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

Lin Mingyan had a sad face and explained to Mingheng the fact that he couldn't get the other girl.

Even the Fourth Master was helpless now: "This...you didn't tell me~"

Of course she didn't say it. After all, this involved secret love and the girl's reputation. The fewer people who knew about it, the better.

I didn't expect that without saying this, the Fourth Master would do such a coincidental thing.

"Maybe Mingheng won't go tomorrow?" Lin Mingyan held on to a glimmer of hope.

Of course this is impossible, the Fourth Master doesn't even need to think about it.

He was the one who introduced this master to Mingheng. No matter who the other party was, Mingheng would respectfully become his disciple.

After all, he had already made an agreement with the other party, and if he didn't go, he would become an enemy.

Sure enough, Mingheng went to visit Zhang's house with Ling Zhu the next day and became Zhang Tingyu's disciple.

Zhang Tingyu thought that he was not qualified to accept a disciple, but since the matter was arranged by Prince Yong and the disciple was his brother-in-law, he had no choice but to accept it.

However, after accepting it and testing it, he was satisfied.

Because although Mingheng did not study the Four Books and Five Classics seriously, he has extremely rich experience and his own ideas.

In addition, he was a humble, studious and persevering person, so Zhang Tingyu liked him more and more the more he looked at him.

The master is like a half-father to Zhang Tingyu, and he habitually asks about his marriage.

When I found out that they were not engaged yet, I felt so regretful!

"If only it had happened earlier. Now my two daughters of marriageable age are engaged," he said with real regret.

Mingheng didn't even smile when he heard this. He really couldn't laugh.

However, Zhang Tingyu had a better impression of him. It is a gentleman's behavior not to listen to what is not proper!

When Lin Mingyan learned the news, Mingheng had already gone to study hard with others and even moved into the Zhang Mansion.

"Well, it's useless to say anything now~"

Since there is no other way, this is the only way.

The Fourth Master has become busy again recently because there are still many things to do after Miss Jin and her gang were arrested.

"Have you confessed everything?" Lin Mingyan asked quietly, a little curious.

The Fourth Master nodded: "No matter how tough one is, who can endure torture?"

He didn't say much about this, for fear that Cha Cha would be frightened again if she heard it.

I picked up an interesting one and told her, "But Miss Jin's life story is really confusing..."

It turns out that this Miss Jin, who was not liked by her own family, was actually the daughter of Emperor Kangxi.

In other words, she was a proper princess, but she was kept as a child and used to rebel against the Qing court.

"Ah? So you left her alive?" Lin Mingyan's eyes were bigger than copper bells.

This was a palace secret, and he listened attentively.

The Fourth Master shook his head. "How is that possible? How could the Emperor admit to such a ridiculous thing?"

"This group of people were secretly executed, but Miss Jin also had a good end and was properly buried."

From this point of view, it is almost certain that he is the emperor's bloodline.

However, there are dozens of children in the palace, and this one who is stranded outside and exploited by others is certainly not worth mentioning.

"Except for her, everyone else ended up in a miserable state. That was half of the revenge for Linglan," Lin Mingyan had no sympathy for these people.

The Fourth Master said, "There's one more person we've missed, the Hua Dan from the opera troupe."

"I saw him when he was performing at the VIP Residence, but he was a different person when he entered the palace."

"I don't know where that person is hiding."

It's really because he put on a big painted face when he was performing, so you really can't recognize him normally.

If he had not secretly monitored the situation and knew the number of people, and then checked again after finding out that one person was missing, he would not have known that the actress had disappeared.

"She got such a good deal!" Lin Mingyan frowned, a little unhappy.

The Fourth Master was also unhappy, but since even the Emperor couldn't find out about this matter, there was nothing he could do.

East Palace.

The prince drank cold wine from the pot and glanced at the young eunuch kneeling on the ground.

His voice was hoarse, "That's what he said?"

The young eunuch half-tilted his head, revealing his swan-like neck, and answered, "Yes."

"Master Saiqi said that he will never enter the palace again."

Saiqi, who was a guard of the Eastern Palace, was transferred to the Infantry Yamen after the New Year, and it was his own request.

Because of this matter, the prince even left the palace before the first month of the year.

Unexpectedly, after leaving the palace, the two had an argument and the prince returned to the palace angrily.

After that, he even visited Mount Wutai, and his expression became colder day by day.

The eunuchs around him have all been replaced, but this new one, Xiao Muzi, has gradually come to the fore.

Xiao Muzi is different from other eunuchs. If he changes into fancy clothes and goes out, he might be mistaken for a young master from a wealthy family.

Not only does he have a graceful figure, he is also handsome as cast, not to mention his clear and pleasant voice.

In short, it would be strange if he was not favored!

Now, there is no place for other servants in the prince's room, and only Xiao Muzi is allowed to serve him.

"If you don't want to go in, then don't go in. Do you think I'm that rare?!" The prince drank the cold wine in the pot in one gulp and threw the small silver pot away.

He hooked his finger towards Xiao Muzi: "Come, help me undress~"

Xiao Muzi stood up, walked over with graceful steps, stretched out her scallion-white fingers, and hooked them around the prince's waist.

Gradually, a familiar sound came from the house...

The young eunuch guarding the door outside was not surprised. The two men looked at each other and walked away calmly.

Anyway, now in the Eastern Palace, even the Crown Princess and the two concubines have fallen out of favor.

Not to mention the former chief guard, who had long since left the palace and disappeared without a trace.

Now, the only one who is extremely popular in front of the prince is Master Mu.

Xiao Muzi's skills are quite good, and the prince has never experienced this kind of stimulation from anyone else.

After a moment of lovemaking, Xiao Muzi still didn't forget about business: "There's news over there that the people executed a while ago were a group of Ming restorationists...thieves."

"In this way, many unclear sins were put on their heads."

After saying this, he stared at the prince with his beautiful eyes, with a hint of wanting to say something but stopping himself.

"Speak!" The prince's good mood disappeared again.

"They said that the incense in the Crown Princess's palace a while ago was made by this group of people's spies in the palace," Xiao Muzi said tremblingly, "and the Eighth Lady's child was also..."

"Bang~~~"

The cloisonné vase with dragon pattern on the bedside fell to the ground with a thud, and the prince's eyes even turned slightly red!

"Heh~ In order to protect someone, you'll say anything!" The prince clenched his fists, wishing he could shout so loudly that everyone in the palace could hear.

Xiao Muzi quickly put on his clothes and got out of bed, kneeling among the broken porcelain pieces on the floor: "It's all my fault for being so clumsy, please punish me, Your Highness~"

As a prince, breaking a bottle is disrespectful to the emperor.

Little Muzi was smart and quickly admitted the crime.

The prince calmed down a bit, and when he looked at him, most of his anger had dissipated: "Get up, I don't blame you~"