Rebirth of the Firstborn Daughter: Life is like a Dream

Mrs. Li has been in high spirits every day this month. Her child's marriage has been decided, and it is an arranged marriage by the palace, which saves her a lot of effort. She doesn't have to find ways to fight with her husband, and she doesn't have to worry about the old woman who is on her way to the capital.

Hearing that her son was going to send Bingyan to Baiyue, she really agreed with both hands. In a few days, the old woman would be in the capital. Even though no one could change the relationship between her son and Bingyan, who knew what tricks the old woman would play? She did not forget that when she was first married, she often stuffed women into her husband's study.

It would be bad if the old woman suddenly became confused and did something stupid.

However, Lord Li Debing was not so happy about this marriage.

The entire court knew that he and Wei Zhong were incompatible. Even though the crown prince had been deposed, the previous hatred between him and Wei Zhong might not be eliminated. Now his son was going to marry the other party's daughter, and the fate of the two families would definitely be tied together. Even if he didn't want to be tied together, his son would be difficult to separate from the Wei family.

If Wei Zhong could follow the rules, that would be fine...

"We finally bought a comfortable house. Although it is not as spacious as the one in Jinyun City, fortunately we don't have many relatives. We have renovated Yuyan's courtyard in the past few days and made it their new home. And my mother-in-law...my mother will be here soon...Are you listening to me?"

Mrs. Li happily told Li Debing about the arrangements at home, but Li Debing was thinking about his own things and did not listen carefully to what Mrs. Li said.

"You arrange it." Li Debing recovered and said to Mrs. Li.

Mrs. Li curled her lips, put down the detailed form in her hand, and rolled her eyes at Li Debing, "I know you have opinions about such a daughter-in-law. You hope that your son will marry Zhu Jing to strengthen the relationship, but this is a marriage granted by the Empress Dowager. You have to accept it no matter how much you don't like it. Also, when your mother comes in a few days, you should persuade her not to think about putting someone in her son's room."

Li Debing's face turned red after hearing what his wife said, and he was vaguely angry. "No matter how unhappy I am, I know what is more important. As for mother...she knows that it was the Empress Dowager who arranged the marriage, so how could she promise Zhu Jing to Yu Yan?"

"I'm just saying, why are you so angry?" Mrs. Li glared at him and turned away. "I'm going to see how my son is preparing. He's going to Baiyue tomorrow."

Li Debing snorted unhappily, cursing his son in his heart for having no personality at all. What did it have to do with him that Wei Bingyan was going to Baiyue, and he even had to escort her there personally.

The Empress Dowager allowed Wei Bingyan to marry in Baiyue, and assigned six young palace maids to accompany her all the time, so that they could wholeheartedly help Xiao with the tedious matters of work and marriage. Therefore, the next day after leaving the palace, Wei Bingyan was preparing to go to Baiyue.

The Xiao family had prepared Wei Bingyan's dowry a year ago, and there were also several boxes of dowry that Old Madam Wei left for Wei Bingyan before she passed away. Adding up to a total of 120 loads, it was unknown how much the Xiao family would prepare in Baiyue.

Originally, the young lady's dowry should have been delivered directly to the Li family on the day of welcoming the bride, but in order to make things simpler, the old man acted as the commander and took Wei Bingyan into the city in a hurry to deliver the young lady's dowry directly to the Li family.

All of that happened two months later.

Wei Bingyan was going to Baiyue, so she naturally chose to take the waterway as it was safer and faster. Old Master Wei probably felt that leisurely fishing in Yinyuan was too boring, so he finally decided to go to Baiyue with Wei Bingyan.

On the fifth day of August, Wei Bingyan and her group set out on the journey to Baiyue.

The water level of Luosha River has receded, the river breeze is cool, and the sunlight shining on the earth is gentle. After turning directly into the winding Yujiang River, you can appreciate the beautiful scenery on both sides like a beautiful landscape painting. It is such an intoxicating scenery. If I could hold hands with my junior sister and talk about love...how wonderful it would be.

However, ever since getting on the ship, Li Yuyan had no chance to be alone with Wei Bingyan. Among the six young palace maids from the palace, two were maids who taught etiquette. Not only did they stay by Wei Bingyan's side all the time, they also stared at Li Yuyan, not allowing him to have any intimate behavior with his fiancée before they got married.

Therefore, Li Yuyan was very unhappy and wanted to kick those troublesome palace maids back to the capital.

But he could only think about it. If he really did that, the first person who would not forgive him would definitely be Old Master Wei, who was leisurely sitting on the deck at that time.

"What's wrong? Were you kicked out again?" Old Master Wei couldn't help but ask with a smile as he watched Li Yuyan walk out of the spacious cargo hold with a cold face.

Their ship was very large, with two floors. After Wei Bingyan entered the ship, she stayed in the room all the time and rarely appeared. Even if she did, he had no chance to get close to her.

Li Yuyan sat down next to the old man and said, "I just wanted to ask if Junior Sister is feeling dizzy."

The old master sneered and laughed unceremoniously, "Even though when you were at the Wei family, I turned a blind eye and let you see Bingyan whenever you wanted, but now that the Empress Dowager is here, you should restrain yourself a little."

Li Yuyan blushed, "The weather is very good!"

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Half a month later, they finally appeared in Baiyue. Due to lack of time, they did not stop on the way. They arrived ten days earlier than Wei Zhong and his men.

Xiao had been waiting at the vast Yellow Sea port with her servants. Although she had just arrived in Baiyue not long ago, the climate here was mild and she quickly adapted to life here. When she learned a month ago that the Empress Dowager had granted a marriage to Bingyan and Li Yuyan, she was eager to return to the capital immediately, but she was reluctant to leave her son who had just been born.

