Quick Transmigration: Survive to the End

Chapter 831 World 41

"Granny, Granny, something terrible has happened!"

Lin, the old nanny serving in the room, frowned: "What kind of behavior is this Qingzhi, making such a fuss?"

"You all take good care of the girl, I'm going to go outside and take a look."

The infant Shen Ruyin, not yet six months old, was awakened from her sleep. She heard Lin Mama's scolding voice and also heard the little maid Qingzhi's tearful words.

"Granny, the Marquis... the Marquis has died in battle!"

"What did you say!"

Lin Mama's incredulous voice rang out, and Shen Ruyin immediately understood the current time.

Her father, the great general of Zhao, also known as Marquis Xin, died on the battlefield, just as the Shen family was about to fall into an abyss.

Everything happened both early and late. Shen Ruyin was born too late, and she didn't even get to see her biological father, Shen Hou, before losing him forever.

Shen Ruyin immediately burst into tears and refused to stop no matter how the maids and servants tried to coax her.

There was no other way; if she were to be appeased like this, she would soon lose her mother as well.

Her mother, Princess Jinyang, had a very good relationship with her husband. Upon learning of his death, she was unable to accept it and immediately followed him in death.

If things follow this trajectory, Marquis Shen's eldest son will be brought into the palace to study with the princes and grandsons, while her daughter will be sent to her aunt, Consort Shen's palace, to be raised.

The emperor would dote on them, spoiling them so much that when Young Master Shen grew up, he didn't have any of the heroic and brave qualities of Marquis Shen. Instead, he became spoiled and wicked, and was a notorious playboy in the capital.

If Young Master Shen is like this, then Shen Ruyin, the daughter raised by the Imperial Concubine, will not be left behind. She has been granted the title of County Princess since childhood and is arrogant and domineering, even more so than the Emperor's own daughter.

As the younger sister of Marquis Shen, Consort Shen, with the emperor's favor, was able to challenge the empress and even interfere in court affairs.

The Shen family's reputation for loyalty and righteousness turned into infamy in just over a decade.

Therefore, in the story, Miss Shen will be disliked by her lover's family, and the couple will be separated, with her lover marrying someone else.

Miss Shen did many irrational things, but in the end, she became the vicious supporting character in other people's lives.

If that were all, it wouldn't have been so bad. But her lover turned out to be a capable protagonist who beheaded the evil-doing and innocent young master Shen, and with the help of the empress, exposed the concubine's scheme to avenge young master Shen, allowing the emperor to conveniently depose the concubine.

In the end, only Miss Shen was left in the whole family. The female lead still came to provoke Miss Shen, which made Miss Shen so angry that she tried to kill her with her last trump card. In the end, she was accidentally killed by the male lead.

The whole family became villains in someone else's story, bringing about their own demise.

Shen Ruyin only knew that Shen Hou died when his children were young, but she did not know that it was so early. Her original plan to wait for Shen Hou to return fell through, so she could only try to keep her mother.

Although Princess Jinyang was a hopeless romantic, it must be said that as long as she was alive, no one could raise her children without her knowledge.

After all, after Miss Shen died, the male lead discovered that the female lead had tampered with things. Although he didn't say it, he missed Miss Shen, the female supporting character he had truly loved, who was probably the only one in the world who loved him without caring about anything else.

With such feelings present, years later, when the male protagonist discovers clues about the Shen family while investigating other cases, he meticulously unravels the mystery and discovers that the tragedy of the Shen family was not an accident, but rather a deliberate act.

It was the emperor who wanted Marquis Shen dead. The emperor deliberately arranged for people to spoil the children of the Shen family and to sow discord in the ears of the imperial concubine. Even some of the crimes committed by Young Master Shen were not committed by him, but were done by the emperor's people.

Everything was for the purpose of regaining military power from the Shen family without bloodshed, eliminating any worries, eradicating the threat completely, and preventing other nobles from becoming suspicious.

Therefore, Young Master Shen's cry of injustice before his death was truly one of injustice.

The male protagonist finally realizes that he has always been a pawn in the emperor's hands, a useful tool.

Terrified by the emperor's methods, he wisely withdrew from public life, becoming a rare example of a powerful minister who met a peaceful end.

The emperor consolidated military power, and the male protagonist rose to the highest position in the court. Only the Shen family, along with other families who had been ruined by the emperor, were burdened with stigma and their property was confiscated and their clans exterminated.

Of course, the Shen family had a few more advantages than others.

She becomes a stepping stone for the male protagonist, enabling him to rise to prominence. She advances the romantic storyline, allowing the male and female leads to become a harmonious and loving couple. Even after dying for many years, she serves as the finishing touch that brings the male protagonist to his timely awakening.

