The real daughter's life was stolen, and she was reborn and became the best in the capital

The first year of Qianjia, the twelfth month.

The previous emperor passed away, the crown prince was deposed, and less than half a year after the fourth prince Gu Changxuan ascended the throne, the fifth prince Gu Changye led a large army all the way north.

In half a year, Gu Changye's army had successively captured Jiangxi, Yingtian and Henan, and is now approaching Shanxi.

Stayed in Shanxi.

It is really only one step away from the capital.

This winter was destined to be turbulent, so much so that even as New Year's Eve approached, there was still no sign of New Year celebrations in the palace.

Without the order from the master above, the servants below naturally did not dare to do anything lively. Even the lanterns they used on a daily basis were still the ones that were commonly used in the old year and had not been replaced with new ones.

A while ago, the Queen was publicly reprimanded by the Emperor because of this matter.

This is what the emperor said at that time.

"The external chaos has not been settled, the national treasury is empty, and you don't think about how to save money for me and deal with the internal difficulties. You only know how to do these useless things. Is this how you can be my queen?!"

In fact, there was another sentence said that day, but the people below did not dare to comment on it.

That sentence is——

"When Mingjin was my housekeeper, he wasn't like you!"

Well known.

This Ming Jin is Ming Fei of Xianfu Palace, the younger sister of the current queen, and the consort of the Fourth Prince who was married to Your Majesty when he was still a prince.

At that time, the emperor highly valued His Majesty, but the fourth prince's wife was captured by the Tatars and held hostage for a month.

After that, everyone inside and outside the court was discussing the innocence of the Fourth Prince's wife.

Moreover, I heard that the Fourth Prince's wife was abducted as a child and raised like a skinny horse.

The future mother of the nation certainly cannot have such a past.

The emperor, who was the crown prince at the time, could not bear this harassment, so after he ascended the throne, he married the elder sister of the Fourth Prince's wife as his queen, and the Fourth Prince's wife became Concubine Ming.

But who doesn’t know Ouchi?

Their emperor had disliked his original wife from the very beginning, and their queen was already pregnant before she entered the palace.

Naturally, no one dared to discuss these palace secrets.

Anyway, since the scolding that day, all expenses in the palace have been reduced, so naturally no one dares to make trouble for these things anymore.

In Chongming Hall.

Gu Changxuan had just finished reading the memorial sent by the Imperial Household Department today.

There was a thick stack of memorials, half of which were about military affairs and the other half about people's livelihood. Gu Changye, under the pretext of instigating the deposed crown prince to poison the late emperor, led a group of old ministers all the way north to purge the rebels and replace the world with a clear and honest ruler.

Many state capitals along the way surrendered without a fight.

Those who refused to surrender were no match for Gu Changye's cavalry, allowing Gu Changye to advance unhindered all the way to the capital.

Looking at the above items, there are also those reported by the Jinyiwei regarding the affairs inside the capital.

Many court officials and common people were also affected by this incident.

Now, people outside the palace walls are discussing this matter, and many court officials were at home on sick leave during the morning court session today.

There were even many restaurants and teahouses that performed opera excerpts.

His words implied that he was forcing the late emperor to death.

Although no names were mentioned and pseudonyms and substitutes were used, who could fail to see the secret as long as people knew about the rumor?

The news spread more and more widely.

It has reached an uncontrollable point.

So much so that now those old guys in the Censorate have also started to submit memorials to him, asking him what is going on?

What can Gu Changxuan say?

He never thought that even though he had become the emperor, he would still be coerced by a group of people!

Gu Changye forced him, the people forced him, even his ministers forced him!

Although the Jinyiwei and people from the East and West Factories came forward to arrest them, there were too many people saying these things. If they really had to arrest all of them, I'm afraid the capital would be in chaos before Gu Changye's army arrived.

I can only give up.

Gu Changxuan became angrier the more he looked at it.

