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

How is life at Widow Wang’s home?

Even though the Fourth Master had just arrived here, he knew that Widow Wang's family was probably the worst off in Yu Village.

This mud house has been in disrepair for many years. It is only because the weather is dry and there is no rain in the summer that it is definitely not worth seeing.

The clothes of this family were all patched up, except for Wang Xiaohua who had a uniform issued by Miaorentang, so it was pretty good.

As for food, needless to say, he and Wang Xiaoshu chatted along the way and found out that the Wang family hardly ever ate meat all year round.

When Butcher Yu saw him coming to sell meat, his eyes were as big as copper bells in shock. It was obvious that he had not expected to do business with Widow Wang's family.

I heard that in order to save a penny, they also walked to the capital to buy meat during the New Year.

The Fourth Master cannot go against his conscience and say that Widow Wang's family has an easy life.

He sighed and shook his head: "Ah, I didn't expect that there are still families living such a hard life in the suburbs of Beijing."

Of course, he was not an emperor who said, "Why don't you eat meat porridge?" He knew that some of his subjects outside might not have enough food to eat.

But he didn't expect that there were such poor families in the suburbs of Beijing. This is the emperor's capital, and the people's lives are so difficult.

Isn’t it even more difficult for those who live in poor and remote areas?

"Master, you may think their family's life is difficult, but they feel it is full of hope," said Lin Mingyan.

"There is a village school in the village, and the eldest son of the Wang family can even learn to read and write."

"They don't have much good farmland, but they have a lot of mountain land and grow a lot of sweet potatoes."

"Although my youngest daughter is a girl, she is the only one in the family who can earn money and bring it home."

"Although life is hard, the family's eyes are full of light because they know that with hard work, their lives will get better and better."

The more the Fourth Master listened, the more confused he became. "Didn't Cha Cha bring me out here to... ahem? How did it become a way of understanding the people's sentiments?"

This kind of close contact with the people is similar to the emperor's incognito visits in the past, and it can indeed help us understand the real people's sentiments.

But he still remembered the purpose of this trip, which was to see whether the Han people would really rebel if given the chance.

Lin Mingyan smiled and said, "Master, don't be anxious."

"No one would be so stupid as to say that if someone they don't know tells you to rebel, you'll just get on board."

Of course the Fourth Master was anxious. After all, although he had left the palace, most of his thoughts were still on the court.

After all, Honghui is still young, and he still has to have the final say on some things.

Lin Mingyan saw the eagerness in his eyes, but she tricked him out this time just to teach him to slow down and enjoy life.

The Fourth Master's workaholic nature is truly difficult to deal with. Since becoming emperor, he has had very few days off.

She always persuades me to be better after two days, but after a while, my old habits return.

Take this opportunity to let him experience life.

The Fourth Master couldn't do anything with her, so he could only suppress his impatience and think of working outside.

As a result, at night, not only was it impossible to read the memorial in this small room, the oil lamp was so dim that even Cha Cha's face could not be seen clearly.

Lin Mingyan looked at him taking a deep breath and went to take a shower with a smile on her face.

Fortunately, she didn't treat herself badly. The bathtub was already prepared, and she just needed to boil some water.

After washing and lying on the new bedding, the Fourth Master looked up and was despaired - there was a hole in the roof, just enough for him to see the starry sky.

Lin Mingyan was a little happy. In her previous life, she had only heard of the starry sky roof of Rolls-Royce. Wasn’t it possible that she had seen a real starry sky roof in ancient times?

The Fourth Master had become accustomed to reading memorials at night, and now he couldn't fall asleep while lying in bed.

Since I can't sleep and can't work, I can only do something else.

The Fourth Master turned over, faced Lin Mingyan, and slowly sucked her earlobe.

Lin Mingyan trembled in the darkness and reached out to push him: "Can't you just take a rest?"

It’s either work or work!

You're almost thirty. Isn't it said that men start to go downhill when they reach thirty?

The Fourth Master hummed, "Isn't this Master starting to rest?"

As he spoke, his fingers moved down again and gently stroked her waist and abdomen.

Lin Mingyan was tickled by his actions and begged for mercy with a smile, "Master, stop it~~"

The Fourth Master refused to listen and started to make a scene, "Cha Cha, since you dragged me here, you have to find a way to relieve my boredom."

What can Lin Mingyan do?

We can only sink together.

When the moon in the sky shyly hid away, the embarrassing sounds in the house finally stopped.

Lin Mingyan was so tired that she didn't want to move a finger, and kicked the Fourth Master's leg slightly.

He said in a hoarse voice, "Go~~boil some water!"

This is not the palace, and there is no hot water prepared by the servants.

If you want to clean it, of course you have to boil water.

So in the quiet little village, smoke rose in the middle of the night, and the Fourth Master boiled a pot of hot water on his own for the first time.

By the time they had cleaned up Lin Mingyan and were lying down in each other's arms, they could hear the crowing of chickens outside.

Lin Mingyan said dazedly: "It's already dawn~~~"

The Fourth Master felt a little embarrassed, but he thought, he would dare to do it again next time!

The two fell into a deep sleep on this simple little bed, and when they woke up again, it was already bright outside.

In the village, waking up at this time is something that others would never dare to think about.

After all, there is endless work to do early in the morning, and time waits for no one.

By the time Lin Mingyan packed up and went out, Widow Wang had already returned with the pig feed.

When he saw her, he greeted her: "Big sister, I stewed sweet potatoes this morning and saved some for you."

"It's nestled in the pot hole, it's still warm, come and eat it quickly."

She was not surprised that they got up so late. After all, she had heard that many nobles in the city would sleep until noon before getting up.

Besides, they were obviously very tired after moving yesterday, so they deserved more rest.

She was grateful that they rented her a house, and since the sweet potatoes were grown at home and weren't worth much, she left breakfast for them.

Lin Mingyan and the Fourth Master were not picky. After thanking them, they took the sweet potatoes and started eating.

"Mrs. Wang, your sweet potatoes are quite sweet," Lin Mingyan praised sincerely.

Widow Wang's smile deepened. "This is the new sweet potato variety developed by the Empress. When it was first released, everyone rushed to plant it."

"It's because I got up early and ran quickly to grab some, otherwise it wouldn't be my turn."

"Before, sweet potatoes were just enough to fill our stomachs, and the children would choke and cry."

“This one tastes much better now.”

After being praised again, Lin Mingyan finished eating the sweet potatoes with a smile, and then took the Fourth Master's hand to stroll around the village.

He didn't come back until almost noon, and when he came back he actually sent a bag of brown rice to Widow Wang's house.

"Thank you, Aunt Wang, for saving the meal for my wife and me. I'm giving you this brown rice as a token of my gratitude."

Widow Wang waved her hands repeatedly, "This...this is unacceptable. They're just two sweet potatoes. How can they be worth a bag of brown rice?"