Quick Transmigration: Survive to the End

Chapter 381 World 631

I definitely won't get scolded.

Their families know best what these people were like when they left with Yin Yin, and what they are like now that they've returned.

At most, they'll just say a few words of reproach on the surface, asking how I could be so heartless as to not come back these past few years.

However, they certainly knew the answer, so they only said it verbally.

Besides them, Yin Yin herself also went through this process.

After the soldiers who were to be conferred titles received their orders and went back to pack up for the welcoming banquet that evening, Yin Yin was surrounded by several elders.

Prince Yu and Princess Yu each held one of her hands, their hearts aching with concern: "You're finally back. You must have suffered a lot outside. Look, your skin is all rough."

"I'll have someone bring you some ointment later, so be sure to apply it."

Empress Xun, the mother, also felt sorry for her daughter: "You've grown taller and thinner. Now that you're back, you must make sure to nourish yourself properly."

Yu's father and Yu Shuming stood to the side, unable to get a word in edgewise for a long time.

After they had finished talking, Yu's father finally had a chance to praise her for her good performance.

"The general wrote back several letters praising you!"

After they had said almost everything, Yu Shuming simply said, "Your father intends to expand your fiefdom to the entire territory of Bashu, and in the future you will be a true princess of Shu."

Now that all the vassal kings have been dealt with, the court naturally has no intention of bestowing any more titles. Otherwise, wouldn't the current situation repeat itself in a few years?

Therefore, even the Prince of Yu only held a fiefdom remotely and did not participate in the actual management of the territory. Yin Yin naturally followed this precedent.

However, because Bashu was originally Yu Fu's fiefdom and he governed it very well, many officials regarded it as a blessed land. Therefore, assigning the entire area to Yin Yin's name naturally had a special significance.

Subsequently, Yu's father handed over the Jingji Grand Camp to Yin Yin, putting her in charge of training troops.

Yu Shuming and Yin Yin were deeply favored; one held the position of Crown Prince with unshakeable stability, while the other commanded a large army and possessed formidable martial prowess.

Even if some court officials wanted to send more people into Yu's harem, they basically gave up their ambition to seize the throne.

However, the current Yu father is not the same as the one before.

In the past year, he needed to balance the various forces, and naturally he could not refuse the ulterior motives of these people.

Now that he holds great power, and the treacherous officials, powerful eunuchs, and vassal kings are all gone, how can he be manipulated by others?

So every single official who tried to place their people in his service was demoted by him. After this happened many times, the officials below him also got the hang of it and started boasting about the deep affection between the emperor and empress.

That's not entirely wrong. After all, this family's life in the palace wasn't much different from when they were in Zhen County. It was always just the four of them, sometimes with the Prince Yu and his wife joining them, making it a happy family of six.

After taking over the Jingji Grand Camp, Yin Yin trained the soldiers very well, so her father also handed over the Imperial Guards to her.

Yinyin also directly elevated the capabilities of the Imperial Guards to a new level, making the palace much safer.

A few years later, Yu Shuming's Eastern Palace gained a new Crown Princess, and the question of who would become Yin Yin's consort became a topic of curiosity for everyone in the capital.

In their eyes, apart from Yin Yin and her friends, Xu Zheng, the son of the newly appointed Minister Xu Yan, was the only other competitor.

Surprisingly, Yin Yin didn't choose any of these people.

In Yinyin's words, "I only have friendship with them, not romantic love between husband and wife, so why should I trap them and trap myself?"

"Besides, I'm already a princess, with such a high status, there's no need for me to give up an entire forest for one tree, is there?"

The court officials naturally could not accept her views, but the Prince and his wife were very supportive: "Yinyin can do whatever she wants."

Although Yu's father and Empress Xun did not explicitly support her, they never reprimanded Yin Yin for it.

As for Yu Shuming, he directly instructed You Qizheng: "Have the selection officials pick out some girls who are good-looking, well-proportioned, sweet-talking, and sensible. Then let Yinyin choose for herself if she likes any of them."

