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

Lin Mingyan sat in Concubine De's palace for quite a while, feeling a little uneasy as she listened to her constant thanks.

However, because she insisted on going to see the Fourth Master and her tone was not very nice, she must have offended Concubine De.

Now, she was taking advantage of her son's happiness at returning home after making a contribution and trying to make amends.

After all, Defei and her two children all have the same petty nature, and it would never be good to be remembered by her.

Besides, Shisi's hair also needs to be smoothed, otherwise his mouth will easily turn up.

After much difficulty, the Fourth Master came to pick her up in the palace, and Concubine De was concerned about his injured leg.

The Fourth Master came in the imperial sedan chair, so he couldn't see anything and didn't want her to worry.

He said, "It's nothing serious. The Emperor has already asked the imperial physician to see him, and he's recovering well."

Defei wanted to get closer to him, but when she thought of Fourteenth, she stopped.

She may not have a good family background, but she has a good mind.

Everyone thought that His Majesty liked to see brothers being friendly and respectful to each other, but she had a vague guess that he would not want to see brothers from the same mother forming a gang.

If she wants to get close to Fourteenth, she can only be a little closer to Fourth.

The Fourth Master no longer cared about these things. He turned to look at Lin Mingyan beside him, his eyes full of smiles.

Anyway, he already has someone who is devoted to him, so it doesn’t matter what other people do.

After bidding farewell to Concubine De and leaving the palace, Lin Mingyan finally felt relieved and lifted the carriage curtain to look outside several times.

"I don't know if Hui'er and the others have gone to bed," she said anxiously, repeating this seven or eight times on the way.

The Fourth Master lowered the curtain for her again and said, "Don't look at it. You might get scared if you see anything late at night."

"The children must be asleep. If they're not asleep at this hour, won't you spank them when you get home?"

After hearing what he said, Lin Mingyan could only sit down peacefully.

After all, it’s already very late, so it’s better for children to go to bed early.

After finally returning to the mansion, they both went to the inner courtyard tacitly.

The Fourth Master still rode in a sedan chair. The mansion was not the palace, so there were not so many rules.

He felt sorry for Lin Mingyan because she was very tired recently, so he took her with him.

When they were almost at the inner courtyard, Lin Mingyan hesitantly sat up straight: "What's going on? The children are really not asleep yet?"

Not only was the inner courtyard brightly lit, but the faint sound of a child crying could also be heard.

The Fourth Master also felt something was amiss and ordered, "Hurry up and go take a look."

There were six children in Wen Xian's room. Except for Hongyun who was sleeping like a pig, the other children were all awake.

They had all slept, and seeing that the lights were still on so late and they could still see their brothers and sisters, it was impossible for them to go back to sleep.

Wen Xian was overwhelmed by their troubles, but she didn't dare let anyone out of her sight.

When the Fourth Master brought Lin Mingyan in and saw a room full of children, he was really surprised.

In recent years, the Fourth Master has become increasingly expressionless, with a cold and serious face.

He couldn't help it at this moment, and the calm expression on his face cracked.

"Why aren't you sleeping at this time?" the Fourth Master asked first.

Lin Mingyan's heart skipped a beat: "Where's Hui'er?!"

Hongyun is here and sleeping soundly, so there is no reason why Honghui shouldn’t be here!

Wen Xianqiang held on until now, and when he saw his brother and sister-in-law coming back, he started crying: "Fourth brother, fourth sister-in-law, Hui'er is missing!"

When Lin Mingyan heard the news, she felt dizzy.

After such a long journey, hearing such bad news could almost kill her.

The Fourth Master's eyes also turned red, and he asked in a deep voice, "What's going on? Four wet nurses can't take care of one child?!"

Since the triplets turned one year old, the number of wet nurses around them has gradually decreased to four per person.

However, the four wet nurses were only responsible for meals and accompanying the bride to sleep at night, and other maids and eunuchs were added at other times.

It's a joke that four wet nurses can't take care of Honghui at night when he's asleep!

Wen Xian was about to explain when a little maid ran in and shouted, "Your Highness, the eldest prince has been found! He's inside the rockery!"

"How is Hui'er!?" Lin Mingyan really couldn't stand any delay and wanted to know Honghui's situation immediately.

The little maidservant didn't expect that the Fourth Master and she had already returned. She was stunned for a moment and quickly replied, "Big Brother is fine!"

Lin Mingyan finally felt relieved, and her legs went weak and she almost fell.

Everyone rushed to the rockery. Cuizhu, with tears in her eyes, had just carried Honghui out. When she saw the Fourth Master and his wife, she immediately knelt down.

Honghui was crying loudly. No matter how strong he was, he was still a child and was somewhat frightened by this incident.

Lin Mingyan felt heartbroken when she heard him crying. She hurriedly hugged him and examined him carefully in her arms.

Although the only light at night was the fire in the servant's hand, she did not see Honghui injured, so she felt relieved.

The Fourth Master sat on the sedan chair and saw that Lin Mingyan had finished the examination and everything was fine, then he turned his gaze towards the rockery.

He ordered in a cold voice: "Bring the people inside out!"

Cuizhu quickly knelt down and said, "Master, the bad guy has been killed. My princess's leg was hit by a rock and she can't move!"

Geng just wanted to get out, but she failed after trying several times, so she had to carry Honghui out.

After hearing this, Lin Mingyan felt both grateful and guilty towards Geng. She turned to the Fourth Master and said, "Hurry up and rescue the person first."

Most of the top of the rockery has collapsed, and the entrance to the rockery cave is narrow. Not to mention moving the big rocks inside, even people can't get in to rescue.

The Fourth Master suppressed his anger, nodded, and ordered Su Peisheng to have someone dismantle the rockery overnight.

Lin Mingyan carried Honghui back to the inner courtyard. Seeing so many children, her heart finally settled down.

Let Wen Xian, who had been tired and frightened for so long, rest, and settle the children one by one.

The Fourth Master has received the report from the servant and knows everything that happened in the mansion, including Linglan's death and Geng's injury.

However, it was late at night, and neither Linglan's body nor Geng could be found, so he kept it a secret.

Lin Mingyan was indeed exhausted. She returned to her room, lay down next to the Fourth Master, and fell asleep immediately.

However, the Fourth Master felt so distressed when he saw her sleeping face.

He remembered that when she first entered the mansion, she had not received much favor, but she gave him a cold look just because of the beating of the servant.

Now that she thinks about it, she wasn't trying to be mean to him, she was just feeling really bad.

Now, the maid who had been with her for several years lost her life so tragically in order to save Honghui. How sad must she be?

Thinking back to the maid Linglan, the Fourth Master was actually not satisfied.

If Cha Cha hadn't insisted, he would have asked Su Peisheng to replace the person long ago.

Such a cunning and talkative maid could not last more than a month under his command.

But I didn't expect that such a maid was actually a loyal servant who risked her life to save Honghui's.

It seems that sometimes, you really can't judge a person by his appearance.