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

"It hurts so much, it hurts so much~~~" Hongshi lay on the ground wailing and rolling around.

No matter what he had said before, he did not understand how cruel foot binding was.

Only when you experience it yourself will you understand how painful it is.

Only then did he truly sympathize with the women with bound feet and felt deep regret.

After all, he is his biological son. Seeing him like this, the Fourth Master couldn't bear it and glanced away.

Lin Mingyan witnessed such a cruel thing with her own eyes, and felt a little sympathy. She began to persuade him: "Your Majesty, Hongshi also knows that he is wrong. Look..."

You don't really need to wrap his feet, do you?

If he became disabled like this, his personality would become even more distorted, and in the end, I don’t know which girl would marry him and serve him.

Now that he has experienced the pain, it is better to ask the imperial physician to see him.

The Fourth Master certainly couldn't bear it, so he nodded at her and asked sternly, "Hongshi, do you know you're wrong?"

Hongshi had no backbone to begin with, so at this point, he had no other words to say. He just nodded hurriedly: "I was wrong, I was wrong. I already know I was wrong!"

The Fourth Master then waved his hand and told Su Peisheng: "Go and ask the imperial physician to come and take a look."

After saying this, he turned back to Hongshi and said, "It's only because you were born into the royal family and are a man, otherwise you would have to wrap up your broken leg."

"From then on, every step I took was excruciatingly painful. I was staggering and couldn't even run or walk."

"Do you still think that's charming now?!"

Hongshi shook his head so hard that it almost made a sound like water: "No, I won't dare to do it again! Your son won't dare to do it again!"

Not to mention that he thinks it looks good now, his whole body aches when he hears the word "foot binding"!

Children are a debt. Seeing him like this, the Fourth Master could only let it go.

After all, no matter how much it is said that the emperor is guilty of the same crime as the common people, it is really just to shut outsiders up.

He had already broken his leg, so asking the imperial physician to treat it would not be considered a breach of promise.

Lin Mingyan felt relieved when she saw that the imperial physician's expression was not too bad.

Even if Hongshi's feet were crippled, he couldn't replace them with the feet of those women.

She was unwilling to bear the blame of being a vicious stepmother for this.

However, those women cannot just get away with it like this, Hongshi also has to be held responsible for this.

Lin Mingyan was discussing with the Fourth Master how to save those women when they heard cries of grief outside.

Her cry was so strong that it seemed as if one could hear her crying even from several hilltops away.

Zhang didn't mean it. She was really scared after hearing the news and could only vent it this way.

"My son, my son~~~~" She almost rolled in, her face covered with tears and snot, looking miserable.

After coming in, she opened her eyes wide and looked around. When she saw Hongshi lying on the couch, she rushed over.

She only has this one son in her life, and he is her lifeblood.

Something happened to her vitals and she almost lost her soul.

The words were spoken without thinking: "Who is this black-hearted person who wants to harm my son~~~"

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, please take care of Hongshi, don't let him be harmed by the traitors!!!"

Zhang frequently cast hateful glances at Lin Mingyan. She didn't say it out loud, but her meaning was that it was all Lin Mingyan's fault.

Lin Mingyan was speechless. She knew Zhang would think this way before she even walked in.

Now it is indeed the case, she has let it go, but the Fourth Master will not allow it.

He scolded, "Shut up! If you howl again, get out!"

Zhang's loud voice suddenly stopped and she could only sob.

In fact, she also knew that the Emperor would definitely not listen, but she would feel uncomfortable if she didn't say a few words.

"Why is Hongshi like this?" she asked sobbingly.

The Fourth Master had no intention of replying to her, and Lin Mingyan certainly would not yield to someone who hated her openly or secretly.

Su Peisheng had no choice but to explain: "The Fourth Prince committed..."

He explained the matter clearly in a few words, and Zhang was even more upset after hearing it.

What's wrong with foot binding?

So many women bound their feet, and it wasn't a practice invented by Hongshi.

Besides, if you bind your feet, you can get married better. Her niece on her mother's side has bound her feet.

Why did Hongshi act like he had committed a serious crime just because he praised her a few times?

Although Zhang was upset, she did not retort.

But who is the Fourth Master? He can tell what she is thinking at a glance.

He sneered, "What? Do you think foot binding is nothing, or even good?"

"Then I'll tell the imperial physician to stop treating him and just wrap him up, and then wrap you up too."

"Wouldn't it be better if you and your son were together?"

Zhang felt a chill run down her feet after hearing this, and shook her head like a rattle: "How, how are these the same?"

"Unmarried women bind their feet not because of Hongshi, but because they want to marry someone better..."

"Oh? Are you saying that women with bound feet are better?" The Fourth Master narrowed his eyes and said with a sense of oppression, "Then let's grant Zhang Rennian's second daughter to be the Fourth Master's wife."

"That's your niece from your mother's side, and she also has bound feet. I think you should be satisfied."

The Fourth Master had seen Hongshi and Zhang's ups and downs for so long.

It is understandable that they want to find a wife whose maternal family is powerful. Since they are all sons, the Fourth Master will not favor one over the other, so he just turns a blind eye.

I thought it would be a good thing if Hongshi could find a good wife.

Since things have turned out like this, let’s just make it a decision and stop thinking about it!

"What? How can that be possible?" Zhang felt as if the sky was falling.

Doesn’t she know what Zhang is capable of?

As an aunt, she naturally likes her niece very much. After all, she is related to her by blood.

But no matter how close they are, the Zhang family can't lift a finger at her. How can they just take Hongshi's position as his wife?

She doesn't deserve it at all!

The Fourth Master did not discuss it with her, nor did he care about her reaction. He immediately asked Su Peisheng to draft an imperial edict and sent someone to the Zhang family to issue it.

Lin Mingyan didn't interrupt, but she felt that the little girl from the Zhang family was really miserable.

After all, she had her feet bound halfway through her life, and it was Zhang who instigated it.

After suffering such a great misfortune, you won’t have a good life if you marry someone else.

It is not a good idea to marry Hongshi now. After all, Zhang will definitely be uncomfortable, and she will definitely be tortured.

Both Zhang and Hongshi had sullen faces, and both mother and son looked equally unhappy.

But the Fourth Master didn't care about all this. He even thought that the reason why Hongshi was so disappointing was because of Zhang's spoiling.

It seems that it was not a good idea to let them move out of the palace and live together in separate residences.

Now Zhang is still not satisfied with little Zhang, so she might cause trouble in the backyard after marriage.

Hongshi is getting old, so it’s better to just throw him away.

The fourth master thought for a while and decided on a good place...