Quick Transmigration: Survive to the End

Chapter 213 World 385

He said he would talk to Zhan Zheng properly when he returned, but when Zhan Zheng actually arrived home, he only verbally agreed. After finding a reason to persuade Yu Miaoqi, he chose to act according to the Wang family's wishes.

Many people in the know found it strange, but Zhan Zhengjian was favored by the emperor and Wang Xiang held great power, so others wisely kept quiet.

Wang Yingman's funeral was held very quickly; almost as soon as the doctor announced her passing, she was taken away by the Wang family.

Yin Yin only heard from Zhan Zheng later that Wang Yingman had been switched on the road as soon as she left the city, and the coffin that was sent to the Taoist temple where the body was laid to rest was no longer that of her.

Yinyin knew that Wang Yingman had faked her death, but she still pretended not to know anything and went to the mourning hall to burn incense.

From then on, Wang Yingman's matter was settled with Yin Yin and Yu Miaoqi, and everything else was Zhan Zheng and the Wang family's business.

Several months later, Yu Miaoqi had a new problem to worry about.

“Mother,” Yinyin said as she entered the house carrying freshly picked fruit from the estate, and saw Yu Miaoqi rubbing her temples. “Is your head hurting? Should we call a doctor to take a look?”

Yu Miaoqi saw her enter and put down her hand: "I'm just having a headache over your older brother's situation. Tell me, what kind of trouble is this?"

"Big brother?" Yinyin thought for a moment, "He's been busy with matters at the yamen lately, what could he possibly be causing you a headache?"

“Here is an invitation to the flower-viewing banquet from the Wang family,” Yu Miaoqi pushed the things in her hand forward, “saying that the Wang family has just acquired a pot of black chrysanthemums and invited me to come and admire them together.”

This……

Yinyin asked cautiously, "Are you admiring the flowers or the people?"

Yu Miaoqi chuckled lightly: "I heard that the Wang family has brought a relative's daughter into their household. Of course, it's time to admire the flowers and the person."

Yu Miaoqi didn't really want to go. She didn't know that Wang Yingman had faked her death. Zhan Zheng hadn't even finished the mourning period for his wife, yet the Wang family was already so eager to go. Naturally, she just felt that the Wang family was being unreasonable.

Yinyin didn't even want to pick up the invitation: "What are Mother's plans? And what did my eldest brother say?"

“What else could he say?” Yu Miaoqi complained. “If he could give me a definite answer, would I be having this headache?”

"He says it's up to me to like it, but I won't be living the life after that. Why can't he understand that?"

After Yu Miaoqi finished speaking, she looked at Yin Yin and said, "I heard from someone that the Sixth Prince sent people to deliver things to you several times?"

Yinyin retorted, "Don't Mother already know?"

Yin Yin would never do something like secretly exchanging gifts, so the things the Sixth Prince sent were either handled by Zhan Zheng or Yu Miaoqi, which left no room for outsiders to find fault.

Seeing her girlish demeanor, Yu Miaoqi's heart softened considerably: "Since you have your own ideas, I won't say much more. Just remember to keep things in check."

Yinyin nodded: "Don't worry, Mom, I understand."

Over the past few months, Zhan Zheng has figured out pretty much everything about why the Sixth Prince treats Yin Yin so specially.

However, after the result came out, Zhan Zheng was really annoyed for a long time before he told Yin Yin about it.

The birth of the sixth prince was due to his mother's scheming. As a result, his mother was particularly disliked by the emperor, which made the sixth prince seem like an invisible person in the emperor's eyes.

From childhood to adulthood, he has hardly had anyone around him who was genuinely kind to him. Even his mother, when she was kind to him, was always thinking about what benefits she could gain from him.

After coming to the Crown Prince's side and becoming a tool for the Crown Prince to demonstrate brotherly affection, the Sixth Prince listened to Zhan Zheng's subtle boasting about his younger sister for several years. Although Zhan Zheng only mentioned small things, such as his sister making him sachets, writing him letters, and drawing pictures.

But over time, it was enough for the Sixth Prince to hope that someone would treat him the same way.

After Yin Yin arrived in the capital, the Sixth Prince, upon meeting her in person, firmly believed that Yin Yin was the one who could fulfill all his fantasies, and naturally became exceptionally persistent in his pursuit of her.

This certainly doesn't count as love. In Yin Yin's opinion, the Sixth Prince is more like a fanboy. The Sixth Prince is a fervent fan, and she herself is the idol.

Realizing the true nature of the situation, Yin Yin naturally adjusted her approach to the Sixth Prince.

The most important thing is to let the Sixth Prince know that she is not the perfect lover he imagined. And feelings are mutual and need time to build. It's impossible for her to treat the Sixth Prince the way she treated Yu Miaoqi and Zhan Zheng, at least in the short term.

Yin Yin thought the Sixth Prince would at least struggle with it for a while, but unexpectedly he liked her honesty even more.

To this, Yin Yin could only say that the Sixth Prince was probably viewing her through a 100-meter-long filter. Now, all she could do was reveal her true self and shatter the Sixth Prince's illusions further. Otherwise, if they shattered after the marriage, and he couldn't accept it, he would unfollow her and turn against her like a modern-day fan turning against her. Yin Yin felt she would feel like killing him.

But just like when fans are obsessed with their idols, they will unconditionally forgive all their right and wrong. The Sixth Prince not only didn't have his filter shattered when he saw Yin Yin, but he liked her even more. He felt that this real Yin Yin was more charming than the one he knew before. He even developed feelings of love for her because of her authenticity.

When Yin Yin found out, she had countless complaints bottled up inside, but she couldn't bring herself to say them, so she simply gave up. In any case, Yu Miaoqi absolutely couldn't know about these things.

Zhan Zheng returned home rather late that day, and Yin Yin only saw him during the meal.

When he came in, he was carrying a small box and had a stern face, looking like someone owed him money.

Upon seeing his familiar face, Yu Miaoqi couldn't help but laugh: "Did the Sixth Prince come looking for you again?"

Zhan Zheng nodded expressionlessly and placed the box in front of Yin Yin: "Paint."

Yinyin opened it, glanced at it, and then put it away, telling Chunrui to take it: "Why is Big Brother so late today? Mother has had people check on him several times already."

Seeing that Yinyin had accepted the gifts but asked about him first, Zhan Zheng was pleased and told the servants in the room to leave: "The weather is getting colder, and the northern Tata tribe is not behaving well and is frequently harassing the border. The reports sent up from below have caused the delay."

Is it starting now?

Yinyin thought for a moment and asked, "Are we going to send troops?"

Zhan Zheng shook his head, hesitated for a long time before whispering, "His Majesty does not want to fight. The new king of Tata has sent another letter, saying that he wants to marry the princess. Before the court makes a decision on this matter, you must not tell anyone."

The emperor was getting old and no longer had the ambition he had in his youth. Marrying off his daughter with a dowry of money and grain would at least bring a few years of peace to the border, so he naturally tended to agree.

The young people, led by the crown prince, felt that since Tata had already gone too far in disturbing them, it was clearly a threat to say that he wanted to marry the princess.

If they back down this time, marry the princess, and send her with a large dowry of money, food, and valuables, Tata knows they have no backbone and are holding the princess hostage, so there will only be more trouble.

Unfortunately, the one in power now is not the crown prince.

Yin Yin pursed her lips, realizing why Zhan Zheng had specifically instructed her to do so.

Currently, all the princesses of marriageable age in the palace who are not yet engaged, including the fourth and tenth princesses who are close to her, are included in this category.