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

Lin Mingyan was confused for a moment and was a little speechless: "She came alone?"

Since Mingheng didn't mean that and there was a hint of annoyance in his words, she would certainly not meet Fu Cha Jianing alone again.

But making someone wait for an hour and then sending him away without even seeing him was really a disgrace to the Fourth Master.

Not to mention that Fucha Jianing’s grandfather was Fucha Maqi, who was the Minister of Revenue at the time and was the Fourth Master’s immediate superior.

"Miss Zhang is with him, but that person is nowhere to be seen," Linglan replied in a low voice.

I found out when I came back yesterday. Nara Shushen is the fourth sister of the concubine and is also of marriageable age this year.

I don’t know what I’m doing following Uncle Niuhulu around.

Do you still dare to think about marrying into the Niohuru clan?

Lin Mingyan waved her hand: "Alright, just help me clean up and say a few words."

Although the tent is large, it is still a bit stuffy at noon.

Fortunately, the strong sun on the grassland is not very useful. As long as we cover our heads with oilcloth and arrange it like camping in later generations, it will be much more comfortable.

Once the tables and chairs are set out, tea and snacks are served, and the breeze blows, the camping atmosphere is fully created.

Lin Mingyan was still a little dazed when she came out. In her previous life, she had worked part-time as a camping barbecue waiter.

This kind of camping tent was originally an idea learned from later generations. Now that it is actually set up, if it weren't for the two little girls in Manchu dresses sitting there, it would really look like you have traveled back in time.

"Sorry, you've been waiting for a long time." Lin Mingyan came back to her senses with a polite and distant smile on her face.

Fucha and Zhang stood up to greet her, then sat down nervously.

Lin Mingyan looked over and saw that Zhang was obviously just a guest, sitting there and loading wood.

Fu Cha's eyes were like a panda's, and the bottom of her eyes were dark as if she hadn't slept all night.

She thought about it for a moment and decided to flatter him: "Everything here is new and fresh."

"We've never seen tents and snacks like this before."

The little girl, who was about ten years old, had a silly smile on her face, so Lin Mingyan really didn't know how to slap her in the face.

But Mingheng didn't have such intentions, so she ignored him and just said a few polite words.

Anyway, after a cup of tea, you can find an excuse to send people away.

Fu Cha didn't know what she was thinking, so she racked her brains to think of a topic to talk about, hoping to redeem the bad impression she had made yesterday.

But after all, the concubine was lukewarm and was completely different from how she was in front of Mingheng yesterday.

She stole a glance and felt suffocated, so she gritted her teeth and said, "Concubine, I offended you yesterday. I apologize."

"But I really like Mingheng. Please don't let him alienate me, okay?"

Ok?

what happened?

Did she become the one who broke up the couple?

Lin Mingyan played with the lid of the pink glaze teacup and smiled, "Miss Fucha, you're joking. Heng'er is a polite man and has always been very distant towards young girls."

"No, he is hiding from me now..." Fucha Jianing was anxious.

Lin Mingyan picked up the teacup, gestured towards her and said, "Miss Fucha, you misunderstood. Heng'er has never liked to socialize with others, so I don't think he's deliberately avoiding you."

After saying that, he gave Linglan a look to send her away.

There was no way. Fu Cha Jianing was too stupid. She had to serve the guest before he even finished his cup of tea.

When Fu Cha Jianing was sent away, he wanted to lose his temper, but was stopped by Zhang Ruoxue.

She advised, "Jianing, don't bother with it anymore. Mingheng will blame you again if he finds out."

She is usually very quiet, so it is not easy for her to say so much at once.

Fucha Jianing didn't appreciate it and lost her temper at her awkwardly: "You think it's funny, I can't be with Mingheng anymore, are you happy?"

Zhang Ruoxue's face turned pale, and she pinched her hands and said in panic: "You...what are you talking about, I..."

She was indeed somewhat interested in Mingheng, after all, he was handsome, but when she found out that her best friend also liked him, she completely gave up on him.

Now that she said it, his face lost all color and he bit his lower lip lightly.

Fu Cha Jianing blurted out, "What do you mean by 'you'? Don't think I have no chance. Mingheng will fall for a saw-mouthed gourd like you!"

"I'm telling you, if you hadn't shamelessly followed me around every day, Mingheng wouldn't even look at you!"

She was so angry that she vented her embarrassment on others by losing her temper, and then ran away angrily.

Zhang Ruoxue stayed there alone, tears welling up in her eyes and finally falling in a line.

"Why are you standing there like an idiot?" A gentle and bright voice sounded in her ears.

