Rebirth of the Firstborn Daughter: Life is like a Dream

There is a turbulent undercurrent in the capital, but this turbulent undercurrent will not affect the common people who are unaware of anything.

It had been raining heavily for several days in a row, and the scorching heat of the hot summer seemed to be finally overcome by a bit of chill.

The vegetable vendors were still shouting loudly, the delicious and refreshing tofu beauties on the street were still twisting their graceful waists to warmly greet distinguished guests, the children in the alleys continued to play wonderful games, and the cute golden dogs were stretching leisurely under the towering trees...

No one noticed the figure who suddenly fell heavily in the corner, until bright red hot blood continued to flow out of that guy's body, spreading on the ground in a winding channel.

All those people who were secretly investigating the prince died in the streets. The governor of the capital set up a special investigation, but found nothing and had to suppress the case.

The Li family took the initiative to attack, and their tactics were particularly sinister. They actually regarded the emperor as a fool and thought that those tactics could still be concealed from his eyes and deceive the suspicion of people all over the world.

Li Yuyan also received warnings from the Li family and Li Qiangong, but he didn't care at all. In such a world, no one has the most powerful backer. There has always been only one person with the most powerful backer, and that is His Majesty. Since His Majesty is going to take action against the Li family, what else does he have to worry about?

Your Majesty's thoughts are the most important.

This series of actions by the Li family finally wiped out the last bit of father-son affection that the emperor had for the prince.

On the day after the crown prince returned to the capital, the imperial edict deposing the crown prince was announced to the whole country. At the same time, on the pretext of the Li family's rebellion, all the officials in power who were settled by the Li family in various places were arrested. Some were beheaded, and some had their property confiscated, which frightened the ministers in the court into dire straits.

Your Majesty's series of power suppression is based on evidence. The Li family bribed the officials in power, the descendants of the branch family abused their power everywhere, slaughtered innocent people, fought fiercely for other people's wives, and committed crimes such as corruption and bribery. The evidence is clear and the Li family cannot even complain.

Indeed, those evidences were not found in just one or two days. As early as two years ago, His Majesty had already dispatched people to the vicinity of the Li family to continuously collect the solid evidence of the Li family. They could not suppress it, but just waited for a good opportunity to clear it out. Now is the best opportunity.

As for His Majesty's decision to depose the Crown Prince, a very important reason came from the evidence that Anxiang gave to Li Yuyan.

Starting from four years ago, 20% of the treasury's income went into Li Qiangong's pocket, and at least half of the ministers in the court had been bribed by Li Qiangong. Who received the silver and how much they received were all in the account book that Anxiang brought. Even the prince probably didn't expect that his military advisor would have kept such a trick up his sleeve.

The emperor could forgive his son for being a fool, but he could not forgive the prince for using his money to bribe his people. The emperor always had a consistent habit, which was suspicion!

Moreover, the emperor of the Tang Dynasty is now in his prime, and it is unknown how long he will sit on such a position. The prince has already bribed the officials in the court. To put it mildly, this is preparation for a rainy day, and to put it seriously, it is rebellion and treason. I would like to ask, how could the emperor forgive such an act?

Therefore, the crown prince must be deposed and the Li family must be destroyed.

But the Queen is still the Queen.

The Empress in the Central Palace is not the prince's biological mother. She is the younger sister of the late Empress Li and only gave birth to a princess. Therefore, she has always relied on the prince, although her education and discipline of the prince cannot be said to be sincere.

But it did take a lot of effort. Now it is difficult for the Li family to become a prosperous family again. She can't think of anything she can rely on...

No one understood why His Majesty did not depose the Empress. If Li Qiangong had not had such a Empress supporting her firmly behind the scenes, how could she have been able to overcome her mistakes so smoothly? Everyone did not understand, but that did not mean that Li Yuyan did not understand.

Your Majesty retained Empress Li only to make the Fourth Prince and the Linghu family feel that the Crown Prince still has a chance to regroup.

Just to continue to deal with the Linghu family's trap.

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The matter of deposing the crown prince came to an end. His Majesty did not establish a new Crown Prince. The Fourth Prince, who was frightened by His Majesty's ruthless tactics against the Li family, remained silent and did not dare to make any move.

After this incident, not only were all people afraid of His Majesty's tactics, but they were also shocked by Li Yuyan's decisive and sharp speed in handling the case. This time, he was able to quickly wipe out the Li family's power in the court.

Li Yuyan made great contributions. No one would have thought that such a handsome top scholar would have such a vicious heart, and no one would have thought that His Majesty would trust the father and son of the Li family so much.

The Li family has a strong emperor's favor, and no one in the court can compare to them in the short term.

In the blink of an eye, a month had passed. The resettlement of the poor victims in the relief area in Huaixi, which was full of disaster victims, had gradually stabilized. The reconstruction of the dam had also begun. Li Yuyan was finally able to take a breath and no longer had to be used as a gun by His Majesty.

