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

Eating hairy crabs with Shaoxing rice wine was indeed full of flavor. The meal made all three of us very satisfied.

At the end of the meal, there were still a lot of hairy crabs left and we couldn’t finish them.

"Take the rest and divide it among you. Send some from the kitchen to each room. It won't taste good after a certain period of time." Princess Fuhua instructed Cuiwei beside her.

Cuiwei naturally responded respectfully and went out to give instructions.

Princess Fuhua added: "I haven't eaten so much in a long time."

She smiled happily, "It's still early, let's go out for a walk."

Since she had spoken, Mingjin and Gu Mingheng naturally had no objection. Mingjin helped Princess Fuhua to stand up, while Gu Mingheng followed on the other side, and the three of them walked towards the courtyard.

Today is the waning moon.

Although it is not a full moon, it looks very bright.

The three of them walked slowly in the yard, occasionally talking to each other.

But Princess Fuhua was old after all, and she became tired after walking a few laps.

"Yanyan, please entertain Yixian for me. I'm going to go inside and rest for a while."

Mingjin did not refuse.

Princess Fuhua said something to Gu Mingheng before leaving.

After watching Aunt Cheng helping Grandmother back to the house, Ming Jin turned around and asked Gu Ming Heng, "Your Highness, do you want to stay here or go out for a walk?"

Gu Mingheng had no objection and replied, "All right."

He could see that Mingjin had something to say to him.

Mingjin thought about it.

"Then let's walk here for a while." Although grandma had said that beforehand, who knew if someone might be waiting outside on purpose.

She really didn't want to make Gu Mingheng feel embarrassed.

As expected, Gu Mingheng had no objection.

The two continued to pace slowly in the yard.

The yard was not very big, but the two of them did not walk very fast, smelling the faint sweet-scented osmanthus fragrance in the yard. Ming Jin was embarrassed to say it when his grandmother was here just now, but now he didn't need to hide it.

"That rice wine..." she began.

"Ok?"

Gu Mingheng lowered his eyes: "What's wrong?"

Ming Jin looked at him and asked, "Did you buy this specially?"

Gu Mingheng did not hide it and hummed softly: "Didn't you say that rice wine tastes good with hairy crabs?"

Recalling the taste just now, Gu Mingheng nodded and said with a smile: "It's really good."

His tone was normal.

Ming Jin was a little confused for a moment and didn't know what to say.

She never thought that a casual remark she made that day, which even she had forgotten, was taken to heart by him and he actually did it.

I’m afraid you may not even be able to find rice wine of that vintage in Beijing.

And that set of South Red Agate jewelry...

Mingjin suddenly sighed softly.

Mingjin's sigh was not very loud.

It was just a whisper from her, an expression of her feelings.

But Gu Mingheng still noticed it keenly.

"What's wrong?" he asked Mingjin.

Mingjin shook his head.

She didn't know what to say.

Say no, say thank you? Neither seems appropriate.

But under Gu Mingheng's worried gaze, Ming Jin pursed her lips gently, and finally looked at him and spoke: "You treat me so well that I don't know what to say."

South red agate is precious, while rice wine is a token of thoughtfulness.

She couldn't afford either.

Gu Mingheng looked at her helpless expression and understood what she was thinking.

He explained: "The agate was chosen by Eunuch An, who said that girls like these beautiful jewelry; as for the rice wine, I was just giving orders and making comments. It was Wu Ji who had the hard time running away, and it had nothing to do with me."

"So, I haven't prepared a good gift for you." He suddenly frowned when he said this, and it was obvious that he really felt that he had not prepared well.

After hearing this, Ming Jin was stunned at first, and then he found it funny: "How can you calculate like this?"

Others try to clear themselves of all charges after making mistakes, for fear of being tainted with any bad stuff.

He is fine.

He is the one who did good things, but he makes himself look worthless, as if he did nothing.

Gu Mingheng was neither embarrassed nor proud when he heard her say this.

He still spoke to Ming Jin gently: "I do feel that I have not done enough."

"It wasn't thoughtful enough, nor original enough. After Yuan Yu found out, he laughed at me for giving wine to a girl."

"But I thought since you like it, it's always good to cater to your preferences."

"So, do you like it?"

Ming Jin did not hesitate, nor did he say one thing and mean another.

She nodded: "I like it."

Whether it was the set of southern red agate or the wine and crabs tonight, she liked them all, very much.

Gu Mingheng was relieved. He smiled and said, "It's good that you like it. That's enough."

Ming Jin realized belatedly that he had fallen into a trap set by Gu Mingheng.

He first said that he did nothing, and now he asked her to admit that he liked him. In this way, even if she wanted to return him, it would be difficult for her to bring it up again.

She laughed and felt helpless.