He could feel that there was someone behind all this planning and pushing these things, otherwise these people would not be so fearless of death!

Each of them is so righteous and awe-inspiring that they would rather die than surrender.

But he asked Zhou Que to investigate, but he found nothing. It was either the Yuan family or the deposed prince's followers...

If it were normal times, Gu Changxuan might have the leisure to thoroughly investigate and rectify these matters, but now, Gu Changye’s army is about to arrive in Shanxi, so how can he still be in the mood to care about these things?

Gu Changxuan was furious, but helpless.

With a "bang", he could no longer hold the memorial in his hand and threw it heavily onto the long rosewood table.

The eunuch Tong Kegang brewed a new cup of hot tea for the person and brought it over.

Hearing the noise, Tong Ke paused, and after seeing the scattered memorials on the table, his face turned pale.

The more news about the traitors there is recently, the more unstable the master's mood becomes.

The master, who used to be kind to him, has been angry with many people recently. Even the queen, who has always been favored by His Majesty, was scolded by the master a while ago.

I dare not say much, for fear of displeasing my master.

Tong Ke could only do his duty and continue to carry the hot tea in his hand.

After replacing the cold one, Tong Ke carefully observed the emperor's expression and saw that he was furious. He couldn't hide the dark circles under his eyes. He couldn't bear it and advised him: "Your Majesty, you haven't had a good rest for several days. Even a strong body can't stand this kind of torture."

Nowadays, there are not many people in the inner palace who can persuade the master.

The Empress Dowager has been seriously ill recently, and the only one who can advise her is the Empress.

Although there were some disagreements a while ago, the old feelings still exist after all, and the Queen is pregnant now.

Don't give face to the monk, but give face to the Buddha. Even for the sake of the future prince, Your Majesty will give face to the Queen.

Tong Ke continued to persuade her, "The Queen has not seen you for a while. I heard that she is pregnant recently. Why don't you go and take a look tonight?"

Tong Ke talked for a long time, but Gu Changxuan still had a cold and unsightly face. He stared at the memorial in front of him with his eyes, and did not answer.

Tong Ke had no choice but to change the topic and advised, "Besides, haven't the several Zhongtang masters already gone to Shanxi? They are good at persuasion, and they will definitely be able to convince the Fifth Prince this time. The old ancestor of the Yuan family also went there. He is the Fifth Prince's grandfather. With him around, the Fifth Prince will have to give him some face."

Gu Changxuan was silent for a moment, and this time he finally spoke.

He pursed his lips and said in a deep voice: "But I always feel a little uneasy in my heart."

"The Yuan family is still in the capital. Unless Old Master Yuan doesn't want to keep his bloodline anymore, he will know what to do." Tong Ke was not so worried and gave another piece of advice with a smile.

There are a lot of people guarding the Yuan family these days, not even a fly can fly out!

After hearing what he said, Gu Changxuan finally felt relieved.

He was indeed a little tired.

He had hardly had a good rest during this year. First, the late emperor was seriously ill, and then the prince's lineage was purged. He finally ascended the throne, but Gu Changye went crazy again for some unknown reason... In half a year, several places were lost. Gu Changxuan endured the arguments inside and outside the court and could hardly sleep at night.

After all, we are just mortals, how can we bear such abuse of our body?

He pinched his tired brows, leaned back, and let out a long sigh of relief.

"You have to attend the morning court tomorrow, why don't you come here tonight?"

"understood."

Gu Changxuan finally relented.

He stopped looking at the memorials on the table and stood up by supporting himself on the table.

Tong Ke hurriedly followed behind him and after putting a cloak on the man, he ordered the eunuch accompanying him to prepare the imperial sedan chair.

Apart from the Empress, there was only the unfavored Concubine Ming in the palace.

Now that the Queen is pregnant, and she and His Majesty have always been in love, Tong Ke naturally believes that His Majesty is preparing to go to the Weiyang Palace to rest.

