Quick Transmigration: Survive to the End

Looking at her brother, whose demeanor and gaze had changed in an instant, Yin Yin had a guess in her mind.

Did he hear me complaining about him?

Yinyin mentally complained again, but Yu Shuming in front of her didn't react.

She thought for a moment and focused all her energy on what she wanted to say.

[elder brother?]

Yu Shuming almost lost his balance and fell onto Yin Yin.

really.

Once Yin Yin confirmed this, she immediately changed her original plan and reached out to shake Yu Shuming's fingers.

Deep down, she said it with great excitement.

[Brother, can you hear me?]

“You,” Yu Shuming hesitated for a moment, glanced at his parents who were talking, and whispered in Yin Yin’s ear, “What are you? Get out of my sister’s body!”

Yinyin pouted, her voice trembling with tears as she spoke in her heart.

[I'm Yin Yin!]

Yu Shuming was skeptical, his gaze still filled with doubt as he looked at her.

Yinyin grabbed his finger and looked into his eyes.

[It was my brother who brought me back, haven't you forgotten?]

"Me?" Yu Shuming was shocked, but his attitude was not as sharp as before. "How can you prove it?"

Proof? Yin Yin tilted her head.

[Yinyin didn't provide proof, but Yinyin wanted to live, she didn't want to die in the palace, and she stayed alone for many years until her brother came to pick her up, does that count?]

Yu Shuming was taken aback. He looked at Yin Yin for a long time without saying whether he believed it or not, and then lay down next to her.

When Yin Yin had eaten and drunk her fill and was feeling drowsy, she suddenly heard Yu Shuming lean close to her ear again: "How did I bring you back?"

Yinyin forced herself to stay alert.

[Unbeknownst to Yin Yin, while accompanying her father and mother in the underground palace, she was suddenly transported to her mother's side by the golden light emanating from her brother.]

After Yin Yin finished speaking, she realized that Yu Shuming had pulled her into his arms.

“So when I said my brother was here, you stopped crying, right?” Yu Shuming’s voice was very soft, so soft that Yin Yin couldn’t even hear the last syllable.

Yu Shuming gently patted Yin Yin's swaddling clothes: "Sleep, your brother is here."

Yinyin knew that she had passed this hurdle for the time being.

However, this is the first time that Yin Yin has encountered a male protagonist in ancient times who has been reborn after time travel and has his own cheat-like abilities.

He had already made his mark on history and ascended the throne as emperor, so why was he reborn?

After learning that Yin Yin could communicate with him, Yu Shuming no longer treated Yin Yin as a pure child. However, when it was time to play with his little sister, he was still unambiguous, which made Yin Yin try to roll over to her parents' side to hide from him after she was able to roll over.

Unfortunately, only Yu Shuming could hear Yin Yin's extremely emotional cries for help, which made him even happier.

However, after angering Yin Yin, he knew to coax her. Once he opened his mouth, he made all sorts of promises, whether it was about delicious food, fun things, or beautiful clothes and jewelry.

At first, Yu's father and the others laughed and said that their younger sister couldn't understand yet. But after it happened many times, they got used to his behavior and let him do as he pleased.

Yin Yin is very accommodating and usually forgives him in the end, then she'll cuddle with her brother.

Through this interaction, Yin Yin gradually realized that Yu Shuming had truly accepted her as his younger sister.

However, for him, who had already been an emperor, to fully believe this, we would have to wait until later, when Yin Yin would add some more spice to his life.

Because they were traveling with a child, the carriage didn't travel very fast, and it wasn't until almost three months later that they finally entered Sichuan.

Yu Shuming lifted the curtain and looked at the mountains in the distance, which looked as if they had been slashed by axe and the clouds and mist swirling around them. His eyes filled with nostalgia.

Yinyin glanced at him, nestled in her mother's arms, and fell asleep again.

When the sound of hooves completely stopped, the carriage came to a stop in front of a courtyard.

That's right, this courtyard, which would probably only be inhabited by a minor official in the capital, is the Prince's Mansion of Yu's father.

Yu's father's territory was also located in this area.

There are few flat areas; as far as the eye can see, there are mountains.

It took them several months to travel from the capital to Sichuan, and another half month to get to this county.

It's no wonder that the eunuchs and powerful ministers agreed to grant Yu Fu, the deposed emperor, a fiefdom. This area was inconvenient to access, and far from being prosperous, it was so poor that just being able to eat, live, and survive was a blessing.

