Quick Transmigration: Survive to the End

The way this emperor died was quite interesting, and it's difficult to talk about it openly.

In the winter of the thirteenth year, the emperor, on a sudden whim at the hot spring villa, drank deer blood wine and then took the empress for a night stroll. Midway through, they suddenly became aroused and dismissed the palace servants, soaking in an open-air hot spring for a while. Just as their passion was reaching its peak, the emperor suddenly fainted.

The Empress was extremely anxious and summoned palace servants to fetch the imperial physician, but it was already too late.

Yinyin subconsciously translated the symptoms described by the imperial physician, which should be that the emperor was too excited and suffered a sudden cerebrovascular accident, most likely a cerebral hemorrhage.

The emperor's death caused an uproar throughout the entire palace.

The emperor's death was not honorable and could not be publicly announced, so it could only be declared that he had suddenly fallen ill and died while handling state affairs at night.

Therefore, Gu Anzhi and the other members of the imperial clan reluctantly released the Empress. After all, the Emperor had doted on her so much during his lifetime, and it seemed suspicious that she was not seen after his death.

However, the Crown Prince refused to bow to her again: "Because of her, I lost my mother first, and then my father. How can she be worthy of my bowing and setting an example for all women in the world for the Empress Dowager?"

After saying this, the Crown Prince drew his sword and slashed at the Empress.

The members of the imperial family present were all shocked, but Gu Anzhi reacted quickly and used the cane that the Central Plains had prepared for the Crown Prince to block the attack, thus saving the Empress's life.

Seeing the cane that had been snapped in two, everyone knew the Crown Prince's determination to kill the Empress Dowager and quickly stepped forward to stop him.

For no other reason than that, no matter what the Empress Dowager was like, according to the law and etiquette, she was still the Crown Prince's mother. Now that her crimes had been cleared because they involved the late Emperor, if the Crown Prince killed her, how could he govern the country with filial piety in the future?

Unfortunately, no matter how much they pleaded, the Crown Prince wouldn't budge, and they couldn't stop him every moment. Finally, Bei'an had a flash of inspiration and ran out to ask Yin Yin for help.

"Mother, we can't persuade His Highness, why don't you give it a try?"

Looking at her son's expectant eyes, Yin Yin felt that this son was really no good; he was a disgrace to his mother!

Unfortunately, Yin Yin had already been informed of this matter and could not pretend not to know.

She thought for a moment, then asked a palace servant to find an empty room before saying to Bei'an, "It's inconvenient for me to go there. If you can invite His Highness here, I'll try to persuade him."

Bei'an hurried to find him, and soon enough, he actually managed to invite the Crown Prince over. Gu Anzhi followed behind, along with a nervous Bei'an.

Yinyin and Gu Anzhi exchanged a glance, letting him teach Bei'an a lesson. Only she and the Crown Prince remained in the room.

The crown prince sat with his back to the light, his face hidden in darkness, making it impossible to see his expression, but his tone remained calm: "Your Highness, are you also here to stop me?"

Yinyin cursed Bei'an in her heart before replying, "It seems Your Highness already knows the purpose of my visit."

“However,” Yin Yin paused before continuing, “I have other reasons for advising you to spare the Empress’s life.”

"What?" The crown prince seemed listless. "Aren't you afraid that the world will condemn me for being unfilial, and that future generations will criticize me?"

“Many people have said these things, Your Highness must be tired of hearing them. What’s the point of saying them again?” Yin Yin looked up and met his gaze. “Killing someone is just a matter of a beheading. It’s easy to make someone die. But after they die, will Your Highness really feel relieved?”

Not hearing the Crown Prince speak, Yin Yin didn't care and continued on her own: "Your Highness naturally can't feel relieved. The person you've hated for so many years has suddenly died. Even if Your Highness did it yourself, you'll only feel regret. And what follows is almost endless trouble that will accompany Your Highness for the rest of your life."

"You mean you want me to spare her life?" The Crown Prince remained defiant, but he no longer addressed Yin Yin as "I am the Emperor."

Yinyin followed suit and changed her form of address: "But sometimes, it's better to be dead than to be alive."

"If you can kill her in a moment of impulse, can you also kill all her family and relatives? If you can't, and they use this matter to incite public opinion, will you still have to entrust them with important tasks and be controlled by them?"

"In that case, we might as well spare that person's life and see what she cares about most."

“She entered the palace for glory, so let her bear the empty title without receiving the honor she deserves. She is devoted to her family, so let her unworthy family members be suppressed. With a legitimate reason, you can gain a good reputation and be supported by the people, which is a win-win situation.”

"There are many other methods like this. By the time you've vented your anger, others will have almost forgotten about it. By then, that person will be of age, and you can decide how to deal with them. Do you really think the imperial family will keep watching and preventing you from doing it?"

"Besides, the royal family has disliked her for a long time, and you should be well aware of that."

“But…” the Crown Prince clenched his fists, “I don’t want to call her Empress Dowager.”

“I understand your thoughts very well, but just like what I said to Her Majesty the Empress back then,” Yin Yin was referring to, of course, not the Empress Dowager, but the Crown Prince’s birth mother.

"Your Majesty, you are the Empress."

"Now I will say these words to you, Your Highness."

"Your Highness, you are the Crown Prince, the emperor who will soon ascend the throne."

After Yinyin finished speaking, she bowed and left, leaving him alone to consider the matter at his own pace.

After Yinyin came out, Gu Anzhi and his son went straight to greet her.

With her head hanging low, Bei'an apologized to Yin Yin: "Mother, I'm sorry, I acted without thinking."

Yinyin glanced at him and said, "Since you know you were wrong, when we get home, I'll pick out two chapters of a book for you to read carefully and then write two analyses for me."

"Oh."

Bei'an responded, and then Yinyin slowly added a sentence.

“Your wife is pregnant now, and it’s also during the national mourning period, so she’s really having a hard time. Therefore, you should do your own homework and not bother her.”

“How could I dare?” Bei’an said with a hint of jealousy. “Other people forget their mothers after they get married, but you, Mother, have forgotten your son after you got a daughter-in-law.”

Yinyin chuckled lightly: "My daughter-in-law is well-read, intelligent, and knows how to behave. If I don't like her, am I supposed to hate her?"

"That's not necessary," Bei'an still doted on his wife, though he was a tiny bit jealous, just the size of his little fingernail.

Gu Anzhi didn't ask Yin Yin if the Crown Prince had listened to the advice; ultimately, all they could do was try their best.

Furthermore, Gu Anzhi did not believe that, given Yin Yin's understanding of the Crown Prince and the Crown Prince's closeness to Yin Yin over the years, he would also be unwilling to listen to Yin Yin's advice.

So what difference does it make whether you ask or not?

Just before they were about to leave, the door opened, and the crown prince stood in front of it, saying, "Why didn't you wait for me?"

Once the attention of Yin Yin's family was drawn over, the Crown Prince suddenly laughed and cupped his hands to Yin Yin, saying, "Thank you, Your Highness. Otherwise, I don't know what terrible mistakes I might have made."