When the imperial carriage set off.

Tong Ke saw his master resting with his eyes closed inside.

He did not ask any questions, but ordered the imperial carriage to go to the Weiyang Palace. He called a young eunuch and told him to go to the Weiyang Palace first and inform the Queen so that she could prepare in advance.

Halfway through the journey.

Suddenly, white snow fell from the sky.

"Snowing--"

I don't know who shouted this first.

Gu Changxuan, who was originally dozing off, slowly opened his eyes.

He lifted the bright yellow curtain and looked outside. He heard Tong Ke scolding the young eunuchs. Gu Changxuan ignored him and just looked up at the snowflakes in the air.

Tong Ke was right next to the imperial chariot.

After reprimanding the eunuch who spoke first, he glanced out of the corner of his eye and saw that the emperor was still woken up. He was even more annoyed at those unruly people and apologized: "We woke the master up. The eunuchs were unruly and found snow strange."

"However, auspicious snow indicates a good harvest. It looks like next year will be a good year. The master's worries will surely be solved."

Tong Ke has a clever tongue.

Gu Changxuan ignored it and just continued to look up at the snow in the sky.

The heavy snow fell down like goose feathers, and in an instant the blue brick and stone ground was dyed with a layer of frost white.

The last time it snowed this heavily was last year when he was in prison.

At that time Ming Jin blocked an arrow for him, allowing him to escape and not be captured by the Tatars.

But she...

Gu Changxuan's heart suddenly felt heavy. He pursed his lips, retracted his gaze, glanced ahead, and suddenly frowned: "Where are we going?"

Tong Ke answered blankly: "Weiyang Palace."

The words fell.

Seeing the emperor in the imperial carriage frowning, as if he was unhappy, Tong Ke was confused. Before he could figure out what was going on, he heard his master's cold voice above his head again: "Go to Xianfu Palace."

"what?"

Tong Ke was really stunned this time.

By the time they reacted, the master who had appeared earlier had already returned to the chariot.

Tong Ke naturally did not dare to disobey the imperial order. Although he was shocked, he immediately ordered people to turn the imperial carriage around and head towards Xianfu Palace.

On the way there, he also sent a young eunuch to deliver the message.

But thinking back to the temperament of that Ming Fei, Tong Ke couldn't help but feel worried again.

Since the master ascended the throne, their original queen was named Ming Fei, and her elder sister was promoted to the Empress of the Central Palace and became the mother of a country... Since then, Ming Fei has become a different person.

He never goes out or sees anyone, and is never nice to his master.

Otherwise, the master wouldn't have been so angry with her in the past six months that he wouldn't have visited Xianfu Palace once.

I didn't expect that the master would take the initiative to go this time.

Tong Ke was full of confusion.

Even though he had followed his master since he was a child, he couldn't understand what kind of feelings his master had towards that concubine Ming.

……

A quarter of an hour later, Mingjin received the news.

The little palace maid came breathlessly to deliver the news, and after reporting it, she looked at her with a happy face, as if she was delighted that "the master is finally going to be favored."

Mingjin, however, did not change at all.

It was the same as before, and it is still the same now. She was holding the travel book in her hands, reading it with great relish. Unlike the happy look of the little palace maid, Gu Changxuan's arrival could no longer cause her any fluctuations in emotion.

Whether he comes or not, it has nothing to do with her.

"Understood, let's go down."

She spoke to the little palace maid without even raising her head.

The little maid had never expected that she would have such an attitude, and she couldn't help but open her eyes wide: "Master..."

It was at this time that Mingjin's personal maid Hua Sui came over holding a bowl of medicine.

She had heard from others that the emperor was coming, and now seeing the master and servant in the hall, she guessed what had happened.

"Go down."

She sighed in her heart and spoke to the little palace maid.

Wait for the little palace maid to respond and leave.

Hua Sui then continued to walk inside.