However, before these people could be seen, there was some activity on the border.

When the remnants of the feudal lords were wiped out in the past, one or two of them escaped. Now they have joined forces with foreign tribes and attacked the border under the banner of revenge.

Yin Yin's army was almost ready for battle, so her father appointed her as the commander-in-chief to lead the troops into battle.

It was one thing for a woman to be a deputy general, but now she was also the commander-in-chief, and such a young one at that. This completely overturned the understanding of scholars across the land. They were eloquent and loved to write articles, and they thoroughly criticized the emperor, the crown prince, and Yin Yin.

Yu Shuming and his father were not bothered by the insults directed at them, but when they saw the people who had insulted Yin Yin so harshly, they were so angry that they immediately ordered the eunuchs around them: "Write down the names of all these people."

Yin Yin was thinking of offering a token word of advice, but Empress Xun stopped her.

"These people are unethical. They may not fully acknowledge your abilities, but they mostly rely on insulting you to enhance their own reputation."

"Since that's the case, let them get what they want, and they can just be famous scholars from now on."

Compared to the indignation of the literati, the military generals were in a much better mood, and even had the mood to laugh at some people who were jumping around as if they were afraid of not attracting attention.

"The princess's military achievements on the border were not fake. Over the years, which of the capital's military camps and imperial guards has not been well trained? Besides, the country that invaded the border was not particularly powerful. What's wrong with giving the princess some practice? These people don't even look at the facts and just start cursing."

"You know what, I'm really craving the soldiers under the princess's command!"

"They are disciplined and have strong combat capabilities. His Majesty ordered several combat exercises, and we gathered several teams and selected the best soldiers, but we still couldn't defeat the princess's subordinates. When will we be able to lead such troops?"

No matter how much people criticized her outside, Yinyin still went to war as usual, and she drove the invading enemy out of the border in just a few months.

In the remaining year or so, Yin Yin even went so far as to attack the enemy's stronghold, destroy their royal court, and directly incorporate their territory into her own.

The news that a country had been destroyed in less than two years caused many people to selectively forget how they had cursed Yin Yin in the past, and instead began to praise her endlessly.

Even if people criticize her, it becomes that Yin Yin is not a woman, too cruel, and that she could have just driven people out, but instead she went further and provoked a war, destroying their country.

Yin Yin couldn't be bothered to pay any attention to the latter argument, because these clowns didn't even have the right to speak to her, so why bother listening to them?

Upon returning to the capital, Yin Yin's title changed to Princess Zhenguo, and her fiefdom also increased.

If there is anything most advantageous to her, it is that her father and brothers have handed over more military power to her, and she now controls almost half of the country's army.

By the time Yin Yin had children, Yu's father and the others had grown old.

Yu's father and Empress Xun began to miss their life in Qin County, so they directly passed the throne to Yu Shuming and planned to return to Qin County themselves.

After trying to persuade him for a long time, Yu Shuming realized that Prince Yu and his wife were also eager to go, so he turned around and sent someone to fetch Yin Yin.

"You should quickly persuade your parents and your royal uncle and aunt."

Yinyin's heart stirred upon hearing this. She readily agreed and went to visit her parents. When she returned, she told them what had happened.

"Big brother, I can't persuade our parents anymore, so I've decided to go with them and protect them for a while."

Yu Shuming pointed at her, annoyed: "I told you to go and persuade your parents, and not only could you not persuade them, but you also grew legs and ran off with them. And you're quite proud of yourself!"

Yinyin said shyly, "Big brother, I haven't been back for many years since I came out. Didn't you say that Little Iron-Eating Beast is still being cared for? It's almost thirty years old. If I don't go back to see it soon, it might die of old age."

Having said all that, Yu Shuming, no matter how unwilling he was, was softened by her words.

"Alright, alright, bring more people, and leave some behind to protect our parents."

Yinyin readily agreed, went back to pack her things, and took the child with her. She and her family then traveled to Qin County.

As for coming back, we'll have to enjoy ourselves for a while before we talk about it.