The prince's party finally collapsed, and Wang Tianbao got his revenge. It should have been a time of joyful celebration, but Wang Tianbao suddenly lost consciousness, and even Mrs. Li was unable to treat him carefully.

"Let's send Abao back to Guanzhuang. Maybe my brother has a way." Mrs. Li said. She knew that Wang Tianbao was unconscious due to blood accumulation in his brain, but the medical science and technology were underdeveloped at that time. Even if she wanted to perform surgery... she didn't dare to take the risk. She didn't know if she could use her true energy to dissolve the blood.

Guan Mengxin frowned and looked at Wang Tianbao, her eyes full of worry, "Aunt, let me send Abao back. My cousin is getting married soon, and you can't leave the capital at this time."

That's true. After all, the child's marriage was arranged by the palace. How could a mother like her leave the capital at this time? She must stay to arrange the wedding.

Before leaving the capital, Guan Mengxin waved goodbye to Wei Bingyan reluctantly. She would take Wang Tianbao back to Guanzhuang the next day.

Over the past month, Wei Bingyan and Mrs. Li have put a lot of effort into treating Wang Tianbao's headache, and Guan Mengxin is very grateful to them.

Wei Bingyan was worried about something these days. She heard from others that Guan Mengxin was going back to Guan Manor, so she asked all the maids in the room to leave, took Guan Mengxin's hand and whispered softly, "Xiao Xin, is the eldest brother still in Guan Manor now?"

Guan Mengxin nodded in confusion, not understanding why Wei Bingyan was so nervous.

So, Mingyue’s whereabouts are unknown... I guess she went to look for Guan Hualang?

Wei Bingyan felt a little headache. She thought that the woman was just talking, but she really did it. After returning from Huaixi, Mingyue came to look for her. Her words were evasive, and she also asked Aunt Yin about many things in Guanzhuang.

Two days ago, her maid came to look for her anxiously, saying that Mingyue had disappeared and she couldn't find her anywhere in the entire capital.

Wei Bingyan immediately guessed that Mingyue must have gone to look for Guan Hualang.

"Have you seen Princess Mingyue before?" Wei Bingyan asked.

"We've met each other once from a distance, what's the matter?" Guan Mengxin became more and more curious. How did he ask about Princess Mingyue?

Wei Bingyan hesitated whether she should tell Guan Mengxin that Mingyue liked Guan Hualang, but finally stopped and said, "Mingyue likes to play and seems to be heading towards Guanzhuang. If you meet her on the way, please take care of her."

Guan Mengxin listened and laughed a few times, "Princess Mingyue is going to look for my brother."

"You...how do you know?" Wei Bingyan was embarrassed. She didn't expect that Guan Mengxin knew everything.

"Don't worry, if I happen to meet Princess Mingyue, I will definitely take her back to Guanzhuang and settle her down, and won't let her suffer outside." Guan Mengxin said with a smile.

How could she not know who her brother loved? But she never expected that Princess Mingyue would be so carefree and carefree as a woman of the Jianghu, and even travel thousands of kilometers to chase her husband.

Wei Bingyan sighed, "It would be best if we could persuade her to come back. If this matter gets to the ears of the Empress Dowager, I'm afraid it will be difficult to deal with."

Yes, the Empress Dowager would not allow such a famous princess to be married to a martial artist. Just think about how Princess Mudan ran away from home for this skilled swordsman.

Guan Mengxin suddenly felt pity for her brother. Who wouldn’t like to like a princess?

There are still more than two months left before the divorce, and time is very tight. Although the Empress Dowager is the white-haired old lady in the palace who is in charge of Wei Bingyan's wedding ceremony, she is not her own mother, and Wei Bingyan always feels a little embarrassed.

Which daughter wouldn't want to spend more time with her mother when she gets married in such a grand manner? Moreover, in her previous life, Wei Bingyan had married with great grievances. She really hoped that her mother could be by her side at this time, but she also knew that her mother was in Baiyue at this time. The trip back and forth would be exhausting, and she was afraid that her mother's body would not be able to withstand the shaking of the journey.

Li Yuyan, who hadn't seen his junior sister for a month, went through a lot of trouble to meet his fiancée under the pretext of visiting Old Master Wei. However, as soon as he walked into the unique courtyard of Guanyuan, he saw his junior sister sighing deeply at an unknown little flower, with a look of sadness between her brows. Li Yuyan, who had been in high spirits, paused for a moment and hurried over.

"What's the matter?" Li Yuyan pulled Wei Bingyan who was sitting on the ground and looked at her with bright eyes.

Wei Bingyan probably didn't expect Li Yuyan to suddenly appear beside her. She was stunned for a while before she came to her senses. "Why are you here?"

Li Yuyan frowned slightly, stretched out his hand and gently stroked her thinner face, "Come to visit the old man... What are you thinking about? Why have you lost so much weight?"

Wei Bingyan pulled his hand away, carefully looked around, and said softly: "There are maids from the palace at home now. If they see you like that, they will give you a serious scolding."