Quick Transmigration: Survive to the End

They hadn't seen each other for many years, but they often corresponded. Once they got on the carriage, they talked for a while, and the previous awkwardness disappeared.

"My parents are doing well, and things at home are getting better and better." Because he was away from home, there were many things he couldn't talk about in detail, so Yu Shuming brought up the little iron-eating beast from back then.

"Two years after you left, I put it back on the mountain."

"Someone saw it in the mountains and said it was teasing someone's baby and was chased away by the baby's mother for two miles."

"But that guy is cunning; he always knows to come back when it gets cold."

Yinyin's eyes lit up when she heard this, but she also felt a little regretful: "I'm afraid it will have forgotten me by the time I get back."

Yu Shuming didn't say anything that it would definitely remember, but instead said, "Every year there are always a few that are abandoned and left to fend for themselves because they are born weak. If you like, I can have someone look for some more?"

Yinyin refused, saying, "If we want them, even if they aren't abandoned children, they should still be 'abandoned'."

“Those who want to use this to ask for a reward will always find a way.”

"Besides, we don't know when we can go back. Even if we find them, we can't just send them to the capital to be raised."

"It's uncertain whether it will survive, let alone release it back into the mountains once it grows up."

Yu Shuming nodded: "Then let's see how things go."

After exchanging a few words about family matters, Yu Shuming inquired about Yin Yin's situation.

What can be written in a letter is always limited; one can only believe more of what one has heard and seen with one's own eyes.

Yinyin then quietly recounted some of the things that had happened to her over the past few years.

As she spoke, Yu Shuming gained a better understanding of the current situation in the capital. He concluded with a touch of melancholy, "Yinyin, you are much more composed than before."

Yinyin understood his regret and said with a smile, "People always grow up. Don't you think I'm doing well now, big brother?"

Yu Shuming was nodding when he heard the sound of approaching hooves outside.

"Has the princess left the palace?"

Yu Shuming looked at Yin Yin.

Yinyin replied in a whisper, "He is the Grand Chancellor's grandson."

Outside, Granny Zhang also stepped forward and bowed: "Young Master Zhou."

Seeing that Granny Zhang was also with them, Zhou Yun swallowed back what she was about to say: "Granny Zhang came out today too? Where is the princess planning to go? I'll accompany the princess!"

Before Granny Zhang could speak, Yin Yin blurted out, "I'm going back to the palace, are you coming with me?"

“If the princess can use me, then I’m definitely willing to go with her,” Zhou Yun dismounted and walked to the carriage window. “Princess, are you really going back to the palace?”

"If it's not true, then what is it?" Yinyin replied to him, "Don't block my way, I'm in a hurry."

"Oh," Zhou Yun said somewhat disappointedly, then added, "Princess, next time you leave the palace, just send someone to call me, and I'll make sure everything is arranged perfectly for you."

"Today I found a fun place in the suburbs. When the princess has some free time, I'll take you there."

“Let’s talk about it later,” Yin Yin said. “You’re always running around outside. Aren’t you afraid your father will be waiting for you at the door with a whip in his hand?”

“Princess,” Zhou Yun said with a hint of sorrow, “I was just about to go directly to the government office to find my grandfather.”

Yinyin couldn't help but laugh and said cheerfully, "Okay, then you go ahead, I'll go back too."

Zhou Yun then stepped aside, saying, "Respectfully seeing off the princess."

After the carriage left again, Yin Yin noticed that Yu Shuming was looking at her strangely.

Yinyin unconsciously touched her face: "Big brother, is there something on my face? Why are you looking at me like that?"

"It's nothing," Yu Shuming denied at first, but then couldn't help but say, "Yinyin, that Zhou Yun is no good, don't let him fool you."

"Even if I'm looking for a playmate, it has to be someone like Xu Zheng."

Upon hearing this, Yin Yin said, "Big brother, in the capital, it's not common to see a young genius like Xu Zheng who is both good-looking and good at studying. On the contrary, spoiled brats like Zhou Yun are quite common."

"Moreover, although Zhou Yun and the others are not particularly smart, they have helped me a lot."

"Otherwise, how could I walk around the capital without any scruples?"

Hearing this, Yu Shuming knew that Yin Yin understood, and he breathed a sigh of relief.

"In that case, they are still somewhat useful."

Yinyin knew that Yu Shuming was prejudiced against Zhou Yun and the others, or rather, he had a great deal of opinion against the Left Prime Minister, so she didn't intend to persuade him. She just told him about the current situation and how the princes were scheming everywhere.

Before long, the carriage arrived at the palace gate, where the routine inspection was carried out as usual.

The guard lifted the curtain and found a strange young man sitting inside. He was about to speak when Yin Yin placed a token in front of him, silencing him.

"His Majesty wishes to see him."

After a moment of hesitation, the guard looked at Yu Shuming's face again and suddenly became suspicious.

"Princess, this..."

Yinyin carefully put away the token: "His Majesty has not yet given the order, so I dare not speak out. You have been in the Imperial Guard for so long, you should know the rules."

The guards lowered their heads and made way for them.

Yinyin raised an eyebrow and looked at Yu Shuming triumphantly.

Yu Shuming laughed and gave her a thumbs up: "You are truly dignified, worthy of being our Shu princess."

Yinyin's lips kept curving upwards, and she couldn't bring them down.

When they arrived at the place where they were to get off the carriage and board the sedan chair, Yin Yin got off and found that the emperor's chief eunuch was already waiting with his men.

Yinyin couldn't help but say, "Big brother has a lot of influence. As soon as you came back, Uncle even sent out the people he trusted most."

Upon hearing this, the Empress Dowager beamed with joy and offered explanations. She then invited Yu Shuming to board another palanquin, which ran alongside Yinyin's palanquin, heading towards the Zichen Palace.

Although we didn't encounter many people on the way from the palace gate to the Zichen Hall, everyone we met was very perceptive.

They were all surprised to see someone riding alongside Yin Yin's sedan chair. They exchanged glances, but couldn't guess who Yu Shuming was. Yin Yin, sitting in the sedan chair, was overjoyed.

Yu Shuming watched Yin Yin's movements from the side, and his originally tense face couldn't help but show a bit of doting and helplessness.

When they stopped in front of the Zichen Palace, Yu Shuming whispered, "It's clear that your uncle has spoiled you enough over the years, making you treat all those adults like actors on a stage."

“This is nothing,” Yin Yin said seriously, her lips moving slightly. “Big brother, you haven’t seen when the Left Prime Minister was so angry he fainted. His relationship with Eunuch Feng was a real show.”

"My uncle and I sat together; there was no better spot or more spectacular show."

Yu Shuming was far away, so these kinds of trivial matters were unlikely to reach the Sichuan and Chongqing region.

Before he could even ask a question, the emperor, who was waiting in the Zichen Palace, hurriedly came out.

“Shuming,” the emperor said, tears welling in his eyes, “has grown up and looks more and more like his elder brother.”