Quick Transmigration: Survive to the End

Guilty conscience... Of course, Li Yuan couldn't possibly feel guilty. He wasn't paying much attention to Wei Ying at all; he was only looking at his younger sister, Shen Ruyin.

He has many brothers but no sisters, so he can only look on with envy at other people's cute, well-behaved, and considerate sisters.

Speaking of which, the fact that he and Shen Ye could know each other and have such a good relationship is largely thanks to Shen Ruyin, the ideal younger sister of everyone.

"I heard that someone built a garden in Feng County. It's quite beautiful. Brother Shen and Sister Shen, when do you have some free time? Let's go visit it together."

Fengxian was a bit far from where they lived, and it would take at least two days to get there by horse-drawn carriage or oxcart.

Shen Ye declined, saying, "In a few days, my family will be setting off back to the capital, so I'm afraid I won't be able to go with Brother Li."

"Back to the capital?" Li Yuan was taken aback for a moment, then slapped his forehead. "That's right, that's right. You've all been out of mourning for so long, so naturally you won't stay here for long."

As he spoke, a hint of reluctance appeared on his face: "Have you set a date? I'll prepare a special banquet to send you off."

Shen Ruyin held the small spoon and whispered a reminder: "Brother Li Yuan, you and your brother are not yet at the age where you can drink alcohol."

Li Yuan immediately changed the subject: "I'll listen to Sister Shen. I'll just put some flower dew and honey water on the table."

Even though Li Yuan was the one who brought it up first, he's also the one who changed his tune the fastest to claim he's a "good person."

Shen Ye couldn't stand his ambition to be the best brother to his younger sister, so he kicked him while Shen Ruyin was eating.

Li Yuan remained expressionless and continued talking to the brother and sister about what dishes to prepare for the banquet.

Of course, all the things he suggested were things that suited Shen Ruyin's tastes, both beautiful and delicious, which drew Shen Ruyin's attention to him. Shen Ye rolled his eyes in annoyance.

Wei Ying stared at the shoe print on her cousin's pants, her big eyes filled with questions.

He got kicked and didn't even give it back? Is this his cousin?

Could it be that someone is impersonating me?

Soon, Wei Ying realized that she had misunderstood; her cousin was perfectly fine.

After finishing her snacks, Shen Ruyin quickly noticed the shoe prints that Li Yuan had deliberately placed there, and pretended to be angry: "Brother, you're bullying Brother Li Yuan again."

Shen Ye glared at Li Yuan: "I didn't bully him. You're here watching, how could I dare? I was just joking around with him."

Li Yuan also said, "Yes, Brother Shen's foot was not heavy, it didn't hurt."

Wei Ying looked down at the pastries on her plate. There was no tea powder in them, so why was the room filled with the aroma of tea?

Shen Ruyin was actually fully aware of the situation, but on the surface, she had to earnestly mediate their "conflict."

Shen Ruyin sighed like a little adult, holding Shen Ye's hand with one hand and Li Yuan's hand with the other: "Brother, Brother Li Yuan, you two are really a worry."

“When we’re together now, we’re always bickering and joking around. But when we go back to Beijing in a while, you’ll probably miss us.”

She spoke slowly and deliberately, but the little girl tried her best to act like an adult, which melted the hearts of Shen Ye and Li Yuan.

They listened with amusement, and after she finished speaking, they reassured her, as was their custom, that they would definitely be best buddies and friends for life.

Shen Ruyin nodded and was helped back to her seat by Shen Ye. Shen Ye and Li Yuan then put aside the little incident as usual and started discussing where to go during their free time.

None of the three of them took it too seriously, but Wei Ying, who was meeting him for the first time, was so stunned that she forgot to eat her snacks.

When it was time to part, Wei Ying stretched out her foot and touched the spot on Li Yuan's clothes where there was a footprint.

"What are you doing?" Li Yuan grabbed him and lifted him up. "Yingdi, why can't you learn something good?"

Wei Ying wasn't intimidated at all, but she still acted obediently: "I just wanted to confirm."

He didn't specify what he wanted to confirm. Li Yuan put him down and then roughly ruffled his hair.

"What do you know? This is just how we get along."

"Oh," Wei Ying thought, lowering his head. He figured he'd never understand in his lifetime.

After leaving Yipinlou, Shen Ye, sitting in the carriage, deliberately acted jealous: "Yinyin, between me and Li Yuan, who is your best brother?"

Shen Ruyin looked at him as if he were an idiot, then touched his forehead: "Brother, you don't have a fever, so why are you talking nonsense?"

"Brother Li Yuan is Brother Li Yuan, but you are my own brother. How can you two be compared?"

Shen Ye already knew what her answer would be, but he still couldn't help but smile: "What about Wei Ying? I noticed you were always looking at him when you were eating snacks."

“The book says that beauty is food for the eyes, so I’ll use him as a snack,” Shen Ruyin said. “I wonder if Brother Li Yuan will bring him to the gathering. If he does, with delicious food, beautiful scenery, and beautiful people, I’m sure I can eat a lot more.”

Shen Ye understood that his sister was only interested in looks, but he had to admit that Wei Ying was indeed beautiful.

"Is this how you use 'beauty is food for the eyes'?" He paused, then compromised, "If you want to see him, I'll send someone to ask Li Yuan beforehand."

“Then there’s no need,” Shen Ruyin refused. “He has his own things to do. If he doesn’t want to come, and we force him to, he might not be happy, and it might not be as good.”

"Where did this twisted logic come from?" Shen Ye felt that his younger sister's mind was full of sophistry, and he couldn't even think about it too much.

Because if you follow her line of thinking too much, you're likely to be led astray by her.

Shen Ye tactfully respected his sister's wishes and said, "If you don't want to see her, then don't."

However, on the day of the banquet, he saw the guests, but he did not see Shen Ruyin.

Because Shen Ruyin was unlucky, she sweated while flying kites a couple of days ago and then accidentally caught a cold.

Two days were not enough for her to fully recover, so Princess Jinyang confined her to her home and forbade her to go anywhere.

Shen Ruyin felt bored. Her mother and brother had both gone out to a banquet and had their own friends to say goodbye to. She was the only one who couldn't go out, so she could only ask them to pass on her message and hand over her parting gift.

Seeing her sigh, Granny Lin felt a pang of sympathy and thought for a moment before suggesting, "Why don't we invite a few maids into the manor to keep Miss company?"

Shen Ruyin shook her head: "What can I do with them if I bring them into the mansion? I'd rather just read books by myself."

Shen Ruyin thought it was a good idea more and more, and said to Granny Lin, "Granny, I'll go to the study. You can't try to persuade me again, can you?"

Lin Mama smiled and said, "Of course not, but Miss will have to wait a while. The study is a bit chilly because it's not very lively. I'll have someone fumigate the room before you go over, okay?"

Shen Ruyin knew she was being cautious, so she had no choice but to agree.

Fortunately, the servants at home were quick, so Shen Ruyin only had to wait for about the time it takes to drink a cup of tea.

She entered the study, but didn't have anyone serve her. She started looking at the books on the shelf herself.

The Shen family had many military generals, so naturally they had the most military books. They also had the Four Books and Five Classics, which were usually studied, but they were not as conspicuous as the military books.

Shen Ruyin glanced at the items for a while, then skipped the upper shelves and focused only on what she could get at the bottom.

She randomly picked up a landscape atlas with many illustrations, and suddenly noticed that the shelf behind the book looked a bit off.

Is there a hidden layer?