Quick Transmigration: Survive to the End

"These people who are watching us are a mixed bag, but those who can truly oppose us are only those from the same aristocratic family, or those above the aristocratic family."

Yinyin curled her lips: "To put it nicely, that young master Huang fell in love with me at first sight, and it was 'accidentally' spread around. To put it bluntly, why can't he be the son of a merchant who wants to use rumors to force a girl from a noble family like me to marry him?"

Zhan Zheng and Yu Miaoqi exchanged a glance, both understanding Yin Yin's meaning, and their expressions relaxed.

What makes the two of them feel most constrained now is not how to deal with Young Master Huang and the courtesan Liu Zhi who speaks ill of him, but that if this matter is not handled properly, it will become the biggest reputation crisis for Yin Yin and the Zhan family.

A man claimed he fell in love with Yin Yin at first sight and boasted about it everywhere, regardless of whether it would work out. To the man, it was merely a matter of being a womanizer. But Yin Yin, on the other hand, was now being secretly judged by countless people.

If the Zhan family turns a blind eye to this matter and lets it go lightly, others will think the Zhan family is weak and easily bullied. If they are too ruthless, people will say, "A beautiful woman is sought after by gentlemen," and that it was originally a beautiful affair, so why put someone to death for it? Zhan Zheng's reputation will suffer, and Yin Yin will have almost no room to consider marriage with someone of the same social standing.

Yin Yin's suggestion was like a breakthrough, giving them a new solution.

Regardless of the inside story, Yin Yin is now a daughter of the Zhan family. If Young Master Huang falls in love at first sight and forces Yin Yin to marry him based on public opinion, instantly transforming her from a merchant's daughter into a son-in-law of a prominent family, then the young ladies of various families will likely soon face one "public opinion crisis" after another.

When this happens to someone else, busybodies might laugh it off, but when the fire is about to burn them, they certainly won't stand idly by.

This family has a long and distinguished history spanning centuries, and its daughters are naturally carefully raised and nurtured. They may marry off their daughters out of personal admiration, but they would never allow themselves to be threatened or schemed against by those they despise.

“I’ll handle this,” Zhan Zheng said. He was in the court and was best at dealing with those old foxes. He knew their weaknesses. “I plan to have people spread rumors about that Huang’s scheme in taverns and restaurants. But I’m afraid Mother will have to put in some effort to keep it under control.”

“Brother, why don’t you leave this to me?” Yin Yin volunteered. “I also want to give them a taste of their own medicine and let the wicked taste the bitter fruit of their own actions.”

Yin Yin was unusually proactive and showed such strong aggression that neither Zhan Zheng nor Yu Miaoqi wanted to go against her wishes.

But Yu Miaoqi was still a little worried: "If you feel that you can't handle it, just come to me. Don't try to be brave."

Compared to Yu Miaoqi, Zhan Zheng had much more confidence in Yin Yin.

Whether it was the books he had Yin Yin read and the book reports she had written over the years, or Yin Yin's keen insight into his relationship with Wang Yingman, Zhan Zheng clearly understood that his younger sister was actually a dark and cunning person. Apart from being soft and sweet in front of her family, she was essentially just like him, a dark and ruthless person on the inside.

So his instructions were naturally simple: "You're still a girl who's not engaged yet, so don't do anything unnecessary. Whether it's that guy surnamed Huang or that courtesan, I'll be here for you, understand?"

Yinyin blinked to cover her eyes, then obediently lowered her head and replied, "I'll listen to you, big brother."

Zhan Zheng glanced at her, his eyes practically screaming, "You'd better really listen to me."

After the normal conversation, many of Zhan Zheng's men temporarily came under Yin Yin's command, taking orders from her and serving her.

Because Yin Yin had promised Zhan Zheng, she didn't make many arrangements for these people. She just told them to go to crowded places after finishing their daily tasks, and to be impartial and reasonable when someone mentioned the origin of "Qing Yu An".

The more impartial they are in speaking, the more people will believe what they say, be willing to discuss it with them, and feel that they are also "rational" people.

As for Yin Yin herself, just as she said, she stayed obediently in the mansion, either reading and writing or helping Yu Miaoqi with matters, just like before.

Yu Miaoqi was no longer worried. Having been cut off from news and unaware of the situation, Wang Yingman naturally returned to her previous difficult life of following the rules.

As for the Zhan family, Old Master Zhan and his wife remained silent, but when someone wanted to protect the courtesan Liu Zhi, they went to visit a friend. The third branch secretly added fuel to the fire behind the scenes. After learning the whole story, the second branch, unusually, joined the fifth branch in helping Zhan Zheng write letters to several close friends about the matter.

"The second branch of the family would actually help us?" Yin Yin was initially surprised when she heard the news, but then she thought of Zhan Shu'er and quickly understood, "This person surnamed Huang was also involved in Zhan Shu'er's matter back then."

Yu Miaoqi nodded: "Yes, no matter what, he was the one who saved Shu'er back then, and our family can only turn a blind eye. But if we think about it carefully, did Shu'er really need him to save her?"

“It’s just going with the flow,” Yin Yin sneered. “In the dead of winter, and in full view of everyone, and with plenty of maids who can swim around, why did he go into the water when none of the other young masters did? Either he’s in cahoots with Zhan Hui’er, or he’s pretending to be confused.”

"It's possible that now, after one plan failed, he's come up with another."

These words came out faster than thought, but they surprised Yin Yin.

Yes, why is it impossible?

Perhaps in the eyes of others, there are many young ladies from small noble families who are easier to scheme against than the Zhan family. What ability does the Zhan family have to make someone relentlessly plot against them?

But Yinyin knew that the plagiarist was doing it for Zhanzheng.

Zhan Zheng is the male lead in the drama, and his ending is surprisingly good. As long as you can get on his coattails, wealth, power... everything that he, as a merchant and plagiarist, could not obtain, can be delivered to your doorstep. With proper maneuvering, it's even possible to steal Zhan Zheng's limelight.

This is a golden opportunity for life; who would settle for second best when given the chance to choose the best?

Yu Miaoqi also felt that Yinyin's words made sense, but she still couldn't understand: "What did the Zhan family do to us? Why do they only scheme against us?"

Yinyin couldn't tell her what she was thinking, so she could only say, "Why is Mother looking for reasons within ourselves? How can there really be any reason for such wicked people doing such disgusting things?"

Yu Miaoqi sighed, having to admit that her daughter was right. Evil people do evil deeds; there are no excuses.

It's wrong to look for reasons in the victims.