Rebirth of the Firstborn Daughter: Life is like a Dream

Apart from Shen Rouruo, who would dare to plot against the Fourth Prince's wife like that! Wei Bingyan smiled grimly, "Have you heard any news about the Gong family?"

"We only know that he is an imperial merchant, and we haven't found out anything else. I guess we have to go to Baiyue to find out." Aunt Yin said.

"Don't go out for the time being. Take a look at the situation in the Fourth Prince's Mansion first." Wei Bingyan said.

Aunt Yin responded.

Xian'er brought in the dessert and a bowl of warm milk, and said to Wei Bingyan, "Madam asked the kitchen to prepare this milk, and she said that you, the young lady, should drink a bowl of it every day from now on."

Wei Bingyan nodded and let Xian'er leave first.

Bai Binghui looked at Xian'er's smaller and smaller figure, wondering how Wei Bingyan could be so confident in such a maid.

"Xian'er is fine, but can Yang'er stay in the room to serve?" Aunt Yin said from the side.

"I have Xian'er and Bai Binghui in this room, which is more than enough." Wei Bingyan said.

"This Xian'er was also arranged by the Second Madam. Isn't she afraid?" Bai Binghui asked in confusion.

Wei Bingyan laughed and told Bai Binghui why she specifically asked Xian'er to come over. She had just returned from Baiyue that day, and Wang wanted her to discuss something.

On the way to the side room, she accidentally discovered that her second uncle had taken a fancy to Xian'er and was holding Xian'er's hand and saying that he wanted to take her in as his concubine. But Xian'er refused to obey until her death, saying that even if she was willing to be a slave for the rest of her life, she would rather not be a concubine.

She looked at him with a sense of being touched, so she asked Aunt Yin for help and took the initiative to move Xian'er to her side.

To Mrs. Wang, Xian'er was nothing, so she nodded and agreed readily.

Bai Binghui suddenly realized that Xian'er actually had such a personality.

As soon as the voice fell, Xian'er replied outside, "Madam, Miss Shao is here."

Unexpectedly, Shao Zhujing had not completely given up and actually came to find her again. Wei Bingyan frowned her beautiful eyebrows. She really didn't want to meet such a person who was originally designated by the old lady as the granddaughter-in-law of the Li family.

Bai Binghui said with disgust: "This Miss Shao is really shameless. She knew that the Empress Dowager had arranged a marriage between you and the Young Master, so she should have returned home as soon as possible. But she actually followed the old lady to the capital. Could it be that when the Young Master saw her, he would go against the will for her?"

Aunt Yin looked at her and said angrily, "Speak seriously. Even if Miss Shao is not worthy of being in a noble family, she is still the granddaughter of the old lady after all."

Wei Bingyan shook her head in a funny way, "Bai Binghui, please ask Miss Shao to go to the tea room. If she doesn't show up today, she will still come the next day. It would be a good idea to go over and see what her purpose is."

"I saw that she wanted to come and see the young master." Bai Binghui said with her lips pouted.

"Okay, let's get there quickly." Wei Bingyan said with a smile.

Wei Bingyan let Xian'er in and helped her wash her mouth before going to the tea room with Aunt Yin.

Shao Zhu was sitting quietly in the tea room drinking tea. When she saw Wei Bingyan come in, she straightened her body and bowed, "Miss Wei."

"Miss Shao, please sit down." Wei Bingyan was not unhappy that Shao Zhujing was sincere in pretending to be stupid in addressing her. She just smiled and sat down on the main seat. "Miss Shao, you haven't been to the capital before, right? I wonder if you can adapt to living in the capital?"

"Although I have never been to the capital, there is nothing that I cannot adapt to." Shao Zhujing's almond-shaped pupils kept moving, and she showed a graceful and moving smile. "I am really sorry to come here to disturb Miss Wei today."

"Miss Shao, today is the first day of our young mistress's wedding. I hope you don't take it to heart if I offended you before." Bai Binghui opened her mouth neither arrogantly nor humbly, but she was ridiculing Shao Zhujing for not knowing family education.

"I'm sorry for disturbing my sister-in-law's rest." Shao Zhujing twitched her lips, but her tone was very nonchalant.

"I wonder if Miss Shao is looking for me for something important?" Wei Bingyan asked with a smile. She knew that Shao Zhujing had not completely given up on Li Yuyan, but she felt that such a Shao Zhujing was not worth her effort to deal with.

"I just want to come and talk to my sister-in-law." Shao Zhujing spoke softly, staring at Wei Bingyan intently, as if trying to figure out why a woman like this could be betrothed to her cousin. If it weren't for the Empress Dowager's engagement, her cousin would definitely not marry her.

Wei Bingyan smiled faintly without saying anything, watching Shao Zhujing waiting for her follow-up.

