Rebirth of the Firstborn Daughter: Life is like a Dream

"That's all you want!" His Majesty asked in a bad tone, "My loyal and dedicated Qing family, a real man never has to worry about not having a wife. Lord Wei doesn't expect you to be his son-in-law at all, why are you so persistent? I think Princess Su Yan is not bad either, or there's Mingyue, what do you think?"

If Wei Zhong was easy to talk to, he would not have asked for a marriage at this time. He would have gone to propose marriage long ago. Li Yuyan thought in his heart, "Your Majesty, Princess Su Yan and Princess Ming Yue are both good, but my junior sister is very suitable."

"Hehe, the two princesses are good, but not as good as Miss Wei. Is that what you want to say?" asked His Majesty.

"I don't have the courage!" Although he thought so, he would not say it in front of the old man.

His Majesty suddenly sighed helplessly, "My dear minister, it's not that I don't want to grant you a marriage, but... your little sister is extremely famous. If I give her to you, I will have a hard time explaining to the Empress Dowager and the King's uncle. Wei Bingyan is actually suitable to be my daughter-in-law..."

Li Yuyan suddenly stood up and said, "Then I will go and propose to Old Master Wei in person."

"You! Come back!" His Majesty almost shot out the shaved ice in his mouth. How could this kid not be so excited? After saying so much, he just needed to soften his attitude and clearly express his loyalty. Wouldn't that be enough? He actually had to go to see the old master in person. Wouldn't this make the teacher misunderstand that he was a dishonorable emperor?

"Your Majesty?" Li Yuyan looked at him indifferently, neither arrogant nor humble.

"I didn't say I wouldn't grant you the marriage, why are you in such a hurry?" His Majesty snorted heavily.

Li Yuyan didn't wait for him to finish his second sentence, he immediately lifted his robe and knelt down, "I thank your majesty for your help, your majesty is wise and powerful."

His Majesty was speechless for a moment as he looked at this minister whom he loved sincerely. After a while, he waved his hand and said, "Stand up, sit down and talk."

It's not that he wanted to make things difficult for Li Yuyan, but he heard from the Empress Dowager a few days ago that the Sixth Prince seemed to have feelings for Wei Bingyan. In fact, if you think about it carefully, he wants to promise Wei Bingyan to the Sixth Prince, but Old Master Wei will definitely not agree.

Humph, this kid from the Li family really got a bargain!

Li Yuyan sat down again with a faint smile on his lips.

His Majesty looked at the blazing sun outside the pavilion, frowning, "I have always remembered the marriage proposal, but Wei Bingyan is not yet of age, so why are you in such a hurry?"

If he was not afraid that Wei Zhong would marry his junior sister to someone else, he would not rush to do it at this time. Isn't there any other way?

"It's better to get engaged first!" Anyway, he felt more at ease now that he was sure of it.

His Majesty looked at him and said, "You are so affectionate and have no pursuit at all!"

Li Yuyan was speechless.

"Look at the current climate, isn't it a little strange? There has been no rain in the capital for many months. If it continues like this, I'm afraid there will be a disaster brought by heaven." After reading the thick booklet submitted by the Imperial Astronomical Supervisor today, he has been feeling a heavy omen.

Judging from the sky, there seems to be no sign of rain, not to mention the area east of the Luosha River. I heard from others that there has been no rain there for several months, and the water level in the rivers and ponds is dropping day by day, which is really not a good sign.

Li Yuyan tilted his neck to look at the sky, which was as blue as a blue gem. It was not even noon yet, but it was already very hot, and it was about to melt the earth. "This summer is different from the past. Your Majesty, I'm afraid we should make preparations early."

His Majesty sat up properly, his face turned serious, "You also noticed that there was a rare and strange phenomenon in the sky?"

"The hot summer months are the seasons with the most sudden rainstorms, but there is not a drop of rain. Anyone would think there is a problem. Your Majesty came to the Imperial Garden today with all his heart to enjoy the sunlight, so I think he has noticed the problem," said Li Yuyan.

He was very curious. On such a hot day, why didn't the old man stay in the palace to cool off, but chose to play chess and talk with him in the imperial garden? He knew exactly what his intention was.

"Today I saw Lord Boshui's memorial. There has been no rain in Huaixi this year. Recently, there are rumors that civilians are gradually being infected with the plague. The court is preparing to release grain for disaster relief. The civilians in Huaixi must have a bowl of rice to eat.

Otherwise, with little water and food, people will be restless and the plague will gradually spread, with dire consequences. I will ask you to go there and take full responsibility for all matters related to the food relief this time." His Majesty looked at Li Yuyan and said.

Li Yuyan's expression slightly restrained. Releasing grain for disaster relief was a good thing for civilians, but there were too many difficult hurdles to overcome. In many cases, not much rice was actually delivered directly to civilians. Wangcun was a typical case at that time.

This was a heavy task for Li Yuyan. He had to do his best to ensure that not a stone of rice was lost when it was delivered to Huaixi. He had to deal with various obstacles in the process... It was not easy.

"I will definitely not let Your Majesty down!" Li Yuyan knelt on one knee on the ground, a sharp gleam in his eyes. It was just right that he could find out all the people who were implicated in the Wangcun incident at that time. He would never accept the same tragedy to happen again.

