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

The locust plague cannot be completely eaten up by humans, even if everyone eats as much as they want regardless of their toxicity.

During a locust plague, the locusts fly so fast that after eating one piece of crops, they fly to another place. It is impossible to catch many by humans.

Killing or eating the captured locusts will not solve the locust plague.

Lin Mingyan was just angry that he didn't tell her in advance that he was going to provide disaster relief, so she said this on purpose to disgust him.

The Fourth Master understood everything very well and nodded her head helplessly: "Normally, some people eat locusts, but during a locust plague, the locusts change in appearance and you wouldn't dare eat them."

Normally, locusts are gentle and herbivorous, but when there is a large-scale locust plague, they become like possessed people.

Not only does it become ferocious in appearance, it also eats rice and wheat in big mouthfuls, and even takes a bite of humans and animals.

It’s good that the victims don’t kneel down to worship the locust god. Who would dare to eat locusts!

Lin Mingyan seized the opportunity and immediately retorted, "Of course you can eat it. Didn't Emperor Taizong of Tang, Li Shimin, eat it in public?"

In fact, the gathering of locusts does trigger a toxin, but only when eaten in large quantities will poisoning occur.

Li Shimin only ate one or two bites and was not poisoned.

But this move plays an important role in stabilizing people's hearts.

Lin Mingyan muttered to the Fourth Master, who nodded thoughtfully.

When she reminded the Fourth Master, he suddenly remembered that if Emperor Taizong of Tang could eat it, why couldn't he, a little prince, eat it?

He had new ideas about this disaster relief.

He hugged Lin Mingyan and gave her a big kiss, then hurried off to find his advisors to discuss countermeasures.

He was doing this for the country and the people, so Lin Mingyan was not really angry and quickly helped him pack his luggage.

Although he eats and lives with the subordinates, he cannot be made to work too hard.

Lin Mingyan had no choice but to make preparations for food.

Fortunately, in the past six months, the wife has passed away and no one from above cares about her, so she spends her free time preparing food.

The first is the hot and sour vermicelli. The vermicelli is made very thin and can be eaten after being boiled in hot water.

If it is inconvenient to stop to make a fire and cook while you are on the road, soaking vermicelli is a good choice.

Not to mention that she also developed sauces of different flavors. Bring two large jars and a small jar of vinegar, and the taste is guaranteed.

I tinkered with the earthen kiln a while ago and made a lot of roasted pork jerky and beef jerky, so I decided to bring some for the Fourth Master.

In this way, there should be no shortage of food and meat on the road.

There was no way to deal with vegetables. After thinking about it, Lin Mingyan took two basins, filled them with sand, and started growing bean sprouts.

By the time all these were prepared, it was already noon. The Fourth Master hurriedly ate a few mouthfuls of food and went out to provide disaster relief.

Lin Mingyan stood at the door and watched until the tail of the team leaving the city disappeared from sight, then she returned to the inner courtyard.

The weather was dry, the artificial lake in the mansion had become much shallower, and the flowers, plants, and trees all looked listless.

Even so, this is the result of the gardener in the mansion watering the flowers morning and evening.

The Fourth Master went to Henan, which was the hardest hit area by the drought and locust plague.

Just the lack of water can make a person lose a layer of skin.

Lin Mingyan sat at home a little worried: "I should have persuaded him more earlier. It is not necessary for the Fourth Master to go!"

No matter what, Emperor Kangxi had so many sons.

The Fourth Master is neither the legitimate heir nor the eldest, nor is he his favorite. Why should he stand up?

She looked at the Eighth Master's Mansion across the wall with frustration, thinking that this man loved a good reputation the most, so why didn't he volunteer?

They rush to do good things, but avoid suffering and hard work faster than anyone else!

Pooh!

Nothing~

Lin Mingyan knew that the Fourth Master was willing to go because that was just the way he was, serving the people and the country, and it had nothing to do with others.

But knowing is one thing, and feeling upset is another.

Especially after the Fourth Master left, the people next door became active again and often went to the Ministry of Revenue.

Mingheng came to the mansion to see her and brought news from outside, which said that the Eighth Master was actively preparing food and calling on court officials to donate money and materials.

These are things that the Fourth Master has done once before, so he just needs to do them.

Not to mention that he is different from the Fourth Master. He is willing to put aside his status and exaggerate people's donations as unparalleled good deeds.

In a short time, a lot of disaster relief grain was collected, and Mr. Ba's reputation became more and more famous.

This move, of course, played into Emperor Kangxi's hands, and he praised him in public for the first time.

These days, there is no one in the capital more prosperous than the Eighth Master.

There are countless people coming in and out of the Eighth Master's Mansion every day, and the noise is so loud that it's like a famous tourist attraction.

Lin Mingyan thought about how the Fourth Master was suffering outside while the Eighth Master was getting all the benefits, and she cursed in anger!

In just half a month, Mr. Ba suddenly became strong again.

Guo Luoluo was so shocked that she followed her husband's lead and went to her sisters-in-law to collect disaster relief funds.

She first went to the Prince of Zhi's mansion and spoke to Princess Zhang.

Although Zhang is the eldest sister-in-law, she has just married into the family and is still quite shy.

Encouraged by Guo Luoluo, he had no choice but to donate as she pleased.

Guo Luoluo still felt it was not enough, so she told her to reduce the expenses for concubines by half, which was also a token of the kindness of the women in the backyard.

Wu's allowance was cut in half, and she came to complain to Lin Mingyan: "You don't know Sister Niu Hulu, she treats us like the concubines of her Eighth Master, and she has to cut it down if she wants."

"I won't say anything more. Our prince will stay with me for at least half a month. I don't live on the monthly allowance."

"But there are two old concubines in the backyard who have been there for many years. They have no official title or status and have long lost their favor. They just rely on their monthly salary to live a tight life."

"Now, the original three melons and two dates have been reduced by half. How can we live like this?"

"Yesterday, someone threatened to jump into a well and end it all!"

Guo Luoluo was really vicious. Not only did she make her own concubines suffer, she also forced other people's concubines to commit suicide.

Is this still a human being?

Lin Mingyan's eyes widened: "What happened next? What happened?"

"After all, our wife is a good person, so she paid the difference for the two concubines out of her own pocket," said Mrs. Wu, touching her nose.

In fact, Zhang was more afraid that she would cause trouble and force her concubine to death after she got married, so she was scared.

Lin Mingyan raised her eyebrows: Oh, in this case, wouldn’t it be only Wu who suffered the loss?

The princess has gained fame by donating money, and she has a dowry so she is not short of money.

The two concubines had a big fight, got compensation, and were back to their old ways.

Only Mrs. Wu lost half of her monthly period, which was really miserable.

Wu actually understood it, but she could only pretend to be ignorant about this matter.

The concubine made a fuss because she really couldn't make it anymore. If she dared to make a fuss, she would be branded as someone who ignored the victims.

Lin Mingyan laughed sarcastically: "The higher you jump now, the harder you'll fall. Just wait and see."

It would be fine if a Beile had a reputation, but it is too utilitarian for a Beile's wife to be so busy running around.

Although there is no queen in the palace, is the Crown Princess just a decoration?