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

When Lin Mingyan returned to the Old Summer Palace, she felt really tired.

The two elders were able to stay in the princess's mansion as they wished, and Wen Xian was as happy as a mouse falling into a rice jar.

Only she came back to face the Fourth Master alone.

When the Fourth Master came back from his work, he saw her half-leaning on the chaise longue, taking a nap.

He lowered his voice and asked Rendong: "What did your master do today? Why is he so tired?"

She was clearly just going to attend a one-year-old celebration, so who would bother her at this point?

Isn’t it just to eat and drink, and then come back happily and chat with him?

How could Rendong dare to say anything more? After all, taking the Empress Dowager out of the palace without permission was already an extraordinary act.

If the master says so, then it’s okay. But if she says so, do you still want to keep your mouth shut?

So she just smiled to get away with it. Fortunately, the Fourth Master had already been attracted by Lin Mingyan's sleeping face.

Seeing that she couldn't say anything, he waved his hand and told her to go down.

The bedroom became quiet, and Lin Mingyan took a nap for a while, and immediately sensed that something was wrong.

When she opened her eyes, she saw the Fourth Master looking at her with a smile, his eyes moving.

That mature charm immediately struck her heart.

Unable to bear the temptation, Lin Mingyan followed her heart and kissed him.

The Fourth Master hasn't enjoyed her initiative for a long time. Today, it's rare that she is interested, so he can only encourage her.

The two of them were affectionate before dinner and only recovered when dusk fell.

Lin Mingyan's voice softened: "Master, I did something today, please don't be angry~"

As for men, it’s best to talk when they are full and satisfied.

Not to mention that he had no way to deal with Lin Mingyan. Even if she did something wrong, he couldn't bear to say a harsh word to her.

At this time, I just lazily asked: "Oh? What did you do?"

Lin Mingyan said timidly, "I took the Empress Dowager with me to Wen Xian."

Um?

The Empress Dowager?

"Is she okay?" The Fourth Master was shocked.

Wouldn't it be that if the Empress Dowager was kicked out, something bad would happen to her?

Lin Mingyan shook her head: "She confiscated it, it's fine."

The Fourth Master breathed a sigh of relief: "That's good, just take it with you."

"I guess the Royal Madam is destined to be with Wen Xian in this life, so this can be considered as fulfilling her wish."

Seeing that he didn't object, Lin Mingyan said awkwardly, "But now, the Empress Dowager and the Queen..."

"Is there going to be a fight?" The Fourth Master was shocked again.

Lin Mingyan was embarrassed: "╯□╰, that's not that serious."

"That's right, both of them want to live with Wen Xian and don't want to go back to the palace."

Fourth Master:...No? Did he hear it right?

A mama and an empress, both of them are living with their granddaughter and daughter?

Doesn’t this go against Tiangang?

Since ancient times, daughters have always returned to their parents' home. How could the elders of the daughter's family all live in the house of their daughter and son-in-law?

"This...this is nonsense~" The Fourth Master felt that he had nothing to say.

Lin Mingyan glanced at his expression and saw that he was not angry, but just a little speechless.

Only then did he feel relieved and said, "I thought that they were living in the Princess's Mansion anyway, which was also the territory of the Aixinjueluo clan. Their food and drink were all provided by the Imperial Household Department, so they were not considered the Tong family."

"They both looked at me so pitifully, I couldn't bear to refuse..."

The Fourth Master knew how soft-hearted Lin Mingyan was, so he sighed and said, "Su Peisheng, send both of them to Wen Xian's place tomorrow. They can stay as long as they want."

"Go to the harem and tell those who are willing to live with their sons and daughters to come to me."

Su Peisheng naturally accepted the order and thought to himself, Your Majesty, by doing this, aren't you saving money again?

In fact, this was something the Fourth Master had discussed with Lin Mingyan a long time ago. Letting these old concubines live in the palace would not only cost money, but also hinder them from enjoying family happiness.

He had originally wanted to find an opportunity to bring it up, but he didn't expect the Empress Dowager to give him the opportunity to ask.

After all, the Empress Dowager misses Wen Xian, so the other concubines in the palace may also miss their children?

This is the grace of His Majesty!

Lin Mingyan asked: "Master, what about those concubines who have no children?"

Alas, these people are a bit pitiful.

The Fourth Master shook his head: "There's nothing we can do about it. They won't have an easy life if they leave. I can still support them in the palace."

"Cha Cha is just too kindhearted. She wants to make life easier for everyone, but reality doesn't allow that."

These women can still find a place to stay in the palace, but they will be even more miserable if they leave.

Lin Mingyan had no choice, after all, the idea was there.

Being able to become a concubine, even if it is just a concubine, means you can live a life of good food and drink.

If she really wanted to say that they could be self-reliant and work as factory workers to earn money, she would be drowned in everyone's spit.

The censors would impeach her first, as she was abusing the late emperor's concubine at this time.

So, Lin Mingyan could only shut up.

I don’t know how many generations of efforts it will take for women to wake up and step out of their homes to realize their own value.

Since the Fourth Master mentioned that he could support his mother, and it didn't matter whether she was a prince or a princess, everyone started to take action.

The grace given at the beginning of the twelfth lunar month had already been fulfilled by everyone before the New Year.

The Empress Dowager and Concubine De stayed with Wen Xian, so the Fourth Master didn't need to bring her and the children into the palace during the New Year.

He directly ordered to pick up Wen Xian and go to the Old Summer Palace to celebrate the New Year together.

The Fourth Master has given the order, and neither the Empress Dowager nor Concubine De will disobey.

On New Year's Eve, the Old Summer Palace became bustling with activity.

As far as Hongli and others could remember, they had never seen such a little brother, and they all came over to touch and poke him.

Lin Mingyan looked over there with a smile, but when she turned around, she saw Yaliqi looking a little listless.

She then realized that she had been neglecting her daughter recently, and hurried over to touch her head: "My little sweetie, why are you unhappy?"

Yaliqi turned around and threw herself into her arms and replied, "Nothing, I just feel like Li Cheng has been acting a little strange lately."

"What? Did he bully you?" Lin Mingyan's face suddenly turned ugly.

Before, I saw that this kid could make Yaliqi happy, so I watched their development with a cold eye.

If this makes her daughter unhappy, she will look down on the Koreans!

Yaliqi shook her head: "He won't bully me, and he wouldn't dare!"

"It seems like he's been under a lot of pressure lately. He's in a bad mood and doesn't seem to be in good health either."

"I wonder if Goguryeo is also celebrating the New Year. Is he homesick?"

Lin Mingyan then felt something was wrong: "He had his annual holiday during the Little New Year, why didn't he go home?"

It's fine for a prince like him to study abroad, but how could he not go home for the New Year?