Rebirth of the Firstborn Daughter: Life is like a Dream

"Have you met the old lady?" Wei Bingyan asked softly. Before she got married, she had heard Aunt Yin mention her a few times, but after all, she had never worked in the Li family and was not familiar with Old Madam Li. She only knew that she did not get along very well with Madam Li and that she was not an easy person to get along with.

"I have met you once before, Madam, so you must be careful in this regard." Bai Binghui reminded worriedly.

Wei Bingyan rubbed her forehead, thinking that Old Lady Li had always lived with her eldest son, Old Master Li. If she had not been looking for a wife for Li Yuyan, she would not have traveled all the way to the capital. Who could have known that the Empress Dowager had already arranged a marriage for Li Yuyan and her? She really didn't know how the old lady would view her later.

"The old lady is not a ferocious beast, there is no need to worry too much." Wei Bingyan spoke softly, trying to comfort herself.

Bai Binghui said, "But the old lady is not easy to deal with. When I was in Guanzhuang before, I heard others say that this old lady has no other advantages, and she especially likes to put maids in her son's room."

Wei Bingyan's face became serious, and she focused her attention to warn Bai Binghui, "Just say this in front of me, and don't mention it outside. It's not my turn to manage the old man's affairs, and you can't say anything more about the old lady's arrangements."

Knowing that she had said something wrong, Bai Binghui nodded in horror, "I definitely don't have the guts to gossip about this outside."

"Okay, let's go and see if the young master has returned. It's almost time to go and greet the mistress." Wei Bingyan looked at the sky outside, thinking that Li Yuyan should be back from training by now.

Bai Binghui was just about to go out when she saw the thin curtain move and Li Yuyan's figure appeared in her sight.

"You got up so soon? Why don't you sleep a little longer?" Li Yuyan, who had just returned from training, had a layer of crystal sweat beads on his body. Seeing that Wei Bingyan had finished dressing up and was sitting directly in front of the dressing table, he asked with a frown.

Wei Bingyan asked Bai Binghui to go get some water for Li Yuyan to wash up, and she walked towards him, "It's your first day as a daughter-in-law, how can you be so casual? You have to go and greet the old lady."

Speaking of the old lady, Li Yuyan's handsome brows furrowed even more, especially when he saw Wei Bingyan's current shadow, he felt extremely distressed, "There's no rush to greet you and serve you tea, just eat first."

After he finished speaking, he called a maid in and asked her to prepare some breakfast.

“How can you eat breakfast without greeting each other? It would be bad if outsiders knew about it.” Wei Bingyan said.

Li Yuyan snorted, "It's even worse if you're hungry. We don't have so many rules in our family. If you don't eat breakfast and go to greet mother, mother will scold you instead."

Wei Bingyan pursed her lips and smiled, not arguing fiercely with him.

Bai Binghui fetched some water and Wei Bingyan personally helped Li Yuyan wash and change her coat.

Li Yuyan looked down at Wei Bingyan who was tying his belt for him. He saw her fair and clear skin radiating soft and tender colors, and her attractive body breath flew into his breath. He couldn't help but think of the ecstasy last night. His swollen throat moved, and after holding her waist with both hands, he asked softly, "Are you feeling uncomfortable?"

Wei Bingyan looked at him strangely, not knowing what he meant by that question. When she saw him looking at her with fiery eyes, two red clouds immediately ignited on her face. "No, nothing happened."

"Really?" Li Yuyan's eyes suddenly brightened up, saying that his previous thought of letting her rest was too much.

I really don't know what he is so happy about. Wei Bingyan thought unhappily, "Okay, it's getting late. Let's go to mother's place first."

However, Li Yuyan was unwilling to nod and agree, and insisted that she eat something before going over.

After a simple bowl of porridge, the two went to the main room. Mrs. Li and Li Debing had just finished breakfast when they saw their son and the new daughter-in-law coming over to greet them and offer them fragrant tea. Mrs. Li criticized them and said, "Where did you come from with so many rules? It's different when to offer fragrant tea. Fortunately, you don't have to recognize your relatives today, otherwise you won't be able to bear it."

The Li family's relatives were not in the capital, which made Wei Bingyan feel much more relaxed.

Li Debing did not like this marriage, but it was not that he disliked Wei Bingyan. Now that the matter was settled and his wife and son both liked such a young lady very much, he did not dislike Wei Bingyan as much as before and was gentle and kind to her.

Wei Bingyan said embarrassedly that she had already had breakfast. Mrs. Li did not mention her just now, but still blamed Li Yuyan for being inconsiderate.

Li Yuyan looked at Wei Bingyan with a smile, as if to say, "See, I was right, wasn't I?"

Next, we went to Old Master Li’s spacious courtyard.

"The old man is a man who doesn't like to talk much, but he is a very good person. He looks just like your great grandfather. As for this old lady..." Mrs. Li said helplessly, and lowered her voice very low. "Just be patient. The old people have always had different ideas."

As the older generation was involved, Wei Bingyan did not make any judgment but silently took note of Mrs. Li's words.

Li Debing and Li Yuyan were walking in front, and the father and son were whispering to each other.

