Quick Transmigration: Survive to the End

As soon as Shen Ruyin's voice rang out, the Ninth Prince forgot to cry.

Shen Ye was heartbroken. With red eyes, he hugged his younger sister and backed away, while Lin Mama was so angry that she was trembling all over.

Shen Ruyin, with her sharp eyes, noticed that the procession had stopped, and walking over from that direction was the emperor, who was heading towards Consort Shen's palace.

The emperor glanced at the chaos on the scene, and without even saying a word, the palace servants on both sides dared not cause any more trouble and immediately knelt down.

The emperor glanced at the Ninth Prince, who had stood up, and beckoned to Shen Ruyin and her brother: "Yinyin, why are you crying so hard? Come, come to your uncle's side."

Shen Ruyin's sobs subsided, revealing her pitiful eyes, which she had secretly rubbed red.

When a child cries, the most devastating sound is the one that sounds harsh and unpleasant. But when their little mouth purses and their big, grape-like eyes fill with tears, it's hard not to feel sorry for them.

Shen Ye hesitated for a moment, then carried his younger sister over.

As the emperor took Shen Ruyin and held her in his arms, everyone in the empress's palace felt a chill, especially the head maid, who lowered her head even further.

Shen Ruyin wiped away her tears with her small hands, leaning against the emperor's chest and sobbing softly. Before she could complain, she heard the Ninth Prince call out in a trembling voice, "Father."

The emperor gently patted Shen Ruyin's back: "What happened?"

The palace servants present looked at each other, and then the young eunuch steeled himself and said, "Your Majesty, they lured the Ninth Prince up the artificial hill and frightened him so much that he fell. We were just about to take them to the Empress."

"Oh?" The emperor lowered his eyelids and asked, "What did Yinyin say?"

“He’s talking nonsense,” Shen Ruyin said directly when she saw this scene. “His Highness the Ninth Prince was already on the artificial hill. My brother even saved His Highness the Ninth Prince.”

"It was clearly his fault for not taking good care of His Highness the Ninth Prince, yet he's trying to pin the blame on us!"

Shen Ruyin's account was brief and incomplete, so Shen Ye filled in the gaps, recounting the entire story of their encounter with the Ninth Prince.

After listening, the emperor nodded and looked at the Ninth Prince: "Ninth Prince, who is right?"

Shen Ruyin and her brother were fine, but the eunuch behind the Ninth Prince immediately focused his gaze on the Ninth Prince, looking very anxious.

The Ninth Prince glanced at the Emperor holding Shen Ruyin, then at the Empress and the people kneeling in the palace: "Your Majesty, Marquis Xin and Princess Fuchang are right."

“It was this servant who came looking for me. I didn’t want to pay him any attention, so I turned to leave. But I accidentally slipped on the artificial hill and was saved by Marquis Xin.”

After saying that, the Ninth Prince kicked the eunuch in disbelief, saying, "This idiot just now stopped me from telling Aunt Zhou and the others the truth, saying that the people serving Marquis Xin and Princess Fuchang are from Consort Shen's palace, and that we can take this opportunity to teach Consort Shen a lesson."

The young eunuch's eyes widened, and he kowtowed repeatedly: "Your Majesty, I didn't say that, I didn't say that! Please, Your Majesty, see the truth."

The Ninth Prince glanced at him: "You liar, how dare you accuse me of lying?"

Shen Ruyin stopped crying completely and hugged the emperor's neck tightly.

She remembered how the Ninth Prince had died.

Because he was the Empress's youngest son, the Ninth Prince was spoiled and became eccentric. He hated following the rules and liked to get rid of the palace servants who served him from a young age, and those who served him were often punished for it.

Perhaps because he cried wolf so many times, the palace servants who served him also started to pretend they couldn't find him.

But there was one time when the Ninth Prince really couldn't be found. When he was finally discovered, he was floating in a secluded pond in the palace.

Shen Ruyin didn't know exactly who killed the Ninth Prince, but the Empress later mentioned that Shen Ye had passed by that area and even saw the Ninth Prince alive. If Shen Ye had persuaded the Ninth Prince to leave at that time, perhaps the Ninth Prince wouldn't have died.

In response, Shen Ruyin could only say that this was absolutely an unreasonable act of displaced anger.

Judging from the current situation of the Ninth Prince, it's a pipe dream that Shen Ye, as Consort Shen's nephew, could persuade him to leave.

The Empress should be blamed; it is clearly her own indulgence of the Ninth Prince, and the people who serve him without being attentive.

But what can you do when she's the empress?

Therefore, her extreme views and anger could only be directed at others, specifically the Shen family.

Shen Ruyin quickly lowered her head, afraid that she might not be able to hold back and reveal something in her eyes.

The emperor thought she was tired, so he gently patted her back and looked coldly at the trembling eunuch.

“Drag this out and find out who instructed him to sow discord between the Empress and Consort Shen.”

"If he confesses the truth, he shall be put to death."

"If he refuses to tell the truth, then let him be executed by slow slicing, and his entire clan be sent down to join him."

The emperor spoke in the calmest tone, yet his words made Shen Ye tremble involuntarily.

Seeing that Shen Ruyin had no reaction, the emperor's eyes flashed with surprise, and he said softly, "Yinyin, your uncle has punished him for you."

“Thank you, Uncle,” Shen Ruyin asked hesitantly, “Uncle, I know that death is like Father’s, and I will never see it again. But what about the others? If he can tell the truth, he will still die, so why is he telling the truth?”

The emperor could see right through the confusion in Shen Ruyin's eyes. He suddenly laughed and patted Shen Ruyin's head.

"It's alright, Yinyin doesn't need to know these things."

After saying that, he glanced at the eunuch Sun beside him: "You personally escort the Ninth Prince back to the Empress's palace. These ignorant servants should also be taken back to the Empress."

The emperor pinched Shen Ruyin's cheek, a smile playing on his lips: "You don't need to ask how the empress should be dealt with, just remember it."

Upon hearing the emperor's words, some people immediately fainted.

The emperor ignored him and asked Shen Ye, "I am about to go to Consort Shen's palace. Ye'er, would you like to play with Yin Yin for a while longer?"

Shen Ye said without hesitation, "We've been out for so long, it's time for my sister and me to go back."

The emperor left with him and Shen Ruyin, satisfied.

After they left, Eunuch Sun gave a forced smile and waved his hand, and immediately someone dragged the young eunuch away.

The eunuch Sun then looked at the other people in the Empress's palace: "Are you going to walk by yourselves, or do you want someone to help you?"

These people helped each other to their feet; they dared not ask him for help.

Eunuch Sun put on a smiling face and bowed to the Ninth Prince.

"Your Majesty the Empress must be worried because she can't find His Highness the Ninth Prince."