They really took full advantage of the situation!

"Granny Lin," the maid who was taking care of Shen Ruyin couldn't calm her down and quickly asked for instructions, "Miss must know that the Marquis is gone. Father and daughter are of one heart, which is why she is crying so sadly. Should we take her to Madam's place?"

Lin Mama said, "The news has only just been sent back, and Madam must be very busy. She won't have time to see Miss."

Upon hearing this, Shen Ruyin immediately cried out, "Father!"

Even if there were no other sounds besides those two, it was enough to shock Lin Mama and the others. After all, this was the first time Shen Ruyin had spoken, and her hands kept reaching into the air as if she was trying to grab something, struggling to get someone to hold her.

As soon as Lin Mama realized what was happening, she broke out in a cold sweat: "Quickly, take Miss to the main courtyard."

Shen Ruyin's sobs subsided as if she were grabbing something, but her eyes kept glancing towards where no one was around, and she even smiled in that direction.

Granny Lin and the others walked even faster.

Shen Ruyin waved her hand, called out "Dad" again, and smiled happily.

This is what they mean by "it doesn't matter if the method is old, as long as it works."

Lin Mama hurriedly led her people to the outside of the courtyard, then personally carried Shen Ruyin and told the maids not to go in before requesting to see Princess Jinyang.

Lin Mama originally came from the princess's side. She brought Shen Ruyin with her, and even if the other maids were reluctant, they were willing to go in and report. However, the news she brought back was not very satisfactory.

"Granny Lin, the princess is currently grieving and asked you to take good care of Miss. We'll see you again once she's recovered."

Normally, Lin Mama would obey orders, but considering Shen Ruyin's behavior just now, Lin Mama steeled her heart.

"Hongling, please go and inform the princess that I have important matters concerning the young lady to report."

As Hongling hesitated, Shen Ruyin suddenly burst into tears again, pointing inside and shouting, "Mother! Mother!"

“Miss can speak now,” Hongling said with some surprise at first, but then she quickly composed herself and said through gritted teeth, “I will go in and inform the princess again, hoping to bring her some comfort.”

Although Hongling had left, Shen Ruyin's crying continued unabated, and even though Granny Lin was covered in sweat, she couldn't soothe her.

With her daughter crying outside and Hongling trying to comfort her, Princess Jinyang, no matter how heartbroken she was, agreed to let Granny Lin take Shen Ruyin inside.

The once energetic and confident Princess Jinyang was now listless and dejected due to her grief, but upon seeing her daughter, she rallied and took the child in her arms.

Shen Ruyin stopped crying after she fell into her arms.

Lin Mama said cautiously, "After all, a mother and daughter are of one heart. When she saw the princess, the young lady stopped crying."

Lin Mama glanced around the room and saw that only Hongling was there, so she gestured to her: "There will be a lot of things for the princess to take care of in the future. You need to pay more attention to the princess's food."

Hongling understood and quickly went out to prepare some food to bring over.

Princess Jinyang frowned slightly, but waited until Hongling left before saying to Granny Lin, "Granny, I feel unwell and can't eat anything."

“Princess, the Marquis has passed away, but the young master and young lady are still young, and the affairs of the Marquis’s mansion still need your attention,” Lin Mama advised, but seeing that Princess Jinyang seemed not to listen, she immediately changed the subject.

"So that the princess knows that the young lady can speak now. Before, when she was in the room, she cried and fussed incessantly, calling for her father."

Princess Jinyang looked up abruptly, saw that Lin Mama didn't seem to be joking, and then looked down at Shen Ruyin, quickly noticing something was wrong.

Shen Ruyin's eyes were not on her, nor on Granny Lin, but on the sky.

Shen Ruyin pretended to be reminded by someone, and rolled her eyes to Princess Jinyang's face: "Mother."

After calling out, she turned her head and cheerfully called out again, "Dad."

Princess Jinyang's hand trembled, as if she suddenly understood something, and she said with reddened eyes, "You're back, you're back, aren't you?"

Tears streamed down her face: "How cruel you are, how cruel you are!"

Princess Jinyang buried her face in Shen Ruyin's swaddling clothes, and tears quickly soaked a patch of the swaddling clothes.

Despite all her kind words and gentle persuasion, Granny Lin could not dissuade her.

Shen Ruyin managed to utter the words, "Mother, no, no!"

Hearing her daughter's voice, Princess Jinyang reluctantly raised her head and saw that Shen Ruyin's face was blank, but her hand seemed to have its own thoughts as it rose up and landed on her face to wipe away her tears.

Princess Jinyang wiped away her tears and said, "Granny Lin, go outside and keep watch. Let Yinyin and I be alone for a while."

