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

Ming Jin didn't notice that when Hua Sui helped her get on the carriage, there was a horse parked in the alley on the other side.

Gu Mingheng was sitting astride Zhao Ye and was looking towards her.

Gu Mingheng was summoned back to Beijing today.

After staying outside the city for a month, his royal brother summoned him several times, but he always made excuses for his work. However, this time, it was an urgent summons, as if the emperor would come and arrest him personally if he didn't go back.

Gu Mingheng knew that he couldn't avoid it any longer, so he had to bite the bullet and come back.

Unexpectedly, when I came back, I saw Mingjin's carriage.

They hadn't seen each other for a month. Now, looking at each other from across the long street, Gu Mingheng felt that his heart, which had been suppressed for so long, seemed to be rekindled.

Or maybe——

It did not turn into dead ashes, but a spark that ignited and then turned into a prairie fire.

Gu Mingheng knew it very well.

His efforts over the past month were in vain.

He still failed to suppress his inappropriate thoughts, which even intensified and became far worse than before.

How can he get married when he is like this?

He couldn't bear to harm others with such thoughts.

This is also unfair to others.

He held the reins tightly in his palms and looked ahead helplessly.

His eyes followed the departing carriage until it was out of sight. Then he sighed and withdrew his silence.

He was alone in the alley and silent.

There wasn't much light in the alley, but some of it still shone on him. He lowered his head, not knowing what he was thinking.

The thick eyelashes cast two fan-shaped shadows on the handsome face.

When Mingrong came out after shopping and was being helped by Mu Jin to get into the carriage, she happened to see where Gu Mingheng was because of her position.

When Mingrong saw Gu Mingheng, her eyes lit up.

She originally wanted to go over to pay her respects and congratulate him.

Unexpectedly, the Prince of Chang'an, who had originally lowered his head, suddenly seemed to have made up his mind, suddenly picked up the reins and rode away.

The speed was so fast that Mingrong had to stop where he was, without even having time to make a sound.

"Is that the King of Chang'an?"

Mu Jin also saw Gu Mingheng's figure, but the speed was too fast and she couldn't see it clearly.

Mingrong hummed softly.

She looked at Gu Mingheng's departing figure and thought of the lost expression on the Prince of Chang'an's face when he looked ahead when he came out just now.

look back.

But the street was bustling with people and carriages, and no one knew what Prince Chang'an was looking at just now.

she mused.

"Girl? What's wrong with you?"

It was not until he heard Mu Jin's voice that Ming Rong came back to his senses and said, "Nothing, let's go."

After she finished speaking, she ignored Gu Mingheng who was walking away and got on the carriage and went back.

……

Gu Mingheng went straight into the palace.

Compared to his hesitation and struggle when he came here, he entered the palace this time with a clear goal and firm steps.

He set out from Donghua Gate and went directly to Wenyuan Hall where Emperor Zhenguang was currently.

Emperor Zhenguang was reviewing memorials on the Luohan bed by the window. When he heard that Gu Mingheng had come, he was naturally overjoyed and hurriedly said, "Let him in quickly."

For a while, he even stopped reviewing memorials to the emperor.

Zhongning smiled and went out to summon him personally.

Gu Mingheng walked in.

"Royal brother." He walked in and saluted Emperor Zhenguang.

Emperor Zhenguang smiled and said, "Get up quickly."

When Gu Mingheng got up, he asked someone to sit opposite him. Looking at Gu Mingheng's face, he did not hide his heartache for his brother: "Why are you thinner again? I told you not to work so hard. You finally came back from guarding the border, it's time for you to have a good rest."

"I don't feel tired sharing my brother's worries."

Gu Mingheng said this as usual, but he did not get up and continued to kneel.

Emperor Zhenguang was indeed surprised and asked, "Why are you still kneeling?"

After that, he looked at Gu Mingheng's outfit with dissatisfaction: "You didn't even go home to wash up after coming back. Look at you. Miss Zhao and the daughter of Lu are already at your sister-in-law's place. Zhongning, take Yixian in, find him a set of my regular clothes to change into, and then wash him up properly."

"I am so rough, but I am lucky to have a good face, otherwise I can't show it to you."

Although he said this, Emperor Zhenguang's eyes were full of satisfaction and relief towards Gu Mingheng.

How could he not be happy when his younger brother finally agreed to get married? He was now looking forward to Yixian settling the marriage as soon as possible so that they could have children sooner rather than later, so that he wouldn't be alone and helpless, which would make him too embarrassed to face his deceased father and mother during the annual sacrifices to the heavens and ancestors.

Zhong Ning was very eloquent, so he smiled and flattered her: "Your Highness is so handsome, even if he was wearing sackcloth, those girls would be moved when they saw you."

"Your Highness, let me take you downstairs to wash up?" Zhongning said as he was about to bend down to help Gu Mingheng.

But Gu Mingheng still had no intention of getting up.

Now, not to mention Zhongning, even Emperor Zhenguang noticed that something was wrong.

"What's wrong with you?" Emperor Zhenguang finally frowned.

Zhongning glanced at the two brothers and realized that the atmosphere was not right. He withdrew first and asked the other palace servants to leave. He waited in the outer hall to watch over the two of them to prevent any ignorant people from coming over.

