Quick Transmigration: Survive to the End

After having dinner with her brother and sister-in-law, Li Yinyin was led to Chang Le Palace. Since it was too late, she wasn't in the mood to wander around and went straight into the main hall, Chang Le Palace.

"His Royal Highness is back!"

As soon as Li Yinyin entered, a handsome young man ran to her side like a rabbit, his face full of joy: "Your Highness, you're finally back! Are you tired? Sister Hongxiu has prepared water for you. Would you like to take a bath and change your clothes first?"

"Russell?" Li Yinyin was a little surprised. "It's only been a year, and you've grown so tall?"

Perhaps because he truly carried the blood of people from the Western Regions, when Russell first came to Li Yinyin's side last year, he looked like a timid child. Now, a year later, he has suddenly grown taller, even surpassing Li Yinyin in height.

But perhaps because he grew too fast, he was still thin, though his face hadn't changed much. With his fair, snow-white skin, he looked hazy and elfin under the lamplight.

Seeing Li Yinyin looking at his face with admiration, Luo Su blushed slightly and asked, "Your Highness, would you like me to help you bathe?"

"No need," Li Yinyin coughed lightly, seeing Russell's disappointed expression. "Just call Hongxiu and the others. I have something else to tell you."

"What is it?" Russell's eyes lit up at these words. "Your Highness, rest assured, whatever your orders are, I will do my best!"

“I believe you,” Li Yinyin smiled. “I remember you made a fragrance that smelled really good before, but it couldn’t be kept for long. Would you be willing to make it for me again today? I want to use it to scent my hair.”

“Alright,” Russell quickly replied, “Your Highness, rest assured, I’m fast. It will be ready as soon as you finish your bath.”

When Hongxiu arrived, she could only see Russell hurrying away. She quickly explained to Li Yinyin on his behalf, "Why did this child suddenly run away? Before Your Highness returned, she was looking forward to it every day."

“I asked him to make incense for me,” Li Yinyin stood up and headed towards the bathhouse. “I’m really tired after walking for so long. Why don’t you ask someone to give me a massage?”

Hongxiu responded and first helped her to take a bath before coming out to give instructions.

Russell was indeed quick; by the time Li Yinyin was perfuming her hair, the incense balls had already been added to the small incense burner. As the temperature rose, a light fragrance filled the air, making Li Yinyin feel somewhat drowsy.

Seeing that she was getting sleepy, Hongxiu and the others could only try their best to speed up their work and dared not disturb her too much. Even Russell stood obediently to the side, waiting for instructions.

Although she was using the same bedding she was used to, Li Yinyin still woke up on her own at the crack of dawn.

Hongxiu, who was on night watch, came in upon hearing the noise, somewhat surprised: "Your Highness, won't you sleep a little longer?"

“I can’t sleep,” Li Yinyin said, getting up and quickly dressing herself. “I’ve been getting used to getting up early with the female guards for the past six months, and now that I have some free time, I can’t even sleep in.”

Hongxiu understood the implication in her words and said, "Does Your Highness intend to go to the female guards' quarters? There are many of them, so they are temporarily housed in the former palace quarters reserved for palace servants. His Majesty's idea is that after the grand ceremony, if you wish, you can allocate a training ground for them in the suburbs of the capital, or you can choose a few palaces to be renovated. After all, Chang Le Palace can accommodate more than two hundred people."

Whether to stay in Chang Le Palace or find another place to stay, Li Yinyin didn't even need to think about it; she would definitely choose another place. After all, if she stayed in Chang Le Palace for too long, the female guards would really only be able to protect her safety, which did not meet her expectations.

Once she has a base, she wants to continue recruiting soldiers.

Now most of the western border has fallen into my brother's hands, but there are still some small countries that were originally separated from Zhao Kingdom and were inconvenient to attack. Now they are all adjacent to Ming Kingdom. Obviously, after the new year, my brother will start to clean up the remaining small countries.

At a time like this, if you don't hurry up and grab a share, you won't have enough say on the battlefield later.

As Li Yinyin walked towards the location of the female guards, she pondered to herself. Perhaps after her elder brother's coronation ceremony, she could talk to him about recruiting more female soldiers. Currently, they only had about two hundred men, which might be effective against some small countries in the western border, but it wouldn't be enough to continue fighting east, north, or south.

When Li Yinyin arrived, the female guards had already divided into dozens of teams and started practicing on their own.

The scenery in Chang Le Palace is pleasant, but there aren't many places for them to train, so they can only do some activities that are appropriate to the environment.

"General!"

Upon seeing Li Yinyin, the female guards quickly gathered together.

Looking at the perfectly lined-up girls in front of her, Li Yinyin was very satisfied and said, "After His Majesty saw your splendor yesterday, he gave you a resounding name: Golden Crow."

Seeing the girls' excited yet still serious military discipline, Li Yinyin continued with satisfaction: "But if you want to obtain this title, you must win the confrontation in a few days. Only by proving those who look down on you with your strength can the title of Golden Crow Guard, or even Golden Crow Army, be yours."

"Do you have confidence?"

The girls shouted in unison, "Yes!"

“Very good, very impressive,” Li Yinyin said, standing at the forefront. “Once you have earned the title of Golden Crow Army, I plan to petition His Majesty to lead you to conquer a small border country as a second congratulatory gift for the founding of the Ming Dynasty. Are you willing?”

"Kill! Kill! Kill!"

“Okay,” Li Yinyin looked at the sun breaking through the clouds on the horizon, “Go and train on your own. I’m waiting for your answers. I believe it won’t be long before we go from being female guards to Golden Crow Guards and Golden Crow Army.”

After Li Yinyin shared these two pieces of information, the girls trained with even greater enthusiasm. Li Yinyin called a few team captains together for a brief meeting, instructing them to keep a close eye on the girls and prevent them from getting injured at this time. She also told them to let Hongxiu know if they needed anything, and then dismissed them.

Afterwards, she exercised for a while and felt a light sweat on her body. When it was almost time, she went back to wash up briefly, put on her elaborate and gorgeous palace dress, and wore exquisite jewelry. In front of the bronze mirror, she slowly transformed back into the proud little girl she used to be.

When Li Yinyin arrived, Yu Qiaoyun had already looked at her several times in front of the Weiyang Palace. Just as she was about to walk out, she saw her outfit and said with satisfaction, "I knew you would look good dressed like this, Yinyin."

Li Yinyin walked inside with her, and before long, Li Chengming, who was rushing off to finish his court session, also returned.

"Brother, did that garrison commander say when he would compete with my Golden Crow Guard? I don't have that much patience to keep dragging things out until he does."