Quick Transmigration: Survive to the End

Li Yinyin told her brother and sister-in-law about Chu Ziran's request while they were having dinner at Weiyang Palace.

Yu Qiaoyun and Li Chengming both smiled and immediately agreed to the matter, adding, "It seems that a happy event will be held in the palace soon."

Yu Qiaoyun grabbed Li Yinyin's hand and asked, "Are you sure it's him?"

“No, not at all,” Li Yinyin said, not showing much embarrassment. “But he’s good-looking and sensible. Whatever the reason, at least he’s given me enough emotional support.”

"I still have some feelings for him right now, so I'll give it a try. If it doesn't work out, I'll break up with him. Won't my brother and sister-in-law be on my side?"

The answer to this question is undoubtedly that, regardless of the circumstances, Li Chengming and Yu Qiaoyun will always stand by Li Yinyin's side.

Although Yu Qiaoyun was still somewhat worried, she asked, "Then what kind of status do you plan to give him?"

After thinking carefully, Li Yinyin tentatively replied, "My lord?"

“It’s not impossible,” Yu Qiaoyun said thoughtfully. “Are you thinking that if you get along well in the future, you can make him the emperor, and if you don’t get along, it won’t have much of an impact if the concubine leaves the palace?”

Li Yinyin shook her head: "I have no intention of establishing a legitimate ruler."

Faced with her brother and sister-in-law's surprised expressions, Li Yinyin earnestly revealed her true feelings: "My elder brother is grooming me to be his successor, and naturally I also want to make achievements that will go down in history. But in this world, especially in the Central Plains, the idea of ​​male superiority over females is dominant, and changing that will not be achieved overnight."

"I don't know if my efforts now will be remembered by future generations, but I do know that if I have a wise and righteous ruler, my future achievements may not be mine."

Many of the imperial anecdotes that have been condemned to the pillory of shame are not the truth, but rather fabrications by historians full of personal speculation.

Upon hearing this, Li Chengming comforted him, saying, "We can't control how future generations write about right and wrong, merits and demerits, but you should live for your own interests and pleasures."

“I know you care about me, brother and sister-in-law,” Li Yinyin said, her eyes shining. “But the higher I stand, the more I want to do something.”

"Besides, my brother and I aspire to travel the world. When the world is under the rule of our Ming Dynasty, would I be expected to show favoritism or tolerance towards any family that produces my rightful ruler?"

"It would be better to leave the position of the rightful ruler vacant and appoint only a secondary ruler. With no one to stand shoulder to shoulder with me, everyone will be subordinate to me, and no one can use this to blackmail me."

The two exchanged a glance, neither offering any comment, but both spontaneously broke into smiles.

Subsequently, Li Chengming summoned Chu Ziran privately, and then wrote a letter to the Shu Kingdom, inviting the Princess and Chu Ziran's brother to come to the Ming Kingdom to attend the ceremony.

The King of Shu initially disagreed, but with the help of a trusted confidant who had been bribed beforehand, the Princess and her entourage were able to proceed. However, Chu Ziran's brother's wife and children were unable to accompany them.

Li Chengming naturally made two preparations for this. He estimated that after the princess and others entered Ming territory, he secretly had someone take Chu Ziran's letter and quietly bring her out.

The hostages, court officials, and Ming citizens were all indignant that Chu Ziran had actually succeeded in marrying Li Yinyin. However, when they learned that Chu Ziran was merely a concubine, the hostages couldn't help but show some disdain. The Ming side, on the other hand, remained much calmer, simply stating that he was just a concubine.

The people of Shu only learned after arriving in Ming that it was not Chu Ziran who married the Ming princess, but rather the Ming princess who took Chu Ziran as a concubine, and they were immediately unhappy about it.

However, after talking with her youngest son, the eldest princess of Shu suddenly took a clear stand on her youngest son's side and declared that for the sake of her youngest son's future happiness and diplomatic relations between the two countries, she would stay in Ming with her eldest son.

The Shu envoy dared not make the decision, but this was on Ming territory. With Li Yinyin as her backer, Chu Ziran didn't care whether they agreed or not, and directly ordered the envoy to be escorted out.

The Shu envoy had no choice but to write a letter back home, but before the letter was even on its way, the wedding ceremony for Li Yinyin and Chu Ziran had already arrived.

The officials of the Ministry of Rites nearly racked their brains to prepare for this wedding ceremony, since marriage between men and women was the norm, but women marrying men was almost unheard of.

Fortunately, the results are good.

Since it was a concubine's wedding, Li Yinyin did not need to personally greet her, and she would be sent directly to Chang Le Palace. However, Li Chengming and Yu Qiaoyun still couldn't help but feel a little bitter.

From now on, another man will be by my sister's side.

For Li Yinyin, life before and after marriage didn't change much. She still firmly controlled the affairs of Chang Le Palace, the Golden Crow Guard was steadily expanding, and during the Ming Kingdom's temporary reorganization over the past few years, she successfully made the conquered territories her own.

In the third year of their marriage, Li Yinyin gave birth to twins, a boy and a girl, with the older sister being the eldest and the younger brother the second. The two children were beautiful and lovely, and were very much loved by Li Chengming and Yu Qiaoyun, who often took them to Weiyang Palace for upbringing.

Li Yinyin didn't care about this. Although Chu Ziran also liked children, she was afraid that she wouldn't be able to teach them well because of her abnormal childhood environment, so she didn't interfere in their upbringing.

The ministers of the Ming Dynasty breathed a sigh of relief when the two children lived to their first birthday. Having a worthy successor was a great blessing for the nation.

"Yinyin," Li Chengming said casually, holding his two children before the first birthday ceremony, "After the spring planting next year, I plan to resume the war. How about I allow you to lead the Golden Crow Army into battle then?"

Li Yinyin's eyes lit up: "What my brother said is true!"

After Li Chengming nodded, Li Yinyin suddenly became restless: "Brother, I'm going to the outskirts of the city later and staying for two months. Don't miss me too much!"

"Look at you," Li Chengming didn't know what to say to her for a moment, "You want to go to the outskirts of Beijing? Fine, but going for two months at a time is absolutely not an option!"

"Furthermore, I'm not sending you to war to personally lead the troops. With your status, being a Grand Marshal and commanding the central army is sufficient. But I expect you to at least destroy one nation. Can you do that?"

Li Chengming wanted his sister to advance further, and ideally, she should have some merit that others couldn't refuse.

Now that they have two younger children, especially a boy, there are bound to be many voices hoping for adoption.

But if Li Yinyin has the power to destroy a country, especially a great one, anyone who dares to have such thoughts or want to speak them aloud will have to be extremely cautious.

“Of course I can, Big Brother, don’t underestimate my Golden Crow Army,” Li Yinyin asked. “Where do you plan to send me, Big Brother?”

Li Chengming countered with, "Who do you want to fight?"

Li Yinyin glanced at the map hanging behind Li Chengming and pointed to a spot: "My first choice is naturally only one place."

"Jiang Kingdom".