Quick Transmigration: Survive to the End

When Gu Anzhi returned to the capital, he was immediately summoned to the palace and chatted with the emperor for a while before being allowed to return to freshen up.

As he entered the main courtyard, he was about to share his feelings with Yin Yin when he discovered that everyone there was busy and had no time for him.

His heart skipped a beat, and he quickly stopped a maid and asked, "What's wrong? Where is the Princess?"

The maidservant saw him and quickly bowed: "Your Highness, the Princess Consort has gone into labor and has been taken to the delivery room. Sister Chunrui and the midwife have already gone in, and the doctor is waiting outside."

Gu Anzhi then asked, "Have you prepared everything? I remember you said to prepare hot water in advance, and that everything we need to use must be boiled in boiling water."

The maidservant hurriedly replied, "It's all been received, and everything that needed to be delivered has been taken inside."

Gu Anzhi breathed a sigh of relief and waited anxiously outside.

When Yu Miaoqi arrived from the mansion, she found that Gu Anzhi had not yet tidied up, and quickly said, "Your Highness has just returned, why don't you hurry up and wash up?"

As she spoke, Yu Miaoqi quickly instructed someone to prepare water for Gu Anzhi.

“Mother-in-law, there’s no need to rush. I’m very anxious right now and just want to stay here,” Gu Anzhi said. He had never felt this anxious when he went to the battlefield and faced the elite Tata troops. Now, just being outside the delivery room and not knowing Yin Yin’s current condition, he felt very uneasy.

Yu Miaoqi smiled unconsciously and said to him, "But Your Highness, if you don't go and wash up, it won't be easy for you to hold the baby or talk to Yinyin after she gives birth, will it?"

Gu Anzhi glanced at his dirty hands and dusty clothes before reluctantly getting up: "I'll trouble you to keep an eye on things, Mother-in-law. I'll be right back."

Gu Anzhi returned quickly as expected. In his haste, he hadn't even dried his hair, let alone used a hair dryer. However, he was also clever and had someone bring all his belongings with him so they could wait outside, rather than getting anxious while waiting for his hair to dry elsewhere.

Yin Yin was pregnant with her first child. Although she was in good health, it still took her several hours to safely give birth to her eldest son.

After the child was wrapped up and Yinyin was ready, Gu Anzhi rushed inside.

The old woman tried to stop them at the door, but to no avail.

Yu Miaoqi shook her head, followed them inside to take a look at her grandson, and smiled broadly.

Gu Anzhi held Yin Yin's hand, feeling heartbroken as he looked at her sweat-drenched hair and pale face.

"Anzhi," Yinyin looked him up and down a few times, felt relieved, and said a few words to him, but she kept feeling sleepy because she was a little exhausted.

Gu Anzhi kissed her hand: "Go to sleep, I'm back safely."

After Yin Yin fell asleep, Gu Anzhi watched her for a while longer. Yu Miaoqi carried the child to the side, and he realized that he seemed to have forgotten to look at the child he had once looked forward to so much.

The newborn's skin hadn't fully opened up yet; it was red and wrinkled, not exactly pretty. But Gu Anzhi could still see the resemblance between him and Yin Yin in that little face, and his heart immediately softened.

When Gu Anzhi entered the palace again, he changed his previous attitude of obeying the emperor's orders in everything and remaining silent. Instead, he praised his wife and newborn son to the emperor.

The emperor listened calmly to him finish speaking, then turned and ordered his men to bring over all his children. The sight of them lined up in front of him was quite impressive.

To everyone's surprise, Gu Anzhi wasn't envious at all; in fact, he continued to praise her lavishly.

The emperor, having reached his limit, bestowed a name upon Gu Anzhi's son: Gu Mingcheng.

Suddenly, the world fell silent.

Gu Anzhi, who always obeyed the emperor, reluctantly accepted the imperial decree and expressed his gratitude. With a sullen face, he went back to Yinyin for comfort. The emperor, left alone in the palace, laughed heartily and even gave a special test to several of the princes who had already entered the academy. The atmosphere was very harmonious.

"Yinyin," Gu Anzhi said to her with dissatisfaction, "I've thought of so many names, but none of them have been used. Instead, His Majesty beat me to it."

Yinyin coaxed him with a smile, "Then will you give me a nickname?"

Gu Anzhi thought for a moment and said, "Yinyin, what do you think of Bei'an?"

“It’s good, but this character An…” Yin Yin glanced at him, “It’s just a nickname, we can call it that ourselves.”

“I think so too,” Gu Anzhi said. “It’s good that this child was born. I hope that every day in the future, when the army returns to the north in peace, will be like this again, in Chang’an in the north.”

Upon hearing this, Yin Yin smiled and said, "What a wonderful name! It sounds even better than the one His Majesty chose."

Gu Anzhi was somewhat smug, but his feelings of regret had also diminished.

After returning to the capital and resting briefly, the meritorious officials were rewarded for their contributions.

Gu Anzhi was already a prince, and the current dynasty did not grant fiefs to princes and marquises, so his title was almost up. However, this time, the emperor gave him a position with real power. He was busy, but he was unique among the emperor's brothers.

As a key figure to be cultivated, Zhan Zheng was promoted one rank, and the emperor also entrusted him with the command of the capital's military camp, instructing him to train him well.

The others received promotions and bonuses of varying degrees, and overall everyone was happy.

After everything was settled and Yinyin finished her postpartum confinement, she finally saw Zhanzheng return.

Seeing that his younger sister was in good spirits and had even gained some weight in her face, Zhan Zheng was very satisfied. Taking advantage of a moment when he was talking to Yin Yin alone, he said to her, "You probably won't believe it, but this time at the border, I met Wang Yingman."

"Wang Yingman?" Yin Yin asked, puzzled. "Big brother, didn't you say she went south? How come she suddenly appeared at the border?"

Zhan Zheng's expression was strange. Seeing that Yu Miaoqi and the others were not paying attention to them, he whispered, "Wang Yingman's father-in-law and brother-in-law went out to trade and died at the hands of the Tata people. She went with her current husband to collect their remains."

“Hmm… that’s hard to say,” Yin Yin said with a strange expression. “So, in order to oppose you, Prime Minister Wang ended up killing his own in-law? Although he may not admit it.”

Zhan Zheng cleared his throat: "This is ultimately a man-made disaster. I couldn't bear to see people who have lost their fathers and brothers still unable to know the full reason why Dada is so rampant. So, I sent someone to reveal a little bit of the truth."

Zhan Zheng's revelation goes beyond just the increased strength of the new king of Tata; the role played by the prime minister is also significant.

Yinyin gave a thumbs up and said almost in a breath, "I heard that the merchant sends at least several hundred thousand taels of silver to the Wang family every year. I never thought that he would spend money and still not be able to save his life."

"I wonder if this son-in-law of Prime Minister Wang will continue to treat the Wang family with such 'sincerity' in the future."