His Majesty nodded with satisfaction, and immediately asked Eunuch Lan to summon all the ministers into the palace to discuss a matter leading to Huaixi. In addition to releasing grain to relieve the disaster, the most important thing was to find a way to stop the spread of the plague.

In this kind of climate, if the plague cannot be controlled, the unacceptable consequences... will be terrifying.

After Li Yuyan received the emperor's handwritten order, he went to the Imperial Medical Office and patiently asked questions about the plague. He selected two imperial doctors who were very knowledgeable about the plague to go to Luoshajiang together at that time and began to prepare medicinal herbs.

After His Majesty had discussed the Luo Shajiang matter with his ministers, he was about to return to his bedroom to rest, but a young palace maid from the Fulu Palace came hurriedly to report that the Empress Dowager had suddenly fainted on the ground, and the imperial doctors in the Imperial Medical Office were at a loss.

Your Majesty hurried to the Fulu Palace.

The person who took the Empress Dowager's pulse was Imperial Physician Li from the Imperial Medical Office. He and the other two imperial physicians looked at each other in dismay, not daring to prescribe any medicine rashly.

"What is the empress dowager's illness?" His Majesty was startled when he saw their troubled faces and asked hurriedly, "Tell me the truth!"

"Your Majesty, the Empress Dowager is suffering from... kidney deficiency, lack of vital energy, yin deficiency, liver depression and fire transformation, and excessive heat in the blood. The weather has been very hot recently, and the Empress Dowager has eaten too many cold fruits, which has caused dampness and dryness to accumulate inside the body, causing phlegm and dampness to accumulate, liver disease to move inside, and both yin and yang to be deficient..."

"Since you know the cause of the disease, why don't you treat it?" His Majesty asked angrily.

"Yes!" Seeing His Majesty's rage, Imperial Physician Li knelt down hastily, "I will give the Empress Dowager acupuncture right away."

"Wait a moment!" His Majesty suddenly called him loudly, "You said you want to give the Empress Dowager an acupuncture? You used to treat Old Master Wei. Is the Empress Dowager's disease the same as Old Master Wei's?"

"Your Majesty, it is indeed the same." But he did not go to give acupuncture to Old Master Wei. He had seen the acupuncture techniques of Old Master Wei's lovely granddaughter, and they were different from what he knew through training, so he felt embarrassed.

"Send someone to summon Wei Bingyan into the palace!" said His Majesty.

Originally, Xiao was going to hand over household affairs to Wei Bingyan, but considering that Wang was the elder in the family and had managed things for Xiao before, she handed the power to her. Wei Bingyan naturally would not compete with Wang for such a heavy burden, she was happy to be relaxed.

After Wei Bingyan reluctantly saw her parents off, she returned home. The first thing she went to do was to see Jing'er. Since what Wei Bingyan said to Jing'er that day, Jing'er was no longer self-pitying as before. He would take the initiative to go out for a walk every day, except that he was still not very happy with Wei Bingyan.

Jing'er's attitude towards her is not important to Wei Bingyan. Anyway, as long as Jing'er is in the Wei family, she will not worry that Wei Bingru will dare to do whatever she wants in the Chu family. Therefore, Jing'er must live a good life.

When she returned to the house, Aunt Yin went in and told her that Li Yuyan was talking to the old man in Yinyuan.

Wei Bingyan was puzzled about the casual chat between Xiao and Li Yuyan a few days ago, so she brought Bai Binghui to Yin Garden, wanting to ask Li Yuyan about it.

Li Yuyan briefly told the old man what His Majesty said today. The old man snorted and said, "It's not that easy to be a prince's consort. His Majesty knows what I mean and will not easily give Bingyan to the Sixth Prince."

After all, he is your Majesty's teacher.

After that, they talked about the recent unsettling weather conditions. Old Master Wei knew that His Majesty was worried about the weather, and his face showed concern. "I have lived for so many years, and I encountered such weather 30 years ago. It was a terrible disaster at that time... I hope it can rain a little these days, otherwise Your Majesty's worries may come true."

Li Yuyan's face turned grim, "I will go to Huaixi as soon as possible."

Old Master Wei nodded, and then Luzhi came in and said that the young lady had arrived.

However, Wei Bingyan didn't have time to talk to Li Yuyan alone, as someone from the palace came and asked Wei Bingyan to come into the palace immediately, saying that the Empress Dowager had suddenly fainted and His Majesty had summoned her to the palace to treat her.

Wei Bingyan and Li Yuyan stared at each other, and saw confusion and worry in each other's eyes. The empress dowager fainted. Could it be that none of the imperial doctors in the imperial hospital could cure her? Was it necessary for a little girl like her to enter the palace for careful treatment?

Is there something wrong with this?

"In that case, Bingyan, you should go to the palace immediately and let Aunt Yin go with you." Old Master Wei spoke calmly, secretly thinking that His Majesty would not play around with the Empress Dowager's health.

Wei Bingyan responded, went back and asked Aunt Yin to take the first aid kit, and then went into the palace with the father-in-law who came to convey the message.