Zhang Ruoxue turned her head and looked, pouting her lips and crying even harder: "Sister~~~Wuwuwu~~"

Zhang Ruoyu saw her crying and quickly stepped forward and asked, "What's going on? Were you bullied?"

After saying that, he looked around and said, "Where's your friend? Didn't you come out with her?"

Originally, she was very happy when she heard that her sister had made a good friend.

Watching her go out to play with her friends every day, she became more cheerful and no longer the gloomy old lady.

Unexpectedly, this friend is also unreliable. She left her sister crying here after coming out together?!

It would have been fine if Fucha Jianing hadn't been mentioned, but Zhang Ruoxue cried even harder when she mentioned her, even choking out sobs: "Sister, she...she's not a friend..."

Fucha Jianing might not have considered her a friend, but just a follower who followed her around to show off.

"Come with me," Zhang Ruoyu asked her maid to help the person back to the tent.

With the comfort of her elder sister, Zhang Ruoxue told her elder sister everything that had happened in the past few days.

Zhang Ruoyu was about to explode with rage, and tapped her forehead in frustration: "Are you a fool?!"

"In terms of family, she is from the upper three banners, but in terms of the abilities of her grandparents, her family is still far behind!"

"Don't say you don't like Niu Hulu Mingheng. Even if you do, why not compete with him?!"

Do you really think that the Zhang family is dead?

His grandfather Zhang Ying was the prime minister, and his father Zhang Tingyu was also a Jinshi. His future was limitless.

If the Fucha Jianing family were not Manchus, they would not be able to look down on them!

Zhang Ruoxue's eyes were red from crying, and she said aggrievedly: "Sister, you are the legitimate daughter, of course you can fight for it, I am a concubine's daughter..."

Among the Han people, the distinction between legitimate and illegitimate children is more serious. A large family will not marry a concubine's daughter who was raised by a virgin mother to be a clan wife.

If it is the daughter-in-law of the second son or youngest son, there is no need to choose.

"It's not the relationship between legitimate and illegitimate children, it's your temper, ah~" Zhang Ruoyu had a headache.

Zhang Ruoxue suddenly had a good idea and asked quietly, "Sister, why don't you go and grab it?"

Letting Niuhulu Mingheng be her brother-in-law would make Fucha Jianing so angry that she would die!

As soon as Zhang Ruoxue finished speaking, Zhang Ruoyu frowned. She was frightened when she saw her usually gentle sister suddenly showing this expression.

Zhang Ruoyu rubbed his brows with his hand, his tone still not improving: "Xiaoxue, this is a matter between you and the Fucha family, why involve others?"

"Don't think that just because you two are women and Niuhulu is a man, it doesn't matter."

"If the genders were reversed, you two would be lechers and incompetent playboys!"

"Sister can already imagine how much the Niuhulu family despises you!"

Although Zhang Ruoxue was a concubine's daughter, the Zhang family had a good family tradition and her ancestors held high positions, so they had never treated her unfairly.

Especially since the mistress of the house has always been in poor health, and the family is headed by the kind and gentle eldest sister, who feels sorry for the mistress because her mother died when she was born, and dotes on her in every way.

Apart from being a little timid, she had never been scolded like this by Sister Zhang.

Being compared to a dandy, her face flushed red for a moment, and she stammered, "Elder sister..."

As soon as she opened her mouth, she couldn't help but cry, she looked so pitiful.

Zhang Ruoyu sighed and wiped away her tears with a handkerchief: "Don't harass Niuhulu again."

"As for Fucha, if you can't fight back after she treated you like this, then don't go out socializing in the future."

"I'll find you a youngest son of a wealthy family in Tongcheng, so you can marry him and go back to your hometown to enjoy a good life."

If you want to marry into a family of officials in the capital, you must be capable of doing so, and you will be eaten up without a single bone left.

Tongcheng is the ancestral home of the Zhang family, and the clan is prosperous. If she marries back home, her subordinates will flatter her and they will live a good life.

Zhang Ruoxue panicked and pulled at her clothes, saying, "Sister, I...I don't want to go back to the countryside!"

Compared with the capital, a small place like Tongcheng in a remote corner is really no different from exile.

If she were to marry back, not only would she not be able to see her parents and relatives all year round, she would also have to endure the flattery of people from small places.

Thinking back to when I went back to my hometown to worship my ancestors a few years ago, the appearance of those people was simply terrifying!

"If you don't want to, then fight back fiercely!" Zhang Ruoyu said in a stern tone, "You bullied our Zhang family and you're still intact. Don't you deserve to be bullied?"

Zhang Ruoxue covered her mouth and wanted to cry again, but she knew that tears would be useless to her elder sister, so she nodded: "Sister, I understand."

