Rebirth of the Firstborn Daughter: Life is like a Dream

"I don't know where Senior Brother and Mingyue are. It's been a month and there's still no news." Wei Bingyan knew that the brutal war between the two countries would end soon, and Rongdi was no match for the Tang Dynasty.

Therefore, she was not worried about the bloody war. She was only worried about Guan Hualang and Mingyue, who had no news since they went to Rongdi.

Li Yuyan comforted him, "Don't worry, there may be news soon."

Fifteen days passed before I received news from Guan Hualang. It turned out that they had gone to Haoyue to meet Wang Tianbao and the others, and both of them were safe and sound.

At the same time, Li Yuyan was officially appointed as the Minister of Baiyue, and he would soon leave the capital to work in Baiyue.

This trip to Baiyue would require staying there for at least two years, so Li Yuyan would naturally take Wei Bingyan with him.

But in this way, Wei Bingyan was afraid that people outside would keep talking about her, thinking that she was very disobedient for not staying at home to serve her parents-in-law.

Mrs. Li felt that this was not a problem at all. She told Wei Bingyan to put her mind at ease and follow Li Yuyan to Baiyue. There was no reason for a couple to be separated.

Wei Bingyan was very moved. If it were someone else, he might immediately carefully inspect the house for his son to marry a concubine, and then keep his daughter-in-law by her side to perform filial piety and let his son take the concubine to take office.

However, even if Mrs. Li did not allow it, Li Yuyan would not leave Wei Bingyan in the capital. How could he be willing to be separated from her for two years?

Before leaving, Wei Bingyan asked Aunt Yin to find a martial artist with considerable strength. She did not want to go through Wang. Wang seemed enthusiastic on the surface, but in fact he was narrow-minded. He could not bear to see the eldest wife living better than them. He had been gloating over the misfortunes of the two concubines in the past year.

Aunt Yin was looking for a martial artist who had worked in Guanzhuang before and was quite capable. She agreed very readily and after meeting Wei Fengjing, she said that he could only make Wei Fengjing's body stronger, but as for fighting skills, it was impossible for him to be outstanding.

Wei Bingyan had already thought of this and did not feel disappointed.

She also had to go to the magnificent imperial palace, as it was the Empress Dowager who wanted her to enter the palace.

Ever since Mingyue got married in such a grand manner, Wei Bingyan has not returned to the palace. She was worried that the Empress Dowager would ask her for some clues.

When they arrived at Fulu Palace, Wei Bingyan had just bowed respectfully to the Empress Dowager when she was pulled to her side to talk.

"... Mingyue is gone, and you are not entering the palace. An old woman like me doesn't know who to talk to. Now you are going to follow Lord Xiao Li to Baiyue. I don't even know if I will be here the next time you enter the palace!" The empress dowager had a depressed look on her face, and there was a hint of desolation in her voice.

Wei Bingyan hurriedly consoled him, "You will definitely live a long life, but please don't say such things."

The Queen Mother sighed, "When I think of Mingyue, I feel bad. There is a knot in my heart. How can I see through it? I am sorry for that child. Rongdi, a weak country with poor strength, married Mingyue and then slaughtered her. I wish I could torture them to death."

Your Majesty wants to marry Mingyue to Rongdi. If the Empress Dowager wants to stop it, there is no problem. However, Your Majesty is her son, and for the sake of her son's great ambitions, she is willing to sacrifice Mingyue.

"Mingyue's soul must be very touched to know that you are thinking about her so much all the time." Wei Bingyan said softly.

"But in my heart... I always feel that Mingyue hasn't closed her eyes forever." The Queen Mother looked at Wei Bingyan with warm eyes, "Tell me, is this because of my persistence, or is Mingyue really not dead?"

Wei Bingyan was secretly surprised. Was this a test for her? The Queen Mother knew about her relationship with Guan Hualang, and she knew even more that Mingyue was in love with Guan Hualang. So the Queen Mother must have suspected Guan Hualang of Mingyue's death.

She knew that the Queen Mother really loved Mingyue, but some things had to be kept secret forever.

"These diplomatic delegations have already died at the hands of the Rongdi people. The Sixth Prince had to go through untold hardships to escape. Mingyue is a weak woman...how could she have escaped?" As she spoke, Wei Bingyan squeezed out two clear tears from her eyelids, her face showing sadness.

The Queen Mother was stunned. Yes, the Rongdi people had the guts to kill even a diplomatic delegation, not to mention a little girl like Mingyue. She was thinking too much. Not only did sadness surge in her heart, but the wrinkles on her face seemed to deepen. She looked several years older in the blink of an eye. "I am asking for too much."

Wei Bingyan took out a silk handkerchief and wiped her eyelids. "Mingyue died unjustly. I, a small soldier of the Tang Dynasty, will definitely seek justice for her. The Empress Dowager does not need to be too sad."

"How can I not be sad? I have watched her grow up." The Queen Mother's eyes were moist. She regretted that she should not have agreed to this marriage at that time.

"Empress Dowager..." Wei Bingyan looked at her bitterly, "If Mingyue knew that you were so sad for her, she would definitely feel uncomfortable. How could she rest in peace?"

"What you said is true. Accompany me to the Huguo Temple tomorrow. I will perform a Buddhist ceremony full of sacred atmosphere for Mingyue." said the Queen Mother.

Wei Bingyan answered softly.

Next, the Queen Mother talked about Wei Bingyan's plan to go to Baiyue in a few days.

