Quick Transmigration: Survive to the End

Yinyin heard hurried footsteps, and the Crown Prince came out from inside in a disheveled state.

Seeing that it was Yin Yin standing outside, the Crown Prince looked somewhat embarrassed. He forced a smile and maintained his composure: "Princess Shou Kang."

Yinyin gave a curtsy: "Your Highness the Crown Prince."

The Crown Prince glanced at her, then shifted his gaze to the distant palace wall behind her: "I have other matters to attend to, so I'll be leaving now. If Princess Shou Kang wishes to see the Emperor, it would be best to wait before going in."

Yinyin took a step back: "Respectfully seeing off His Highness the Crown Prince."

As the Crown Prince walked further and further away, Yin Yin ignored him and went to the door, instructing the palace maids to wait outside before going inside herself.

When Eunuch Wu saw Yin Yin come in, he didn't stop her. He just told the eunuchs to finish tidying up and then left. He went to the tea room and brought back two more cups of tea.

As if she knew nothing, Yin Yin walked up to the emperor and happily bowed, saying, "Greetings, Father Emperor."

The emperor was resting his head on his hand with his eyes closed, his brows furrowed in a deep frown. Hearing Yin Yin's voice, he opened his eyes and his expression softened.

When did you enter the palace?

Yinyin told the truth: "It's been a while. I just saw you talking to His Highness the Crown Prince, so I spoke a few words with Eunuch Wu outside."

She brought up what had just happened, and the emperor wasn't angry. He simply asked, "Did you hear everything?"

Yinyin held up her thumb and forefinger: "I accidentally overheard that sentence, so I logged out, and I don't know what happened after that."

The emperor sighed, ultimately refraining from speaking ill of the crown prince in front of Yin Yin, and instead asked, "Many of the songs and dances have been removed from the banquet this time. How do you think we should make up for it?"

Yinyin pointed to herself: "You're asking me?"

"You're the only one here right now, so who else should I ask if not you?" The emperor glared at her irritably, beckoned her closer, and pretended to be fierce. "Hurry up and think about it. If you can't come up with anything, I'll deduct one portion of your reward this year."

Yinyin knew he was joking, and wasn't afraid, so she cooperated by making a thoughtful expression.

"Father, do you remember the 'Breaking the Enemy's Formation' that I arranged for you by borrowing the Imperial Guards to perform for your birthday two years ago?"

"Although there have been some personnel changes, most of them are still in the Imperial Guard. As for the music... the Music Bureau should still remember it. Just have them practice it a few more times."

Just before the emperor's birthday celebration, there was a great victory on the border, and the court was filled with joy.

Yin Yin, who was originally worried about what gift to give the emperor to express her feelings, thought of military dance.

With the emperor's permission, she obtained several squads of imperial guards and had them train many times in private before achieving the final result.

Finally, the performance of "Breaking the Enemy's Formation" earned Yin Yin high praise for its magnificent momentum and exhilarating performance.

However, since many of these imperial guards were people of high status, and ordinary officials could not easily order them around without the emperor's orders, the performance was never seen again.

This time, his status as the crown prince was sufficient, but when he arranged these things, he didn't take the "Breaking the Formation Song" into consideration at all.

The emperor hadn't thought of this dance at first, but when Yin Yin mentioned it, he immediately thought it was a good idea. He summoned people and ordered them to gather as many people as possible from the original group. If there were any missing members, they were to be replaced immediately. He also instructed them to intensify the practice so that the dance would be the most important performance at tonight's banquet.

Time was of the essence, so the eunuchs quickly relayed the message.

Immediately, the imperial guards throughout the palace sprang into action, with some posts undergoing a major rotation.

After deciding on this dance, the emperor selected two other programs that were commonplace in the court but were quite impressive.

Now, the banquet had both the grandeur of a peaceful and prosperous era and the stirring war songs.

After making the arrangements, the emperor looked at Yin Yin, who was sitting and drinking tea, and said with pride in his eyes, "You are as smart as your father."

Yin Yin was already used to the emperor bringing up her father from time to time to show that her intelligence was hereditary, so she took it as a compliment and accepted it without hesitation.

The emperor gave all the instructions and then said, "Your uncle mentioned earlier that he wanted to choose Liu Cheng, the second son of the Liu family, as your son-in-law."

"I ordered someone to investigate. This Liu Cheng is gentle in nature and has many hobbies similar to yours, but he may not be able to achieve anything in his career."

"Since you're here today, I'll take this opportunity to share my thoughts."

Yin Yin said nonchalantly, "I trust my father and uncle to make the decisions."

Before the emperor could give her a sidelong glance, Yin Yin whispered, "I just think that since Father has already bestowed upon me the county princess's mansion, and Liu Cheng is the second son, he can live with me."

"Besides... Father, to be honest, Liu Cheng is even his elder brother. No matter how powerful they are, can they possibly be more powerful than you?"

"With you backing me up, does it matter how powerful my husband is?"

"On the contrary, it's more important that you can talk to me and get along well. Otherwise, if I divorce you, you won't look good either, will you?"

Yin Yin's heartfelt words could be considered unconventional.

However, after hearing this, the emperor not only did not reprimand her, but even seriously considered it.

Finally, the emperor said, "That's fine. I will grant you the honor of getting married at the county princess's residence."

After saying that, the emperor added, "When will you perform a meritorious service, and I will promote you?"

Yinyin said bluntly, "Father, if you expect me to make a contribution, wouldn't that mean you'd be unable to withstand even if the sky were to fall?"

"You'd be better off hoping that I'll make a name for myself than hoping that you'll be in a good mood and inexplicably give me a higher title."

Upon hearing this, the emperor couldn't help but laugh out loud, pointing at her and saying, "Only you would dare to ask me for a title in the entire palace."

“That’s because Father loves me,” Yin Yin said. “If you didn’t love me, I wouldn’t dare to raise my voice in front of you. I would have acted like a quail and be obedient.”

"If you'd like to see one, I can perform one for you right now?"

"Go away, go away," the emperor said irritably, but the smile in his eyes and brows did not diminish in the slightest. "The envoy has presented many fine things. I have kept some for you. Take a look for yourself."

“Then I’m off,” Yin Yin immediately stood up, thanked the emperor again, and ran off.

The emperor smiled and shook his head, saying to Eunuch Wu, "Look at her, she's already sixteen, but she's still like a child. If her uncle hadn't mentioned it, I would have kept her for another two years."

Seeing that the emperor was in a good mood, Eunuch Wu also became happy: "No matter how old Princess Shou Kang is, in Your Majesty's eyes, isn't she still a child who needs to be protected?"

“That’s true,” the emperor instructed again, “When you have time, have someone investigate that Liu Cheng again to see if there’s anything wrong with him.”

After giving his instructions, the emperor muttered to himself, "It's still too early. My goddaughter, how can she be betrothed at sixteen?"

Eunuch Wu hesitated, as if he wanted to say something but then stopped.

Your Majesty, besides the Princess of Shou Kang, where else do you have goddaughters?