Rebirth of the Firstborn Daughter: Life is like a Dream

Thinking that the prince was doomed this time, Wei Bingyan naturally thought of Wei Zhonghe and his mother who should have arrived in Baiyue by now. She couldn't help but feel relieved deep down, and a smile bloomed under her eyelids, "Fortunately, my father went to Baiyue, otherwise he would have been dragged down by the prince this time."

"Your father is ambitious, but his vision is poor." Old Master Wei took a sip of tea and said softly to Wei Bingyan, "Your Majesty is in his prime right now, and he may not necessarily give up the throne naturally even after several decades.

If you are smart, you will not rush to take a position at this time. Even if you want to take a position, you will stand behind the most powerful party. Who do you think is the most powerful in this world?"

Wei Bingyan smiled faintly, "Of course it's your Majesty."

Old Master Wei nodded in relief, "It doesn't matter which prince it is, we will only be loyal to His Majesty in the future. In this regard, your third brother has done a great job. He has such insight at such a young age. It's no wonder that His Majesty has made such great efforts to train him."

Talking about Li Yuyan's talent, Wei Bingyan felt honored. The man she loved was indeed a genius and would be a capable minister in the future. However, he had many cruel and evil tricks, and even she was plotted against by him.

"Okay, you can go back and have a rest. You don't have to stay here with an old man like me." Old Master Wei said with a smile.

On the way back to the capital, Wei Bingyan was indeed exhausted, so she didn't pretend and immediately said goodbye and went back to Wanyuan to wash up and rest.

The old man called Uncle Hai over and asked, "What did that guy from the Li family say to Old Six that day?"

This secretive Uncle Hai told the old man everything that Li Yuyan and the Sixth Prince said on the river bank that evening without missing a word. Wei Bingyan didn't understand what was said, but that didn't mean Uncle Hai didn't know.

"It seems that this boy has been inspired to be a little courageous." The old man said with a smile, and he couldn't help thinking in his heart that this is a good thing, and it is a beautiful thing to understand and care about the people.

"Let's go to Old Man Song's place."

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The magnificent imperial palace, Ganlu Hall.

The adult sitting directly on the recliner had changed out of the imperial robes and was only wearing dark blue clothes, with an exquisite brocade belt tied tightly around his waist. In his hand was a memorial that had just been sent from Huaixi, and his long eyebrows were tightly furrowed into peaks.

Li Yuyan stood aside with his head hung, observing the emperor's mind without trying to guess what the emperor was feeling at the moment.

His Majesty's anxious frown slowly relaxed, with blazing anger in his eyes.

"That makes no sense!" He yelled, throwing the memorial in his hand away, "Useless, idiot!"

Li Yuyan still had his head hung, his eyes fixed on the memorial thrown at his feet. It was a request for facts submitted by the Sixth Prince regarding the Huaixi Dam incident.

No wonder His Majesty is so angry. Originally, the construction of the dam was very successful. It was a matter of infinite glory for him as the king of a country that could be passed down through the ages. However, after Li Qiangong's interference, it became a scandal that would be infamous for thousands of years. How could he not be angry?

The young eunuchs at the door heard His Majesty's loud curses and knelt down in fear.

“You said, that dam is really…” His Majesty pointed at Li Yuyan, his abdomen rising and falling violently.

"Your Majesty, please calm down." Li Yuyan replied softly, knowing what His Majesty meant by not asking. "This time it was a flood and the dam could not withstand it. The fault was not in its construction."

"Nonsense!" His Majesty snorted expressionlessly, and it seemed that he had calmed down from his rage. "I know in my heart what kind of bastard I gave birth to. If he were not the crown prince, the officials and students of the Imperial Academy would have reported him to death long ago. This time, the disaster in Huaixi was directly caused by the crown prince, and there was also the grain robbery..."

When mentioning the grain robbery, His Majesty's face turned red with anger. If the prince was in front of him at this time, he would definitely kill him with a single knife without mercy to avoid getting himself angry to death.

"He is capable of doing such a thing!" His Majesty gritted his teeth and said, "Investigate it! Find all the evidence of the prince's corruption and bribery in recent years!"

Li Yuyan pursed his lips and accepted the order softly, but deep in his heart he was thinking that the Crown Prince was a bastard, the Fourth Prince was also a bastard, but the one who gave rise to those bastards was actually him, the emperor, so wasn't that a curse on him as well?

His Majesty took two deep breaths, looked up at Li Yuyan, and this time his tone slowed down a bit, "You have worked hard these days. I am very happy that you can come back safely."

"I am also very happy to continue to serve Your Majesty." Li Yuyan said.

"I'm afraid you are unwilling to accept this. I haven't fulfilled your wish yet, and you won't rest in peace until you die." His Majesty said calmly, "You haven't married your ideal person yet, don't you feel resentful?"

"I don't have the courage!" Li Yuyan knelt down, with a hint of fear and nervousness between his features. Even if he really blamed himself, he would not show it. However, since the old emperor himself felt embarrassed, why didn't he issue an edict immediately so that he could win the heart of the beauty.