Wait until you walk to the woman in plain clothes.

Hua Sui did not persuade her master to change clothes or go out to greet her. She just advised softly as she had done every day for half a year: "Master, it's time to take the medicine."

Ming Jin finally looked up, but when his eyes fell on the chaotic medicine bowl, he immediately frowned.

"No."

She refused without a second thought.

Hua Sui was helpless: "Master..."

I want to say it again.

Ming Jin was already holding her hand, smiling and saying to her: "Hua Sui, you see this travelogue records a lot of places. Look at this place, there are steep cliffs with grass and trees hanging down, many crabapples and redbuds, reflecting the color of the stream, and where the fragrant wind blows, there are magnolias and fragrant grass everywhere..." (Note: 1)

She read the contents of the book, her brows softened and a smile appeared at the corners of her lips.

Hua Sui felt sad and his eyes turned red after hearing this.

"If you want to go, I will accompany you." Hua Sui said softly, and wanted to persuade her to take the medicine again.

Mingjin just smiled.

Although happy, I am not attached.

She looked at the places described in the book with some nostalgia, but she said it frankly and clearly: "There is no chance."

"What's the chance?"

Gu Changxuan came in at this time.

Gu Changxuan was not surprised that he did not see Mingjin in front of the palace gate. After asking where Mingjin was, he came over on his own.

I didn't expect to hear such a sentence as soon as I came in.

He frowned and looked at the woman in plain clothes covered with fox fur lying on the Xiangfei couch.

The woman in his memory who was always wearing gorgeous clothes is now wearing plain clothes and has a plain face. He doesn't like Ming Jin's makeup, nor does he like this sentence.

When Ming Jin heard his voice, the smile on his face immediately disappeared.

The woman who had a smile on her lips before now had no emotion on her face. She did not answer, nor did she even stand up. She just let go of Hua Sui's hand and lowered her eyes again.

"You go down first."

This was said to Hua Sui.

Hua Sui was worried, frowned, and whispered, "Master..."

Ming Jin smiled at her again: "It's okay, go down."

Hua Sui looked at her again, then bit his lip and retreated under the gaze of her gentle eyes.

Ming Jin watched her retreat little by little, and the smile that had just appeared on his face disappeared completely.

She even turned her back, looking as if she didn't want to pay any attention to Gu Changxuan.

Gu Changxuan, who witnessed all this, felt a piercing pain in his already heavy chest.

He clenched his fists and his eyes were bloodshot.

Looking at the woman with her back to him, he even wanted to walk away.

Until he heard Hua Sui greet him, his eyes glanced at the bowl of medicine in her hand, and finally frowned again: "What's wrong with you? Why are you drinking medicine?"

Seeing that the emperor was looking in the direction of his master, Hua Sui did not answer and retreated first.

Besides, she was also angry.

If he and the Ming family hadn't been so ruthless and insisted on letting that woman replace the master so that the master would completely give up the idea, the master wouldn't be like this now!

Hua Sui hid his angry eyes and backed away.

Ming Jin still did not answer Gu Changxuan's words, as if he did not exist. She still held the travel book in her hand and read it sentence by sentence.

She is now reading Xu Xiake's "Travels to Mount Tiantai".

Mount Tiantai belongs to Taizhou, Zhejiang. She has never been there, or maybe she has been there before. During the time when she was abducted by human traffickers, she seemed to have visited many places and heard many familiar and unfamiliar languages, including the Zhejiang dialect.

But she was too young at that time, and she was in an airtight carriage all day long, so how could she know whether she had been there or not?

If there is a chance...

Ming Jin was just thinking when someone suddenly grabbed his shoulder tightly.

Gu Changxuan couldn't stand Ming Jin's attitude, and finally came over angrily. He held Ming Jin's shoulders tightly and blurted out in an angry voice: "Ming Jin, I'm talking to you, didn't you hear me?"

"How long are you going to make trouble?"