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

Gu Mingheng went all the way back to the palace.

He naturally knew the confusion of Wu Ji and others, but he himself could not explain why, so how could he help them solve their confusion?

Fortunately, they didn't ask.

When they were almost at the palace, Gu Mingheng saw Zhang Shouyi at the gate. He seemed to think he was not there and was about to leave.

He simply shouted.

"Shou Yi."

Zhang Shouyi was about to mount his horse when he heard the sound and immediately turned around. When he saw Gu Mingheng, he immediately loosened the reins and strode over.

"Your Majesty."

Zhang Shouyi greeted Gu Mingheng first.

Wu Ji and others also greeted Zhang Shouyi and called him "Master Zhang".

Zhang Shouyi didn't dare to call them "sir". He smiled at them politely and called them brothers one by one.

Gu Mingheng waited for them to finish greeting each other before asking him, "Why are you here at this time? What's the matter?"

Zhang Shouyi quickly replied: "Nothing."

"It's just that today is a day off. My mother heard from somewhere that you were back from the border garrison, so she made a few side dishes and asked me to bring them to you."

He can have his current identity and status thanks to the advice given by King Chang'an.

Even though the prince disowned him, he couldn't help but remember his kindness.

"I have sent the things in, but why are you back at this time?" Zhang Shouyi was curious. "Just now, the guys at the gate said that you went to the Princess's Mansion for dinner with Master Yuan today."

When Gu Mingheng heard this, he was silent for a moment.

Without letting others notice anything unusual, he said, "Something happened, so I came back first."

"If you have nothing to do, come with me."

Zhang Shouyi naturally would not refuse, as he had nothing to do originally.

The two entered the palace.

On the way, Gu Mingheng asked Zhang Shouyi: "How is your aunt?"

"It's still the same. Now I have hired a old woman and a maid. There is someone to talk to my mother and take care of her. I feel more at ease when I go out to do things." Zhang Shouyi said very calmly.

His mother has been blind for decades.

The saddest times in the past are all over.

Now that he has a higher official position and a higher monthly salary, he can provide his mother with a better life, which naturally gets better day by day.

The only thing his mother was worried about was his marriage.

But there is no need to tell this to the prince.

"If you need anything, just come to the palace and tell us." Gu Mingheng said to him.

After hearing this, Zhang Shouyi was very moved and exclaimed.

Waited to go inside.

Wu Ji and the other two were sent by Gu Mingheng to rest.

Eunuch An was just about to have someone put the side dishes away and have the kitchen deliver them over in the evening.

I didn't expect the prince to come back at this time.

He was also very surprised.

He hurriedly stood up to greet them. Before he could ask why the banquet at the Princess's Mansion had ended so early, he heard the prince say, "Shouyi and I will have a few more drinks."

When Eunuch An heard this, he put his thoughts aside. He smiled and said, "It just so happens that Master Zhang has sent some side dishes over. I'll have someone bring a few more jugs of wine. You two can enjoy them with the side dishes."

He said this and went out.

Zhang Shouyi served the dishes himself.

The two of them sat down in the outer hall with the window open. Not long after, Eunuch An sent someone to bring them some wine, and he did not serve them inside.

He left the place to the two of them and went outside.

"Why do I look at the prince as if he has something on his mind today?" After three rounds of drinking, Zhang Shouyi saw that the handsome man opposite him was just drinking but didn't say anything, so he couldn't help but ask, "If you don't mind, why don't you talk to me?"

He looked as if he was patting his chest to make a promise.

"But if there is anything I can do to help, I will do it without hesitation. I am willing to serve you at my utmost!"

Gu Mingheng actually didn’t know what to say.

How can he explain it when he himself can't figure out what's wrong with him?

But looking at Zhang Shouyi's concerned eyes and thinking of his own inexplicable emotions, Gu Mingheng was silent for a moment, and finally spoke: "I have indeed been troubled recently, but I don't understand why."

When Zhang Shouyi heard this, he immediately sat up straight and said, "Your Majesty, please speak."

"Although I am dull, there is an old saying that goes, 'Three cobblers are better than Zhuge Liang'? Although I am alone, there is strength in numbers. Even if I cannot answer your questions, I can still drink a few more glasses with you, which is better than you keeping it to yourself like this."

Fearing that Gu Mingheng might have doubts, he immediately added: "No matter what is troubling the prince, I will not tell anyone about it."

Gu Mingheng was not worried, he would talk about it with others.

He thought about his feelings for a moment, wondering how to start.

"You also know that my brother wants to marry me."

Zhang Shouyi nodded quickly.

Of course he knew it, and he had congratulated the prince before.

Suddenly thinking of the prince's expression when he mentioned this matter that day, Zhang Shouyi hesitated and asked, "You don't want to get married?"

Gu Mingheng was silent.

After a while, he continued, "That's not the case."

"Marrying a wife and having children is the natural order of things. I had already promised my brother when I came back this time. Although I was a little annoyed when you mentioned it, it was nothing serious. Only today..."

"What happened today?" Zhang Shouyi asked.

today……

Gu Mingheng was silent.

