Quick Transmigration: Survive to the End

Yinyin always knew that Fu Yuanzhou wasn't stupid, especially since she had been testing his limits step by step before their marriage, and hadn't kept many things from him.

But his reaction was still somewhat unexpected for Yin Yin.

In fact, in Yin Yin's worst-case scenario, Fu Yuanzhou would silently become monstrous, flip the table, and in the end, they would hate each other and never speak to each other again.

“Yes, I can’t shake you off. What are you going to do?” Yinyin chuckled as she grasped his finger and pulled it off her lips. “Are you going to restrict my power and take back the military and political power of Yangliao?”

“No way,” Fu Yuanzhou immediately refused. “Don’t you understand how I feel about you, Yin Yin? You’re always trying to test me with these kinds of questions.”

Yinyin glanced at him: "Empress Dowager Li gave me a good talking-to, telling me not to trust men too easily. Do you think you can be the exception?"

“I can,” Fu Yuanzhou said, knowing that Yin Yin didn’t believe in oaths and promises. “I have a lifetime to prove it to you. You have to keep a close eye on me and don’t look at anyone else.”

Because Chu's father and elder brother had already gone to oversee the family caravan's affairs halfway through the journey, they didn't need to visit the Chu family midway and returned directly to the royal palace.

"Father! Mother!"

Upon seeing them, Tangyuan ran over and pounced on them. Not only did she not forget them, but she also seemed to miss them quite a bit.

The two tacitly avoided getting to the bottom of it and simply held the child close, cuddling and kissing him.

After returning to Yangliao, it didn't take long for life to get back on track.

About a month later, news spread throughout the capital that the Ming princess had finally entered the harem, but was only given the rank of concubine.

The stated reason was that they were afraid of wronging the princess. In reality, it was because this princess had a very high opinion of herself and looked down on all the princes except the crown prince.

The crown prince was indifferent, but the emperor found it somewhat annoying.

For the sake of a marriage alliance with the Ming Dynasty, it has been dragged on for two years. In the end, you are still looking down on this one and that one. Then don't bother choosing any of them. Just give them the rank of concubine and let them play with the mothers of these princes.

The Ming delegation was actually somewhat dissatisfied, after all, the emperor was not as young as the princes, but they could not say anything because the Le emperor had given the Ming a lot of face.

Shortly after the Ming delegation returned, the matter of exonerating the Wu family, which had been dragging on with mixed opinions, was resolved swiftly.

Before Chu's father had received any news from the caravan, General Li, who was guarding the Ming border, had already sent someone with a personal letter from Empress Dowager Li.

Among the messengers was one they recognized—Sun Dahu, whom they had once saved.

Empress Dowager Li's letter bypassed Chu's father and was sent directly to Yin Yin. The letter was sincere and emphasized her excitement to Yin Yin.

The person in the lead was dressed in palace attire, and was even a familiar face that Yin Yin had seen in Empress Dowager Li's palace.

He respectfully said to Yin Yin, "When the Empress Dowager heard this news, she fainted from crying. Madam Li went to the palace and persuaded her for a long time before she slowly calmed down."

"Her Majesty said it was a pity that the Princess Consort was not in Mingjing and could not know the news immediately, so she specially wrote a letter and ordered me to send it here as soon as possible."

"She also told me to tell you in advance that the imperial edict will be issued soon, and she will definitely choose a good title for you. However, she is afraid that you will have to make a trip to the Ming Kingdom to receive the title."

“I understand,” Yin Yin said, feigning sadness, and read the letter over again. “I will personally tell my maternal grandfather and the others about it, and also burn this letter from the Empress Dowager for them.”

"When you return, please inform General Li of this matter for me."

The eunuch responded first, then gave Sun Dahu a wink.

Sun Dahu stepped forward and patted his chest, guaranteeing, "Please rest assured, Princess, I will definitely convey this message to the General."

“It’s too early to call me Princess,” Yinyin said, putting the letter away and handing it to Qingyun. “It’s better to call me Princess Consort as usual.”

Sun Dahu responded with a "yes" before glancing at her expression and saying, "The Empress Dowager personally ordered you to deliver the message, so it was only a matter of time. Whether it's sooner or later doesn't matter."

Yinyin knew he was observing her, but she pretended not to notice him. She asked Qingxiao to bring her pen and ink and solemnly wrote a reply to Empress Dowager Li.

The eunuch was overjoyed to receive the reply and repeatedly assured her that he would deliver the letter safely.

After they left, Fu Yuanzhou shook his head and said, "Sometimes I really can't understand why they always dote on my family, even though I'm like an invisible prince?"

“What’s so hard to understand?” Yin Yin said casually. “I am your lawfully wedded wife, but in the eyes of the Ming Kingdom, my status is somewhat lacking, which conveniently allows me to get involved with them.”

"They felt they could use this to their advantage and control me, so they naturally included me in their considerations."

"And another thing, have you forgotten the location of Yangliao?"

Fu Yuanzhou slapped his forehead: "That's right, we are their closest neighbors."

Yangliao and the Ming Kingdom's border are too close. Even if Yinyin alone is inclined towards the Ming Kingdom, they can still have a better understanding of the situation on the Li Kingdom's border, and even know the Li Kingdom's border defenses.

Once the two countries break their friendship agreement, given this understanding and the experience of so many previous encounters, who will suffer the loss?

Fu Yuanzhou leaned back: "I thought we had been exiled to the edge of the world by our father, but now we have become the center of attention."

“I used to hear people say that time and fate are all part of life, and I was half-believing and half-doubting. I really shouldn’t have done that.”

Yinyin pulled him up: "You can't rest now. Now that the Ming Dynasty has given you a definite answer, you should write a letter to the capital."

Fu Yuanzhou got up with her help, full of ambition: "I'll go write a draft first, and Yinyin, you can take a look at it for me later."

Yinyin choked: "I thought you were going to finish writing it all in one go."

Fu Yuanzhou replied, "It's not impossible to finish it in one go, but my writing is nowhere near as good as yours."

“You’ve got it backwards,” Yin Yin said, finding it somewhat amusing. “As long as it’s something you wrote yourself, no matter how bad it is, it’s still much better than someone else’s.”

"Just write it down, and don't forget to make the important things clear."