After Lin Mama bowed and left, Princess Jinyang followed Shen Ruyin's gaze and looked to her side.

Even though all she could see was the furnishings in the room, she suddenly felt as if she could see her husband looking at her with concern.

Princess Jinyang had countless things to say, but in the end she only asked, "Does it hurt?"

Shen Ruyin was quite certain that there were no ghosts in the house, so Princess Jinyang was just overwhelmed with grief and, given the subtle hints she was giving, thought she had seen her husband.

Shen Ruyin could not control Princess Jinyang's thoughts, nor did she know what her imagined husband would say to her, but letting things continue like this was not a good thing.

“Mother, Father,” Shen Ruyin tried to draw Princess Jinyang’s attention back, pointing her index finger at the sky, “Father, kill.”

Princess Jinyang didn't understand her daughter's meaning immediately. It wasn't until she noticed that her daughter was trying to imitate the lip shape between "father" and the unclear "kill" that she subconsciously tried to imitate it.

"Emperor."

Princess Jinyang was struck dumb.

Her hands trembled slightly as she tilted her head and asked in a low voice, "You mean, you didn't die in battle, but the emperor killed you?"

Shen Ruyin stared ahead, and after a long while let out a sigh.

Princess Jinyang found it hard to accept, but everything before her eyes was beyond her imagination. Her daughter had never learned to speak before. Even if Lin Mama and the others might have taught her, it was one thing to teach her parents, but who would teach others?

Especially the character "皇" (huang), which could only be pronounced after the lips were formed, was something that Lin Mama and the others were even less able to teach.

Princess Jinyang's face showed a complex mix of thoughts, and anyone could see her unease.

Shen Ruyin waited until she recovered before extending her hand to attract her attention, and then tried to control her mouth to make a live mouth shape.

Princess Jinyang understood, her eyes filled with sorrow, but she quickly said, "Don't worry, I will live well."

"If it really is true, if someone really harmed you..."

She paused, then revealed a fierce look: "No matter who he is, I will avenge you."

Shen Ruyin was relieved to hear this.

She will not lose her mother.

Shen Ruyin yawned, unable to stay awake any longer, and fell into a deep sleep.

Granny Lin came in with Hongling to set the table and was about to take over Shen Ruyin's place, but Princess Jinyang wouldn't let go.

"Granny, please tidy up Yinyin's things and bring them to my room later."

"This child is young, and things are chaotic in the manor. I won't feel at ease if I don't keep him under my watchful eye."

Princess Jinyang was very fond of her daughter, so Lin Mama was naturally happy and quickly went to make the arrangements.

Princess Jinyang then asked Hongling, "I think I heard you say earlier that Ye'er had come?"

Hongling quickly replied, "Yes, young master was worried about the princess and came over once, but then Steward Shen invited him to the mourning hall to oversee things."

“He’s only a few years old, what can he possibly do?” Princess Jinyang thought to herself, her fingertips trembling. “I’m at ease with Steward Shen and the others making arrangements at the mourning hall. You take a few more people and go bring Ye’er over.”

"When the time comes, you must come back and tell me everything you have seen and heard, understand?"

Hongling accepted the order and left in a hurry. Princess Jinyang did not call anyone in to serve her. Looking at the vegetarian food on the table, even though she had no appetite, she still ate a few bites.

She has to live.

When Shen Ruyin woke up, she heard Hongling replying.

"When I arrived, the courtyard near the mourning hall was in a mess. A young servant was entertaining the young master, telling him jokes."

"Telling jokes?" Princess Jinyang's voice was somewhat cold. "Ye'er, was that servant's joke funny?"

“It might be funny, but I can’t laugh,” Shen Ye realized something from his mother’s attitude. “Mother, is he a bad person?”

“Yes,” Princess Jinyang said decisively, “He may seem to be trying to make you happy and to be devoted to his master, but in reality, he is utterly wicked.”

"Ye'er, the place you are in is your father's mourning hall."

"You can cry in the mourning hall, but you must never laugh."

"If you hadn't been heartbroken for your father today, and had actually laughed at his antics, what would the people in the manor think of you? And what would people outside say about you if word got out?"

“They don’t care what happened; all they know is that you laughed in front of your father’s coffin, which is extremely unfilial.”

Shen Ye's face turned pale.

In another year or two, he will be old enough to formally enter school. Putting everything else aside, he understands the importance of filial piety.

If he were truly accused of being unfilial at a time like this...

Princess Jinyang also felt sorry for her son, but she did not try to persuade him.

She used to spoil her child, raising him to be too ignorant, but now she has to force him to grow up.

Princess Jinyang lowered her eyes and met her daughter's clear eyes.

When Shen Ruyin noticed that her mother had noticed her, she reached out her hand.

I want a hug!