"If you don't know how to do it, Chunhe and Chunmiao around you are not vegetarians either," Zhang Ruoyu hit her with a stick, then touched her head and said, "You shouldn't send them away all day and run out by yourself."

If it were Chunhe and Chunmiao, could they be bullied so easily today?

Zhang Ruoxue had no choice but to agree and promised never to disturb Niu Hulu Mingheng again.

Zhang Ruoyu's complexion looked better. She went out and returned to her tent. The maid Chu Qing saw that she looked tired and hurriedly fetched water for her to wash.

While helping her wipe her face, he asked, "What are you busy with, girl? You haven't had a good rest for a long time."

Then she said to Chu Ji who followed her out, "You didn't keep an eye on her. The girl stayed up all night last night."

Zhang Ruoyu was too tired to speak, so Chu Ji replied, "The Second Miss was bullied again, and the young lady taught her a lesson for a long time."

Chu Qing's tone became even worse: "If they are not your biological children, you really can't raise them well. Your wife is already seriously ill, and you still have the mind to chase after other men and show your affection!"

"That's enough!" Zhang Ruoyu interrupted her, noting that she was going too far. "It's me who told them not to say anything so serious. It's a rare occasion for them to come out and have fun, so let them have their fun."

Her mother's condition worsened, and only her father and she knew about it. Her younger brothers and sisters were unaware.

You can’t blame the second sister for having bad intentions because of this.

Chu Qing spoke quickly and said awkwardly, "You can't be so cheap."

Zhang Ruoyu glanced at her, and she shut her mouth and concentrated on serving him.

For several days, Zhang Ruoxue did not go out to play with Fucha Jianing.

Fucha Jianing spoke without thinking at the time and regretted it after returning to the tent.

But she couldn't bring herself to apologize, and she felt ashamed to lose her follower, so when La Shushen came closer to her, she accepted it again.

That evening, Lin Mingyan leaned against the Fourth Master by the river, waiting for the roasted whole lamb. The natural aroma of the lamb made her drool.

Thirteen and Fourteen also came over and exchanged punches and kicks while waiting to eat meat.

Someone cried out in surprise: "Ahhhh~~~Snake!"

snake?

Lin Mingyan was most afraid of this kind of soft thing. Upon hearing this, she acted faster than her brain and jumped onto the Fourth Master's back.

He also desperately clamped his thin waist, fearing that he would accidentally fall to the ground and encounter the snake again.

The Fourth Master was facing the river with his back to her, but she suddenly pounced on him and they almost fell into the river together.

Fortunately, Lin Mingyan was not heavy, and he had been riding and shooting for many years, so he managed to keep his body steady and hold her buttocks firmly with his hands.

"Plop~~"

Lin Mingyan didn't expect that the two of them didn't fall into the river, but someone fell over there.

She looked over and saw a few familiar people, among whom Nara Shushen, dressed in pink, was the most eye-catching.

She was screaming for help: "Is there anyone here? Miss Fucha fell into the water. Please save her."

There was an anxious sob in his voice, and he seemed very worried.

But who would have thought that she was the one who created the snake just to embarrass Fucha.

"Is that Ma Qi's granddaughter?" Lin Mingyan said to the Fourth Master with some concern.

It would be fine if I hadn't encountered it, but now that I have encountered it, if I don't help him, I will not be able to report to my boss.

The Fourth Master said, "There are so many people there, someone will definitely come to rescue them."

"The wind was so strong on the prairie that we couldn't hear anything."

It’s not that he would not help, but if he really asked the guards to rescue him, they might become enemies after that.

He couldn't run down to save her either, so he had to avoid getting involved if possible, otherwise it would be too much trouble.

Lin Mingyan breathed a sigh of relief when she heard it, but then she looked again.

Depend on!

Her brother is there!

"Mingheng, Mingheng is there!" She said incoherently, "He can't be saved!"

If this sticky candy gets on you, won't you be able to get rid of it?!

The Fourth Master frowned, understanding Cha Cha's worries, and wondered whether he should ask the guards to go down and rescue her?

Over there, Nara Shushen was already begging Mingheng: "Lord Niu Hulu, please save Miss Fucha?"

"If we don't rescue her, someone might die!"

Niuhulu Mingheng had just led his men on patrol here when he saw Fucha fall into the water.

As a guard, he had to come over to check, and was then roasted on the fire by Nara Shushen.

In a flash, he even figured out that what happened today was probably a conspiracy between the two people, who wanted to carry him into the water to save people.

In the end, I made him take responsibility under the pretext of physical contact.

Haha, so stupid and vicious!