Rebirth of the Firstborn Daughter: Life is like a Dream

After Aunt Qiu returned to her room, she kept recalling the look in Shen Rouruo's eyes as she watched Wei Zhong leave.

She was very familiar with that look. She had seen it from time to time in the eyes of her wife, in the eyes of Aunt Lian, and in the eyes of those women who hoped that Wei Zhong would turn around... It was a kind of obsession and a burning desire for control!

Why does Shen Rouruo have such a vision?

He happened to meet Shen Rouruo on the way that day. He felt that such a young lady was beautiful and elegant, and had a good family background. She would definitely find a good marriage when she arrived in the capital.

She had heard from the Madam that she would act as a matchmaker for Shen Rouruo, and that Shen Rouruo would most likely become the Crown Prince's concubine.

However, if a woman does not have a crush on someone, she will not have such a vision. Shen Rouruo particularly likes Wei Zhong...

When this thought flashed through Aunt Qiu's mind, her face changed slightly. It's impossible!

If Shen Rouruo had such thoughts about Wei Zhong, how could Madam allow her to go to the Wei family every day?

Shen Rouruo is different from other concubines. There is no way the Madam would send a woman like that to her husband. It seems that the Madam has not figured out Shen Rouruo's thoughts.

Should she remind her wife? Will she believe her?

Aunt Qiu looked at her son who was practicing writing diligently on the other side. She was originally a maidservant of the lady, and later became Wei Zhong's concubine. She was promoted to an aunt after giving birth to a son.

Over the years, the Madam has always been very good to her and devoted to the Second Young Master. She also knows very well that if she wants to survive in the Wei family, she can only rely on the Madam. No matter how hard Lian Xue Xin jumps around or how favored she is, she will not be able to compete with the Madam in the end.

And Shen Rouruo... must not be a simple person. How could such a person give her the opportunity to enter the Wei family?

Aunt Qiu bit her lip and finally made a decision in her heart.

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Knowing why Guan Hualang left the capital in a hurry, Wei Bingyan was not nervous. She knew that no matter who wanted to attack Guanzhuang at this time, whether they were people from the court or people in the martial arts world, they would not cause much harm to Guanzhuang.

Most importantly, Li Yuyan finished her exams the next day.

A new round of winning over people's hearts is about to begin. How could Li Yuyan let others take action against Guanzhuang?

"We can't help with Guanzhuang's affairs, Aunt Yin, let's find a comfortable residence for Master first!" Wei Bingyan instructed Aunt Yin, "As long as Third Senior Brother comes out, the troubles in Guanzhuang can be solved naturally."

Although Aunt Yin was anxious in her heart, she did not doubt Wei Bingyan's words. In her eyes, as long as Li Yuyan was there, all problems would not be problems.

"How is that woman Xing'er?" Wei Bingyan suddenly thought of Xing'er who had been sold before, and asked unconsciously.

"After knowing that the second young lady was sent to a remote mountain villa, she confessed everything. She was beaten up and taken back home by her parents." Aunt Yin said, "Madam also knows about this matter."

Wei Bingyan was in a good mood after getting rid of the maid who might betray her at any time. After that, she heard from others that Shen Rouruo came to see the lady again this morning. She frowned unconsciously and restrained herself.

"Is Shen Rouruo still with the Madam?" Wei Bingyan asked.

"I came here and left after a short while." Bai Binghui replied.

Wei Bingyan nodded. Thinking of the prince's determined look at her, she felt a little relieved, but she didn't feel that she could be careless or lazy. No one knew Shen Rouruo better than her. She was not someone who would give in easily. Until the end, no one could know what tricks she would use.

That feeling became even more anxious after returning from Xiao's place the other day.

At dawn the next day, Wei Bingyan went to pay her respects to Xiao. Except for Aunt Lian who was under house arrest, all the concubines were there.

It has been a year since Xiao left the Wei family. Even the aunt and the second wife have secretly tried to replace Xiao's people and let their own people take over every important job in the family.

However, within just a few days after Xiao returned, all the people who originally belonged to Aunt Lian and the Second Madam were completely purged, and the power in the family was still firmly in Xiao's hands.

This intimidated everyone in the family who had originally wanted to sit on the sidelines and watch, and no one dared to look down on this eldest lady anymore.

The key point is that since Xiao came back, Wei Zhong has been resting in the main room almost every day, which has never happened before. Many people think that Xiao has been away for so long.

Even if he came back, he would not be able to get Wei Zhong's attention. But who would have thought that he would get more attention?

The faces of several concubines who came to pay their respects today were not very good, because they all received a piece of news early in the morning that one of Wei Zhong's concubines, Qingxiu, was pregnant and was already two months pregnant.

After Xiao found out, she asked someone to send a lot of nutritional supplements to Qingxiu, and asked Li Ma to arrange two maids and a mother-in-law to take good care of her food, housing and transportation. After Qingxiu gave birth to the child, she took her as a concubine.

The bitter words of the concubines in the room made it seem as if Qingxiu's pregnancy was a heinous crime. Xiao became impatient, thinking that she had never gotten pregnant since giving birth to Bingyan, and had not given birth to a legitimate child for the Wei family. She felt remorseful and anxious in her heart, and she had to listen to those women yelling in her ears.

