Rebirth of the Firstborn Daughter: Life is like a Dream

Shao Zhujing returned to the house, thinking that the Wei Bingyan she saw today was completely different from what she had imagined. She was very clear about her competitor, and slowly realized that her cousin was as fresh and pleasant as water to her. She no longer remembered the deep feelings they had when they were young.

Feeling uncomfortable and resentful in his heart, he went to Old Lady Li's room.

Old Madam Li knew that Shao Zhujing had gone to look for Wei Bingyan many times. When she heard about her grandniece's upcoming meeting with Wei Bingyan, she became furious. "I have always praised you for your spiritual power, but you went to her house like that to ask for insult. Is Wei Bingyan someone you can easily get along with?

Don't forget, she is that woman's disciple! She is also the legitimate daughter of the Wei family. Can you fight her? Or do you think that a little bit of pitiful feelings with Yu'er can make Wei Bingyan do anything to you? "

"Wasn't my cousin forced to get married? If not..." Shao Zhujing opened her mouth with frustration and pain. It was her great aunt who gave her hope. Later she found out that Li Yuyan had a marriage arranged by the Empress Dowager, and that her cousin and this girl definitely had no feelings for each other. Even if she was from a noble family, so what? It was not as deep as the love they had had since childhood.

She took it seriously, but it wasn't true.

"Shut up!" Old Madam Li gave her a sharp look. "Can you just guess what the Empress Dowager wants? Now that the rice has been cooked, even if Yu'er is unwilling, she must be willing."

Shao Zhujing felt extremely aggrieved in her heart. She was the darling of the family and had a reputation as a favored girl in the city. Countless men came to her door to propose marriage to her sincerely. If her great aunt had not asked her to come to the capital, why would she have had such expectations in her heart?

Now that her cousin is married, what else can she do by staying in this place?

As if she understood Shao Zhujing's thoughts, Mrs. Li's expression eased and she said softly, "Don't feel aggrieved and miserable. Yu'er is now deeply blessed by the emperor. If you can remind him of the love we had when we were young, are you still afraid of Wei Bingyan?"

"Grand aunt, do you want me to be my cousin's concubine?" Shao Zhujing asked in surprise. How could she be a concubine!

"Do you want to go back and live in that broken-down town? Do you think that a house in that broken-down town is small?" Old Mrs. Li asked in return.

Shao Zhujing gritted her teeth and said, "Then... won't I have to look at that woman's face for the rest of my life? Aunt, can't my cousin marry a second wife?"

Rufei was still hoping to win Yuer's heart with such a grandniece, Old Lady Li really wanted to scold her harshly. Yuer and Wei Bingyan were married according to the arrangement of the Empress Dowager. If the palace did not speak up, would the Li family dare to marry a co-wife to Yuer?

"Do you think you can be on par with Wei Bingyan after you enter the family? What is her background? What is your background? She has the Empress Dowager as her backer, what do you have? Not to mention you, who in this family dares to suppress her?"

"This... Is this still like being a daughter-in-law?" Shao Zhujing was naturally aware that her status as a county magistrate's daughter was not as high as Wei Bingyan's elegant and noble super family, but she had already entered the Li family. Shouldn't she listen to the words of the older generation in her family and do things according to her?

"You are not her match yet. Don't think you are great just because you read a few books. You should be patient and learn how to be a good person. You are not allowed to go there these days." Old Lady Li gave the order directly.

Shao Zhujing didn't have the guts to go against Old Madam Li's wishes, and she responded softly with a "yes". Then, thinking of what Wei Bingyan's maid had said, she hurriedly said, "Aunt, it was my cousin who personally asked His Majesty for an imperial decree to grant us a marriage. I just heard Wei Bingyan's maid say so."

Mrs. Li's eyes flashed, "Really?"

"Really!" Shao Zhujing nodded.

"Hehe, it must be that woman who bewitched Yuer into doing this. She just doesn't want me to arrange a marriage for Yuer!" Old Mrs. Li said angrily. She felt that Mrs. Li was trying to deal with her, so she asked Li Yuyan to ask for an imperial decree to grant the marriage.

Shao Zhujing was very sad. If Mrs. Li didn't like her, her life in the Li family would be miserable.

At this time, Mrs. Li was actually thinking, I wonder how deep the relationship between Wei Bingyan and that woman is. With Wei Bingyan's family background, could she really be willing to take a Jianghu girl as her teacher? I heard from others that Wei Bingyan was a student of Princess Mudan...

It would be great if I could get Wei Bingyan by my side.

The idea flashed through her mind, and the old lady had already made up her mind deep down.

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Li Yuyan returned to the courtyard and just happened to see Wei Bingyan walking out of the tea room. Looking at her graceful movements, his eyes softened. He stepped forward and held her hand, "Did you sleep well?"

Wei Bingyan nodded with a smile, "Where have you been?"

"Let's talk inside." Li Yuyan took her hand and led her back to the house. "Why did Shao Zhujing come to you just now?"

"Did you meet Miss Shao outside?" Wei Bingyan tilted her head to look at him, her eyes clear and bright, with a hint of a blooming smile.

Bai Binghui and Aunt Yin did not follow, but talked on the solid steps outside.

Li Yuyan held her and sat her on his calves, pinching her delicate little hand and saying, "If you don't like seeing her, don't see her. Anyway, no one can say anything to you."

"Are you and her really childhood sweethearts?" Wei Bingyan asked. In fact, she was still a little uncomfortable with leaning against him so closely, even though the two of them had become a real couple last night.

