Quick Transmigration: Survive to the End

Chapter 454 World 814

"Father," Yinyin rushed in, startling Chu's father, who was sitting alone at the table.

"Yinyin?" Father Chu thought he had misheard, but when he looked up and saw his daughter standing properly in front of him, he realized it wasn't a hallucination. "Why are you here?"

“Father asked me about it too. It’s because you haven’t come back for a while, and my brother, sister-in-law, and I were worried,” Yin Yin said, letting her father look her over. “Father, I heard some things from the steward. What exactly is going on? Why is the Li family so determined to have this house?”

"Who knows?" Chu's father said with some regret. "I should have left after buying the house instead of thinking about renovating it properly now to prepare for moving your mother's and maternal grandparents' memorial tablets in."

“How can you blame Father? You were just trying to save trouble later,” Yin Yin said. She had only just arrived in Mingjing and didn’t know the specifics yet, so she didn’t offer any advice. Instead, she talked about what had happened outside earlier. “Who is that Young Master Li? He was too abrupt.”

"Did he bully you?" Father Chu's expression immediately changed. "He is General Li's youngest son, born out of wedlock, and often helps with household affairs outside."

“There is a manager here,” Yin Yin frowned, “but for some reason, he insists on asking about my identity and who I am.”

Father Chu snorted coldly: "I've never seen him use the power of the General's Mansion to intimidate people before. I even had a good impression of him. I never expected him to be this kind of person."

"Whenever he comes in the future, Yinyin, you must not come out. Ming Kingdom is different from Li Kingdom. When you are on someone else's territory, you have to be more compliant."

Yinyin nodded in understanding, and then asked about Chu's father's daily life these days, and whether he had been eating well.

On one hand, Mr. Chu felt that he was too old, but he should be asking Yin Yin, while on the other hand, he enjoyed his daughter's concern.

The father and daughter sat down and finished their meal in a harmonious atmosphere.

The next day, as expected, Young Master Li came again, and subtly inquired about Yin Yin's situation.

Chu's father had only heard what Yin Yin said the day before, so he couldn't possibly tell him. Annoyed by the questions, he angrily sent someone to chase him out for the first time.

Having no other option, Young Master Li returned home and immediately told his mother, Concubine Yu, about the matter.

"Are you sure you're not mistaken? That girl really does look a lot like the Empress?"

Young Master Li nodded: "It really does look like her. If it weren't for the fact that the girl looked very young, I would have thought it was the Empress standing in front of me."

After hearing what he said, the concubine quickly took her son to find the general and his wife.

General Li and his wife were also surprised when they heard this, especially Mrs. Li, whose hands were trembling.

General Li grabbed his wife's hand and asked his youngest son, "You said you saw it at the merchant's house that he bought?"

"Yes," Young Master Li recounted the entire process of how he met Yin Yin, making a point of mentioning that no matter how he inquired these past few days, he hadn't been able to find out a single piece of information. "That merchant's family, from top to bottom, were very protective of that girl."

General Li dismissed his son before turning to his wife.

Tears finally welled up in Madam Li's eyes: "Master, shall we send someone to investigate?"

"That girl looks so much like the Empress, I don't believe there's no connection between them."

"Besides, that merchant specifically bought that house and refuses to sell it no matter what. If there really wasn't some reason behind it, why would a merchant from the Li Kingdom insist on doing so even at the risk of offending us?"

General Li pondered for a moment and said, "The place where the Wu family was exiled was indeed on the border of the Li Kingdom. It is not impossible that they have some connection."

"But don't get your hopes up too high. I've been stationed at the border for so long and I've sent people to search for them, but the results haven't been good."

Madam Li was taken aback: "So, sir, you didn't never find the person, but rather you received news, but it was all bad news, right?"

General Li sighed and finally told his wife the truth: "Several members of the Wu family fell ill on the way to exile, and soon after they arrived at their destination, they passed away."

"I found out later that it was my niece who erected a tombstone and buried them, but my niece was a woman, unfamiliar with the place, and in poor health, so she soon disappeared as well."

“I once took people to see it, and the number of graves where the Wu family was buried and the number of people exiled to the border matched up.”

Madam Li swayed slightly: "You mean the girl our youngest son met this time was someone deliberately sent to set a trap for our family?"

“It’s not impossible,” General Li said calmly. “Otherwise, why have I been unable to find anyone before, but now that His Majesty has just pardoned me, someone who looks so much like him has suddenly appeared and been seen by the elders?”

Madam Li's back had become somewhat hunched.

General Li couldn't bear to look at him and said to his wife, "Although it might be a setup, they look so alike, it wouldn't hurt for you to go and meet them."

“I’ll have someone investigate further. If that girl isn’t involved in anything, we can try to keep her here to keep you company.”

Upon hearing this, Madam Li immediately said, "I'll go take a look. Don't mention staying with me again. That family are merchants from the Li Kingdom. When you were framed before, wasn't it because someone knew you were looking for the Wu family for me?"

“His Majesty is wise and mighty. Since he trusts me, he will certainly not bring this matter up again. Besides, the Empress is still in the palace,” General Li said. “Anyway, we will be living in the capital from now on, right under His Majesty’s nose.”

“In the past, I searched for you in secret. Now that I’m making this public, no one can say anything. After all, it’s your family.”

Mrs. Li sighed: "Don't say that just to make me happy."

"How could that be?" General Li said, and indeed ordered his men to make arrangements.

The next day, Young Master Li came to visit again. Originally, Father Chu did not intend to see him, but the steward said that the General's wife had come in person.

In this way, he had no choice but to see her.

After entering the room, Madam Li first looked Chu's father up and down, and then asked about Yin Yin.

Seeing that Chu's father looked unwell, she explained, "After the child went back, he said that your daughter looks a lot like one of my relatives, so I wanted to come and meet her in person."

Upon hearing this, Chu's father mustered up his courage and looked up at Madam Li for a while.

He had initially thought the face looked somewhat familiar, but after examining it closely for a moment, he became somewhat uncertain.

"May I ask what the surname of your relative is, Madam?"