Quick Transmigration: Survive to the End

With Yu Miaoqi as her strategist, Yin Yin naturally dressed up beautifully without being overly dazzling when visiting guests.

Before Yinyin and Zhanzheng even reached the carriage area, they saw a carriage leave first.

Seeing her curiosity, the servant who was waiting for them at the carriage said, "Miss Shu and Miss Hui have just left."

Yin Yin then realized, "The literary gathering is also today?"

Hearing her muttering to herself, Zhan Zheng waited until they were in the carriage before saying, "I've already sent people over there ahead of time. When we return tonight, we'll know if anything has happened."

“Big brother, what could I possibly worry about when you’re handling things?” Yin Yin quickly put the matter out of her mind. “Let’s go out and have fun today, and let’s not think about irrelevant people.”

Then, Yinyin asked with great interest, "Big brother, is today just for flower viewing, or are there other forms of entertainment?"

Zhan Zheng smiled and said, "We haven't even arrived yet, do you think I would know?"

“You must know,” Yin Yin said, judging from his expression that he was not completely ignorant. “Brother, just tell me!”

Zhan Zheng couldn't resist her coquettishness and cleared his throat: "That estate is big. Besides plum blossom viewing, they've also set up activities like pitch-pot, polo, and cuju. But it depends on whether we can gather enough people. It's cold, and not everyone wants to sit on a horse."

Yin Yin was somewhat disappointed. These activities were commonplace back in Yingzhou: "I thought there would be some new things in the capital, but it turns out to be the same old things."

“Even in the capital, Xun Wulang came from Yingzhou, didn’t he? Besides, there are only so many things to do at a banquet,” Zhan Zheng pointed out to her before continuing, “but most of the attendees are people you don’t know. Isn’t that interesting enough?”

Yinyin stuck out her tongue: "Big brother, you're starting to sound more and more like an old scholar these days."

Zhan Zheng glared at her, annoyed, but ultimately couldn't bring himself to say anything to her.

In winter, the snow is thick and the roads are slippery, so the carriage doesn't travel fast, which naturally makes the ride less bumpy, but correspondingly, the journey takes much longer. Fortunately, they set off early, so traveling slowly wasn't a problem.

Yinyin and Zhanzheng were in the car, traveling in the outskirts of Beijing, so there were naturally fewer taboos. Several times she secretly lifted the curtain to look at the scenery outside, and when she felt cold, she lowered it again to warm up. Before they even arrived at their destination, she had already accumulated a bunch of drafts in her mind, just waiting to draw them when she got back.

Another half hour passed before the carriage finally stopped.

"Young master, young lady, we've arrived."

Zhan Zheng got off the carriage first, and then turned around to help Yin Yin. However, Yin Yin did not need his help. Seeing that there were no outsiders, she stepped down from the horse stool by herself.

Xun Xiu came out to greet them with his wife, Madam Guo. He first greeted Zhan Zheng, then turned his attention to Yin Yin: "It's been a few years since I last saw you. Sister Yin Yin has grown into a beautiful young lady."

Yinyin greeted the two of them, and then said, "But I think Brother Xun and Sister-in-law Xun look just like they always have, they haven't changed at all!"

"Really?" Xun Xiu laughed. "Yin Yin is so sweet-talking, your brother can't compare to you."

Yinyin disagreed: "I was taught by my brother. I'm the only one who can't compare to him. How could he be inferior to me?"

“This is the taste,” Xun Xiu said, not angry at all, but rather nostalgic for Yin Yin’s protective attitude towards her brother. “It’s a pity that Sister Wan isn’t here, otherwise, I would have thought that time had stopped and we were still in Yingzhou.”

"You're so nostalgic, yet you insist on teasing little sister Yinyin," Madam Guo said, too lazy to pay him any attention. She pulled Yinyin inside, saying, "Today, little sister will come with me. I'll show you around and introduce you to people later."

Yin Yin naturally wouldn't refuse Madam Guo's kindness and thanked her sincerely.

After exchanging a few more words, Madam Guo inquired about the Xun family of Yingzhou.

Although Yin Yin didn't specifically inquire, she still knew some general information. In addition, with her good friend Xun Wan, she knew quite a lot about the Xun family that she could tell. Although most of them were everyday things, Yin Yin told them in an interesting way, so they weren't boring to listen to.

Xun Xiu and Zhan Zheng lagged behind, but didn't dare to fall too far behind, for fear of not being able to hear what they were saying.

After all, he hadn't been home for many years since taking up his post as an official in the capital. Although what Yinyin said were minor matters, they were things that wouldn't be written in their letters home, yet they were all very real. So he listened with great interest to these trivial things and felt particularly sentimental.

Yinyin and Zhanzheng were the first guests to arrive, so the group went into the flower hall to talk. About half an hour later, other guests began to arrive one after another.

By this time, the awkwardness between Yin Yin and Xun Xiu and his wife, who hadn't seen each other for several years, had completely faded, and the two of them were much closer to her.

While Xun Xiu and his wife were out picking up someone, Yin Yin quietly made a gesture of thanks to Zhan Zheng. If Zhan Zheng hadn't specially taken her out early, she wouldn't have had this free time to catch up with Xun Xiu and his wife and build rapport.

Zhan Zheng looked away after glancing at it, but his mood was clearly even better.

As more and more people arrived, Madam Guo kept her word and led her to greet them.

The well-informed lady knew who Yin Yin was as soon as she heard that she was Zhan Zheng's sister.

While Yinyin and the other girls were out admiring the flowers, he pulled Madam Guo aside and said, "If I didn't know that she was the goddaughter of Madam Yu from the eldest branch of the Zhan family, I would have thought she was your own sister."

The ladies around looked over when they heard this, clearly trying to gauge Madam Guo's attitude from her words.

“She is my own sister, and she is not bad,” Madam Guo said with a smile. “My husband and Zhan Xianma have been friends since childhood, so our sisters naturally grew up together. The two girls are very close, and we, as their brother and sister-in-law, love them both equally.”

The ladies understood immediately, and afterwards, they all became much more amiable towards Yin Yin.

Yinyin noticed the change in her demeanor but remained silent, simply getting along well with the other girls. Her poise and graceful manner earned her the secret approval of many of the ladies.

Madam Guo saw everything and knew that Yin Yin could handle it on her own, so she didn't interfere recklessly, lest it backfire.

Seeing that everyone had found a place to go, the atmosphere gradually became lively, but someone came in to speak with Madam Guo.

After a few whispered words, Yin Yin saw Madam Guo get up and leave, and Xun Xiu also hurried over and left with her.

Yinyin was a little curious, wondering what kind of distinguished guest had arrived so late.