His Majesty obviously didn't believe him. "You don't have the guts to do that. The little girl has gone to Huaixi for you. If I don't grant her the marriage, I don't know how you will frame me later."

Li Yuyan played dumb and laughed a few times.

"That landslide... there's no clue at all?" His Majesty suddenly changed the subject and mentioned directly the landslide that almost killed the prince.

If there hadn't been a landslide, the prince would not have abandoned the food and fled for his life, and he would not have robbed the food. This was enough to cost the life of this East Palace official. As for the dam issue, the prince would never be able to turn the tables in his lifetime.

Li Yuyan had known for a long time that this old guy would always ask some unexpected questions. Fortunately, he was prepared. However, he was not prepared to do anything to the Fourth Prince and the Linghu family at this time.

"I found this at the landslide site." Li Yuyan handed the package in his arms to His Majesty. The evidence was already here. As for what to do next, that was His Majesty's problem.

His Majesty immediately realized what this thing was, and once again he was furious, it was unbelievable, "Explosives!"

How dare someone unleash the army's explosives to kill the prince?

Li Yuyan hung his head, "Your Majesty is wise."

Holy shit! His Majesty was so angry that his whole body trembled slightly. How many people in the entire Tang Dynasty could have explosives? He knew who did this without checking.

"Don't move on this matter for a short time." His Majesty did not look at Li Yuyan. He kept looking at the dark soil and basalt. The light and tense breath emitted by the soil was teasing away the last bit of his calmness.

"Yes, Your Majesty." Li Yuyan had already thought of such a result. No matter how much Your Majesty feared the Li and Linghu families, it was impossible for him to destroy these two powerful families at the same time.

"I'm tired, you can leave first." His Majesty looked a little depressed, and waved his hand to let Li Yuyan go.

Li Yuyan bowed and stepped back out of the Ganlu Palace.

After leaving the magnificent imperial palace, Li Yuyan went to the Wei family and asked Wei Bingyan to bring Anxiang back to the capital.

In less than two days, the top of His Majesty's desk was filled with memorials suggesting the dethronement of the Crown Prince, but His Majesty kept them to himself and only issued an order for the Crown Prince to return to the capital as soon as possible.

At the same time, both the Wei and Li families received an order from the palace that the Empress Dowager had personally granted marriage to Wei Bingyan and Li Yuyan, and the wedding date was set for October 10th of this year.

The wedding date of Wei Bingyan and Li Yuyan was set a little too hastily. With only about three months left, even though Xiao had already prepared Wei Bingyan's daughter's dowry, Wei Zhong and his wife had just arrived in Baiyue. Could it be that they had to return to the capital to arrange a marriage for their daughter before things were settled?

It's really a headache.

However, the worry about this headache did not last too long, because the palace had another decree that the Empress Dowager would order people to arrange Wei Bingyan's marriage. It didn't matter that Wei Zhong had just taken office and could not spare time to return to the capital, as the palace had its own arrangements.

What a supreme honor this was. From ancient times to the present, the palace had never arranged a marriage for the daughter of any minister, not to mention that this was the Empress Dowager's own idea. All of a sudden, Wei Bingyan became the object of envy and jealousy of all the daughters of the capital.

Indeed, the happiest person these days was Li Yuyan. He knew very well that if the Li family went to propose to Wei Zhong in person, they would definitely be driven away. Otherwise, why would he wait until today? Only if the palace granted the marriage could he get the beauty, and Wei Zhong absolutely did not have the courage to disobey the order.

However, three days had passed since he received the marriage decree, and he had not had the chance to find his junior sister to express his good feelings.

As for why it was the Empress Dowager who arranged the marriage, Li Yuyan did not think much about it. Anyway, as long as he could marry his junior sister, it didn't matter who arranged the marriage.

In fact, His Majesty was preparing to issue the decree himself, but the Queen Mother knew that His Majesty would need the help of the princes and marquises to deal with the Li family. Princess Su Yan had long hoped to be betrothed to Li Yuyan. If His Majesty were to grant the marriage, it would inevitably cause conflicts in Prince Yongchun. Therefore, she granted the marriage between Li Yuyan and Wei Bingyan, and Prince Yongchun did not dare to do anything.

Not long after, His Majesty issued another decree to marry Princess Su Yan to Li Yunze.

Next, Li Yuyan began to assist His Majesty in dealing with the Li family.

At the same time as the Sixth Prince's memorial was delivered directly to His Majesty, the Fourth Prince's people also took action.

It is a pity that the Fourth Prince and the Linghu family did not know that the landslide had already made His Majesty suspicious of them, if they were not so overconfident in their true abilities.

At this time, they should not have taken advantage of the Crown Prince's misfortune, but should have remained silent. However, the Fourth Prince was an arrogant man. He never thought that he could analyze omissions, and he believed that the situation he arranged was perfect and no clues would be discovered.

The fierce attack of the Linghu family and the counterattack of the Li family...