Once Yu's father moved into the Prince's mansion, the local county magistrate promptly came to hand over the situation to him.

As for surveillance.

What kind of surveillance is this? Anyone who gets sent here to be an official must have offended their superiors.

Yu's father used to at least have the ambition to be a good emperor and wanted to oppose those traitors who caused chaos in the country. After experiencing the messy events of the late emperor's time, which official in this area who knew a little about the court and still had some ambitions could not feel a kind of white moonlight-like affection for Yu's father?

However, when Yu's father saw the county magistrate, he immediately recognized him.

"It's Xu Qing!"

“Your Majesty,” Lord Xu said, his face etched with the marks of time. When Yu’s father recognized him, he became even more agitated, addressing him as before, “You have suffered on your journey.”

“Lord Xu, please be careful with your words,” Yu’s father immediately corrected himself, “There is no His Majesty here.”

"It was my carelessness," Lord Xu bowed again.

Yu's father quickly helped him up and said a few words to strengthen their bond, which brought tears to Lord Xu's eyes.

As the two went to the study, Yin Yin gradually could no longer hear what they were saying.

Xun Hui was busy arranging the things she had brought, but the only people who could help her were the three who had come with them from the capital. So she had to first have the things laid out on the couch and asked Yu Shuming to watch over her sister so she wouldn't fall.

After they all went about their business, Yu Shuming said to the somewhat curious Yin Yin, "Lord Xu used to be the Crown Prince's tutor, but later he offended a treacherous official and refused to compromise, so he was demoted again and again and exiled here to be a county magistrate."

"Back then, for his sake, Father even went to plead with the late Emperor. But the late Emperor was biased and listened to only one side, and not only did he not agree to Father's request, he also beat Father."

"Lord Xu knows all this, which is why he is so loyal to Father. He is a great contributor to our ability to settle down here."

Yinyin nodded perfunctorily, her big eyes looking left and right.

Is this where my brother and parents used to live?

“Yes,” Yu Shuming stroked her hair, “We’ve lived in this courtyard for several years, and from now on, this will be the place where you and we live together.”

Upon hearing this, Yin Yin laughed and even let out a few "ahs" to show her excitement.

Seeing her happily move her little feet, Yu Shuming also smiled.

"We're going to have to endure some tough times for a while, but you're so carefree, laughing all the time."

[It's not hard, I'm with my parents and brother!]

“No one is better at making people happy than you,” Yu Shuming gently tapped her. “Don’t worry, you’ll get what you deserve soon.”

Yinyin pretended not to understand, but she knew in her heart.

Her three-and-a-half-year-old brother is about to start working hard to create a better life.

After settling in, Yu Shuming wanted to go out into the mountains, but unfortunately, he couldn't get his parents' permission. As a result, he was even kept under their watchful eyes along with Yin Yin.

When Yu Shuming and Yinyin sat together, they were still somewhat incredulous: "Why don't my parents agree to let me go out?"

Yinyin yawned, closed her eyes, and refused to answer the question.

If you were with your parents like in the story, you'd be a three-and-a-half-year-old toddler wanting to go to the mountains all by yourself. Who wouldn't be worried?

Before Yin Yin could say anything, Yu Shuming turned around and found that she had already fallen asleep. He couldn't help but poke her little hand and gently covered her with a small blanket.

Although he didn't get a reply from Yin Yin, Yu Shuming still realized his current situation. He was quick-witted, so he went directly to his father and said that a few days ago he dreamed of an old man with a white beard who taught him some things.

Yinyin only found out about this some time later when her parents were talking. In their eyes, Yinyin was still young and not at an age where she needed to be kept in the dark.

Yinyin then realized what they were busy with.

The most important thing, of course, is to store enough firewood to avoid a tough winter. The second most important thing is to cultivate some vegetables in the yard that can be eaten in winter.

Once his basic living needs were met, Yu Shuming requested to formally begin his studies.

In the eyes of elders, reading is a way to understand principles, and only by formally starting to read and study can one be distinguished from young children.

Yinyin thought, "My elder brother truly lives up to his name."

When she was a child, she was just a child who did her job well. At most, she was a little smarter than other children. But her older brother was always scheming. He even found out about her future teachers.

