Quick Transmigration: Survive to the End

Compared to Liu Cheng's tireless efforts in front of the emperor, Yin Yin's conversations with the empress in the Jiaofang Palace were much more relaxed.

The Empress had always treated her well, but today she suddenly became even closer to her.

Before Yin Yin could figure it out, the Empress said directly, "Speaking of which, I must thank Yin Yin for speaking well of me to His Majesty."

Yinyin blinked: "What is Your Majesty talking about? I don't quite understand."

The Empress thought that Yin Yin was trying to keep it a secret, so she vaguely mentioned, "What you presented to His Majesty was truly a first-rate item. Now His Majesty values ​​it and has entrusted me with this matter."

Yin Yin immediately realized what was going on: "His Majesty entrusted the matter to the Empress, which shows how much he values ​​her. It has nothing to do with me. The Empress shouldn't thank me."

The Empress thought she was not taking credit for herself, and felt even more that she was a good person.

Knowing that she was going to Xuan Shi Hall again, the Empress did not keep her any longer, but the rewards she received were far too generous.

Returning to the Xuan Shi Hall, and finding Liu Cheng absent, Yin Yin directly relayed the Empress's attitude: "Father, the Empress said I spoke up for her. When did this happen? How come I didn't know?"

"I have already said it, so how could you not have said it?" The emperor said indifferently, turning back to Liu Cheng. "The prince consort seems alright now, but time will tell. Since you are my daughter, you must not wrong yourself, do you understand?"

Yin Yin stared at him for a moment, her eyes welling up with tears: "Father, you have been so good to me, I can never repay you in this lifetime, what should I do?"

"Do you expect me to repay you with that little bit of gratitude?" the emperor said, then added, "Just live your life well."

“That’s not enough,” Yin Yin said. “I still need to train the Western Guards properly for my father.”

"Father, rest assured, I will definitely train the Western Guard into the most powerful team in the world."

"Whether it's protecting Father or conquering territories for you, they will be the most useful."

The emperor smiled and said, "If it really works, then you will be a rare and great general under my command."

“I’m not even a general,” Yin Yin said. “It’s just training, not going to the battlefield.”

"However, if I could go to the battlefield, I would definitely be able to expand the territory for my father."

“You say the same thing as your father,” the emperor said, his eyes filled with nostalgia. “Your father did it before, and I believe you can too.”

As Yin Yin's eyes lit up, the emperor promised her, "Once you have mastered the Western Guard, I will hand over all the troops that were under your father's command to you, how about that?"

"It just so happens that many of these people in charge were the ones who served by your father's side back then, along with Xi Yan."

"But later your parents passed away one after another, and the only one who could stay by your side was Xi Yan."

Yinyin pretended not to know and wanted to ask a few more questions, but Liu Cheng came in.

The emperor then said, "Go back and ask Xi Yan. Just say that I asked you to ask him. He will surely tell you everything he knows."

Yinyin then stopped.

When it was time to eat, Yin Yin and the emperor got along very well and were even able to comment on the cooking time of the imperial dishes.

At first, Liu Cheng was very cautious, but after listening to more of what he heard, he gradually relaxed.

However, he didn't completely relax until he and Yin Yin boarded the carriage leaving the palace.

Seeing Liu Cheng suddenly relax his stiff shoulders, Yin Yin found it somewhat amusing: "Meeting the Emperor makes you so afraid?"

"It's not fear, just nervousness," Liu Cheng said stubbornly. "Your Majesty is wise and powerful. With my abilities, I never thought I would be able to sit so close to Your Majesty and talk, and even eat at the same table."

“Then you’d better get used to it quickly,” Yin Yin said. “Now that we’re husband and wife, we’ll be seeing the Emperor quite often. If you do this every time, what will you do in the future?”

Liu Cheng couldn't help but sigh, "You can always adapt."

Yinyin looked at the worried look on his face and laughed without any empathy.

After she had finished laughing, Yin Yin said, "As long as you treat me well, Father Emperor won't do anything to you."

Liu Cheng also saw this today and had no doubt about it.

"I've always heard people say that you are favored by His Majesty, but I never really believed it until I saw it with my own eyes. Now I know that what they said is true."

After saying that, he added, "It's not just true, they're even closer than fathers and daughters in ordinary families."

Yinyin said, "The relationships between people are built up over time. The fact that we have what we have today is entirely due to the causes we set out in the past."

“Yinyin, you must have had a very tough time in the past,” Liu Cheng concluded. “How young were you when you were often accompanying His Majesty in the palace?”

“It’s not that hard,” Yin Yin replied. “My father has always treated me very well.”

Yinyin didn't say anything more.

Although Liu Cheng married her, it didn't mean she had to tell him everything.

Liu Cheng, unaware of the situation, could only repeatedly marvel at how good the emperor was to Yin Yin.

When she got home, Yinyin instructed that after Xiyan returned from out of town, she should remind her and then she would quickly get busy, occasionally going out of town.

Liu Cheng lived in the Princess's mansion and liked Yin Yin, so he paid close attention to her movements and soon discovered that she did not seem to be going out simply to play.

After Yinyin returned from outside once again, Liu Cheng asked, "Is there anything I can do to help with the princess's affairs?"

Yinyin shook her head and deliberately said, "This is a gift I'm giving to my father, so I can't let you get involved."

Liu Cheng was somewhat disappointed.

Upon seeing this, Yin Yin said, "You spend all your time painting in the mansion and rarely go out. That's not good. Why don't I ask Father Emperor to grant you an official position so you'll have something to do?"

Liu Cheng quickly refused: "You know I love painting the most. I can't do anything else."

"As for staying at home these past few days, it's simply because the painting I did this time took a bit of time."

Yinyin immediately changed the subject and asked, "What did you draw that took so long?"

Liu Cheng didn't say anything, but instead led Yin Yin to see for herself.

Upon entering the studio set up for Liu Cheng, Yin Yin immediately noticed the huge painting on the large table in the middle.

The painting depicts their wedding day.

The painting depicts numerous figures in various poses, and Liu Cheng even meticulously perfected the eyebrows and eyes of each character; it would be strange if it hadn't taken a long time.

Yinyin looked at the painting and led Liu Cheng to where she kept her paints.

"If you need anything, just come and take it. If you run out, someone will replace it."

Liu Cheng asked curiously, "Yinyin, did you have someone do a lot of things for you?"

“No,” Yin Yin said with a smile, “it was Father who mended it for me.”

Liu Cheng stopped asking questions, turned to look at the paint in front of him, itching to touch it, but he managed to restrain himself.

He dared not ask the emperor to replenish the paint he had used up.

I hope Your Majesty will spare him a few words next time, considering that he didn't touch the paints!