Rebirth of the Firstborn Daughter: Life is like a Dream

What is Wei Zhong coming here for?

After hearing this information from someone at the Xiao family, Xiao Bingyan's heart sank.

The resentment she had for her own father had not completely dissipated in her heart. It was possible that to Wei Zhong and others, what happened afterwards was something they did not understand and had not yet happened.

However, she had experienced all the hatred and resentment, and it was not easy for her to completely and slowly forget it.

At least, she had no way to treat her father now. She needed some time to slowly forget what had happened in her memory. She really had never thought that she would see Wei Zhong so soon.

Yes, around this time in his previous life, Wei Zhong seemed to have come to Jinyun City.

But she had no idea what he came for, but she was sure that he was not here for her mother, because during the half month he was in Jinyun City, he ran outside almost every day, and sometimes he was not seen for two or three days.

And some trivial things for his promotion in official career!

Xiao Bingyan thought with ridicule.

"Why aren't you happy when you heard that your father is coming to Jinyun City?" Mrs. Xiao looked at her daughter who had been traveling frequently with Mrs. Li recently, and noticed that after hearing the letter from her father, her face was filled with fear, and she didn't seem very happy.

Xiao Bingyan recovered and looked at Xiao, whose face looked much more radiant than half a month ago. She said softly, "I'm not unhappy. I'm just a little surprised that my father, who is so busy, still has time to come here. I'll have someone clean up the study so that it can be used when my father comes."

Xiao smiled and said, "Well, you just came back from outside and you look tired. Go back and rest quickly. Your father will not arrive for another month or so. It won't be too late to ask a few maids and mothers-in-law to clean up tomorrow."

"Mom, I'm going back to the house first." Xiao Bingyan stood up, "I have to go to Mrs. Li's house the next day. The day after tomorrow is the day of accumulating virtue. In a few days, I can be with you every day."

"I'll go tomorrow too. I'm in much better shape now, and I also want to see what Mrs. Li's Good Deeds Day is like. Maybe we can use it as a reference when we return to the capital in the future." Xiao said.

"But..." Xiao Bingyan was very hesitant, worried that her mother's body could not bear it.

"Mrs. Li also told me to walk around more and not sit in the house all the time. When she comes tomorrow, I will ask her again. If it's okay, I will go with her to take a look." Xiao said with a smile.

Xiao Bingyan smiled slightly. It was not a feasible solution for her mother to stay in the house all the time. She should go out more often and get in touch with more new things. Naturally, she would be in a more lively mood. "That's great. If Mrs. Li feels that there are no obvious problems tomorrow, I will go with my mother."

The next day, Mrs. Li listened to Xiao's request and naturally had no objection, "I was thinking of suggesting that you go out for a walk. Since you have such an idea, that's great."

"These past few days, my two maids have always told me that people outside have high praise for Madam Li, and that she is truly a heroic woman. I was very curious from the bottom of my heart, so I asked them about her. Only then did I learn about the time when Madam Li led the people of Jinyun to fight against the bandits. Madam Li, I really admire you." Mrs. Xiao and Madam Li went to the Qingcha Room to have tea, and couldn't help talking about the old stories they had heard from outside these days.

Mrs. Li smiled brightly. This happened six years ago. At that time, her husband had just taken office as the Marquis. One day, he took the soldiers in the city to inspect the border areas in the suburbs. On the way, he was trapped by bandits.

On the other side, there were bandits who were going to attack the city fiercely and rob money. She had no choice but to lead the civilians of the entire city to resist resolutely. Later, her husband successfully escaped from the predicament.

They arrived in time, and not long after that, the bandit den in the mountain was uprooted, and the civilians of Jinyun City were relieved of years of anxiety.

"These bandits were only doing evil in the mountains. At that time, they were deliberately instigated by some people and then they attacked the city forcefully..." Mrs. Li shook her head, "It's all in the past. Now, I don't have the strength to run."

Xiao Bingyan was very surprised when she heard this. "Mrs. Li is unexpectedly good at martial arts?"

"Low-grade martial arts are not worth mentioning." Mrs. Li said with a smile.

Xiao Bingyan's eyes were sparkling and she looked at Mrs. Li with crystal clear eyes, as if she was thinking about something.

"Compared to us women who only know how to live in seclusion, you are indeed a heroine." Xiao sighed.

Mrs. Li shook her head hurriedly, "Sister, please stop flattering me. If you continue, I will really lose control of my pride..."

He paused as he spoke, his expression a little unnatural, "Look at me, I'm used to it, and I actually called Mrs. Wei my sister. Mrs. Wei, don't hold me accountable."

"Sister, your words make a younger sister like me feel even more ashamed. Not to mention that you help me with acupuncture treatment every day, just these few days together, I already feel like I have known you for a long time. It's rare to meet a confidant by chance, so how about we call each other sisters?" Xiao said hurriedly.

She had never been a person who valued her status, and she even wished she could have the good fortune to get along with and make friends with someone like Mrs. Li.

Mrs. Li's eyebrows were beaming with joy, and she was in a very happy mood. "Very good, I am much older than my sister, so I have been careless and call myself the elder sister since then."

Xiao nodded with a smile, saying that she should be called sister.

After chatting for a while, Mrs. Li started talking about the time she would meet other ladies. As it was almost time for lunch, she persuaded Xiao's mother and daughter to go to her place for lunch, which was only a few steps away.

Xiao couldn't say anything to her, so she had to agree.

Therefore, Xiao Bingyan went to Lord Li's courtyard with Xiao. This was Xiao Bingyan's first time here.

As she was a guest when she entered, although she was puzzled, she was too embarrassed to look at it carefully and recklessly. She just glanced at it with the corner of her eye and felt that although the courtyard of the Li Mansion looked plain and simple, it vaguely revealed a kind of leisurely elegance.

Along the way, except for the well-mannered maids and grandmothers, none of the willow green and red warblers that the officials in power in Jinyun loved to keep privately at home were seen.

I heard from others that Lord Li doesn't pay attention to beautiful women. Over the years, he only has one wife, Madam Li. Not only has he never married a concubine, he doesn't even have a maid to serve him personally.

Thinking that her husband already had several concubines, Xiao felt gloomy.

"It's a home-cooked meal, so please don't feel shabby." Mrs. Li ordered the maid to go to the kitchen and tell them to prepare the meal, then led Xiao and Xiao Bingyan to the tea room in the main house.

"Sister, what are you talking about? We, mother and daughter, are here today to get free food. I hope you don't hold us accountable." Xiao said with a smile.

Mrs. Li smiled brightly, "You're welcome. I don't have much else here, so I can eat a lot."

Not long after lunch, I heard the reply from the room supervisor that other ladies had arrived, and they had brought their daughters with them.

Mrs. Li raised her eyebrows, but she didn't think it was strange. "Please let them in."