Quick Transmigration: Survive to the End

Upon hearing this, Yin Yin asked, "Then after Her Majesty the Empress gives birth, I should return all of these to her, right?"

Yin Yin feigned nervousness: "I already have a lot to do, if I also have to handle the Empress's affairs, I'll be overwhelmed."

"Such a small matter, how could you not be able to handle it?" The emperor didn't believe it at all, but after thinking for a moment, he said, "Let's talk about it after the Empress gives birth. If she is in good health, we can hand it over to her."

Yinyin then nodded and accepted.

It wasn't that Yin Yin was being overly cautious; it was simply that the emperor treated his children and his harem members differently.

Although the emperor seemed to side with the empress in everything, even entrusting her with the management of the palace's weapons reserves, that was based on the empress's childlessness.

The Empress is only recently pregnant, and the Emperor has already entrusted this task to Yin Yin. Who knows what will happen in the future?

However, to be honest, Yin Yin still hoped that the emperor and his wife could have a harmonious marriage. Otherwise, if it were like in the drama, he would be a powerful and influential emperor, known as the greatest emperor of all time, but could only sit on a high platform, a lonely figure with no one to stand beside him, and at most reminisce about his childhood friendships, how sad that would be.

After leaving Xuan Shi Hall, Yin Yin went to Jiao Fang Hall to pay her respects to the Empress.

As soon as she reached the outside of the palace, she heard the Empress's nausea and vomiting, accompanied by the constant chatter of the female officials beside her.

After the interior was tidied up and she went inside, seeing the Empress's condition, Yin Yin knew that her worries were unnecessary; the Empress was indeed not in good condition.

Perhaps due to severe pregnancy symptoms, the Empress, who was not fat to begin with, had become noticeably thinner than before Yin Yin left the capital, and now her chin looked even sharper than before.

"Yinyin is here," the Queen said, her face pale. She smiled and asked Yinyin to sit a little further away from her. "I've been feeling unwell these past few days, and I have a bad smell on me, so I shouldn't ask you to sit too close to me."

"Didn't Your Majesty call the imperial physician to take a look?" Yin Yin asked worriedly. "She's vomiting so badly."

The female official standing nearby spoke first: "Several imperial physicians have been summoned to examine us. Although they have offered several remedies, none of them have been very effective."

The lady-in-waiting said with some concern, "Her Majesty is not eating or sleeping well these days, and she looks like she's getting thinner and thinner."

The Empress stopped her and said, "It's nothing serious. The imperial physician said that it might suddenly get better on its own in a couple of months."

Yin Yin disagreed: "Even if the imperial physician said it would be better in two months, this can't go on forever."

"You used to have a good foundation, but even the best foundation can't withstand this kind of depletion."

The lady-in-waiting beside her said with a face full of agreement, "This servant also advised Your Highness in the same way, but she never listened. Now that Princess Shou Kang has said the same thing, Your Highness, you should at least take it to heart."

"If you are not in good health, how can His Highness be in good health?"

"I know, I know," the Empress said, stopping the lady-in-waiting from going on and telling her to go outside and get some snacks. Then she said to Yin Yin, "Ever since the imperial physician diagnosed me with pregnancy, I haven't had a moment's peace and quiet."

Seeing the Empress sigh, Yin Yin thought for a moment and said to her, "I've heard that severe morning sickness can lead to serious problems. Your Majesty should have the imperial physicians examine you more often. When I get back, I'll also look for reliable remedies among the common people."

The Empress nodded listlessly.

Seeing that she didn't look well, Yinyin took the initiative to say goodbye and pulled the female official who was about to go in aside to talk.

"Does Your Highness have any good ideas?"

“There is a good idea, but it’s not just for Her Majesty to use; you all have to use it too,” Yin Yin said to the female official’s surprise. “It’s good that you care about Her Majesty, but remember not to nag her all the time, or you’ll only annoy her.”

The lady-in-waiting immediately retorted, "But Her Highness is not used to the fact that she is pregnant. She still acts and does things the same way as before. How can this be allowed?"

"Your Majesty has been in the palace for many years and it has been a long time since she became pregnant. The little prince must not be harmed."

Yinyin asked with a straight face, "Is your mistress the Empress?"

The lady-in-waiting became displeased: "Princess, how can you say that? My heart for Your Highness is as clear as day."

“Oh, really?” Yin Yin said, “But I don’t see how you respect Her Majesty and instead use the unborn little prince as an excuse to try to be in Her Majesty’s shoes in every way.”

Upon hearing this, the lady-in-waiting took a step back, clearly realizing her mistake. This time, she even sounded less confident in defending herself: "This servant...this servant only wanted what was best for Your Highness, I had no other thoughts."

“Everyone around Her Majesty wants the best for her,” Yin Yin sighed. “As Her Majesty’s confidante, you should always put Her Majesty first.”

"To put it bluntly, Your Highness is the Empress, and the young prince is the Empress's child, which makes him seem more noble."

"If there's anything inappropriate, you can offer appropriate advice, but surely Her Majesty knows what's going on? Do you think you're smarter than Her Majesty?"

The lady-in-waiting bowed to her and thanked her: "Fortunately, it was the princess who reminded me, this servant..."

Yinyin didn't tell her to continue: "Just serve Her Majesty well, and remember the rest."

The lady-in-waiting agreed and respectfully saw her out before turning back.

After walking a few steps, the female official stopped: "Your Majesty."

The Queen was standing by the window and nodded: "Come in."

The lady-in-waiting hurried inside and apologized to the Empress.

Yin Yin had said everything she needed to say, so the Empress naturally focused on appeasement.

After putting the matter aside, the Empress instructed the lady-in-waiting: "Didn't a pair of pink pearl armlets come in earlier? Find them later, and I'll find a reason to give them to Yin Yin in a few days."

When the Empress told Yin Yin that she wanted to give her something, the lady-in-waiting was not unhappy at all. She even went out to find it and picked out a beautiful mother-of-pearl inlaid box to put it in.

Seeing this, the Empress laughed and said, "Now you're not saying that pink pearls are rare?"

The Empress had previously intended to give the pair as a gift to the eldest princess's daughter, but was dissuaded by the lady-in-waiting.

The female official whispered, "Even the rarest things, when given to those who deserve them, are a token of goodwill."

"Princess Shou Kang was thinking of Your Highness, but the eldest princess took advantage of His Majesty's leniency to be disrespectful to you and even blamed you for the Crown Prince's dethronement. This servant feels wronged on Your Highness's behalf."

“You,” the Empress said, tapping her, but without any hint of reproach.

If Yinyin knew about this, she would definitely say that this female official dared to nag so much in front of the Empress and was unaware of her own authority over the Empress. It was all because the Empress spoiled her.

The Empress had chosen these armlets, intending to give them to Yin Yin soon, but unexpectedly, an urgent matter occurred in the Liu family, and Yin Yin would not be seen for a while.