Quick Transmigration: Survive to the End

It sounds nice, but if it can actually be done, it might not be a bad thing.

At least the larger the territory, the more capital the father and brothers could accumulate.

Yin Yin had a sudden thought. She wondered who was stronger, the Prime Minister or the treacherous eunuchs in the court. As long as they didn't oppose her at the same time, there was still room for maneuver in this matter.

The Phoenix Palace was right behind the Purple Palace. The imperial carriage stopped shortly after it arrived.

The female official of Fengyi Palace saw the emperor alight from the imperial carriage from afar and was about to step forward and say that the empress had just rested when she saw the emperor turn around and take a strange little girl off the imperial carriage.

The only child born in the palace after the death of the eldest prince was Consort Huang's child.

However, Consort Huang was too complacent and gave birth prematurely, causing the child to fall ill frequently from birth and die within a few months.

Over the years, although the emperor had neglected Consort Huang, he had not stopped visiting other concubines. However, he had not heard the sound of a baby crying. Therefore, the appearance of Yin Yin really made the female official pause for a moment before she went forward to greet her.

Before the female official could finish her greetings, the emperor ordered her, "Quickly go and report to the Empress that I have arrived with the eldest princess."

"The eldest princess?" The female official had entered the palace later with the empress and had never met the Yu family, so naturally she didn't know who Yin Yin was.

The head eunuch who had come with them said, "This is the daughter of the Prince of Qin. You should go and report to Her Majesty the Empress."

The lady-in-waiting went in to report, and soon the Empress came out to greet her.

"Your Majesty," the Empress said, her face cold and expressionless as she looked at the Emperor, but her expression softened considerably when she looked at Yin Yin. "Is this Yin Yin?"

Seeing that the emperor had no intention of putting her down, Yinyin had no choice but to remain in that position and say, "Greetings, Your Majesty the Empress."

“Oh,” the Empress said, “Yinyin is such a good girl. From now on, just call her Aunt.”

Then the Empress asked, "How is your mother doing lately?"

"Everything is fine," Yin Yin replied, but seeing the expectation and longing on the Empress's face, she was a little curious. Why did the Empress seem to have such a good impression of her mother? But her mother hadn't mentioned this before they went to the capital.

After the two women finished speaking, the Emperor placed Yin Yin in the Empress's arms and looked at her with a mixture of expectation and flattery: "Empress, Yin Yin is still young and it is not good for her to live alone in the palace without anyone to raise her. Why don't you let her live with you in the Phoenix Palace?"

The Empress looked at Yin Yin in front of her, remained silent for a moment, and then ordered someone to tidy up Yin Yin's room.

The emperor grinned, picked up Yinyin, and carried her inside, saying as they walked, "Yinyin, I'll show you around so you can get familiar with things. From now on, you can stay here with your aunt, the Empress."

The palace servants attending to the emperor glanced at the empress, and seeing that she did not intend to stop him, they made way for him to enter.

The emperor's smile grew even brighter, and he went to great lengths to introduce things to Yin Yin, even describing the large water vat placed in front of the palace in great detail.

However, Yin Yin could hardly bear to watch the Empress's actions, and she didn't even bother to say a word. Yet the Emperor still came into Fengyi Palace as if it were something important.

After the meal, the emperor lingered, reluctant to leave, but the empress ignored him and chased him away before taking Yin Yin to her residence in the back palace.

“I saw that you came with only one nanny and two maids, so I took the liberty of adding a few more people to serve you.”

"Although Zhang Mama, who is by your side, used to work in the palace, I thought that she had been away from the palace for several years and was not familiar with many people, so I temporarily transferred Bikong, a senior palace maid from my side, to take charge."

"Once Zhang Mama and the others get the hang of it, if you can get used to it, have her continue to serve you. If you can't, just tell her to come back to me."

"Thank you for your concern, Aunt Empress," Yin Yin said, giving a proper curtsy.

“At such a young age, you have to leave your parents’ side. As your aunt, it is only right that I consider things carefully for you,” the Empress said, and then asked a few more questions about Yin Yin’s daily routine.

When the Empress heard that Yin Yin was still studying and practicing martial arts with her brother, she was somewhat surprised, but she said, "Since your brother and sister-in-law raised you in this way when you were at home, then you should follow their example from now on."

"After some time, His Majesty will summon the sons of various families and build the Hongwen Academy in the palace for them to study. At that time, Yinyin, you can go with them too."

Going to study at Hongwen Academy would mean not having to follow the same upbringing as the inner quarters, so Yinyin naturally didn't refuse and readily agreed.

The Empress smiled, took Yin Yin for a stroll in the back hall, then left her there to rest before returning to the main hall herself.

After the Empress left, Bikong followed Zhang Mama by half a step and bowed to Yinyin as well.

Although Yin Yin is now only the daughter of Prince Qin, the emperor and empress address her as the eldest princess, and the people below naturally follow suit and call her that as well.

Yinyin asked a few questions and got a sense of the situation of the people serving her. Then she said she was sleepy and needed to wash up and rest.

Bikong tactfully suggested that she take Guizhi and Lanzhi to prepare, leaving Zhang Mama to serve Yinyin.

When only Granny Zhang was left in the room, Yin Yin asked, "Granny Zhang, did my mother have any relationship with my aunt, the Empress, before?"

Zhang Mama thought for a moment and said, "This servant is not quite sure, but there must have been some interaction. Although Her Majesty the Empress had not yet entered the palace, it was already arranged long ago."

It seems we won't get any information from Granny Zhang.

Yinyin wasn't discouraged, but continued, "Among the people who came to serve me, I seemed to hear some familiar names. Zhang Mama, did you inquire about them beforehand?"

Zhang Mama immediately said, "I've already found out, and these people are all on the list given by Madam."

Yinyin nodded: "I have enough people serving me now. Keep a close eye on these few people, Granny."

"I had just entered the palace when they were assigned to my side. What a coincidence!"

Zhang Mama hadn't mentioned transferring them to her side before because she had some doubts. Now that she heard Yin Yin say the same thing, she swallowed back the words of advice she had prepared: "Your Highness, rest assured, this servant will definitely take good care of them."

After hearing her promise, Yin Yin yawned.

"You must be tired from the long journey. Let Bikong and Lanzhi keep watch for me tonight."

Zhang Mama refused, saying, "I will keep watch for Your Highness tonight. You've only just entered the palace. If Your Highness isn't used to it and can't sleep well at night, what will we do?"

Yinyin wanted to persuade her further, but considering how attentive Zhang Mama had always been to her, she figured that if she didn't keep watch at night, she probably wouldn't get a good rest either, so she agreed.

Before washing up and resting, Yinyin specifically instructed Zhang Mama: "Remember to call me tomorrow, Mama, I still need to pay my respects to my aunt, the Empress, in the morning."