But he didn't refuse anymore.

"Then I'll accept it, but you've given me a difficult question. I don't know what to give you for your next birthday."

Thinking of something, she asked again, "When is your birthday?"

Gu Mingheng frowned slightly when he heard this: "I'm not sending these for exchange, so you don't have to worry about me."

Mingjin nodded: "I know, but I want to send it."

The girl has her own stubbornness.

She slightly tilted her pretty face, looked straight at Gu Mingheng, and waited for his answer.

Gu Mingheng could only say: "October 22nd."

There are still two months left.

Mingjin felt a little relieved.

In the next two months, she can think carefully about what to give him.

Gu Mingheng wanted to say something, but he didn't want to spoil Mingjin's fun, so he changed the subject: "Don't worry about Ancheng, I will talk to my brother."

Mingjin is not worried about Gu Jiarou.

This is a very aggressive woman, and at most I am just trying to embarrass her on purpose.

However, Mingjin was naturally happy that he didn't have to deal with this woman, so he nodded to Gu Mingheng and said, "Thank you, Your Highness."

Gu Mingheng shook his head and said it was okay.

He looked at Mingjin and actually had a lot of things he wanted to say and ask, but in the end, Gu Mingheng said nothing.

"It's late. I'm going back first." He said to Mingjin.

Ming Jin nodded: "I'll take you out."

"No need." Gu Mingheng refused without thinking, "You should go back and have a rest. You've been busy all day and you must be tired."

There was pain in his eyes when he said this.

The busiest person today is her, the host.

Ming Jin looked at him and did not insist: "Then I'll have someone take you out."

This time Gu Mingheng did not refuse.

Mingjin asked Chunyu to come over and send Gu Mingheng out.

He then followed the person to the gate of Songcuizhai.

On the occasion of parting.

Gu Mingheng suddenly looked at Mingjin and said.

"Mingjin."

"Ok?"

Mingjin looked up.

She looked at Gu Mingheng, her eyes dazed for a moment, as if this was the first time he called her name.

"what happened?"

"You can come to me if you have any problem. I will help you no matter what difficulties you encounter." Gu Mingheng looked at Mingjin very seriously and said.

This isn't the first time he's said something like this.

Gu Mingheng had said the same thing the last time they walked toward the palace together. He had also asked Zhuo Qian to bring her the same message during the Mid-Autumn Festival.

But Mingjin was shocked again.

She looked at the seriousness and solemnity in Gu Mingheng's eyes, and it took her a while to come back to her senses and said, "...Okay."

For some reason, his voice became a little hoarse, and the answer seemed very light.

She cleared her throat.

Only then did he look at Gu Mingheng and agreed again.

This time Ming Jin's voice was very straightforward. She looked at Gu Mingheng and smiled and replied, "Okay, I'll make a note of it. If I need anything, I will definitely look for you."

She deserved it very straightforwardly.

But Gu Mingheng did not feel relieved.

He knew she wouldn't look for him, as she was the one who was most afraid of bothering others, but he didn't know what else he could say or do.

He looked at Mingjin, but was afraid that she would become suspicious.

In the end, he could only nod to Mingjin and leave.

Chunyu and Mingjin bowed and followed to lead the way for Gu Mingheng.

Ming Jin stayed where she was. She did not leave immediately, but watched Gu Mingheng leave until she could no longer see his figure, then she turned around.

First I went back to my grandmother's house and told her that Gu Mingheng had left.

I chatted with my grandmother again.

Mingjin waited until his grandmother was about to go to sleep before going to his own room next door.

Hua Sui was still helping others pack and record today's gifts.

They were all sent by people who came to the banquet today. There were several boxes full of things, a dazzling array of things.

But Mingjin didn't have the time to watch it at the moment.

She was indeed a little tired, rubbing her brows and walking inside.

"master!"

Hua Sui saw Ming Jin first, stood up and greeted Ming Jin with a smile.

The other maids who were packing up also bowed to Mingjin and called her "Princess".

Ming Jin nodded: "You guys continue."

After she said that, she decided to continue walking inside.

Hua Sui called her.

She came over with a note: "Master, when I was packing my things just now, I saw this note inside."

Ming Jin raised an eyebrow.

Not knowing what it was, she reached out to take it, and saw a note with a blessing written on it.

"I hope you will be happy every year."

The font was vigorous and powerful, and it was exactly the font that Ming Jin was once familiar with.

She had exchanged letters with this master for a long time, so she naturally knew whose handwriting this was. However, she did not expect that the Fifth Prince, who looked like a child, could actually say such words.

She smiled.

I wanted to just give it to Hua Sui and let her deal with it, but after thinking about it, I said, "Put it away, along with the gift."

Hua Sui didn't think too much and responded softly.