Quick Transmigration: Survive to the End

The Empress was furious and shouted, "How dare you!"

Then, with concern, she asked the eldest prince, "Did they hurt you?"

The eldest prince shook his head with a wry smile: "Mother, we've fallen into a trap. The fourth prince wasn't even in his palace. They were prepared all along. This is a trap. Let's stop."

The Empress breathed a sigh of relief when she saw that the eldest prince was dressed neatly and could speak to her properly.

But suddenly, as if she had thought of something, she raised her head and stared intently at the eldest prince, scrutinizing him for a moment, her eyes unconsciously filled with shock and hurt.

The eldest prince met her gaze, suddenly trembled, and turned his face away.

Su Ruyi was startled and quickly adjusted the knife she had placed on his neck and shoulder.

Oops.

Shen Ruyin looked at the wooden-faced Empress, then quickly looked at Consort Shen. She raised her hand as if nervous, but her fingers quickly changed to two secret signals she used to use when she was young.

Upon seeing this, Consort Shen hesitated for a moment before speaking, "I implore you gentlemen to intervene and request that Her Majesty the Empress retreat to the Phoenix Palace, awaiting His Majesty's recovery before taking further action!"

Upon hearing this, the ministers standing nearby were at a loss for what to do.

The empress wanted to kill the emperor so that her son could ascend the throne. You seized the opportunity and had someone demoted to the Phoenix Palace.

The Empress was somewhat surprised to hear this and looked at Consort Shen: "Over the years, the thing I regret most is that I caused the death of your child."

Consort Shen turned her face away, unwilling to meet her gaze.

Although that child was stillborn, it's true that you harmed the fourth brother. You're not mentioning the fourth brother's matter, are you taking it for my ignorance?

A hint of gloom flashed in Consort Shen's eyes, but remembering Shen Ruyin's reminder that the Emperor had always been lenient with the Empress, she could only feign a sorrowful expression.

The emperor seemed to be provoked by these words: "Is this the only thing you regret the most?"

"Not at all," the Empress said coldly. "I regret listening to my eldest son's advice and not killing His Majesty directly, which has led me to this predicament."

"You!" The emperor nearly fainted from anger. He ordered, "The empress has committed treason. She shall be immediately stripped of her empress title and demoted to commoner status. Marquis of Anping, I order you to execute commoner Jiang immediately."

The civil officials guarding the emperor hesitated to speak, but remembering the empress's earlier intention to kill them, they ultimately remained silent.

Marquis Anping hesitated only slightly before accepting the order and heading towards the Empress's direction.

"I don't need you," the Empress sneered, casually drawing a knife from the hand of a nearby imperial guard.

The people around her immediately dispersed a bit.

"Mother!" The eldest prince looked at his mother with concern.

"Enough," the Empress pointed her sword at the eldest prince, her eyes filled with desolation, "When you conspired with others to plot against me, you didn't think of me, but now you remember your mother?"

"What are you saying, Mother?" The eldest prince was so frightened that he didn't dare to move.

Su Ruyi, worried about hurting him, pulled the eldest prince back two steps.

“There are too many flaws,” the Empress said, closing her eyes. “You were brought here from the fourth prince’s residence, yet you were dressed neatly and without a single injury.”

"No one stopped you from speaking. Even Su Ruyi, who seemed to be holding you hostage, was carefully protecting you and trying his best not to hurt you."

"What, is it that the emperor's position and your mother's life are not as important as your father?"

“No, Mother,” the eldest prince retorted, “it was them. They killed my uncle, and the Imperial Guards have fallen into their hands.”

"Mother, please stop! Father has always been kind and loving, Mother!"

"What a deep bond between father and son!" The Empress sighed, took two steps forward, and patted her son's face. "What a pity, what a pity. How ridiculous."

Su Ruyi held onto the eldest prince, wanting to retreat but not daring to, so she had no choice but to move her knife to the side.

The moment he lowered his head, the eldest prince exclaimed in surprise.

"Mother!"

The Empress nestled in the eldest prince's arms: "Since you've chosen the bond between father and son, then be his obedient son for the rest of your life!"

"Your Majesty!" Consort Shen, who was closest to the emperor, immediately noticed that he had also fainted.

The emperor fainted, and the empress died.

The entire Xuan Shi Hall was in complete chaos.

With the unanimous agreement of all the ministers, all affairs of the palace were temporarily handed over to Consort Shen, while state affairs were discussed by several prime ministers until the emperor awoke.

Although the Empress was verbally demoted to a commoner, her body was temporarily placed in Fengyi Palace, and all the palace servants who served her were imprisoned.

As for the eldest prince, he will be temporarily imprisoned in the Phoenix Palace to keep vigil for his mother.

Chaos reigned everywhere, and Shen Ruyin was escorted out of the palace by Consort Shen's orders.

Because Consort Shen had specifically instructed that no more news from the palace be leaked out, it wasn't until half a month later, when Su Ruyi returned to the mansion, that Shen Ruyin learned the rest of the story.

"With the help of the imperial physician, the emperor woke up that very night. The physician said that his illness was not serious, but he had been extremely hungry and had no water to drink for the past few days, which had damaged his health."

"So the Emperor recuperated for quite some time before he could resume his duties, and only then were we able to leave the palace."

Su Ruyi spoke while eating large mouthfuls of food.

"Although the eldest prince conspired with the empress to rebel, the emperor still loved him and thought that he would eventually see the error of his ways, so he was willing to let him go."

"He himself begged the Emperor not to announce the Empress's actions to the world, so as to preserve some dignity for the Empress after her death."

"The Emperor agreed, but also ordered that the Empress's funeral be held according to the rites for a Noble Consort, and granted the eldest prince the title of Duke, and ordered him to build his own residence outside the palace at a later date."

"Now that the Emperor feels powerless, he has taken the Fourth Prince under his wing to teach him, and also has his aunt accompany him every day."

"Alright, go ahead and eat," Shen Ruyin said after hearing what she wanted to hear. "Eat slowly, don't choke."

“We’ve been keeping it from your wife these past few days, but she’s been worried about you not coming home for so long. After you’ve eaten, go talk to her and put her mind at ease.”

After hearing this, Su Ruyi quickly finished the rest of his food, then took his leave and returned to his own courtyard.

Shen Ruyin waved her hand, telling him to leave quickly.

Seeing this, Su Jinchen took Shen Ruyin's hand and tried to pull her into his arms.

"What are you doing?" Shen Ruyin looked up at him.

“Isn’t this just to see my son and his wife, and also to get closer to my wife?” Su Jinchen said. “Yinyin, I will always be with you.”

Shen Ruyin was speechless.

Taking the opportunity, Su Jinchen asked again, "Now that everything is settled, how about we go to the estate and relax for a while?"

“No,” Shen Ruyin resolutely refused. “Once my elder sister has time, she will definitely summon me to the palace. Let’s wait for her.”

Su Jinchen sighed: "When will I ever be able to match the care you have for the Imperial Concubine!"

Shen Ruyin glanced at his face, then reached out and wrapped her arms around his lean waist, thinking to herself, "As long as your face and figure don't change, you and your older sister are still comparable."

However, her priority is definitely higher than yours.