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

As June approaches, the sun becomes hotter day by day

The Fourth Master stayed idle at home for a whole month, playing with Lin Mingyan every day.

I still practice calligraphy in my spare time, and my writing skills have improved a lot in a short time.

"My handwriting is becoming more and more elegant." Lin Mingyan praised without reservation.

With the Fourth Master teaching her personally, she finally followed his lead and learned despite her laziness.

But she was just a beginner, and her handwriting looked like that of a child, so soft and limp that it couldn't stand up.

The Fourth Master raised an eyebrow, accepted her compliment, and said self-deprecatingly, "Maybe I can become a local tycoon in the future."

Now that he has no job and the emperor doesn't need him, can he only practice calligraphy?

If he had been left alone like this his entire life, his greatest achievement would have been to become a great calligrapher.

Lin Mingyan was stung by his tone and wanted to say that you will be busy in the future and may even die from overwork.

But I can’t tell him now, so I can only let him be depressed.

Hey~

In fact, after I started working, I realized that getting a leave is as difficult as climbing to the sky.

When I graduated from college, I had so many loans to pay back and the pressure of finding a job was so great that I wanted to commit suicide.

When I found a job and was waiting for the employment notice, I wished I could go to the company and work for free that same day.

But thinking back, that time when the dust has settled and you are waiting to go back to work is a rare vacation in your life.

What a pity... I was too busy worrying and didn't get to play!

When it came to the Fourth Master, even though he was a workaholic, he worked himself to death and didn't go anywhere.

Why not...play a little longer now!

So, during this period of time, Lin Mingyan took him to play all the fun things she could think of.

"Master, do you want to go to the farm and play today?" Lin Mingyan missed her little farm.

Although it is not as big as the Fourth Master’s farm, her name is clearly written on it.

I heard from Mrs. Tong a few days ago that the winter wheat has been dried and two broods of chickens have been hatched on the farm.

The tender yellow little chicks must be very cute, right?

Seeing her yearning heart, the Fourth Master sighed, put down the pen in his hand, and touched her head: "Don't go out recently. There are a lot of refugees outside. I'm afraid there will be trouble."

The capital city is not allowed to accept refugees, so those people are usually stranded in the suburbs.

The hot spring resort in Xiaotangshan is located in the suburbs.

"Ah? Is it very dangerous in that farm?" Lin Mingyan was a little worried.

The Fourth Master said: "Don't be afraid. There are guards on the farm. You are so small, so a few people can go over there."

He had already instructed that both should be taken into consideration during patrols.

"Then where did these people come from?" Lin Mingyan finally became curious.

Although she had read stories about time travel and escaping famine, she still found it hard to bear to face the refugees in history.

The ancients would never have left their homeland unless they really couldn't make a living. This shows how miserable the situation was.

I heard that there are many tragedies of eating one's own children.

The Fourth Master frowned. "I heard they're from Henan or Shandong, right?"

How could he, a prince who was idle at home, inquire about this?

Lin Mingyan's face turned pale. "Could it be that the Yellow River is flooding again?"

Throughout history, the Yellow River has always been plagued by floods, and those who built the river embankments enriched themselves, so Henan and Shandong areas suffered greatly.

Considering that it has been sunny for more than a month in the north this year, the drought is severe.

Could it be that the excess rainwater has flowed into the Yellow River basin?

The Fourth Master looked at her suspiciously, thinking that Cha Cha was very clear about what was going on outside.

But considering that she had taken on the responsibility of a family at the age of ten, she was almost the same as a man who had his own household, so she must know something about what was happening outside.

"I haven't heard of any major floods," the Fourth Master thought for a moment and replied, "but there are minor floods every year."

"The Ministry of Revenue just allocated a large sum of money last year to reinforce the river embankment, so there shouldn't be any problems this year."

He was not just collecting debts in the Ministry of Revenue, he was also aware of the major expenditures in recent years.

So much money was allocated last year, but there is still a major disaster this year. Did they build a fake river embankment?

They really built a fake river embankment!

Within two days of saying this, Emperor Kangxi flew into a rage at the morning court and threw memorials in the face of the Minister of Works.

Now everyone realized that the Yellow River was really flooding, and Henan was the worst hit.

"The refugees have all reached the outskirts of the capital. If someone hadn't risked their lives to enter the city and stop the Imperial Inspector's carriage, would I have waited until the starving people were thousands of miles away before I even knew about it?"

When the Fourth Master was summoned to the gate of the Qianqing Palace, Emperor Kangxi's thunderous roar was heard from inside.

When several officials came out in disgrace, Liang Jiugong bowed and invited them in.

When he left the Qianqing Palace again, the Fourth Master was full of passion.

It turns out that the emperor didn't let him continue to collect debts so that he could use him wisely!

He hurried home, went to the main courtyard and scolded his wife, asking her to take care of the backyard of the house, and then went to the front yard to discuss with the counselor.

In the evening, he came to Linfengju again and asked her to keep an eye on the gate of Linfengju and protect herself and the children.

Lin Mingyan was stunned when she heard this: It really is a flood!

When he heard that the Fourth Master was going out to provide disaster relief under the imperial order, he was filled with worry again.

How can the Ministry of Revenue provide disaster relief if it has no money?!

"Master, will the Ministry of Revenue return the money for disaster relief?" Lin Mingyan placed her hopes on the Eighth Prince, who was later praised by the ministers.

But the Fourth Master shook his head: "Humph, it's coming back! I went to the Ministry of Revenue today and found out that most of the money I worked so hard to get back has been lent out again!"

Although it was the Emperor who approved the loan, it was the Eighth Brother's fault for failing to guard the national treasury!

Lin Mingyan became worried: "What will you do if you go out to provide disaster relief without money?"

A good cook cannot cook without rice. Post-disaster recovery and refugee resettlement are all major tasks that require money.

The victims had no idea that the treasury was out of money, so they naturally thought that the money had been embezzled by the disaster relief officials.

The most prominent person in the disaster relief team was the emperor's fourth son Yinzhen.

When people are desperate, they can do anything, and the risk factor rises sharply!

If the Fourth Master were gone, she couldn't imagine what kind of life she would live in the future!

The Fourth Master had no other options, so he could only say, "Let's take it one step at a time."

At worst, we can find two corrupt officials on the street, raid their houses, and the money will come out, right?

But this method is a bit scary, so I won’t let Cha Cha know about it.

Lin Mingyan was getting anxious, and after careful consideration, she suggested, "Master, why don't you discuss this with them?"

"What are you discussing?" The Fourth Master looked puzzled.

Lin Mingyan pointed to her opponent and said, "Let them pay the money back to the Ministry of Revenue first. When the disaster relief is over, they can come back to borrow money."

"Anyway, they're all approved. If I pay it back now, I can still leave a good impression of being righteous."

This is called borrowing and repaying, and it is not difficult to borrow again.

The Fourth Master's breath caught in his throat, and the look in his eyes when he looked at Lin Mingyan was different: "You little rascal!"

He clenched his right fist and hit it against his left palm, thinking, wouldn't this solve the urgent problem?

Good guy, this time he didn't even sleep, he went out at night to collect debts...