Thinking back to the previous dinner when Yuan Yu suddenly brought up the old matter, his first reaction was to stop him, not wanting Ming Jin to know.

But why would he be like this?

He frowned and didn't reveal who the other person was. He just said this.

"Someone brought up this matter in front of someone today, and I was more upset than ever. But I don't know the reason, what exactly it was." After Gu Mingheng finished speaking, he was so confused that he actually raised his head and drank another cup of wine.

Zhang Shouyi's heart skipped a beat when he heard this.

He saw that the prince did not want to point out the other party's identity, so he naturally did not take the initiative to ask. Instead, he held the wine cup and asked carefully: "Only in front of this person?"

Gu Mingheng thought about it and nodded: "Yes."

After hearing this, Zhang Shouyi had some guesses in his mind, but he was still not sure, so he asked again: "Besides that, how does the prince usually deal with her?"

"How about what?"

Gu Mingheng didn't quite understand for a moment.

Zhang Shouyi pointed out: "Mood."

"Feeling?"

Gu Mingheng frowned. Although he didn't understand why Zhang Shouyi suddenly brought this up, he thought about it carefully and said, "If she is happy, I will also feel happy; if she is sad, I will be anxious and uneasy."

Gu Mingheng finished speaking.

Seeing Zhang Shouyi looking at him straight, there seemed to be a smile of understanding in his eyes.

Gu Mingheng frowned: "Do you know why?"

Zhang Shouyi smiled and said, "Your Highness, you are so fond of her that you are like this." He was very happy after he finished speaking, and could even be called excited. "Which girl is so lucky that you care about her like this?"

But after hearing this, Gu Mingheng was dumbfounded.

"Xinyue?"

He held the wine cup and murmured.

When he saw Zhang Shouyi nod with a smile, his face suddenly turned red, and he didn't know whether he was annoyed, angry, or panicked.

"absurd!"

He suddenly put down the wine cup in his hand, and his breathing became rapid.

When Eunuch An heard this, he came over immediately, asking, "What happened?"

Zhang Shouyi was also surprised.

It was the first time he saw the prince lose his temper so much.

After a brief moment of hesitation, he quickly stood up and apologized: "My humble servant spoke out of turn, please don't blame me, Your Majesty!"

Eunuch An looked at this scene, frowned and stood outside, not knowing for a moment whether he should come in.

Gu Mingheng calmed his rapid breathing.

After a while, he said to Eunuch An, "I'm fine, go down."

After Eunuch An left, Gu Mingheng said to Zhang Shouyi, "You get up too." Seeing Zhang Shouyi's hesitation, Gu Mingheng said, "I don't blame you, I just..."

Gu Mingheng was silent, then reiterated: "You get up first."

Only then did Zhang Shouyi get up.

"Is what you said before true?"

After Gu Mingheng asked Zhang Shouyi to get up, he asked this question again.

He tried to appear as calm as possible, as if he was no different from usual. However, under the table where no one could see, his hands on his knees were clenched tightly and his face actually looked a little tense.

After hearing this, Zhang Shouyi was a little afraid to reply.

He considered carefully and said, "I am not sure, after all, I am not married yet, so maybe I am wrong."

He didn't understand why the prince was like this.

But one could also sense the prince's anger and panic at that moment.

He didn't understand who the other person was that made the prince act like this, and he didn't dare to guess or think deeply about the other person's identity.

There was silence in the house for a moment.

After an unknown amount of time, Gu Mingheng finally said, "Don't mention what happened today to anyone."

Zhang Shouyi hurriedly said, "I won't bother with that."

Even if the prince didn't say it, he knew it.

He promised: "Once I leave this door, I will forget about this matter!"

Gu Mingheng closed his eyes and said, "You go back first. We'll meet again some other day when we have time."

Zhang Shouyi also noticed that he looked very bad at the moment, so he said naturally, "Yes, you should have a good rest."

Looking at the handsome man with his eyes closed and his brows furrowed.

Zhang Shouyi opened his mouth but didn't know what to say, so he just gave up and walked away.

Got outside.

When Eunuch An saw him coming out, he asked in surprise, "Master Zhang, are you leaving now?"

Zhang Shouyi also greeted him respectfully, and then said, "Yes, I have something to do at home, so I have to go back first."

I thought about it.

I guess the prince doesn't want too many people to know what he looks like at this moment.

Zhang Shouyi then took charge and said to Eunuch An: "The prince has something to do right now. If Eunuch An has nothing to do, it is better not to go in and disturb him."

When Eunuch An heard him say this, he looked puzzled.

But thinking of the prince's strange behavior just now, he didn't say anything and just nodded in agreement.

Only then did Zhang Shouyi leave.

Gu Mingheng was sitting in the room and could hear the conversation outside.

He still kept his eyes closed and refused to open them.

My heart was still beating wildly, but I wasn't angry, I was just panicking.

He had previously stopped Zhang Shouyi and said it was ridiculous.

But in fact, he knew in his heart that this might not be ridiculous, because at that moment, what he felt in his heart was not anger, but a kind of nervousness and... helplessness as if the secret in his heart was made public.

Just like this moment.

His heart was filled with helplessness and self-disgust.