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

barracks.

It was already night when Wu Ji saw Gu Mingheng.

Today, Gu Mingheng took the new recruits and the veterans in the barracks to the mountain for a competition. Although the veterans won in the end, everyone was in high spirits.

Everyone had a smile on their face, and a group of people surrounded Gu Mingheng and walked towards the military camp.

"Your Highness, let's train well and we will definitely grab the flag next time!" The captain of the recruit camp said to Gu Mingheng with a smile.

The other recruits also responded one after another, looking like newborn calves who are not afraid of tigers.

When the new recruits first learned that Gu Mingheng was coming to teach them, they were both excited and worried. They were excited because almost all of them had heard of Gu Mingheng's name.

The Great God of War, the emperor's younger brother.

Who in Daqian does not respect King Chang'an?

For the people of Daqian, King Chang'an is the stabilizer in their hearts. As long as King Chang'an is stationed to guard the border, or even as long as King Chang'an's reputation is spread, those bandits will flee in all directions like birds. Who would dare to attack Daqian again?

Worry--

That is naturally because of his identity as King of Chang'an.

They had thought they would see a dignified, unapproachable nobleman, but unexpectedly, in this month, Prince Chang'an ate and trained with them. He ate whatever they ate and did everything himself without any airs at all... These new recruits liked him more and more, and naturally, they were less and less afraid of him.

At this point, even jokes are allowed.

Gu Mingheng was indeed not arrogant. Hearing this, he just smiled and said, "Okay, if you can really win, next time I will ask the chef from Tianxianglou in the city to cook a delicious meal for you and reward you well."

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone immediately became excited.

The veterans were not happy. Several leading soldiers shouted, "Your Majesty, you can't be partial to one and treat the other differently."

Gu Mingheng smiled and said, "Normally, we can be impartial, but not this time. This time, I am the leader of the new recruits. If you want to eat, go find your General Cui."

General Cui was the commander of the military camp outside Beijing.

Sure enough, as soon as Gu Mingheng said this, a group of veteran soldiers and generals swarmed towards General Cui.

The atmosphere here is great.

A group of people followed Gu Mingheng, discussing what to eat tonight.

"Your Highness, let's go eat together." After entering the military camp, someone invited Gu Mingheng to have dinner together.

There was nothing wrong with Gu Mingheng. He was alone anyway, and it would be more lively if he ate with everyone.

It's easy to have wild thoughts when you're alone.

Just as he was about to agree, he saw Wu Ji coming out of the military camp.

Wu Ji wouldn't come here unless he had nothing to do.

The others obviously knew Wu Ji's identity. When Wu Ji came to pay his respects to Gu Mingheng, they knew that they had something to say, so they stopped insisting that Gu Mingheng go with them. General Cui patted his wrinkled clothes and said to Gu Mingheng, "I'll have someone bring food to the prince later."

Gu Mingheng first asked Wu Ji: "Have you eaten?"

Wu Ji said: "Not yet."

Gu Mingheng didn't say much, and only said to General Cui: "Let someone take one more copy."

General Cui responded with a smile.

A group of people said goodbye to Gu Mingheng temporarily and continued to walk towards the military camp, while Gu Mingheng took Wu Ji to the other side.

"Zhou Rang, what's wrong?"

In the recruit camp, Ming Jingrang stopped and looked at Wu Ji.

A new soldier beside him who was on good terms with him saw him suddenly stop and look in the direction where Prince Chang'an left. He thought that Wu Ji didn't know who Wu Ji was, so he smiled and said to him, "This is Guard Wu, the prince's personal bodyguard, he's very capable!"

"Ah."

Ming Jingrang withdrew his gaze. Of course he knew who he was.

I don't know why he came, could it be because of Mingjin? Ming Jingrang couldn't help but wonder.

Few people in the military camp knew his identity. To avoid trouble, he did not tell his family where he was going. Only his eldest brother knew where he was going.

He followed others and walked forward, but he was thinking about many things in his mind.

Did she know that he had left home and gone to the military camp?

Is she okay now…?

Ming Jingrang walked forward step by step.

In such a cheerful atmosphere, Ming Jingrang's mood could not be changed by such high emotions, and he was still in a low mood.

the other side.

Gu Mingheng also learned from Wu Ji that Ming Jin invited him to dinner at his home.

This was something the two had agreed on before.

If this had happened in the past, he would have agreed without even thinking about it.

They will also make preparations in advance for the appointment, and choosing gifts and clothes are both indispensable.

But now...

He thought that a month of separation would allow him to think clearly and return to being what a younger uncle and an elder should be.

But it seems to have no effect.

Normally when everyone is together and busy, he doesn’t think about these things.

But when he saw Wu Ji coming over, his first reaction was anxiety and worry, fearing that something might have happened to Ming Jin.

Now that he knew she was okay and everything was fine with her, he still couldn't face her calmly.

He couldn't imagine how he could face her calmly when he was like this.

If she knew his thoughts, what would she do? Would she be disgusted, afraid, and run away?

Gu Mingheng guessed what might happen and felt that his depressed mood became even more depressing.

He is also afraid.

He didn't dare to gamble.

"Your Majesty?"

Wu Ji couldn't help but look confused as he hadn't heard the prince's voice for a long time.

If the prince knew about the princess' invitation before, he would have agreed with a smile. What happened today?

"The new recruits are still in training recently, and I can't spare the time. Please apologize to her for me and I will go when I am free later." Gu Mingheng finally refused.

Wu Ji was a little surprised.

But this reason was reasonable, and although he felt surprised, he didn't think too much about it.

"Okay, go back and I'll tell the princess about it."

Having said that, Wu Ji still looked at the prince a little more. He always felt that the prince looked a little strange recently.

