Quick Transmigration: Survive to the End

Chapter 370 World 620

To Yin Yin's regret, the Left Prime Minister only mentioned this once to the Emperor, referring to Consort Zhou's childish nature.

What Zuo Xiang mentioned more to the emperor was the construction of the Hongwen Academy.

With his proactive approach, it didn't take more than a few days before all the teachers at Hongwen Academy were found and classes could begin.

According to the requirements of the Hongwen Hall, students were supposed to get up before dawn and start classes very early in the morning.

But Yinyin, who had gone to class early the previous day, chose to sleep in until she naturally woke up and had breakfast before going to class.

For no other reason than that the teachers at Hongwen Academy always had students recite in the morning.

For Yinyin, she can review and learn new things she has already learned, but she will never put all her energy into mindless reading.

After inquiring about the reasons behind Yin Yin's choice, the Emperor and Empress decided to let her have her way.

The teachers at Hongwen Academy didn't care about Yinyin's condition when she entered the school, so naturally they wouldn't say anything.

But when the first unified assessment came, Yin Yin's results gave them a huge surprise.

Because the learning progress was roughly the same and the emperor was lenient with them, the teaching progress in the Hongwen Academy was basically on the same level.

Regarding this result, the teachers at Hongwen Academy naturally assumed that the older students would take the lead, but to their surprise, the one with the best result was Yin Yin, who didn't even pay attention in class.

The teachers at Hongwen Academy didn't believe in superstition and secretly arranged several more assessments, and Yinyin won first place every time.

These teachers were surprised, and their attitude towards Yin Yin changed repeatedly.

Before the Left Prime Minister's grandson, Zhou Yun, could even show his talent and be subdued by Yin Yin, he was already impressed by her steady academic performance.

“Princess, I overheard some of your masters lamenting in private yesterday that you weren’t a boy.”

"But if you ask me, so what if you're a girl? You don't take the imperial examinations anyway. Just your family background is better than theirs. It's really pointless for those teachers to talk about this behind their backs."

Situ's youngest grandson rolled his eyes at Zhou Yun's words and moved away from him.

Yinyin thought more deeply about what Zhou Yun said.

Although the teachers in Hongwen Academy were all recruited by the Left Prime Minister, they were not all his cronies.

Their regret that Yin Yin, with such talent, was a girl, might mean they had other thoughts.

Thinking of this, Yin Yin felt a little regretful that she couldn't leave the palace and find a reliable channel to send a message to her elder brother. Otherwise, she could have seriously considered whether these people could be won over.

"Princess?" Seeing that Yin Yin didn't react, Zhou Yun called out again, "The new lessons for today are almost over, are you going back again?"

Seeing Zhou Yun's expectant look as he waited for her answer, Yin Yin nodded directly: "There's nothing wrong, why are you staying at Hongwen Hall all the time? I naturally have other things to do this afternoon."

“But this afternoon, Hongwen Academy has arranged archery lessons,” Zhou Yun said. “Doesn’t the princess really want to learn as well?”

“No need,” Yinyin said. “You should just follow along and learn.”

"Oh," Zhou Yun greeted her dejectedly, saw her out the door, watched her get into the sedan chair and drive away, before returning to the Hongwen Hall.

Seeing this, Zhang Mama tentatively asked after returning to her residence, "Princess, it seems that Young Master Zhou is treating you somewhat differently?"

Yinyin chuckled softly, "We're so young, how could Granny already see that we're different?"

Granny Zhang was taken aback for a moment, then gently patted herself.

Yinyin said softly, "When you have some free time, could you help me think of a way to properly take some letters out of the palace and deliver them to the right people, which are not convenient to have His Majesty send back through his spies?"

After thinking for a moment, Zhang Mama said, "How about I pretend to be going back to my husband's home and then go out of the palace to see him off?"

“It’s too early,” Yin Yin rejected the suggestion. “If you leave the palace, someone will definitely come looking for you.”

"But these days, the people who come to you are mostly not important figures, and may even be people you don't want to see."

"In that case, it's better to wait until my position is higher and I can find someone above you, which will be more important."

"Perhaps by then, you won't even need to say anything, nanny, someone will be willing to do what you want to do ahead of time."

Granny Zhang had no real attachment to her former husband's family, but she still harbored resentment over the death of her daughter.

She wanted to get revenge, but without a well-thought-out plan, she risked getting herself into trouble. So she had to suppress her thoughts and focus on taking care of Yin Yin first.

Having stayed by Yin Yin's side for so long, and having overheard her conversation with the guard, Yin Yin naturally knew the crux of her problem.

This was the first time Zhang Mama had heard Yin Yin mention this matter.

"Princess……"

"Don't worry, Granny," Yin Yin gently patted her hand. "I know how good you've been to me, so I definitely won't let Sister Nai's matter just pass by like this."

Zhang Mama's eyes welled up with tears: "Thank you for your concern, Princess. But Princess, we are now in the capital, not in Qin County. We should be cautious in everything we do."

Yinyin nodded and didn't continue the topic.

The opportunity Yin Yin wanted came to her not so fast as to be slow, it was practically delivered right to her doorstep.

It was Zhou Yun, the grandson of the Left Prime Minister, who, upon hearing that Yin Yin had not yet seen the scenery outside the palace after arriving in the capital, offered to act as her guide and take her around the capital.

Upon hearing his words, the grandson of the Right Chancellor and the son of the Grand General also joined in the fun. Even several princes who had always wanted to get closer to Yin Yin decided to get involved.

Yinyin pretended to be persuaded by their words and went directly to the Zichen Palace.

Upon arriving at the Zichen Palace, Yin Yin discovered that Eunuch Feng was also present. Behind him, You Qi and another refined-looking eunuch stood with their hands at their sides.

"Yinyin is here," the Emperor said gently, beckoning her closer. "Is there something you want to say to your uncle?"

Yinyin nodded: "Uncle, may I go for a walk outside the palace?"

"Go outside the palace?" The emperor was taken aback. "Why did Yinyin suddenly decide to leave the palace?"

Yinyin looked embarrassed and said, "Zhou Yun and the others told me about a lot of good places to eat and have fun in the capital, but I've never been to any of them, so I want to try them out myself."

"I see," the emperor pondered for a moment, and after asking if Yin Yin would be accompanied by Zhou Yun and others, he agreed, and also arranged for attendants to protect Yin Yin.

Upon hearing that the Left Chancellor's grandson was accompanying her, Eunuch Feng immediately said, "When a princess travels incognito, one can never be too cautious."

"My two subordinates are quite capable. If the princess doesn't mind, you can take them with you."