Rebirth of the Firstborn Daughter: Life is like a Dream

Guan Hualang walked towards Wei Bingyan and the others. He had not intended to come here today. He was tired of dealing with those people who thought they were superior to others and acted like arrogant Vietnamese birds, claiming they were destined to be nobles. However, there was no feasible solution. He came here today to accompany the coward on behalf of Li Yuyan.

"Junior sister." When Guan Hualang walked over, Wei Bingyan and the others were about to step out of the quaint corner pavilion when they suddenly bumped into them.

"Uh, Senior Brother, why are you here too?" Wei Bingyan was a little surprised. She didn't expect Guan Hualang to be here. Then she immediately remembered that Guan Hualang had promised Li Yunze, so she thought that he should have come here with Li Yunze.

She knew that many people wanted to have the honor of making friends with Li Yuyan, including every prince with deep and terrifying ambitions, the crown prince who wanted to stabilize his position, and other ministers in the court. She also knew that Li Yuyan and Li Yunze had known each other for a long time and had a good relationship.

Even though they were not close friends, they still interacted with each other, and at least there was no conflict between them in their political views.

But I didn't expect that they would recognize each other so early.

"Coming here with a coward, I really feel uncomfortable all over." Guan Hualang scratched his forehead and cried helplessly.

Wei Bingyan looked at him and smiled slightly, then introduced Ye Ruzi who was beside her to him.

"Master Guan." Ye Ruzi looked at him in confusion, and couldn't help but think that this person must be the senior brother that Bingyan had mentioned in the letter, Guan Hualang. As expected, he was just as Bingyan described, a lively and pure person.

Guan Hualang clasped his fists and nodded, returning the greeting in an overly polite manner.

Wei Bingyan looked directly behind Guan Hualang, but did not see Li Yunze, and she secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Shen Rouruo said: "The lively banquet over there is about to begin, let's go over there."

Guan Hualang wanted to say something to Wei Bingyan, but Li Yunze sent someone to find him. He had no choice but to say to Wei Bingyan, "Junior sister, I will come to you in a few days to have a serious discussion about something." After that, he went with the person who came to find him.

"Let's go over there too!" Wei Bingyan said with a smile. She didn't know what Guan Hualang wanted to discuss with her. It was probably about the master's visit to the capital. Thinking of this, she felt happy.

When they appeared in the small garden, the place was already full of guests. On one side were the distinguished guests, the plump and thin ladies of red and green, with a fragrant scent of foundation, and on the other side were charming and handsome young men. Even if they separated the two ends, there was a harmonious, natural and wonderful atmosphere.

Prince Ping'an and Princess Ping'an were already sitting in the main seats. Although Prince Ping'an was over fifty years old, he still looked strong and radiant, a man who was no less handsome than others. He had three sons by his side, but the prince's title had not yet been handed over to the Crown Prince, who was the uncle of the current His Majesty and was deeply supported and loved by His Majesty.

Wei Bingyan and Shen Rouruo sat behind Xiao. On each table, there were several holy lotus flowers, with delicate petals and clear water droplets, which looked very beautiful.

"I sincerely thank everyone for giving me face today..." Prince Ping'an raised his drink cup and kept urging the distinguished guest to drink, his voice high and loud, "In fact, the Empress Dowager felt that my husband and I were too leisurely, so she sincerely found something for us to do. When I looked down, everyone seemed so young, which made me very envious."

This was just a grand banquet held for the purpose of selecting concubines for the princes, and everyone knew it.

Prince Pingan is a bright and humorous person, and his speech is extraordinary.

Wei Bingyan had no intention of listening to what he said. She focused her attention on the prince who was targeted by Prince Ping'an. This prince should be around 25 to 26 years old this year. Maybe because he was too spoiled in life, he looked a little bloated. He looked okay, but his eyes that kept wandering around made people feel uncomfortable.

It was no secret that the prince loved beautiful women, so when Wei Bingyan saw his eyes wandering around them, she just smiled mockingly in her heart. Wei Zhong actually thought that such a person could become the emperor. What kind of vision did he have!

Wei Zhong also came today and sat behind the prince. At this moment, he was whispering something to the prince. The prince's eyes suddenly turned to her and looked straight at Shen Rouruo.

Shen Rouruo hung her head, unaware that she was being watched by the prince.

Wei Bingyan then looked directly at the Fourth Prince who was sitting below the Crown Prince. She had not heard much about this Fourth Prince. She only knew that this guy loved fighting, and was cruel and brutal, ruthless, and the son least cared for by His Majesty. She only glanced at him and quickly looked away. The Fourth Prince's eyes were sinister.

Although the Fourth Prince is not favored, his uncle is actually the general of the southeast who controls half of the military power of the Tang Dynasty. In terms of sufficient capital, he is the one who can best compete with the Crown Prince for the throne. Now, the only thing on the table is the Fourth Prince who is singing a different tune from the Crown Prince.

The second prince died of measles when he was young, and the third prince was a premature baby with a weak body. It was difficult for him to even go out, let alone fight for power.

The Fifth Prince had always been on good terms with the Sixth Prince, and the Sixth Prince... Wei Bingyan looked puzzledly at this future emperor. The azure blue clothes made the Sixth Prince's angular features even more domineering, and his pair of mysterious eyes like the sea made it hard to tell what he was thinking.

At this time, the Sixth Prince probably did not have any deep and terrible ambition to seize the throne. At least on the surface, he was loyal and supported the Crown Prince.

On the road to becoming a king, there are three indispensable things: one is a behind-the-scenes military advisor, two is military force, and three is money. Now the Sixth Prince has nothing except commanding the army to send troops.