"Okay, I'm tired, you all go back first." Xiao couldn't help but send those people away. It was just a concubine who got pregnant. Was it necessary to be so envious and jealous? They were really a bunch of useless women.

Only Aunt Qiu did not leave with them. Xiao craned her neck to look at her, and the stern expression on her face eased for a moment, "Aunt Qiu, what else do you want?"

Among Wei Zhong's many concubines, only Concubine Qiu was always well-behaved, never fighting or competing, and always standing upright behind Madam Xiao, listening with her head lowered.

Aunt Qiu glanced at the maid and Wei Bingyan in the room, and said softly, "Madam, I have something to tell you."

Xiao picked up the exquisite teacup, lightly flicked the tea leaves, and asked softly, "What's the matter?"

Xia Yuezhu and Xiao He secretly went outside, and only Wei Bingyan was still sitting aside, looking down at the account books that Xiao asked her to study seriously. She was so focused that she didn't even look at what Aunt Qiu was going to say next.

Aunt Qiu lowered her voice and said, "What I want to talk about is something about Miss Shen..."

Wei Bingyan's eyelids twitched and she stopped reading.

The previous evening, when she came to pay her respects, she heard her mother say that Shen Rouruo said she had feelings for someone else and did not want to be betrothed to the prince. Her mother felt torn, so she was thinking about what words to use to explain to Wei Zhong, so it would be better not to act as a matchmaker for Shen Rouruo.

Hearing this, Wei Bingyan was very anxious in her heart, and she almost told her mother in a state of emotional excitement that the man Shen Rouruo belonged to in her heart was Wei Zhong, her father, and therefore, she could not just give up the chance of marriage with the prince, otherwise there would be endless troubles.

Nothing can be done in a moment of emotional excitement, so she forced herself to calm down and prepare to continue to speculate and let her mother know what kind of person Shen Rouruo is.

I didn't expect Aunt Qiu to mention Shen Rouruo today.

"What's wrong with Miss Shen?" Xiao looked at Aunt Qiu who seemed to be hesitant to speak and asked with a frown.

Aunt Qiu took a deep breath and told Xiao about how she happened to run into Shen Rouruo outside the gate of the courtyard the day before, and Shen Rouruo's reaction when she saw Wei Zhong afterwards, as well as her infatuated look. However, she did not say a word about Shen Rouruo's love for Wei Zhong.

"Nonsense!" Xiao placed the exquisite teacup heavily on the table. "You mean Miss Shen actually...actually did that to the old man..."

"Madam, I am absolutely sure." Aunt Qiu knelt down, "I just feel that Miss Shen's expression is too strange. It is clearly the first time she and Master have met, so how could she have such an expression?"

Wei Bingyan put down the account book in her hand and said softly, "This is the third time we've met."

Xiao frowned and looked directly at Wei Bingyan, "Bingyan, what do you mean, are you also suspicious of Miss Shen?"

"I'm just curious. Isn't it too strange that Sister Shen has a sense of belonging in her heart? On the way back to the capital, we have asked her more than once if she has a lover, and she said no. But not long after arriving in the capital, she had a lover, a woman who never leaves the house. After arriving in the capital, besides coming to our house, where else has she been, who has she met, and where is her lover from?" Wei Bingyan said in a daze.

But he was watching Xiao's face under his eyelids, wondering if saying that would make his mother more alert.

Aunt Qiu looked at Wei Bingyan strangely. She didn't expect that the young lady would have the same idea as her. Could it be that... the young lady had already seen through it?

Wei Bingyan didn't even look at Aunt Qiu, but deep down she was grateful to her. Fortunately, she took the lead, otherwise it would be difficult to talk to her mother.

Xiao's face was full of doubt and uncertainty. "How is that possible! How could Miss Shen ..."

Although Wei Zhong is already thirty years old, he is gentle, handsome, and more steady and practical than other young men. It is natural for the little girl to like him, Xiao thought deep in her heart.

Wei Bingyan said, "I don't believe Sister Shen likes father either. Mother, maybe we misunderstood."

"Yes, it must be a misunderstanding. How is this possible?" Xiao said, but her mind inadvertently appeared that day in the garden of Prince Ping'an's mansion. When Shen Rouruo was dancing, she was obviously facing the direction of the prince. She always thought that Shen Rouruo liked the prince, but she forgot that Wei Zhong was also there.

Aunt Qiu hung her head and did not reveal any opinion.

"Mom, let's try and find out if it's a misunderstanding." Wei Bingyan suddenly said.

Xiao couldn't help but think to herself, if Shen Rou really liked Wei Zhong, then why did she act so intimately with her recently? No woman could have such a magnanimity to deal with a woman who would compete with her for a man, and Xiao herself was the same.

"How do we try?" Xiao asked.

Wei Bingyan smiled gently.

In the afternoon, Wei Bingyan asked Bai Binghui to go to the Shen family and invite Shen Rouruo to come to the Wei family to listen to music the next day.

During the communication with Wei Bingyan, Shen Rouruo would ask some specific and obvious questions about Wei Zhong. Wei Bingyan smiled innocently without any doubt and told Shen Rouruo about Wei Zhong's daily preferences. Shen Rouruo listened attentively and was fascinated.

Xiao, who had been watching with great interest in a secret place, felt a chill in his heart and a stern expression in his eyes.