Quick Transmigration: Survive to the End

"The Prince of Yangliao and his wife have a very good relationship."

Upon hearing the Ming Emperor's praise, Fu Yuanzhou replied smugly with an expression that said, "You're quite the smooth talker." He added, "My relationship with the Princess Consort is indeed very good."

Many Ming officials pursed their lips, lowered their eyes to hide their disdain, and some people in the back whispered under the cover of their cups, "How can they say such things? They really don't know the beauty of subtlety."

Unlike him, the Ming emperor at the head of the table had a look of admiration on his face: "The couple is of one mind and live in harmony. The affection between the Prince of Yangliao and his wife is rare."

No sooner had he finished speaking than Fu Yuanzhou asked, "What does 'raising the tray to the eyebrows' mean?"

Snickers erupted from the Ming officials, causing the expressions on the faces of the Li envoys to turn cold.

Yinyin glanced at him, but seeing that he was only focused on holding her hand and playing with it, she didn't say anything.

The Ming emperor glanced down, and the smiles on the faces of the Ming officials vanished. Then, a Hanlin scholar came out to explain in detail the story behind the phrase "raising the tray to the eyebrows" (举案齐眉).

After listening attentively, Fu Yuanzhou said, "So that's how it is. I beg the Emperor of Ming not to use that word to describe me and my Queen."

Fu Yuanzhou turned his head to look at Yin Yin: "The poem is good, and the princess and I do indeed respect and love each other, but there is really no need for such a thing as living in perfect harmony. There are plenty of servants in the mansion. The princess is someone who can walk alongside me."

Upon hearing Fu Yuanzhou's words, a glint of surprise flashed in the eyes of the Ming King's prime minister, and his gaze toward Yin Yin became somewhat calculating.

Yinyin gently squeezed Fu Yuanzhou's fingers, her eyes crinkling as she readily agreed with his statement.

The Ming Dynasty's prime minister said, "The affection between the King of Yangliao and his queen is the envy of everyone."

Ning Lingde also reacted quickly, praising Yin Yin and Fu Yuanzhou's good relationship, and then raised his cup to drink with Wang Xiang.

The two old foxes each had their own agendas, but on the surface, they were both nice to each other.

The banquet was a great success, and Fu Yuanzhou, back at the state guesthouse, embraced Yin Yin and whispered in her ear, "What Empress Dowager Li won't do, we will definitely accomplish."

Yinyin turned her head, looked at him by the candlelight, and finally pinched his cheek: "Go to sleep."

The Chu family originally planned to go to the Wu residence as soon as possible after the palace banquet, but Fu Yuanzhou had something he wanted to do, so Yinyin sent someone to write to her father and brother the next day, asking them to wait a little longer.

Since their good relationship was already common knowledge among the upper echelons of the Ming Dynasty, Yin Yin and Fu Yuanzhou made no attempt to hide it. They spent their days arm in arm, exploring every delicious and fun place in the Ming capital.

Because neither Yinyin nor Yinyin are domineering people, but rather lively and carefree, they are still very affectionate even after being married for several years, which makes people smile involuntarily.

So after this round of visits, even the people of the Ming capital knew about the love between the King of Yangliao and his queen of Li Kingdom.

Only then did Yin Yin finally receive an invitation from the Empress Dowager of Ming to enter the palace.

“So alike, so very alike,” the Empress Dowager of Ming looked at Yin Yin with a somewhat dazed expression, then looked at General Li’s wife, “Mother is right, the Princess looks almost exactly like me when I was young.”

“Yes,” Madam Li dabbed at the corner of her eye with a handkerchief, “When I first met the Princess, I also felt as if decades had passed in vain and I had returned to the past.”

The two actors performed with great emotion, while Yin Yin simply sat aside and watched.

The two paused for a moment, but then continued their performance smoothly.

Empress Dowager Li asked Yin Yin how she was doing, and then asked about her mother's life when she was still alive.

Yinyin glanced at the two people who were trying to appeal to her emotions and said, "As a princess, how could I not have a good life in my own home? My mother is the same. Apart from not having a good life before she married my father last year and not having any relatives from her own family afterward, she has had no bad life."

Her words caused Empress Dowager Li and Lady Li to lose face. Empress Dowager Li even looked heartbroken and shed tears: "How could she not have family? I am her own sister!"

Yinyin didn't even bother to pretend, and said with a straight face, "Your Majesty, your surname is Li, and my mother's surname is Wu. How could you be her younger sister? My mother has found out very clearly that my biological aunt has long since passed away!"

Empress Dowager Li wept, her head resting on the large bolster. Lady Li stood up, took Yin Yin's hand, and dismissed all the servants from the room: "Your Highness, the Empress Dowager is your own aunt!"

“Back then, the Empress Dowager and my daughter were good friends. When my family went away to take up our post, the two children were playing around. She secretly hid in a trunk and followed us out. She only told us when we were on the ship.”

"By then, the ship could no longer return, so we had no choice but to wait until we disembarked before sending a message back, saying that we would take our niece with us for a while."

"Who would have thought that not long after my general took office, the Wu family ran into trouble. By the time we received the news, the matter had already been settled."

"But then my daughter fell seriously ill and died, so my family kept it a secret and raised the Empress Dowager as a daughter of the Li family."

Madam Li's face was wet with tears, but she did not reach out to wipe them away: "After the funeral, the family was visited by officials from the capital who were investigating the Wu family. After we dealt with them, we sent people to the border to look for your mother's family, but they had already disappeared without a trace."

"Later, when the general led troops to the border, he searched carefully again, but only found the Wu family's graves."

As Madam Li continued to weep, Yin Yin's expression gradually softened. Her eyes reddened, and she forced herself to stay composed, avoiding looking at Empress Dowager Li and Madam Li.

"These are the words spoken by the Empress Dowager and Lady Li. How could I, the Princess Consort, know whether they are true or false?"

The Empress Dowager took out a jade pendant that she wore close to her body from her neck: "This is a jade pendant from my Wu family. The style is different for each generation. My siblings and I wore this one. If you have seen your mother wear it, you should be able to recognize it."

Mrs. Li took it and handed it to Yin Yin.

Yinyin held the jade pendant with her head down, and after a long while she said, "When my mother and the others arrived at the border, what valuable things could they possibly leave behind? If they could, my maternal grandparents' family wouldn't have been wiped out."

The Empress Dowager let out a violent sob, covered her mouth, and began to cry again.

Yinyin's eyes were really getting sore at this moment: "But later, my mother did order three more jade pendants of this style to be made. She said the one she gave to my eldest uncle was passed down to my eldest brother, and my eldest brother gave it to his eldest son, Juege'er."

"She took her own piece into her coffin."

"The one she made for her aunt was passed down to me, and I brought it to the Ming Dynasty."

Under the brightening gazes of Empress Dowager Li and Madam Li, Yin Yin continued, "However, I have already entrusted it to my father and brothers, asking them to enshrine it in a Buddhist temple on the outskirts of the capital. It should be enshrined in a few days. At that time, it will be placed in the old Wu family residence together with the memorial tablet of my maternal grandparents, so that the whole family can be reunited, which would be a blessing."