She was really curious about how the Sixth Prince, who seemed to have the least deep ambition, would end up becoming the winner.

The Sixth Prince probably noticed that someone was looking at him, and his sharp and stern eyes suddenly turned towards Wei Bingyan.

Meeting a pair of eyes without any warmth, Wei Bingyan was stunned, and hurriedly lowered her head, her face feeling a little hot.

"Bingyan, that's Prince Li, you have to look at him carefully." Ye Ruzhi, who was sitting only a few steps away from her, teased with a smile, thinking that Wei Bingyan was looking at Li Yunze just now.

"Who is looking at him?" Wei Bingyan said angrily. If she was looking, she would only look at Li Yunze for a moment. If she had no intention of looking at him, why would she look at him again?

Wei Bingyan thought of the important purpose of today, and said to Shen Rouruo with a smile: "Sister Shen, the prince is watching you."

Shen Rouruo's thoughts were all on Wei Zhong, who was behind the Crown Prince, and she never cared about the Crown Prince. Now that Wei Bingyan mentioned it, she finally realized what was going on, her face flushed as she said, "Sister, why are you still mocking me?"

"How could I be mocking you? The most capable young men in the capital are all here. Isn't Sister Shen very satisfied?" Wei Bingyan knew that Shen Rouruo was looking at Wei Zhong under her eyelids. She had a sinister smile in her heart and was even more eager to send such a woman to another man immediately.

"So what if I'm very satisfied in my heart? Others may not necessarily look up to me." Shen Rouruo said dully. She clearly felt that he was looking at her just now, but when she tilted her neck to look, he didn't look back.

Wei Bingyan said with a smile, "With my sister's beauty, what are you worried about?"

As soon as the words fell, a pleasant and bright voice was heard, "Aunt, what's the point of always watching those dancers dancing with a sense of rhythm? Why don't we play a game? Whoever loses will come out and perform passionately for everyone. Isn't that much more interesting?"

"You are the one who has the most bad ideas. How do you want to play it?" Princess Ping'an looked at the woman in red who sat in the first seat below her with a pampered look and asked with a smile.

"Let's play rock-paper-scissors!" said the woman in red. "Let's play Shefu. Whoever loses will drink three cups of fine wine. If you don't want to drink, you can come out and perform passionately to add a little fun to everyone."

Wei Bingyan looked at the woman who was as red as fire and was curious. She had never seen a woman who could wear red so naturally in the capital. She couldn't help but ask Ye Ruzi who was nearby, "Who is this lady? She looks unfamiliar."

Ye Ruzi said, "You should go out more often. This one is Princess Mingyue. When you left the capital, she came here. Not only Princess Ping'an likes her very much, but also His Majesty the Queen likes her very much."

Princess Mingyue? Wei Bingyan was stunned, and looked directly at the woman in red again. Is this the Mingyue who will be betrothed to Li Yuyan in the future?

"Then it's up to you." Princess Ping'an said with a smile, and asked someone to bring a beautiful plate and a piece of red cloth. "An old woman like me will not participate, I will just be the referee."

Shefu is one of the most interesting and fun guessing games at banquets. In the past, people would hide things in bowls or pots and ask others to guess what is inside. Now it is much easier. Just put the things on a beautiful plate, cover it with red cloth, and start putting things in from the first person. The loser has to come out and drink a penalty drink.

"Let's start with Your Highness." Princess Mingyue said with a smile on her face. Her brilliant smile was as bright as the scorching sun in early summer.

Prince Ping'an placed something on the exquisite plate with a smile on his face, covered it with a red cloth, and asked a maid to hold the exquisite plate and walk to everyone, asking everyone to guess what it was.

The red cloth covered the exquisite plate, but could not reveal the external shape of the contents of the exquisite plate.

"This is a pair of wooden chopsticks on the prince's desk!" Princess Mingyue said with a smile.

What a quick insight! Wei Bingyan looked at Mingyue in surprise.

The prince laughed out loud, "I am sincerely asking you younger generations to drink if you want!"

Everyone smiled brightly, picked up the wine cup and drank with the prince.

The Crown Prince's turn came next, and the scene suddenly became lively. Wei Bingyan was not too interested in such liveliness. She just looked at this Princess Mingyue with a bit of surprise. Li Yuyan had a cold personality, but this Princess Mingyue was surprisingly fiery and enthusiastic. She didn't know how the two of them could get along together.

Wei Bingyan was so engrossed in the guesswork that she didn't notice that the area around her was getting quiet. It turned out that everyone was waiting for Princess Mingyue to put something on the exquisite plate. However, everyone had been guessing for a long time but to no avail. Some guessed a silk handkerchief, some guessed a hairpin, but Princess Mingyue just shook her head and said no.

Wei Bingyan looked at Mingyue for a few seconds, and said to the maid who had already presented a beautiful plate in front of her, "This is the beautiful tassel on Princess Mingyue's exquisite jade ring."

Mingyue's eyes suddenly brightened and she stood up, tilting her head. Her beautiful eyes flashed with dazzling brilliance. "How did you guess that?"

"The jade ring on the princess' waist is missing. If it wasn't an exquisite jade ring, it must have been a beautiful tassel. I just made a lucky guess." Wei Bingyan replied softly. When Wenshun's pleasant voice sounded, Li Yunze and the Sixth Prince, who had been hanging their heads, suddenly looked up.

This voice... seems like I've heard it from someone else before!

"What a detailed idea you have!" Mingyue looked at Wei Bingyan with praise.

Wei Bingyan bowed her head, "Thank you, Princess, for your praise!"

Mingyue said straightforwardly: "I'll drink three glasses of wine as punishment!" She meant that Wei Bingyan was right.