaked this information?" Concubine De frowned tightly.

It has been a month and she hasn't received any news. This means the emperor is deliberately hiding it.

How could a mere maid get the news?

When Xu Changzai saw that Concubine De really didn't know, her face turned pale.

She thought that Concubine De knew about it, but she didn't tell them because she didn't like gossiping.

Now she found out that even Concubine De didn't know about this news, but she knew it first, and hurriedly said, "Your Majesty, I...this..."

"Speak!" Defei's words became sharp.

Xu Changzai seemed to have lost all strength, and her voice was much weaker. "A few days ago, I went to the Imperial Garden to relax and heard it at the rockery."

She didn't know who the other party was, but they were just two young eunuchs who whispered a few words to each other.

What it means is that the emperor is now fascinated by a palace maid and wants her to accompany him day and night.

She couldn't tell whether this was true or not, and she said it on purpose today to test the waters with Concubine De.

Unexpectedly, Concubine De didn't know about this either.

Either the young eunuch was lying, or the matter was really kept secret for a month.

Defei's intuition told her that the latter one might be the truth.

She nodded and said, "Don't take these rumors seriously. The most important thing is to have a good New Year."

Lin Mingyan felt terrified when she heard this, and she also tended to believe that this was true.

Because Xu Changzai was not making it up, she could tell the specific name.

Li agreed?

Under what circumstances could one be given the title of Li in the Qianqing Palace?

That must be a very nice sound.

Lin Mingyan shuddered and suddenly thought of the dead Yi.

As soon as she entered the backyard, the Fourth Master responded to her voice.

At first she didn't know what was going on, but later when their relationship improved, the Fourth Master told her that Yi's voice was a little strange.

That's why he ordered someone to burn her throat with hot oil.

Now, Yi died mysteriously, and a concubine named Li appeared in the palace, who could charm Emperor Kangxi for a month.

There must be something fishy going on here!

With this in mind, during the second half of the vigil, everyone was lost in thought and no one spoke at all.

When it was midnight, the sound of fireworks was heard outside, and the Chinese New Year was over for the day.

Everyone woke up as if from a dream, and hurriedly stood up to go out to watch the fireworks...

Beautiful fireworks exploded in the sky, but Lin Mingyan had no intention of appreciating them. Her heart felt heavy, as if a piece of iron was weighing on it.

The banquet was finally over, and the Fourth Master made a special trip to Yonghe Palace to pay his respects to Concubine De and take her back.

When we got on the carriage, the Fourth Master followed in, reeking of alcohol: "What's wrong? Is Cha Cha tired?"

Lin Mingyan looked up at him, feeling very upset: "Master, didn't you ask someone to check the Yi family's tomb last time?"

"How is it? Is there anything unusual?"

The Fourth Master was a little surprised and asked, "Yi Shi? How long ago was that?"

"The secret guards have investigated and found that Yi is truly dead and lying in the tomb."

"Why are you talking about this?"