Shao Zhujing hung her head and took a sip of tea. Her pretty face showed a nostalgic smile. "When I was young, I was always with my cousin. In my heart, my cousin was an extremely powerful person. At that time, I always wondered what kind of woman could match my cousin? When my cousin became the top scholar in the imperial examination, I thought..."

The old lady had always told her that she would be her cousin's son's wife in the future. She also thought so and had long considered herself the wife of the number one scholar. How could she have known that the Empress Dowager would actually grant her marriage!

"It turns out that Miss Shao was also in Guanzhuang before. Your Excellency told me about the fun things in Guanzhuang. Miss Shao also often stayed with Xiao Xin before, right?" Wei Bingyan smiled.

Li Yuyan told her that he had seen Shao Zhujing several times when he was young, and he was in Guanzhuang most of the time. But Shao Zhujing said that she had been with him since childhood, and he must have said this to her sincerely.

Shao Zhujing's face changed slightly. She knew that the Xiao Xin in Wei Bingyan's mouth was Mrs. Li's niece Guan Mengxin, but she had only heard of her and had never seen her, let alone Guanzhuang. There was no way she would go to such a place. "The old lady is very good to me. If it weren't for the old lady, I would not have been able to come to the capital this time."

"Old people all like to have men around them." Wei Bingyan said that it was Old Lady Li who particularly liked her, not Li Yuyan or Mrs. Li.

"It seems that the Empress Dowager likes my sister-in-law very much." Shao Zhujing asked, hinting at something. "I heard from others that many young ladies from famous families in the capital are particularly fond of my cousin, but the Empress Dowager chose to betroth you."

"The official is a man of unrivalled talent and character in the capital. It's not just these little girls who are fascinated by him. Many students also admire him." Wei Bingyan said.

Shao Zhujing considered herself to be a quiet and persevering person, but she never expected that Wei Bingyan was even more stable than her.

She said these words deliberately to provoke Wei Bingyan today, just to let this pampered young lady from a noble family know that she was the granddaughter-in-law that the older generation of the Li family wanted, not her, Wei Bingyan. But her meaning was so obvious, why did Wei Bingyan still have no reaction?

Could it be that she wasn't worried at all? She was her cousin's childhood sweetheart, and now that she was in the capital, she wasn't afraid of her cousin and her...

"Yes, my cousin is so good." Shao Zhujing said depressedly.

Wei Bingyan looked at Shao Zhujing with a frown, and couldn't help but wonder what else she was going to say.

"Sister-in-law, the goddess of luck has blessed you." Shao Zhujing's tone was full of admiration, envy and jealousy. In her heart, she blamed the empress dowager for matchmaking for no reason, otherwise she would have been the one who married her cousin the day before.

"Young Master is also very lucky. He just married our young lady. Didn't Miss Shao hear about it? The Empress Dowager granted the marriage between Young Master and Young Mistress. Young Master went to the palace to ask for permission. Otherwise, a powerful person like Young Master would never let others decide his marriage at will.

Miss Shao has known the young master for such a long time, don't you know what kind of person he is?" Bai Binghui saw a hint of impatience in Wei Bingyan's eyes, and she knew that she didn't want to talk to this Shao Zhujing anymore.

Shao Zhujing twitched her lips, "Really? I haven't heard my cousin talk about it."

Wei Bingyan looked at Bai Binghui. This woman was really getting smarter. "Master doesn't like to talk too much with outsiders."

Now in the Li family, only Shao Zhujing is an outsider.

Shao Zhujing had never been so anxious and uneasy. She kept cursing in her heart that Wei Bingyan was really hard to deal with. If she continued to talk, she would only lose the last bit of her nobility and elegance. So she simply stood up and left.

Wei Bingyan asked Bai Binghui to see her off with a gift.

As soon as he stepped out of the gate of the courtyard, he saw Li Yuyan's slender figure appear in his sight. Shao Zhujing's face was filled with joy, and he greeted him with a shy, graceful and moving smile, "Cousin."

Li Yuyan was stopped on his way home. He stopped and looked at the person who came and asked calmly, "What's the matter?"

Shao Zhujing bit her lower lip. She had been in the capital for so long, but she had only seen her cousin two or three times. Each time, they just flashed by. She had never been as close to him as she was today. Her heartbeat quickened to a certain extent. "Cousin, Jing'er hasn't seen you for several years. I think he has forgotten Jing'er."

What on earth did she want to say? Li Yuyan frowned and looked at Shao Zhujing. Has he seen her before?

"Cousin..." Seeing that he didn't speak, Shao Zhujing called out again. She really wanted to ask if her cousin was really willing to marry Wei Bingyan as his wife, or if he had no choice but to do so because of the palace's arranged marriage.

Li Yuyan closed his eyes and looked at her. She looked shy and timid, as if she had something indescribably beautiful to say to him. "If you have nothing else to do, go back and accompany the old lady."

Shao Zhujing opened her mouth and wanted to say something, but she only saw Li Yuyan's back getting smaller and smaller.