"Let's go in and eat first." Gu Mingheng didn't want to say more.

After saying this, he walked towards his tent.

Wu Ji followed behind him.

Thinking of another important matter, he spoke again: "By the way, Prince, the Thousand Autumn Banquet will be held in five days. His Majesty has also sent you a verbal order, asking you to be there at that time."

When Gu Mingheng heard the words "Qianqiu Banquet", he paused.

But after just a breath, he lowered his eyes and replied, "Got it."

No more words after that.

Wu Ji finished his dinner.

Fearing that the city gate would be closed when he returned, he hurried back. After finishing his meal, he said goodbye to Gu Mingheng and left. When he was about to reach the entrance of the military camp, he was suddenly stopped by someone: "Guard Wu."

Wu Ji looked in the direction of the sound and saw a man standing in the shadows.

He looked for a while and recognized who the man was.

"bright……"

Subconsciously, he wanted to call him Young Master Ming, but when he thought of Ming Jingrang's status here, Wu Ji swallowed the title back.

He could see that Ming Jingrang had something to say to him.

Wu Ji hesitated for a while, then walked towards the people.

"Is there something?" he asked Ming Jingrang.

Ming Jingrang hesitated for a moment after hearing this.

He knew that Wu Ji didn't like him, and anyone who cared about her probably wouldn't like him. He didn't care about other people's preferences.

But he really... wanted to know about her.

Ming Jingrang clenched his hands. Even though he knew he might be met with sarcasm, he still asked in a hoarse voice: "Is she okay now?"

Although I had already guessed what Ming Jingrang intended to do.

But when he really heard Ming Jingrang asking, Wu Ji remained silent for a moment.

He didn't mock Ming Jingrang's words, but his tone wasn't very good either: "Do you think it makes sense to ask this now?"

This made Ming Jingrang feel more uncomfortable than direct sarcasm. He pursed his thin lips and his face turned pale unconsciously.

indeed.

This doesn't make much sense.

He lowered his head, not knowing what to say for a moment.

Seeing him like this, Wu Ji couldn't help but think of their prince, who had once been depressed because he felt guilty towards the princess.

There were just two people, one did it unintentionally, and the other knew it but did it anyway.

Different properties.

However, Wu Ji could already foresee that the Eighth Young Master would probably spend the rest of his life in guilt and remorse.

"I have been looking for a princess for the prince for ten years." Wu Ji suddenly looked at Ming Jingrang and spoke.

Ming Jingrang knew about this.

From his eldest brother, he learned that Prince Chang'an had been looking for her all these years.

Listening to things I heard before, I feel differently now... Outsiders are like this, but what have they, who should be her closest family members, done over the years?

Ming Jingrang couldn't answer and only felt a sharp pain in his heart.

"In the past ten years, I have traveled almost all over Daqian, and I have seen too many women who have been trafficked... Some of them were sold to poor mountain villages for a few coins or one tael of silver to those who could not find wives."

"Those people marry wives to continue their family line. Do you think they have good intentions? Those women who are sold there are better if they are obedient. Those who are disobedient are often suppressed and insulted. If they want to run away, they will be beaten. Some have their legs broken, and some have their teeth pulled out. As long as they are alive, they have to work and give birth to children for them..."

Wu Ji saw Ming Jingrang's eyes suddenly widen, and a look of disbelief appeared in them.

"You think this is terrible? This is just the tip of the iceberg."

"Some are sold to brothels and secret whorehouses. When they grow up, they have to serve customers, all kinds of customers. Those places know how to suppress a person and how to make people obey. If you don't want to serve customers, they will feed you aphrodisiacs..."

"……do not talk."

Ming Jingrang was almost on the verge of collapse and didn't dare to listen any further.

Wu Ji didn't listen to him, but continued: "Women like this almost never live past their twenties. Even if they do survive, they are often plagued by illness and despised by others for the rest of their lives."

Ming Jing's eyes were filled with tears, and he couldn't bear it anymore: "Stop talking, stop talking..."

Wu Ji had seen Ming Jingrang before.

Flaunt and wanton.

If he had not seen it with his own eyes, he would not have believed that the young man who was breaking down and crying in front of him was actually the young master of the Anyuan Marquis Mansion.

Wu Ji looked at him and sighed.

"Eighth Young Master."

"I'm not telling you this to provoke you. I just want to say that it's not easy for the princess to survive. If it weren't for her intelligence and meeting some good people, do you think she would be alive now?"

The prince still feels guilty and feels that he can never make up for what he owed.

Even people like them feel terrified every time they think about it.

But what about her family members?

"Just because she's living a relatively good life now, do you take it for granted that she hasn't suffered much over the years, and therefore take it for granted that she's in the position of a disadvantaged person?"

"Don't you think this is unfair?"

"Just because the princess won't show weakness or act like a spoiled brat, does that mean she deserves to be abandoned and given in every time?"

"Have you ever thought about what the princess was doing while that woman was enjoying her life, enjoying your love and care?"

"I really don't understand. Why is she aggrieved? A person who has enjoyed the most benefits feels pitiful just because she can't enjoy all the benefits?"

"But those things didn't originally belong to her, did they?"

That was all he had to say.

Before leaving, looking at Ming Jingrang's dejected face, he raised his hand and patted his shoulder.

"I don't know what the princess is like. She looks good, but no one knows the details. It's impossible to say that the past is over, but it's always good to know regret and guilt... You are in the military camp now. General Cui is a good general. Work hard and make some achievements."

"If you don't know what to do now and can't solve something, just leave it to time. Instead of feeling sad and depressed, it's better to do things well and grow up to be able to protect someone."

"At least this way, if the princess needs you in the future, you can still protect her."

After Wu Ji said this, he left.

Ming Jingrang remained in the shadows, unable to stop crying.