"She said that?" Li Yuyan raised his eyebrows coldly, "I've only met her three times, and we've never even spoken to each other."

Wei Bingyan bowed her head and smiled, "Yes, don't you have something to tell me?"

Li Yuyan's pretty boy's smile faded, "Anxiang... is still in the capital. She doesn't want to go to Guanzhuang. I just went to meet her and she just left."

An Xiang! Wei Bingyan looked at Li Yuyan in surprise. At that time, she used the evidence in An Xiang's hand to try her best to bring down the prince. In order to prevent the Li family from finding An Xiang, didn't she send An Xiang back to Guanzhuang? Why is she still in the capital?

After all, it seemed that she did not pay enough attention to Anxiang. At that time, she was the one who brought Anxiang directly to the capital, but now she was unable to protect her.

"She wants to change her father's testimony." Li Yuyan said softly, "At that time, it was the Fourth Prince who slandered the Ling family. Although the Crown Prince was deposed, he was still unable to change the Ling family's testimony."

Wei Bingyan frowned and remained silent. She had not forgotten that Anxiang would become the Sixth Prince's concubine in the future, but based on her current situation, she really had no idea how Anxiang would end up being with the Sixth Prince.

"This is not the time to deal with the Fourth Prince, and Anxiang...how does she want to deal with the Fourth Prince?" Wei Bingyan asked softly.

"She wants to stay with you, waiting for an opportunity to bring up her claim against the Ling family again." Li Yuyan spoke out a soft plea with a hint of fragrance.

"Then let her stay." Wei Bingyan said.

Li Yuyan seemed to have known Wei Bingyan's answer and was not surprised.

The two chatted for a while before going to have dinner with Mrs. Li. The next day, Li Yuyan did not go anywhere and stayed in the house to accompany Wei Bingyan. Although he was said to be accompanying her, in fact, he made Wei Bingyan so exhausted that she had no energy to do anything.

Wei Bingyan couldn't help but blame him in her heart. This guy learned everything very quickly and had great strength. Every time she was tired and asked for forgiveness, he was still not happy and felt as if there was no end in sight.

The third day was the day to return to the parents' home. Since Old Master Wei and Wei Zhong and his wife were not at home, it was Old Master Wei Er and his wife who warmly entertained the new son-in-law. Wei Bingyan and Li Yuyan did not stay in the Wei family for long. After the lively banquet, the couple went back.

Anxiang also returned to Wei Bingyan today, and served Wei Bingyan in the house with Bai Binghui.

After a few days, Mrs. Li, who had always been indifferent to Wei Bingyan, suddenly changed into a different person. She became friendly and gentle to Wei Bingyan, and always asked Wei Bingyan to come over and talk to her. However, her attitude towards Mrs. Li remained the same.

What does the old lady mean? Wei Bingyan felt awe-inspiring, always thinking that a person's sudden change must not be a good thing.

After talking to the old lady for a while, Wei Bingyan understood what the old lady was thinking. It turned out that he wanted to win over a granddaughter-in-law like her and stand on the same front with her.

According to what she said, the Wei family and the Li family are both families of poetry and etiquette, and Mrs. Li is just a woman of the underworld who is not presentable. They are of the same kind of people, and Mrs. Li is not.

Wei Bingyan had never thought that she had become a whetstone for the old lady and her master after only a short time of entering the sect. Indeed, she did not think there was anything wrong with her master coming from a Jianghu background. With her master's vision and ability, those wives from wealthy families in Beijing were not as good as her. She did not understand why the old lady did not like her master...

Wei Bingyan was really helpless as she couldn't offend the old lady, but she also liked to be with her master. Fortunately, her master was a broad-minded person and didn't take the fact that the old lady was looking for her all day to heart. On the contrary, he felt that it was a rare thing for her to be liked by the old lady.

That day, Wei Bingyan listened to Old Lady Li nagging her daughter-in-law again before she retreated back to her own room. Before she could even take a sip of tea, she saw Anxiang walk in with a not-so-good look on her face.

"Madam, the young master did not go out today. He has been in the small study." An Xiang said softly, "Yang Er has been in and out of the small study three times."

Li Yuyan's small study was built in the south wing. He didn't have to report to work these days. Besides accompanying Wei Bingyan, he was reading books in the small study.

"I knew that bitch had bad intentions!" Bai Binghui cursed with spit flying. The Second Madam was deliberately causing trouble for the young lady, otherwise why would she send Yang'er here as a companion.

Wei Bingyan is not the kind of woman who would arrange a concubine for her husband. Influenced by Mrs. Li, she feels that monogamy is the best model to maintain a relationship. She had long wanted to forcefully squeeze her hand to warn Yang'er, but she didn't expect that she was even more impatient.

"Let Aunt Yin find a mistake she made, clean it up, and let her reflect on it in the house. If she still doesn't change her nature, drive her away to the villa I sent her to." She didn't want to send her maid away right after her marriage, but that didn't mean she would endure Yang'er's attempt to seduce Li Yuyan without caring about her, a young lady's relationship.

An Xiang responded softly, and then whispered, "Then Miss Shao has been looking for Madam these days. I don't know what she is thinking."

Wei Bingyan laughed, "It doesn't matter what she thinks. Master is not someone Shao Zhujing can deal with."

"Madam, the Madam is here." Wei Bingyan had just finished speaking when Xian'er came outside to convey the message.

Wei Bingyan's eyes suddenly brightened up and she went out to greet him happily.