Quick Transmigration: Survive to the End

As Yin Yin grew up, this scene had continued for more than ten or twenty years. Not to mention the court officials present, even the hostages from other countries had become accustomed to it.

That's right, it's a proton.

Some of the hostages sent to this dynasty were taken away one after another, such as the prince of Qiu Kingdom. However, some were not related to the succession to the throne, but voluntarily stayed because they felt that this dynasty was prosperous. Some even entered the court as officials, such as Prince Shui Jingcen of Lin Kingdom.

Some people used to think that "those who are not of our race must have different hearts," but the emperor felt that as long as someone was useful and talented, he was willing to use them regardless of their nationality or status.

The Crown Prince and the First Prince both opposed this and disliked Shui Jingcen even more.

However, the emperor liked him quite a bit and even promoted him to a minor general position in the Imperial Guard.

Of course, Shui Jingcen was not in the Western Guard.

The process of the palace banquet was unremarkable, as it was the same every year.

Yin Yin's original seat was not very close to the emperor, but shortly after the banquet began, the emperor moved them closer, citing that Yin Yin and her husband would be better able to take care of the child.

Upon seeing the location of Yin Yin and her husband, the Crown Prince and the others frowned slightly, exchanged glances, and couldn't come up with any good solutions.

The emperor sat high up, seemingly teasing the heir, but in reality, he had everything under control.

Receiving the emperor's hint, Yin Yin deliberately said to Liu Cheng, "Father bestowed many gifts upon you earlier, including a jade belt that would suit your clothes perfectly today. Shall we go and try it on?"

After Liu Cheng agreed, Yin Yin went to speak with the emperor.

Her voice wasn't quiet; at least the Crown Prince and the First Prince definitely heard her clearly.

The emperor feigned helplessness: "Why not now? Why not now?"

Yinyin said coquettishly, "It's just that it's too stuffy in the palace. I'm looking for an excuse to go out for a walk. Father, please tell me if it's okay or not."

“Alright, why not?” The emperor held Chengsi tightly, “You two can go by yourselves, but Chengsi has to stay here to keep me and the empress company.”

The Empress also said, "His Majesty is right, you may go yourselves."

Yinyin, having received permission, happily raised an eyebrow at Liu Cheng, and the two then left under the close watch of the Crown Prince and others.

After leaving Linde Hall, the two headed straight for Yinyin's residence in the palace. Once inside the hall, Yinyin noticed that no one was following her, so she asked the palace servants to find the belt she had mentioned.

"Later, let's go to the island in the middle of the lake together and take a boat trip on the lake, instead of joining them."

“Yinyin,” Liu Cheng said with worry in his eyes, “I’ll go with you. Although my kung fu is not as good as yours, I’m still better than most spoiled brats.”

"Besides, you and Chengsi are both in the Linde Hall, how can I be at ease?"

Yin Yin wasn't surprised that Liu Cheng could guess what was going on, but she still hesitated to ask him to come along.

Liu Cheng was indeed better than the average spoiled brat, but he was far inferior to the trained Xiwei.

Seeing that she wanted to refuse, Liu Cheng quickly added, "I feel more at ease being by your side than anywhere else."

Not only did she feel at ease, Yin Yin silently added in her mind, she also felt safe.

However, on the other hand, Yin Yin was also afraid that if she wasn't watching him closely, Liu Cheng might accidentally fall into a trap.

"Father also said I'm good at being coquettish. Tomorrow I'll tell him that I learned it all from you."

Knowing that Yin Yin had compromised, Liu Cheng smiled, held her hand, and refused to let go.

Yinyin had no choice but to instruct the palace servants to fetch another set of Imperial Guard armor that Liu Cheng could wear.

While Liu Cheng was changing his clothes, Yin Yin also changed out of her fine clothes.

Although fighting while dressed up wouldn't affect her at all, it's still better for her to fit in.

Not long after the two changed their clothes, a palace servant came in to report: "Princess, the road to Linde Palace has been guarded. I counted at least several dozen people, and there seem to be archers hiding in the distance."

Yinyin scoffed: "Should I say they respect me or look down on me? Such a small group of people, yet they dare to stop me."

"Taknor and the others are all here?"

The palace servant replied, "General Taco and the others are all here, waiting for the princess's order."

“Okay,” Yin Yin fastened the special metal wrist guards on her hands, put on a red-tasseled spear, and twirled her wrist to make a spear flourish. “Let’s go and meet them.”

Seeing Yinyin go out, Liu Cheng also grabbed a handy sword and followed her.

The purpose was to confront these people blocking the way, but in reality, Yin Yin didn't need to lift a finger.

Not to mention that the Western Guard is no longer what it used to be, just take the road from Yin Yin's residence to Linde Hall or Xuan Shi Hall as an example, which is usually patrolled by the Western Guard.

Yinyin issued the order, and when she arrived at the location, she found that the people had already been captured and gagged.

Yin Yin couldn't help but sigh, after so many years of training in secret, Xi Wei really worked hard to get the chance to prove himself.

These people who were captured looked quite familiar; they were all imperial guards I had seen in the palace before.

Yin Yin's face was cold, and she didn't even make a move to interrogate him: "Take him away and lock him up. We'll talk about it when His Majesty has time."

These men were considered elite among the Imperial Guards; otherwise, they wouldn't have been sent to stop Yin Yin. But before they even clashed with the main target, they fell to the Western Guards, whom they had always looked down upon. Many of them were still reeling from the shock.

Yinyin led Xiwei at a brisk pace, and Liu Cheng, who had been painting at home, was a little tired but still managed to keep up.

Upon arriving outside the Linde Hall, looking at the mixed Imperial Guards, Yinyin appeared before everyone and openly made a gesture.

Before the generals of the Eastern Palace could even react, they had already been captured by their attendants.

Although there was some commotion among the soldiers, it subsided quickly, without even alerting the people inside the Linde Hall.

Only then did these generals realize that their men, even their closest confidants, were not loyal to them.

Most of the lower-ranking Imperial Guards were replaced by the Western Guard, but the squad leaders below helped keep it a secret and didn't reveal a word.

"Is that all?" Liu Cheng was still nervous, but Yin Yin didn't make a move from beginning to end. Taknor did move around a bit, but that was all.

Yinyin was too embarrassed to tell him that ever since she took over the Western Guard, the emperor had been wary of the crown prince using his mother's family's influence in the army to rebel.

If the emperor was able to plan ahead and take precautions when the power behind the crown prince was just beginning to emerge, and even during the years when the crown prince had second thoughts, could he really have allowed the crown prince and his associates to infiltrate the imperial guards little by little all these years?

The biggest battle was already "fought" long ago; now that the Crown Prince has actually taken action, it's just a matter of settling the score.