Although Sichuan and Chongqing are remote, they are not without famous scholars, but they are far away from Qin County where they live.

That's exactly what my parents are discussing now.

Hearing her parents' continued disagreement, Yin Yin wasn't surprised.

As I said before, Yu Shuming is still young. If he has any minor health issues, they won't even know, so they can only postpone things.

Just when Yin Yin thought her childhood was about to pass by while watching her parents and brothers busy themselves, Granny Zhang, who was in charge of taking care of her, suddenly started acting strangely.

Yin Yin pretended to be half asleep, practicing internal energy to strengthen her body, when she suddenly heard several knocks on the door.

Granny Zhang, who had been sitting by the cradle sewing, got up, the door creaked open, and then quickly closed again.

Granny Zhang asked, "Didn't I tell you not to come looking for me alone unless it's something serious? Do you want to expose our identities?"

"Do you think I would?" a familiar male voice said. "I discovered that you have secretly designed a crossbow that can fire in rapid succession, and it is quite powerful."

"If we steal the blueprints, make the replicas ourselves, and present them to the adults, do you think we'll be allowed to leave this place?"

Yinyin remembered that this person seemed to be someone brought from the capital, just like Granny Zhang, and his name was Guard Wang.

However… she remembered that in the story, these people who came from the capital were always loyal to their families. How come it sounds like they have a master behind them?

"Leave?" Granny Zhang sneered. "Do you think we'll ever be able to leave after coming here?"

"What do you mean?" Guard Wang asked. "Don't tell me you're just accepting your fate like this."

“If you don’t plan to report this, just give me your contact information, and I won’t need to contact you again.”

“Alright,” Granny Zhang said without delay, “If you want to make contact, you have to go to the cloth shop owned by the master in the prefectural city of the neighboring state.”

"As for tokens, there's no need for any. When you go, just bring some silver and have someone deliver the message for you, and that's it."

Yinyin cautiously opened her eyes a crack. What kind of outrageous way of contacting people is this?

It would take several days to walk from Qin County to the prefectural capital, and then you would have to go to the neighboring prefectural capital, which would take even longer.

Moreover, when doing things for others, one has to pay for the messenger to deliver the message.

Yinyin thought she was dreaming and had misheard.

Like Yinyin, Guard Wang also didn't believe it: "Are you kidding me!"

"Is this really necessary?" Granny Zhang turned around and walked to Yin Yin's cradle. Seeing that she was still sleeping and the swaddling clothes were intact, she breathed a sigh of relief. "Why do you think I've been working so diligently ever since I came here?"

“We’ve already been abandoned by the adults, so why should we continue to be loyal to him?”

"Don't even mention anything about home," Granny Zhang said coldly. "I had barely entered the palace to serve when the master sent my husband a concubine. By the time it was confirmed that I was going to follow my master to Zhenxian, my daughter was gone too. They just kept it from me."

"I remember you came to live with your parents because they were sick, right? I advise you to ask around and find out if you still have a home."

After Granny Zhang finished speaking, the room fell silent for a moment. After throwing down the words "I don't believe it," Guard Wang hurriedly left.

Granny Zhang carefully tucked the blanket around Yin Yin and then sat down in her original spot.

After a while, Yin Yin opened her eyes, and was quickly noticed by the observant Granny Zhang.

"Your Highness is awake." Seeing that Yin Yin was not making a fuss, Granny Zhang even teased her for a while before carrying her to Xun Hui's place.

Yinyin stayed at her mother's place until evening before her father and eldest brother returned from outside.

When Yinyin saw them, she put on a happy face. After Yu Shuming cleaned his hands, changed out of his outer clothes, and walked to her side, Yinyin couldn't wait to tell him about Granny Zhang and Guard Wang.

Yu Shuming was somewhat surprised, as this was clearly something he did not recall.

However, this is understandable, as the memories from that time are too distant.

But whether this has happened before without his knowledge, or whether there have been new changes, is crucial.

If Granny Zhang and Guard Wang have other masters behind them, are the remaining servants who came with them truly loyal to them?

Yu Shuming did not tell his father about it immediately. Instead, he whispered to Yinyin, "I have been following my father around these past few days. Even if I say that I heard it with my own ears, no one will believe me. It is better to wait and see."

"With the information from Granny Zhang, Guard Wang will surely make a move. I just don't know when he will lose his composure and slip up."