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

Chapter 527: Salt Inspector

Lin Mingyan also felt bad. She promoted sweet potatoes to save the people from dire straits, but unexpectedly she ended up putting them in dire straits.

The Fourth Master noticed her expression, quickly thought of it, and quickly comforted her: "Cha Cha, this is not your fault, don't think too much."

"It's clearly my fault. I didn't think it through, and I gave these unscrupulous people the opportunity to take advantage of this loophole!"

God knows that after he learned about the Wang family's practices at the banquet, he was so disgusted that he couldn't even eat a bite of food.

Before, it looked like there were gold, silver and riches on the table, but now it looked like there were piles of bones on the table.

He wished he could reveal his identity immediately and kill all these people!

Seeing that he was extremely angry, Lin Mingyan raised her head and said, "Master, this is not my fault, and of course it is not your fault either. The fault lies with those corrupt officials and profiteers."

"We cannot punish ourselves for the mistakes of others. The ones who should be punished are the ones who did the wrong thing."

From the moment she left her previous life's home and pulled out the blood-sucking umbilical cord, she would no longer punish herself for other people's mistakes.

She wants these people to pay the price!

Of course, the Fourth Master didn't think it was his fault. He was afraid that Cha Cha would blame herself, so he said that to coax her.

Seeing that she was so open-minded, he felt relieved and turned to look at Su Peisheng: "Go and find out what's going on."

It is necessary to carefully investigate the scope of this incident, how many people are involved, and how many people are harmed.

After returning to the Wang family's mansion, Lin Mingyan no longer had the heart to visit the charming Suzhou gardens.

At first she was wondering how the Wang family could leave such a nice house vacant.

He even gave them a place to stay without feeling any regret at all.

It turns out that in the past few years, they have earned countless houses like this, so they must feel sorry for it.

She thought bitterly, and before she even returned to the main house, she heard Honeysuckle say, "Sister Dujuan, why are you back so early?"

Du Juan asked for leave to take her adopted brother home to visit. They had originally agreed that he would not be back until dinner time.

It’s just past noon now. Why are you back so early? Did something happen?

Lin Mingyan followed Rendong's gaze and saw a small stool in a mess.

The child was young and had a lovely smiling face. Because of Dujuan, he often appeared in front of her to make her laugh.

He is a familiar face. I am used to seeing him smiling. But seeing him look so disheveled today, I feel a little uncomfortable.

"What's wrong? What's this?" Lin Mingyan frowned.

She had experienced betrayal by her family before, and she didn't think anything good would come of going back to look for her relatives after being sold as a eunuch.

But when I agreed to them in the morning, I was thinking, what if?

Just because she hasn't had it doesn't mean others haven't had it either.

Seeing the miserable appearance of the little stool, I felt upset again.

When Xiaodengzi heard her question, tears came down again: "My Queen, I have no home~~No home, no parents, and no brother~~~"

Dujuan sighed and briefly explained what had happened today.

He also pushed Uncle Li who was standing behind him and asked him to explain clearly.

Uncle Li was so frightened when he entered the garden that he lost his mind and could not hear what they were saying at all.

I only know that as agreed before, when I meet the noble person, I will tell him all my experiences of the past few years.

Lin Mingyan had already learned some things at Wang's house that morning, but now, listening to Uncle Li talk about these blood and tears, she was definitely more shocked.

In just over three years, seven lives had been lost in the Li family alone. In addition to Xiao Dengzi's parents and three brothers, Uncle Li's wife and youngest son also starved to death.

There are many families like the Li family in Wushan Village. Some of them even suffered the same misfortune as Yuou and lost their entire family.

And how many Wushan villages are there in Jinling and even the entire Jiangnan region?

Lin Mingyan couldn’t imagine, what if there were more than just officials like this in Jiangnan?

She asked Dujuan to take Xiaodeng and the other two downstairs, and immediately turned around to find the Fourth Master.

The Fourth Master... was very angry.

However, even though I encountered such a thing, it is better than coming here and finding nothing.

"It seems this is the meaning of an incognito visit," said the Fourth Master, stroking the ring in his hand.

Lin Mingyan suddenly remembered the TV dramas she had watched before, in which Kangxi and Qianlong always had plots of incognito visits.

I have never seen so many Yongzhengs before, but I didn't expect that he would fall in love with this feeling.

It's true. The emperor's tours are always grand, and his subordinates have been ready for you to check for eight hundred years. There's nothing you can find out.

People like them came quietly, figured things out and left, and in the end they were punished without anyone knowing what happened.

It’s really refreshing!

The Fourth Master also explained to her, "It might be too late to send someone from the capital to investigate. However, we do have two trustworthy people here who might be of some use."

"Hmm? Who's here?" Lin Mingyan was a little curious.

Fortunately, the Fourth Master often told her these things and would not blame her for asking first.

He replied naturally, "Lin Hai, currently serving as the Imperial Censor of Suzhou Salt Inspection, is honest and loyal."

"He's good at investigations and has enough power. I can trust him with this matter."

When Lin Mingyan heard that the Suzhou Salt Inspector was also called Linhai, she asked, a little distracted, "Does he have a beautiful daughter named Daiyu?"

The Fourth Master didn't understand her train of thought. He smiled and pinched her cheek, "Why would you pay attention to your daughter? Are you jealous?"

"But it seems that he has a daughter. After the talent show in two years, you'll know if she's as beautiful as a flower."

Lin Mingyan was also amused by her own divergent thinking. Remembering that at that time the daughters of Manchus and ministers were all to be selected for beauty pageants, she forgot about Daiyu.

After all, this doesn't happen in the book, so it's obviously fictional.

However, "Is the master going to choose a concubine?"

This year, a minister had already submitted a petition proposing a beauty pageant, but the Fourth Master refused on the pretext of observing mourning for Emperor Kangxi.

But after the three years of mourning, the draft will definitely be held.

After all, without the selection process, the daughters of Manchus and ministers could not be married.

Since they cannot arrange marriages, the young men will have no wives.

So the draft is still imperative.

However, Lin Mingyan was not very comfortable, after all, talent shows were inherently inhumane.

It's like stripping the women naked, comparing them from inside out, and then distributing them as gifts.

Every time she mentioned it, she felt a sense of horror like a weird movie.

Not to mention that she is now the queen, and will personally participate in the selection and interfere in the lives of those girls in the future.

Just thinking about it makes me uncomfortable.

Seeing her unhappy look, the Fourth Master quickly stated, "Don't worry, Chacha. If you're not choosing for me, I don't want anyone else~"

"But the royal family's sons of the right age are all waiting..."