Quick Transmigration: Survive to the End

Within the palace walls, there was a close connection with the imperial court.

The news, which was spreading like wildfire throughout the city, reached the inner palace in less than a day.

Consort Li, with great fanfare and amidst weeping and wailing, went to confront the Emperor.

“Your Majesty, don’t you know what kind of person my brother is? Although he is spoiled, even if he had three times the courage, he wouldn’t dare to do such a deadly thing.”

"This must be a frame-up, someone is using his name to do things, or they weren't targeting my brother at all, but the Third Prince and the Eighth Prince."

Only after the two princes were mentioned did the emperor turn his attention to Consort Li.

The Third Prince was the son of Consort Li's elder sister. It was precisely because this sister had passed away that Consort Li's family risked offending the Prince of Yangliao and sent Consort Li into the Emperor's harem.

Of course, Consort Li herself was willing. After all, the Crown Prince's woman and the wife of a good-for-nothing prince could offer her completely different things. So she actively vied for the Emperor's favor and later gave birth to the Eighth Prince.

When Consort Li saw the Emperor looking over, she cried even harder: "Besides, it hasn't been long since this happened, and the whole city has already heard about what happened back then. Even the whole palace knows about it. If it weren't for someone pushing things out from behind, how could it have come to this point?"

"Your Majesty, this man is trying to force me and the two princes to our deaths, and also to drive a wedge between Your Majesty and the Prince of Yangliao!"

With a single glance from the emperor, the head eunuch left. He returned shortly afterward and nodded to the emperor, confirming that what Consort Li had said was indeed the truth.

The emperor then patiently comforted Consort Li, telling her to go back and stay there peacefully, and then ordered a thorough investigation into the matter.

The matter, which was originally thought to have ended with Consort Li's brother, has now been investigated more deeply, reaching the Fifth Prince's maternal family.

Even the maternal families of several other princes were not exactly clean in their methods.

In a short time, the emperor showed no mercy to anyone and cut off the claws of all of them.

When the news reached the Yangliao Prince's residence, Fu Yuanzhou breathed a sigh of relief: "We can finally go out."

Yin Yin, however, was not optimistic, because in the end, only the low-level culprits were brought out. It was Consort Li's brother who was sentenced to imprisonment because of the significant impact he had on the public. But how and where he would be imprisoned was a matter of considerable discretion.

Moreover, the most important thing for the emperor is that someone is manipulating rumors and even easily spreading them into the palace, so this matter is definitely not over yet.

Yin Yin had no idea that this involved her.

The head eunuch came to fetch her personally, and Yin Yin feigned surprise and flattery: "I hope you can advise me, sir, that His Majesty has summoned me to pay my respects to the Empress. Is there anything I cannot tell her myself?"

The head eunuch sighed: "Ever since the Crown Prince left, Her Majesty the Empress has been overwhelmed with grief and has neglected all matters in the palace. Her health has also deteriorated. His Majesty knows that the Princess Consort is insightful and would like to ask you to go and persuade Her Majesty."

Yinyin said that the emperor loved the empress, but in her heart she was already cursing him.

The Crown Prince was about to get married when he suddenly fell ill and died. It's only natural that the Empress would be heartbroken.

Because she and Fu Yuanzhou lived far away and were unaware of what was happening in the capital, she had her doubts and felt that something was amiss.

Besides, the emperor hadn't thought about persuading the empress for a long time, but suddenly remembered her now. Wasn't it because the rumors outside the palace had easily spread into the palace, causing unrest in both the court and the harem?

When they don't need her, the Empress is left to grieve; when they do need her, she becomes precious.

Although Yin Yin had many complaints in private, she still had to go along with the emperor's wishes to see the empress.

However, upon seeing this, Yin Yin noticed something different.

The last time I saw the Empress, she was not very energetic. The two of us sat facing each other and we could count the number of words we spoke on one hand.

But this time was different. The Empress watched it like a play, and upon seeing Yin Yin for the first time, she said, "I know why the Princess Consort has come."

Alright, that saves Yin Yin the trouble of explaining.

Yinyin sat down at the lower end: "As I see it, Your Majesty doesn't need me to offer any further advice."

The Empress nodded and laughed sarcastically: "Your Highness should say a few words. Of course, I can only 'get better' because of your advice."

Yin Yin didn't think this sounded right. She thought for a moment, and considering the Empress's state, she said seriously, "If Your Majesty is willing to listen, then this humble woman will shamelessly offer a few words of 'advice'."

"It is only natural for Your Majesty to be grieving and miss your beloved son. However, if you grieve too much, to put it bluntly, how many people will remember His Highness the Crown Prince after you?"

The Empress's eyelids twitched, and her tone was no longer so sharp: "I thought the Princess Consort was going to advise me that 'the deceased is gone, it's important to get your emotions in order and make up with His Majesty,' or that 'the Crown Prince is filial and would certainly not be able to bear seeing me so sad for him.'"

"Your Majesty must have heard this kind of talk many times. No matter what I say, I can only say some platitudes. Whether it's sincere or not, Your Majesty can tell at a glance," Yin Yin paused before continuing.

"But I think that when a person comes into this world, he always hopes that someone will remember him."

"Besides, Your Highness is no stranger; she is His Highness the Crown Prince's biological mother. It's not a bad thing for a mother to remember her own child."

The Empress's expression was complicated for a moment, but she managed to hold it in and said to Yin Yin, "No wonder the Emperor sent someone to invite you, Princess Consort, to persuade me. I listened to your advice."

In interpersonal relationships, it is most taboo to speak too intimately with someone you don't know well, especially since Yin Yin and the Empress rarely even met before, let alone had any real relationship.

However, as for Yin Yin herself, she still liked the Empress very much. The Empress was a smart person. Although she inevitably had a hard time, she knew very well what she wanted and what she should do.

The Empress also had a good impression of Yin Yin, and asked her to sit for a while longer before having her maidservant escort her out.

The next day, the head eunuch personally came to give Yin Yin a reward and also told her something.

“Yesterday, when His Majesty went to Fengyi Palace, the Empress praised the Princess Consort quite a bit. His Majesty said that since the Princess Consort has nothing to do in the capital, she can come to the palace more often to accompany the Empress.”

Not only Yin Yin and Fu Yuanzhou, but even the head eunuch's smile seemed somewhat forced.

The emperor not only controlled the heavens and the earth, but also began to meddle in who the empress befriended.

The head eunuch's eyes flickered for a moment, and he whispered to Yin Yin, "Her Majesty the Empress is straightforward and usually doesn't make things difficult for others."

There's a saying that even if Yin Yin wanted to stay home, she would have to ride in a carriage into the palace on a snowy day and face the Empress.

Yinyin was a little embarrassed: "I'm sorry to bother you."

"How can you blame yourself?" The Empress was very understanding, her eyes seemed to burn with fire, but not at Yin Yin. "Both thunder and rain are imperial favors. You cannot refuse them, and neither can I."