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

The moon is dark and the wind is high.

Lin Mingyan and the Fourth Master went to bed early. The village was peaceful and quiet, perfect for sleeping.

After the Fourth Master came here, his sleep quality improved dramatically.

The temperature was just right tonight, and the two of them slept soundly.

If the secret guards hiding in the dark had not discovered something wrong in the village, the two of them would have been captured by this group of people.

Lin Mingyan and the Fourth Master were yawning as they were led into hiding by the secret guards. Only then did they focus their attention on the villagers who had gathered around them.

This group of people were quite experienced. They all tiptoed towards their small house and slowly surrounded the front and back doors and windows.

Village chief Yu Youfu held a torch, his expression serious: "Wang family, are you sure these people are traitors?"

"Sure, sure, I've already told Uncle Yu," Widow Wang said, her body hunched over, her voice trembling.

She really regretted it. For a little bit of profit, she almost ruined not only her own family, but also the entire village.

Their village is full of Han people, and survival is already difficult for them.

The imperial court hated traitors so much that it was said that any village that had any connection with them would be destroyed immediately.

She is so scared!

After her husband died, she was almost in despair, and her dreams were of her whole family dying of exhaustion and starvation.

But thanks to the good policies of the court, their family managed to survive.

They were about to live a good life, but if she brought harm to everyone because of her greed for a little food, she would die with regrets.

She sobbed but didn't dare to sob loudly for fear of being heard by the people in the room.

The elder of the Yu clan glared at her and said to Yu Youfu, "Nephew, it's all my fault. Seeing their innocent eyes, I was deceived and let them into the village."

"Now that they are in our village, there is no point in saying anything more."

"Once we catch these two, it will be considered as meritorious service for my crimes. Then you can hand me over as the old man."

He is an old man. He lost his son when he was young, and his wife also passed away a few years ago.

I am alone and have to bear the blame, with no family to be affected.

Widow Wang choked up and said, "Uncle Si, it's all my fault..."

"Okay, let's not talk about right or wrong," Yu Youfu said with a frown, "As long as we can get rid of this person and keep the news from leaking out, everything will be fine."

He was not worried about the people coming from Gaomi. After all, if a traitor appeared in a village, everyone's life would hang on their belts.

There are indeed some people with bad character in the village, but they all value their lives.

Lin Mingyan and the Fourth Master hid in the dark and watched them enter the house, but found no one.

A group of people quietly went to the village in the back mountain, but it was also deserted...

Yu Zhuang was still busy, but they had already gone somewhere else.

Lying in the comfortable carriage, Lin Mingyan said, "Master, you see, no one is willing to give up their life to rebel."

"The people only care about their families and land. Who cares who is ruling them?"

The Fourth Master also understood this. After all, as long as the people lived a good life, they would praise the emperor.

If life is difficult, of course people will blame the people above them.

Lin Mingyan laughed: "The Han people even rebelled against their own rule. As long as you are a wise ruler, what is there to be afraid of?"

The Fourth Master's brows had relaxed. He felt that he shouldn't be afraid of something that hadn't happened.

Besides, Dai Zi has recovered and weapons have begun to be developed.

What does it matter if we use Hu San, a Han Chinese?

The Fourth Master was in high spirits and made a decision that Lin Mingyan had never expected - he was going to the south of the Yangtze River.

Lin Mingyan: ???

No, the Fourth Master went to the south of the Yangtze River?

Is Emperor Kangxi possessed?

She couldn't understand: "Master, didn't you say that going to Jiangnan would be a waste of money and manpower?"

When Emperor Kangxi was alive, whenever he went out of the border or to the south of the Yangtze River, he would shake his head and sigh, feeling sad that the money was wasted.

Lin Mingyan could understand that even in modern times, traveling would cost a lot of money.

Otherwise, it is impossible that she would not have been willing to travel even once in her previous life.

Not to mention that in ancient times when transportation was inconvenient, the pomp, personnel, and supplies for the emperor's travel were all a waste of money.

She thought that after the Fourth Master became emperor, he would never go out again.

Who would have thought that he would go to the south of the Yangtze River in just the second year?

"When the Emperor went south of the Yangtze River, I saw the Ministry of Revenue's expenditures and was naturally heartbroken," the Fourth Master said with a mysterious smile, "but this time, I found that we saved a lot."

He was like discovering a new world: "I brought enough guards and muskets. It turns out that I don't need to bring so many people and things to go south of the Yangtze River."

"And as long as we don't tell the Jiangnan officials, they won't have to waste their time and money on hosting us."

What can Lin Mingyan do?

She could only praise him loudly: "Master is awesome!"

Hey.

I thought that after becoming the queen, I could only wander around the capital occasionally and couldn't even go to the frontier to play.

She didn't expect that she could go to Jiangnan now. She had never been there in her two lifetimes!

She fell asleep while swaying in the carriage. Her dreams were full of beauties from the south of the Yangtze River, and she laughed so hard that her saliva was dripping.

When the Fourth Master heard her laughter, he rubbed his brows and put down the documents in his hands.

He gently tapped her cheek, and the corners of his mouth curled up.

He still remembered the first year she entered the mansion, when he promised her that he would take her to the south of the Yangtze River for a trip.

Later, due to various delays, I was unable to go out again.

When he ascended the throne, he was thinking that he must find an opportunity in this life to take her to fulfill her dream.

But I didn't expect that this sudden impulse would put this matter on the agenda.

Just now I thought I was a bit impulsive, but when I saw Cha Cha laughing even in her sleep, I felt it was worth it.

On the official road, they disguised themselves as a merchant caravan heading south of the Yangtze River, using the excuse of going south of the Yangtze River to purchase cloth.

In fact, the happiest person along the way was not Lin Mingyan, but the eunuch Xiaodengzi.

Ever since he recognized Dujuan as his sister, he almost became Dujuan's exclusive eunuch, always taking care of her personally.

Lin Mingyan was happy to see this happen, considering that Du Juan was getting older and had more and more things to deal with.

After all, a nanny in Dujuan's position would be served by young palace maids or eunuchs.

The small stool was to her liking, so it was naturally the best choice.

He never thought that after entering the palace as a eunuch, he would be able to leave the palace one day and go to Jiangnan.

"My hometown is in Jiangnan," he said with a look of longing, "I haven't been home since I was sold."

Dujuan has no feeling for home, but can understand those who miss home.

Specifically ask: "Where is your hometown? If it is convenient, I will ask the Queen to let you go home."

Xiaodengzi's eyes suddenly turned red: "My hometown is a small mountain village on the edge of Jinling..."