"Your grandfather is already very old, but he still likes to travel around. Baiyue is a foreign land after all. When you see him, please give him a few words of advice and tell him to take good care of himself." said the Empress Dowager.

As long as the Grand Master didn't drink secretly, Wei Bingyan felt good, "Yes, Empress Dowager."

After talking for a while, the Empress Dowager looked sleepy.

Wei Bingyan stood up and said goodbye immediately.

After coming out of Fulu Palace, Wei Bingyan was invited by the little palace maid who had been waiting outside the palace to go to Concubine Lu De. Ever since Old Master Lu came back to the capital last time and entered the palace to negotiate with Concubine Lu De, Concubine Lu De's attitude towards Wei Bingyan had become much colder. If it weren't for the Empress Dowager's special favor for Wei Bingyan, Concubine Lu De guessed that she would not have paid much attention to Wei Bingyan.

Appearing in the palace of Jiuhua Palace, Wei Bingyan followed the little palace maid into the inner hall. Without approaching slowly, she heard the voice of the Seventh Prince coming from inside.

"Your Majesty, Madam Li is here." Before Wei Bingyan could listen carefully to what was said inside, the little palace maid leading the way in front opened her mouth to speak.

The conversation inside stopped, and Concubine Lu De's voice came out faintly, "Come in."

Wei Bingyan walked in. A faint floral fragrance floated in the air. There were several pots of fragrant flowers placed in front of the door of the inner hall, which added a bit of vitality to the hall.

"Empress Defei." Wei Bingyan bowed and saluted, her eyes quickly like shooting stars as she swept over Concubine Lu De who was half-lying on the soft bed.

I saw that her complexion was a little pale and her lips were light white, as if she was sick.

"No need to be so polite, just sit down and talk." Concubine Lu De said, and then let the Seventh Prince go down first.

Wei Bingyan realized that the Seventh Prince had grown a lot taller. The youthfulness in his facial features was gone. He became much more cautious and looked directly at Wei Bingyan with a studying look in his eyes.

He is only nine years old... Wei Bingyan thought that people who grew up in the palace would have more serious thoughts than others.

If there had been no problem with his memory, the Seventh Prince would not have lived long.

The Seventh Prince looked at her and then backed away. Unlike before, he would not pester Wei Bingyan to take him out of the palace to play.

"When do we set off for Baiyue?" Concubine Lu De looked at Wei Bingyan lazily and asked softly.

In the past, Concubine Lu De had always hoped that Wei Bingyan could marry Li Yunze in order to win over the Li family. However, she had never expected that this incident would bring Old Master Xiao to the capital, who scolded her harshly. In the end, the Empress Dowager even personally granted the marriage to Wei Bingyan. This left Concubine Lu De with a thorn in her heart, and she was not as friendly to Wei Bingyan as before.

“Your Majesty, we will set off in five days.” Wei Bingyan replied softly.

"Should we go by water or by land?" Concubine Lu De asked again.

Wei Bingyan was confused. Why did Concubine Lu De suddenly care about such a thing? "Take the waterway."

Concubine Lu De straightened her body, took a sip from the cup on the small table, and said softly, "On the way to Baiyue, we will pass through Ziyang City. Your mother has not returned to her parents' home for countless years. When you got married, several of your aunts sent you a lot of gifts. You should also go to visit your grandfather."

Wei Bingyan didn't have any particularly deep feelings for the Xiao family. She looked at Concubine Lu De calmly and responded with a soft "yes".

Xiao and Concubine Lu are cousins. Old Master Xiao is the head of the family and is Xiao's biological father, but he is more attentive to his niece, Concubine Lu.

Wei Bingyan remembered that when her grandmother was still alive, her mother would often contact her parents' home. After her grandmother passed away forever and her grandfather became a second wife, her mother's heart gradually faded, to the point that even when she suffered injustice in the Wei family, she never mentioned a word to her parents' home.

But Wei Bingyan felt cold towards the Xiao family because of the resentment from her previous life.

In her previous life, after Xiao's death, she was like an orphan in the Wei family. She had no way to ask the Xiao family for help, but so many of the Xiao family's relatives were officials in the capital. Could it be that they were completely unaware of her situation?

Why were the people of the Xiao family unwilling to stand up for her? Was it because they didn't want to fall out with the Wei family, or did they feel that she was just an insignificant woman and it was okay for her to suffer some grievances? Then why did they break off relations with her so resolutely when she finally planned to become Li Yunze's concubine?

At that time, she felt that she had completely disgraced the Xiao family. At that time, she thought that it was because her mother was unable to give birth to a child for the Wei family, so the Xiao family had no way to stand up and seek justice for her mother. Now thinking about it carefully...it turned out that it was not the case.

The Xiao family is a super aristocratic family. Although no one from the Xiao family has entered the cabinet in recent years, the Xiao family’s relatives and descendants are spread across many places in the Tang Dynasty. Although they seem to have no high-level power, their influence is very great.

She speculated that Old Master Xiao's indifference to the humiliation she suffered at the Wei family must have been influenced by someone. If she had not been busy fighting back against Shen Rouruo and Wei Zhong at the time, she would have definitely noticed that the Xiao family's attitude was unusual.

Unfortunately... too many things have changed in this life. She has no idea what the Xiao family's attitude is towards her and her daughter now, but her blood ties with the Xiao family are particularly weak.

The last time Old Master Xiao came to the capital, she did not follow her mother to meet him, because she did not want to have too much involvement with the Xiao family in the future.