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

The Fourth Master looked at the "Zhili Map" spread out on the desk, his fingertips slowly sliding along the winding canal, finally stopping at the location of Tianjin.

He then took out his enamel-inlaid pocket watch and looked at it, saying, "The train should have arrived in Tianjin by now!"

The sun was shining brightly outside the window, illuminating the train design lying on the copper paperweight on the desk.

"Of course we're here," Lin Mingyan leaned sideways on his shoulder, her fingertips gently tracing the coastline on the map towards Jiangnan. "If we could build railroad tracks all the way to Yangzhou, the grain transported here could reach the capital directly, saving twenty days each way."

"But the south has many hills and dense water networks, making track construction quite difficult."

Lin Mingyan was not so conceited as to think that the railway could be built smoothly. After all, the smooth construction of the Beijing-Tianjin Railway was somewhat due to the advantage of being located in a plain.

If the terrain is really complicated, we don’t know if it has been repaired halfway yet.

The Fourth Master held her hand and pointed her fingertips toward the distance. The outline of the Korean Peninsula was like a faint ink stain on the map. "If the railway could cross Changbai Mountain, it would not only facilitate trade, but also be a strategic advantage in wartime."

"Of course. That way, whether Yaliqi comes back or we go to Goguryeo, it will be much more convenient."

Seeing that even a pragmatic person like the Fourth Master was already imagining the future, she suppressed her smile and reminded him, "We need to take our time with these things. For now, let's fix the Jinpu Line first..."

"Chacha, you know what I'm talking about," the Fourth Master suddenly lifted her up by the waist, and the maps and blueprints fell to the ground. "I was just thinking, if one day trains could run day and night, carrying people around the world, that would be a truly peaceful and prosperous era."

The tip of his nose brushed against her temple, and his voice was as deep as aged Pu'er tea. "Goguryeo, Jiangnan, and even places further away will one day be connected by rail. Then we can go anywhere!"

Lin Mingyan looked up at the light in his eyes and suddenly remembered the steam locomotive model she had seen in the museum in her previous life.

At that time, she never thought that one day she would be able to drive the wheel of history with her own hands.

She nodded and said affirmatively: "There will definitely be such a day!"

A faint whistle sounded in the distance - it was the second train of the day on the Beijing-Tianjin line.

The roar of the whistle overlaps with the modern society in my memory, and in a trance it seems like the echo of two times and spaces.

"When the railway reaches Guangzhou," she suddenly whispered, "we'll go watch the sunrise over the South China Sea and take a steamer around Treasure Island."

She didn’t have the chance to see the return of Taiwan in her previous life, but now it’s a ready-made opportunity in this life, so of course she has to hurry up and take a tour!

The Fourth Master looked down at her and nodded solemnly: "Okay, when the world is settled, I will accompany you to see the vast mountains and rivers."

After he finished speaking, he laughed. After all, after Honghui was released recently, he lived in the Yangxin Palace again.

If Lin Mingyan hadn't taken time to come and see him every day, he wouldn't even have time to see her.

As soon as the two looked at each other, the Fourth Master knew what Lin Mingyan was thinking and hurriedly hugged her to apologize.

He also specifically said: "When Honghui gets married and has children and is able to take care of things, these things can be left to him!"

"By the way, how is that little girl from the Zhang family doing?"

Lin Mingyan smiled and said, "It's good. This is the first time I see Honghui care about a little girl."

"Especially the little girl from the Zhang family is also very smart. Honghui has been humiliated by her many times."

Because Honghui used a fake identity when he first contacted Zhang Shiyue, but Zhang Shiyue was smart and exposed it after only two contacts.

Naturally, many interesting things happened during this period, and with the formation and competition of the Cuju team, the relationship between the two became better and better as they spent time together day by day.

The Fourth Master and Lin Mingyan were of course happy to see this happen. Firstly, this was the girl Honghui liked, and secondly, this girl came from the Zhang family and was indeed outstanding.

Especially the Fourth Master, he wanted to pack up Honghui and give him away so that they could get married and have children in one go.

So that they can get through the major events in their lives, and then he can hand over the responsibility to Honghui.

But Honghui is not stupid. He has only enjoyed such a sweet and sweet life for a few days, and he definitely doesn't want to lose it.

She even used her own age as an excuse to make a fuss, saying that the Fourth Master wanted his daughter to have a baby at the age of 20, but he had double standards when it came to his wife, and postponed the marriage for two or three years.

Now the Fourth Master had nothing to say. He couldn't really be less attentive to his wife than to his daughter, right?

Thinking of this, the Fourth Master thought of Wu Yunzhu again: "Wu Yunzhu is also five months pregnant. What does the imperial physician say when he asks for her pulse?"

He repeatedly warned Wu Yunzhu not to have a child too early as it would be bad for the mother's health.

But the child was ignored. She got pregnant just a few days after getting married.

Not long after Nara Xinghui left, she was found to be pregnant, and it has been almost half a year now.

Lin Mingyan shook her head and said, "Black Cloud Pearl can be eaten and drunk, but..."

"What is it?" The Fourth Master's heart skipped a beat.

Lin Mingyan then repeated the imperial physician's words: "They said that the supplements were a bit too much, and Wu Yunzhu is a quiet person who doesn't like to move around easily."

"This baby is a bit big. If I can't control it well, the delivery might be difficult..."

When the Fourth Master heard this, his hair almost exploded: "This Geng, has she never eaten pork but also seen a pig run?"

"Besides, are all the maids in the Princess's Mansion just for show?!"

"How dare they disregard the princess's health and feed the child so much? Do Geng and the others really want to die?!"

The Fourth Master grew angrier as he spoke, and with a flick of his robe sleeve he swept the teacup off the table.

Lin Mingyan hurriedly took his hand and checked for any injuries, gently pressing the blue veins on his fingertips that were bulging from the force applied.

"Geng has always been fond of indulging Wu Yunzhu, so it's really difficult for her to stop her from giving her food and drink."

She paused, her gaze fixed on the falling snow outside the window. "Besides, she herself has never given birth, so she probably doesn't know the dangers involved."

"No matter what her reasons are, she can't joke about Wu Yunzhu's body!"

The Fourth Master grabbed the cinnabar brush from the desk and heavily wrote the words "control your diet" on the rice paper. He called Su Peisheng over and said, "Pass the order down. Order the Imperial Hospital to send someone to the Princess's residence to attend to her. If there are any more dietary issues, both Geng and the Imperial Physician will be held responsible!"

Lin Mingyan thought that being an imperial physician was not a human job. He was always blamed. Life was so miserable.

But since it concerns the child, she certainly wouldn't show off her cleverness in front of the Fourth Master.

Besides, childbirth is difficult for women. I just hope Wu Yunzhu can be safe and sound.

She reached out to straighten his crooked cuffs, then suddenly remembered something: "Oh, right, the other day Wu Yunzhu sent someone to deliver a letter saying that Nara Xingde was stuck in the coal mines in Maocheng all day and hadn't even had time to write a letter."

"You said before that Nara Xingde could come back for a month every year. She thought that the New Year was approaching, so she wanted Xingde to stay in the capital for a while."

"Do you think it's okay?"