They arrived soon. Two maids outside the courtyard gate saw them, bowed and greeted them respectfully.

Wei Bingyan followed Mrs. Li in with her head lowered. As soon as she entered the spacious main hall, she felt two stern eyes falling on her.

Li Debing and his wife stepped forward and bowed respectfully, then they heard a powerful voice saying, "We are a family, so there is no need for so many formalities. Please take a seat."

Wei Bingyan carefully tilted her neck and took a quick look. It was Old Master Li who opened his mouth. As expected, it was the same as what the master said, a man who looked extremely serious, with long white eyebrows like peaks, a pair of sparkling eyes, and lips tightly pursed downwards. Li Debing looked very similar to the old master, but with a bit more sharpness.

Sitting directly next to Old Master Li was an old lady with a round face. Her fine hair, which was gleaming with silver threads, was piled up high and her sideburns were combed very neatly. She looked dignified, graceful and elegant, but the eyes she looked at Wei Bingyan did not seem very friendly.

Li Yuyan gently held Wei Bingyan's hand and took a step forward, then they knelt down together to respectfully greet the two elders and serve them tea.

This behavior made the old lady's face gloomy. She almost scolded Li Yuyan for being too nice to her new daughter-in-law. What would she do if she was stepped on in the future? However, she recalled that this granddaughter-in-law's background was much more powerful than the Li family, and it was the empress dowager who personally arranged the marriage, so she had to swallow all her dissatisfaction.

"Grandpa, grandmother, please have some tea." Wei Bingyan held up the exquisite teacup respectfully, determined to ensure that the old lady would not make any mistakes in choosing.

After serving them the fragrant tea, Old Master Li encouraged them with a few words and rewarded Bingyan with a big gift, which was a pair of beautiful white marble bracelets. It is said that every granddaughter-in-law in the Li family has such a pair of bracelets.

Wei Bingyan expressed her thanks softly, then she and Li Yuyan looked at each other. Li Yuyan looked at her with bright eyes.

It was at this time that Wei Bingyan noticed that there was a strange-looking woman in the main hall. Seeing her standing upright behind Old Madam Li, dressed brightly and not like a maid, she guessed that this must be the old lady's granddaughter, Shao Zhujing.

This is the candidate the old lady is preparing for Li Yuyan's wife.

Wei Bingyan couldn't help but be curious and took a closer look at her. Shao Zhujing was fourteen years old, with a delicate and small oval face, almond eyes, lips like red peaches, graceful and attractive. She was indeed a great beauty.

Any man who sees such a beauty would be easily moved, right? Could it be that Li Yuyan turned a deaf ear to it? She looked at him with a frown, and saw that he was listening intently to the conversation between the old lady and Mrs. Li, and it seemed that he didn't notice that there was a rare and beautiful lady in the room.

On the contrary, Shao Zhujing would occasionally turn her eyes towards Li Yuyan with a sad and resentful look, as if she was hiding her shame and timidity, and her meaning was obvious.

"...How can there be enough maids in my granddaughter-in-law's room? Let Bichun from my place go to serve Yuer, so that my granddaughter-in-law won't be too busy." Old Lady Li looked at Madam Li and spoke in an extremely firm voice, her eyelids lightly brushing against Wei Bingyan.

It's true that his nature has not changed! Mrs. Li secretly complained in her heart, but she smiled politely and humbly, "The people around the old lady are not willing to give them those men. They are just a young couple, and the maids are enough for them. Besides, there is nothing to do in this family."

"How can you say that!" Old Mrs. Li has always been at odds with such a daughter-in-law. Not only is she of humble birth, but she is also a woman from the underworld who doesn't allow her husband to marry a concubine. She also sternly threatens her that if he dares to put a woman in her room, she will divorce her son. She doesn't know what her son likes about such a vicious woman.

What she could never have expected was that her granddaughter-in-law was actually Guan Lanxiao's disciple!

"Yu'er is in an important position now, and your granddaughter-in-law has to help you take care of everything in the family. You will inevitably be careless in taking care of Yu'er. It will naturally be better to have a maid who is close to you." said Mrs. Li.

Li Yuyan frowned unhappily. It was only the first day of his marriage, and his grandmother was willing to force a woman on him without caring about Bingyan's face?

Wei Bingyan has turned her attention back from Shao Zhujing. As she listened to what Old Lady Li said, her face remained calm, but deep down she felt some resentment and helplessness.

"Yu'er just got married, why are you worrying so much? Men have their own ideas about their own affairs, so you should stay out of it." Old Master Li couldn't help but stop Old Madam Li in a harsh tone, feeling a headache about her long-standing behavior.

After hearing what the old man said, Mrs. Li really shut her mouth. She just looked at Wei Bingyan angrily, thinking that such a granddaughter-in-law was too ungrateful. She had already said this, but she still didn't say a word.

Mrs. Li's face did not look very good. Li Debing had long known that his mother and daughter-in-law were incompatible, so he just watched their mother's heart and eyes and said nothing to avoid being a thorn in her side.

After that, Mrs. Li rarely spoke. Li Debing found an excuse and left immediately. Old Mr. Li knew very well what his son and lovely grandson were thinking, so he waved his hand and asked them to go back.