Quick Transmigration: Survive to the End

Upon entering the capital, the princes returned to their respective residences. Although they were no longer under surveillance, they all tacitly stayed in their mansions and would not leave without prior notice.

After the emperor returned, he launched an investigation, and the entire capital was filled with unease.

At times like these, whoever goes out is doomed.

Yinyin's family stayed at the mansion for almost half a month before the head eunuch came to visit them in person.

"Her Majesty the Empress is not feeling well, and His Majesty is very worried. He would like to ask the Princess Consort to help comfort her."

Fu Yuanzhou was unhappy that Yin Yin was going to the palace at this time: "The Empress is not feeling well, shouldn't we call the imperial physician? What good can the princess do if she comes to the palace?"

The chief eunuch replied, "It was because the imperial physician said that Her Majesty the Empress was troubled by something that His Majesty thought of inviting the Princess Consort."

Yinyin gently tugged at Fu Yuanzhou's sleeve: "Please have a seat, Father-in-law."

Fu Yuanzhou followed Yin Yin closely, wanting to persuade her, but Yin Yin said...

"Her Majesty the Empress helped us a lot in the past. If I can comfort her now, why should I care about anything else?"

Fu Yuanzhou was still worried, so he changed into his palace clothes and went out with Yinyin.

Seeing that he wanted to come along, the head eunuch said nothing, ordered the junior eunuch to take Fu Yuanzhou to the emperor, and then led Yinyin to the Fengyi Palace.

Fu Yuanzhou was taken aback: "I'm going to see the Emperor?"

The head eunuch's smile remained unchanged: "His Majesty ordered that after the Princess Consort enters the palace, I should take her directly to the Phoenix Palace."

Fengyi Palace is part of the inner palace, so Fu Yuanzhou can't just go there at will; he can only go there to see the emperor.

Seeing that Fu Yuanzhou's eyes had become somewhat dazed, Yinyin said, "You can just drop me off here. I can go back by myself later."

“That won’t do,” Fu Yuanzhou said. “Let’s go back together.”

After saying that, Fu Yuanzhou left with the little eunuch.

The head eunuch spoke up, "Your Highness, don't worry. His Majesty is busy today, but he can summon the Prince when he has a spare moment."

"Thank you for your trouble, Father-in-law," Yin Yin nodded and followed him.

Upon arriving outside the Fengyi Palace, the chief eunuch personally stepped forward and knocked on the door: "The Princess Consort of Yangliao has entered the palace to pay her respects to Her Majesty the Empress. Why don't you hurry and deliver the message?"

After a while, the door opened, and a haggard-looking lady-in-waiting from the Empress's side came out to greet them.

She nodded hastily to the head eunuch and invited the two of them inside: "Her Majesty the Empress has locked herself in her room these past two days, refusing to see anyone or accept any food sent in. Your Highness, please help persuade her."

Yin Yin exchanged a deep look with her, but with the head eunuch still nearby, she asked, "What happened? Why isn't Your Highness eating anything?"

The head eunuch looked somewhat troubled, but in the end, it was the female official who spoke up angrily.

"The Empress did not go hunting, nor did she even participate in the preparations. Just because the Empress did not go, the Emperor suspected that the Empress was behind the affairs of the princes."

"But who knew that the young prince almost fell victim to a scheme in the palace as well?"

"If it weren't for Her Majesty's decisiveness, she would probably have had to go through the pain of losing her son again."

The head eunuch weakly defended the emperor: "His Majesty only said that in the heat of the moment, he didn't mean to doubt Your Majesty. He just wanted Your Majesty to help investigate..."

“Yes,” the female official interrupted him, her eyes red, “we have found out what His Majesty wanted to know, and we have also found the direct evidence of the Crown Prince’s murder.”

"Even with evidence, the Emperor still hesitates. Only the Empress, who is crying until her eyes are almost blind, cannot get justice from His Highness the Crown Prince."

From their conversation, Yin Yin understood what had happened.

When they arrived at the Empress's bedroom, the female officials and the chief eunuch took turns knocking on the door, and even when Yin Yin went to knock herself, she could not get a response from the Empress.

Yinyin thought for a moment and asked, "Is the little prince inside too?"

The female official shook her head: "The young prince is in the side hall."

Yinyin said, "Why don't we invite the young prince over to try? Her Majesty is heartbroken for the Crown Prince, but she also feels sorry for the young prince. Perhaps if she hears the young prince's voice, she will be willing to let us in."

The lady-in-waiting immediately agreed and personally went to bring the little prince over.

Yinyin asked a few questions and learned that the little prince could already call her "Mother." She played with him for a while before carrying him to the door and teaching him to call her "Mother."

After a while, just as the chief eunuch was about to give up, the sound of a stool falling over came from inside the room, and the door opened.

The Empress didn't even call in the female officials, nor did she give the head eunuch a second glance. She only opened a small crack to let Yin Yin in.

When Yinyin entered the room, she noticed that the Empress had lost a lot of weight and looked unwell. When she saw the little prince reach out to hug her, she seemed to be afraid of something and withdrew her hand.

Yinyin asked in a worried tone, "Your Majesty, how did you get yourself into this state?"

The little prince recognized the person, then pouted and called out, "Mother!"

Seeing the little prince reach out to hug her, the empress held out a finger for him to grab, saying, "I don't have much strength, so I'll trouble Yinyin to hold him."

Yinyin held the little prince in one arm and helped the empress to sit on the couch with the other, then placed the little prince next to her.

When the little prince clung to the empress and refused to let go, Yin Yin carefully spoke up: "Your Majesty, what will become of the little prince if you continue like this? Even children with mothers in the hunting grounds have turned out like this. If the little prince doesn't have your protection, how can he grow up safely?"

“I know, but Yinyin, I’m not reconciled,” the Empress said to her for a few words, then suddenly burst into tears. “Whenever I close my eyes, I see the Crown Prince standing in front of me, begging me to avenge him.”

"It was one thing before there was no direct evidence, but now that we've found it, it's his father, the emperor! It's his father who refuses to avenge him!"

Yinyin gently slid her arm around the Empress's back, listening to her rambling.

The young prince was initially frightened by the empress, but when he saw her crying, he hurriedly grabbed her clothes and reached out to wipe her tears.

The Empress hugged the little prince tightly, and her crying could be heard outside the palace.

After a while, Yin Yin heard many hurried footsteps outside the door, but the footsteps stopped outside the door, and the shadow reflected on the door raised its hand, but did not even dare to knock.

Yinyin lowered her head and caught a glimpse of the hatred in the eyes of the Empress, who had been crying until she was hoarse, as she looked at that shadow.

Yinyin turned her face away as if she hadn't seen anything.

After the Empress cried herself to sleep, she also coaxed the little prince to sleep.

The Empress gently kissed the little prince's forehead before saying to Yin Yin, "I'm going to sleep. You can go out now. Just have someone bring in the meal later."

Yin Yin nodded obediently. Seeing that the Empress had already lay down with tear stains and pretended to be fast asleep, she quietly got up and went out.

She had just closed the door when the emperor's anxious inquiry came from beside her: "How is the Empress?"