Everything is great now. Bingyan is going to marry in grand style from Baiyue, and she can personally take care of her daughter's wedding. How can she not be happy?

"Mother!" Wei Bingyan was helped off the boat by Bai Binghui. She saw Xiao's figure from afar. A burst of joy appeared on her face, and she couldn't help but quicken her pace towards Xiao.

Li Yuyan supported the old man and walked behind him. It was not the first time for the old man to come to Baiyue, but he still looked at such a prosperous trading port with interest and sighed, "It really is different. I lived in Baiyue for some time 20 years ago. At that time, Baiyue was still a wild place."

"Now just looking at this trading port, it is not inferior to the capital." Li Yuyan said.

The old man nodded, accepted Xiao's greeting, and then the group got on the carriage and headed towards the city.

Wei Bingyan hadn't seen Xiao for only a few months, but she missed her so much that she hugged Xiao's arm and asked over and over again, "Mom, are you used to life in Baiyue? How is Ah Sheng? How much older has he become..."

Xiao looked at her daughter lovingly, "You asked so many questions, which one do you want me to answer first?"

Li Yuyan and the old man sat in the front carriage. The young and the old did not talk much, and both were concentrating on admiring the clean shops on the street outside.

Both of them looked serious.

When they were about to arrive at Wei Zhong's private residence, the old man concentrated and said, "With the prosperity of Baiyue, the national treasury should be very abundant, but the fact is not so."

Li Yuyan said softly: "No wonder the officials who took office in Baiyue could become rich."

The old man sneered, feeling that his trip to Baiyue was a good one, "Your Majesty will squeeze out a hand sooner or later."

I have long heard from others that in Baiyue, officials and businessmen are colluding with each other, falsely reporting harvests, and imposing heavy taxes and levies. I thought that the officials in power here were all silenced by the profit-seeking businessmen with silver.

Li Yuyan glanced at the old man and didn't open his mouth to respond.

He will be the Taishan in the future, the old man's biological son...but now he is the strict inspector of the water transport here, which is equivalent to the governor of a region. To say that Wei Zhong is not greedy is like saying that a big gray wolf looks at a little rabbit but doesn't open his mouth and eats the lush green grass instead.

That's impossible!

The old man didn't care what Li Yuyan was thinking, and suddenly said with a playful tone, "The women of Baiyue have always been passionate and unrestrained. Men of the Li family, you have to be careful."

Li Yuyan smiled lightly, "I should be prudent and protect myself."

The old man laughed.

In a blink of an eye, they arrived at the Yanmi Supervisory Mansion, which was the private residence where Wei Zhong settled when he took office in Baiyue.

Wei Zhong came running in from outside in a hurry, smelling a little of alcohol. He had no idea who he was socializing with. The old man had given up hope on him a long time ago. After a few words, he said he was tired and asked Luzhi to take care of him until he could rest.

Wei Bingyan and the others had been traveling on the river for the past fifteen days and were indeed very tired. Xiao arranged for them to take a rest first and then discuss the matter slowly later.

Wei Zhong felt awkward for a while, and after saying a few words to Xiao, he quickly left the private residence, saying that he had other social activities to do.

Although Wei Bingyan felt sleepy, she was not as happy as when she saw Xiao and A Sheng. She was just unhappy to see that Wei Zhong seemed to have returned to his usual behavior. She was just looking for an opportunity to ask Xia Yu and the others if everything was peaceful at home recently.

"You miss Ah Sheng, but you should go and have a good rest first. Don't forget to take good care of your body these days. You must be very tired during the wedding days." Xiao couldn't bear to see Wei Bingyan forcing herself to talk to her, so she sent her to rest.

"I'll come back later to pay my respects to mother." Wei Bingyan's face flushed slightly when she thought of her upcoming marriage. She bowed to Xiao and was taken back to the room by Xiao He to rest.

Who would have known that as soon as I came out of the main room, I would see a woman wearing a skin-friendly Chinese dress made of milky gauze and a pink tube skirt walking towards me charmingly.

Wei Bingyan narrowed her eyes slightly, looking at this strange woman. This woman had a slightly plump figure, and her skin was whiter than snow. Her pink chest tattoos were set off by milky gauze, and the scenery of her chest was vague. Looking at her charming phoenix eyes, thin eyebrows, and a faint smile on her cheek, she was simply a top-grade monster.

Xiao He whispered in her ear, "This is the old man's new concubine, her name is Li Xiaoshi."

Such a woman... must be more beautiful than all the women of Wei Zhong! Wei Bingyan smiled grimly in her heart. As expected, Wei Zhong was a man who could not change his nature even if the country changed!

Aunt Li saw Wei Bingyan and came over with a smile, "I think this must be the young lady. I greet you. I was just wondering when you would arrive, so I came to see you sincerely."

Wei Bingyan smiled gently at her, her eyes unchanged. It was a really pleasant voice, soft and crisp, with a hint of Baiyue local slang. If a man heard it, he would probably feel itchy deep down in his heart from time to time.

Xiao He bowed and said, "Auntie Li, the young lady is tired from the journey and is about to take a rest."

Aunt Li smiled and turned aside, "There is still a long time to go. I will talk to you about the Baiyue culture later."

Wei Bingyan led Xiao He away, "When did this Aunt Li...come in?"

Xiao He said: "Last month, the Gong family sent it directly here."

"Gong family?" Wei Bingyan frowned. Who is this person?

"He is the richest man here." Xiao He said.