Quick Transmigration: Survive to the End

Upon hearing this, Yin Yin could only think to herself, "Just as I expected."

No matter who it is, in the emperor's heart, no one is as important as his brother.

Yinyin followed behind the two men. Seeing that the emperor was unusually ignoring her, she pulled Yu Shuming along and walked inside, asking him about family matters without getting angry. She then turned around and asked the head eunuch to bring fresh tea and ordered some snacks for them.

The emperor was still asking questions, but Yin Yin had already eaten half a meal with her tea.

Looking at the many delicate pastries on the small plate, she dared not eat anymore and silently pushed the small plate towards her brother.

When the emperor saw this, he was about to call the chief eunuch to fetch some more when he saw Yu Shuming glance at Yin Yin indifferently, but he had already taken a bite-sized lotus flower pastry and eaten it.

This intimate and tacit scene made it seem as if they had grown up together all these years.

The emperor even forgot the question he wanted to ask, and smiled as he sighed to the chief eunuch, "They are indeed siblings. It's been several years since we last met, and now they're as close as ever."

The head eunuch flattered from the side, "Isn't it true that we're connected by blood?"

After the two finished speaking, the emperor did not continue the previous topic, but said, "I originally ordered people to clean up the North Palace, but thinking that Shuming, you have just returned to the capital, and you may not be used to living in another place, so I ordered people to clean up the East Palace."

"After you pay your respects to your aunt, Shuming, you should go back and rest. There's still plenty of time, we can talk slowly."

The Eastern Palace?

Not only Yu Shuming was surprised, but even Yin Yin was somewhat taken aback.

Yin Yin knew that the East Palace had been repaired, but at that time the emperor also ordered the repair of the North Palace and several other palaces. She thought it was just a routine inspection, but she never expected that the emperor was playing a trick and that the East Palace was his real target.

However, considering that Yu Shuming was used to living in the Eastern Palace, it wasn't too bad.

Back in the capital, after Yu Shuming was separated from his mother's household, he lived in the Eastern Palace.

The emperor never ordered any changes to the furnishings of the Eastern Palace, and no outsiders had ever lived there. It would not be an exaggeration to say that it was still exactly as Yu Shuming's former sleeping quarters were.

However convenient the Crown Prince Palace may be, its political significance is the most important factor.

The Eastern Palace has always been the residence of the Crown Prince in this dynasty, without exception.

Now that Yu Shuming has just returned to the capital, the emperor has allowed him to stay there, and his attitude is self-evident.

Yu Shuming looked up and met the emperor's gaze for a moment, then gladly accepted the imperial decree and expressed his gratitude.

Living in the Eastern Palace inevitably meant facing numerous impeachments and attacks, but Yu Shuming felt no fear whatsoever.

With both righteousness and legitimacy laid out before him, he must be insane to give it up.

Just as expected, no sooner had Yu Shuming moved into the Eastern Palace than news of his return to the capital spread throughout almost the entire upper class of the capital.

The next day, memorials about him flooded the emperor's desk like snowflakes.

This scene looked like a replay of the earlier one where the emperor was urged to adopt an heir.

But the emperor's mental state was completely different from before.

Upon seeing Yinyin and Yu Shuming enter, the emperor greeted them with great interest, saying, "Yinyin, Shuming, come quickly! This memorial is so beautifully written, it's truly eloquent."

"I just read a book this morning that was completely incomprehensible. I should really ask him to be that person's teacher and teach him to stop writing so much nonsense on his reports. It's so rubbish that no one wants to read it."

Yu Shuming and Yinyin exchanged a glance. Although they had walked up to the emperor, neither of them looked at the memorial.

"You two are being too cautious," the emperor said in a good mood, handing each of them a stack of papers and a pen. "Anything that criticizes Shuming for not living in the Eastern Palace, whether reasonable or not, you shall write down a rejection."

“Oh, right,” the emperor said mischievously, “write it in your own handwriting.”

Yinyin blinked. "The Emperor really knows how to do it," she thought. These rejected memorials were to be returned to the respective officials.

At this moment, just thinking about those officials excitedly opening their memorials only to find blank stares at handwriting that doesn't belong to the emperor makes me laugh.

If the fact that she and her elder brother approved this memorial is released again, it will probably be twice as funny.

However, before they could finish, the Left Chancellor and other ministers entered the palace.

When the Left Prime Minister and his entourage entered with great momentum, they all slowed down when they saw Yin Yin standing in front of the Emperor's desk with a whip tucked into her waistband.

When he saw Yu Shuming's young face on the other side, which looked exactly like his father's, his arrogance immediately diminished.

The emperor smiled, feigning ignorance of their purpose: "It's not a grand court session today, so why are all of you gathered here?"

The Left Chancellor stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, we have heard that someone has moved into the Eastern Palace?"

"Yes," the emperor said with a smile, "didn't all the ministers submit memorials urging me to quickly adopt an heir and establish a crown prince as soon as possible?"

"After listening to the opinions of my ministers, I considered them carefully for a long time and found that they were indeed very reasonable. So I decided to act according to their opinions."

That's well said. Yin Yin managed to control her facial expression, but a smile couldn't help but show in her eyes.

One minister said, "But we can't let the Crown Prince of Shu live in the Eastern Palace!"

“Why not?” the emperor argued. “By blood, my elder brother and Shuming are the closest to me.”

Yinyin noticed that the ministers pursed their lips.

"As for intelligence, Shuming has been exceptionally talented since childhood, as you all know, Prime Minister."

After these words were spoken, someone shifted uncomfortably.

"In terms of status, Shuming was originally the crown prince. What's wrong with letting him continue to be the crown prince?"

After she finished speaking, all the royalists within Yin Yin's sight closed their eyes and pretended they didn't exist.

It's not their fault; compared to the emperor, Yu's father was far too reliable when he was emperor.

Regardless of whether his reign was longer or shorter than the current emperor's, the happiness of the people was far greater during the reigns of both the current emperor and the deceased previous emperor.

Although Yu Shuming was young at the time, he also carried the expectations of many people.

In addition, there has been a transformation from a poor, remote county to a prosperous and happy region in Sichuan.

If the emperor intended to return the throne to the Yu family, these royalists who were only loyal to the emperor would not want to make any demands.

“But…” A minister, having received a signal from the Left Chancellor, stepped forward and said, “The King of Shu only has one son, the Crown Prince. How can he be adopted by His Majesty and become the heir?”

"I never said I wanted to adopt Shuming," the emperor said, feigning confusion. "You all submitted memorials urging me to adopt a son, which is nothing more than planning for the future and thinking about establishing a crown prince."

"Then why don't I skip the adoption process and just make a crown prince directly?"