Quick Transmigration: Survive to the End

Yu Miaoqi hugged Yinyin tightly: "Thank you, Yinyin. From now on, I won't listen to anyone else, I'll only listen to what Yinyin says, okay?"

Zhan Zheng was momentarily flustered when he saw Yu Miaoqi shed tears, but seeing how considerate and comforting Yin Yin was, he became even more biased towards her, and his expression toward Master Qin and Granny Zhao became increasingly unfriendly.

Seeing this, the musician below knew he was truly doomed. This wasn't some attempt to raise a goddaughter to curry favor with the powerful; some biological daughters weren't even this pampered!

Thinking of the Zhan and Yu families, Master Qin couldn't help but shudder.

Zhan Zheng saw everything and called someone over: "Master Qin stole valuables from the house. After being discovered by Miss, he even injured her. Such a person must not be let off lightly. Go to the yamen and file a report. We need to resolve this matter privately."

Master Qin opened his mouth to beg for mercy, but was immediately gagged and dragged away.

As for the remaining Granny Zhao, Zhan Zheng was at a loss: "Mother, this Granny Zhao is treacherous yet appears loyal. Do you still want to keep such a person by your side?"

Zhao Mama was startled by the way Master Qin was dragged away. She immediately continued to beg for mercy: "Madam, no, Miss, Miss, I nursed you for a while. I deserve credit for my hard work, Miss! Besides, I was genuinely thinking of you and the young master!"

Yu Miaoqi carefully held Yinyin, who had returned to her arms, frowned, and covered her ears: "Stop making noise."

Granny Zhao immediately fell silent.

“Granny Zhao, you are my wet nurse. You have worked hard and made great contributions over the years.”

Zhao Mama smiled, which displeased Zhan Zheng. Even Yin Yin thought that Yu Miaoqi was going to let Zhao Mama off the hook this time.

Yu Miaoqi changed the subject: "I remember that you only had one son, Zhao Mama, and now you only have one daughter, Liuli, right?"

Granny Zhao forced a smile and said, "Yes, it's kind of you that Madam still remembers."

“Zheng’er,” Yu Miaoqi glanced at him and said, “Why don’t we keep that qin teacher a little longer? Didn’t Granny Zhao ask him to teach her properly? Let Liuli go and enjoy that teaching. In the future, as Granny Zhao said, we’ll have someone useful in our household, won’t we?”

Granny Zhao's expression immediately changed drastically. Pan Yinyin was the madam's goddaughter, and if she was trained, she could use that status to try and climb the social ladder. But her granddaughter, Liuli, was just a maid. What kind of future would she have if she were trained? She had seen plenty of the women in the capital who were kept in mansions for the pleasure of the men. How could she not know what they were like?

This time, Granny Zhao was truly frightened.

"Keep your voice down," Yu Miaoqi said, silencing Zhao Mama's cries. "Mama is my wet nurse, and she has always been considerate of me. Naturally, she is willing to share my burdens. If you have any grandchildren in the future, raise them in the same way and keep them for future use, okay?"

"Madam, I was wrong, Madam, I..."

Yu Miaoqi gave a signal, and a servant stepped forward to shut Zhao Mama's mouth: "I told you to keep your voice down, what if you scare Yinyin?"

Yin Yin was completely bewildered. Wait, would Yu Miaoqi really use such a tactic?

Because Yin Yin was being held in Yu Miaoqi's arms and she wasn't moving, Yu Miaoqi assumed she was sleepy and didn't ask Hong Fu to take her away. Instead, she patted Yin Yin's back and whispered to her to sleep.

Yinyin was indeed a little sleepy after making such a fuss today, but this was not the time to sleep. She pretended to be asleep, but her hand was tightly gripping Yu Miaoqi's clothes. Naturally, Yu Miaoqi was reluctant to carry her out.

In just a short while, Zhao Mama, whose mouth was gagged, was already sweating profusely, with beads of sweat dripping down her face.

“Speak,” Yu Miaoqi said softly, “who told you to do this?”

Just as Granny Zhao, whose mouth had been cleaned, was about to speak, she was glanced at by Yu Miaoqi and quickly lowered her voice: "It's from the capital. The Second Madam from the capital sent a letter. This old servant was blinded by greed, coveting the money sent by the Second Madam, and thinking that it wouldn't harm the Madam and the young master, that's why..."

Hearing that Granny Zhao was still arguing and trying to shift the blame, Yu Miaoqi closed her eyes and said, "Granny Zhao, you're just going to accept their benefits this once?"

A guilty look flashed in Zhao Mama's eyes, and she quickly said, "Just this once, Madam, really just this once!"

“She’s lying,” Zhan Zheng sensed something was wrong and said to his mother, “Mother, send someone to her house to investigate.”

Yu Miaoqi nodded and instructed Hongfu: "Have Steward Liu lead people to handle it. If they find anything wrong, lock up Zhao Mama's whole family first."

"As for Granny Zhao, take her away first."

Hongfu was efficient, and soon there was no more noise in the room.

“Mother,” Zhan Zheng saw Yu Miaoqi rubbing her temples and didn’t mention Zhao Mama’s punishment again. Instead, he said, “I’m not busy these days. How about I start teaching Yin Yin the zither?”

“Very well,” Yu Miaoqi’s expression finally softened a bit. “After all, you are siblings. Today, Yinyin ran out and the servants searched everywhere but couldn’t find her. Yet, they happened to run into you. It shows that the saying that fate is predetermined is true.”

Upon hearing this, Zhan Zheng recalled how he had caught Yin Yin hiding in the garden. The corners of his lips slightly curved upwards, and he quickly said, "If this zither master is like this, then Mother should perhaps give the other masters a talking-to, lest they neglect Yin Yin."

Yu Miaoqi nodded: "I'll personally take Yinyin to class tomorrow."

“Very well,” Zhan Zheng said. “Mother, you have made your stance clear, so there is no need for you to say anything more. Those people should be intelligent as well.”

"After all, today I only heard Yinyin say bad things about Master Qin, and she never mentioned the others."

Yu Miaoqi pursed her lips, unconsciously hugging Yinyin a little tighter, and after a long while sighed: "Zheng'er, am I a bad mother?"

Zhan Zheng refused to agree: "Didn't my sister say that even when Granny Zhao and the others complained, you always stood by her side and never punished her? How could you be a bad mother?"

Yu Miaoqi didn't answer, she just looked at Yin Yin, her thoughts unknown.

Because she remained silent for so long, Yin Yin slowly fell asleep.

When she woke up again, she found herself lying on Yu Miaoqi's bed, or more precisely, being held in Yu Miaoqi's arms.

Yinyin was a little surprised. After thinking for a moment, she didn't call anyone and opened her eyes to study the embroidery on the quilt.

After a while, Yu Miaoqi also woke up. Seeing that Yinyin was playing quietly by herself, she couldn't help but reach out and touch her little face.

"Mother?" Yinyin smiled. "You're awake!"

“Yes, Mother has woken up,” Yu Miaoqi replied.

"Yinyin, how about we move your classes to the Youhuang Pavilion next to the main courtyard from now on? After I finish my work, I can see you in just a few steps, and I won't have to worry about Master bullying you anymore."