Quick Transmigration: Survive to the End

Shen Ruyin took out several books from the vicinity and laid them out on the floor before carefully examining the discrepancies she had discovered.

All the other bookshelves are flat and neat, but here there is a thin line that you can't even notice unless you look closely.

Shen Ruyin tried to pick at her nails, but unfortunately found that they were too short and she couldn't get any strength out of them.

After knocking on it, I realized it must be another organization.

She spent a long time studying the matter in the room, but finally decided to wait for her mother and brother to return before making a decision.

She couldn't open the mechanism on her own without attracting the attention of the guards outside.

Princess Jinyang and Shen Ye returned relatively late because they were worried about her, and even brought her gifts from other people.

Knowing she was in the study, Princess Jinyang came directly to her.

"You're not fully recovered yet, why are you sitting on the ground watching?"

Princess Jinyang ignored the books scattered all over the floor and gently picked up her daughter.

“Mother, I’ve discovered a secret,” Shen Ruyin said, glancing at the person behind her, “but I only want to tell you and my brother.”

“Alright,” Princess Jinyang agreed, and without needing to say another word, her servants withdrew on their own.

"My brother isn't here right now, how could Mother know before him?"

“Of course,” Shen Ruyin moved slightly, letting her mother put her down.

Then, Shen Ruyin took Princess Jinyang's hand and said, "Mother, squat down and look here."

Princess Jinyang didn't notice anything wrong at first glance, but after Shen Ruyin pointed it out to her, she realized the problem.

"This..." Princess Jinyang frowned and thought for a moment, then gave up the idea of ​​sending someone in to help.

This study used to be used by Lord Shen. Although it doesn't contain as many important secrets as the one in the capital, it is still an old house, and it wouldn't be good if something terrible were discovered there.

Princess Jinyang didn't need her daughter to say anything more; she started searching on her own.

Shen Ruyin followed closely behind her and discovered that her search was systematic.

"Does Mother know how to open it?"

Princess Jinyang replied to her: "Your father told me this before, but we don't live in our hometown for many years, so I forgot about it. Now we can only try them one by one."

Shen Ruyin didn't know what to say for a moment, but forgetting is a common thing.

Fortunately, Marquis Shen and Princess Jinyang were indeed a loving couple. They didn't even hide the secrets in the study of the old mansion. She tried a few and opened some random things, but in the end, she got it right.

Shen Ruyin stared blankly at the things taken out from various mechanisms for a moment.

“I thought there would be some treasures hidden in the study,” Princess Jinyang said, looking at each item one by one before pushing them all to her daughter.

"They're all kids' toys. Yinyin, take a look and see if there's anything you want."

They were indeed all things that children liked: oddly shaped pebbles, paper-cut window decorations that were starting to rot, and hay bales that were hard to tell what they were.

After searching for a while, Shen Ruyin pulled out a somewhat fragile piece of paper from a brocade pouch.

"Mother, who is this in the painting? There's a name at the bottom."

Princess Jinyang listened and leaned closer to take a look: "The Hermit of Jingshan..."

She read a few words, then suddenly stopped. Using Shen Ruyin's hand, she carefully examined the person in the painting, her expression shifting until it finally turned mocking.

“This must be kept safe,” Princess Jinyang said meaningfully, “This is a piece of calligraphy by His Majesty when he was a child.”

"Then..." Shen Ruyin looked down at the two little figures in the painting, "Does this painting depict a father?"

“Perhaps,” Princess Jinyang genuinely couldn’t tell. This was like a beginner learning to paint; they could distinguish two people, but their faces weren’t drawn well. They could only tell what they were doing. The only reason they knew the painting was related to the emperor was because of the signature.

Shen Ruyin carefully put the painting back into her purse, looked at the things in front of her, and then pulled out a useless box and stuffed everything on the table into it.

Princess Jinyang wanted to stop her, but said, "Why keep such broken and tattered things?"

Shen Ruyin said, "Since Father told you about these mechanisms, maybe they were put in by him, just like that brocade pouch."

Princess Jinyang sighed, "Then let's keep it; at least it'll be a keepsake."

Shen Ruyin wanted to keep these things for two reasons. First, she thought that since they were placed in the mechanism, they must have been very meaningful to their original owner. Second, she wondered if the other items in the brocade pouch, which contained the emperor's childhood drawings, might also be related to him.

“Mother,” Shen Ruyin patted the closed box, “Did Father have a good relationship with His Majesty before?”

Princess Jinyang pursed her lips and finally said, "Yes, His Majesty once lived in the Shen family for a period of time, so they used to address each other as brothers."

Shen Ruyin was unaware of this part, but considering the ending where the Shen family was wiped out by the emperor, she felt that this fate was probably better off not existing.

Who wants their brother to smile at them to their face and stab them in the back?

This guy, I can't afford it, I really can't afford it.

Seeing that her daughter did not react, Princess Jinyang then gave her a few words of advice: "Yinyin, you should keep this relationship to yourself and never say it out loud."

"His Majesty's departure from the capital to become a hermit of Jingshan was a choice made out of necessity, and not a pleasant memory."

"Moreover... there is a distinction between ruler and subject, you must remember that carefully."

Shen Ruyin saw the worry in her mother's eyes, and after a moment's thought, she knew what was wrong.

Although it was Shen Ruyin who spread the story about the cause of Shen Hou's death, she was so young at the time that Princess Jinyang didn't think her daughter could remember it. Therefore, over the years, she never let it slip to her.

Shen Ruyin was young and had no intention of returning to the capital; in fact, she was somewhat averse to it. In Princess Jinyang's view, this was all because of her and Shen Ye.

So now, she is somewhat afraid.

The emperor was such a good actor; if he wanted to, he could easily win the favor of almost anyone.

Princess Jinyang was afraid that Shen Ruyin would let slip her hatred for the emperor, but she was also afraid that Shen Ruyin would be blinded by the emperor's affection.

Therefore, her worries have lingered ever since she thought about returning to the capital.

“Mother,” Shen Ruyin suddenly stepped forward and hugged her mother’s neck, gently nuzzling her.

"I remember everything."