Unexpectedly, just as Zhongning stood outside, he heard the sound of porcelain cups breaking from inside, accompanied by the anger of Emperor Zhenguang: "What did you say, you bastard!"

Zhongning was shocked when he heard this outside, and his eyes suddenly widened.

Your Majesty loves the prince more than any other prince.

In all these years, His Majesty was only so angry nine years ago when the prince insisted on going to garrison the border.

What happened today?

Zhongning stood outside trembling with fear.

Gu Mingheng, who was still kneeling inside, didn't pay attention to the blood flowing down even though his forehead was hit by the teacup. Instead, he knelt straight and repeated what he had said before: "I don't want to get married."

"you you--"

As happy as he was to see Gu Mingheng just now, Emperor Zhenguang was as angry at this moment. He picked up something on the table and wanted to throw it at him, but when he saw Gu Mingheng's face half stained with blood, he finally couldn't bear it and put the inkstone back. Emperor Zhenguang gritted his teeth and could only slam the table and shout, "You bastard, what are you doing?"

"Before, the girl from the Ming family was not found, and I knew you were upset, so when you said you didn't want to get married, I didn't say anything to you."

"But the girl from the Ming family is alive and well now. When you came back, you also promised me that you would get married. Why don't you want to marry her now?"

"Gu Mingheng, what the hell are you crazy about?"

Emperor Zhenguang did not notice the change in Gu Mingheng's expression when he heard the girl from the Ming family.

"It has nothing to do with her. I just don't want to get married." Gu Mingheng said with his head down.

"you--"

When Emperor Zhenguang saw that he refused to give even a reason, he naturally became even more angry. He glared at him and even forgot to use the title "I".

"I think you've really lost your mind!"

"Your sister-in-law and I have been taking care of you for so long, and you just say you don't want to get married?"

"No need to say it!"

"You go back home and reflect on yourself. Since you can't choose one yourself, I will choose one for you. When the day comes, you will marry me!"

He just doesn't believe that he can't be cured!

Gu Mingheng seemed to have known this result long ago. He was still kneeling on the ground. Upon hearing this, he just said, "This minister will not marry."

"If my royal brother wants someone else to be his widow, then I have nothing to say."

"What did you say!"

"Widow, you bastard, how dare you threaten me!"

Emperor Zhenguang was really angry this time. He got up directly from the Arhat bed and kicked Gu Mingheng on the shoulder. Watching Gu Mingheng fall to the ground, he was so angry that his liver hurt.

"Okay, okay, I don't think you need to commit suicide. I will just kill you. I don't have the face to go see my father and mother anyway, so I might as well take you with me to kowtow to them."

As Emperor Zhenguang said this, he picked up the inkstone in his hand and was about to smash it at the person.

Zhongning heard the noise outside and hurriedly ran in. When he saw the scene, he was so scared that he rushed over and knelt in front of Emperor Zhenguang, hugged his legs and shouted, "Your Majesty, don't do this. If you hit him with this stick, the prince will really die."

Emperor Zhenguang naturally couldn't bear to do so.

At this time, Zhongning was present, and there happened to be a staircase downstairs. He allowed Zhongning to take the inkstone back from his hand, but seeing Gu Mingheng's stubborn attitude, Emperor Zhenguang was still very angry: "Look at this bastard, what's the difference between being dead and alive!"

After Zhongning snatched the inkstone, he breathed a sigh of relief and turned to Gu Mingheng and said, "Your Highness, please say a few good words to His Majesty. His Majesty has been working hard for your marriage recently."

After hearing this, Gu Mingheng fell silent.

He also knew that his brother had worked hard for him over the years. If possible, he would also like to fulfill his brother's wish, but there were some things he really couldn't do...

He really couldn't hide such an idea and marry someone else.

Rather than that.

It’s better to be alone all my life.

"I know that my brother is good to me. From childhood to adulthood, my brother has always treated me the best."

Emperor Zhenguang's expression relaxed for a moment after hearing what Gu Mingheng said. He was about to speak when he heard Gu Mingheng say, "But my brother, I really can't get married. I beg you to help me."

As Gu Mingheng spoke, he bowed his head and knelt on the ground.

Emperor Zhenguang's heart had just softened, but after hearing the rest of the story, his face turned livid again: "You——"

He wanted to ask Gu Mingheng why he was so good and refused to get married, but a possibility occurred to him. His face suddenly changed drastically, and he questioned Gu Mingheng: "Have you also learned to dislike good men and like men?"

Gu Mingheng moved slightly. He wanted to say that he didn't, but seeing that his royal brother was determined to get to the bottom of it, if he didn't give him an answer, he would probably guess that it was Mingjin sooner or later... At that time, with his royal brother's means, he would either force Mingjin to marry him, or use Mingjin to threaten him to marry a wife.

Gu Mingheng didn't want to choose either of these two options.

Just keep silent.

"you really--"

Seeing that he remained silent, Emperor Zhenguang thought that he had guessed correctly. He was so angry that his eyes turned red: "Get lost, go to the imperial mausoleum and kneel down. When you figure it out, come back here!"

"Yes."

Gu Mingheng kowtowed to Emperor Zhenguang without hesitation and stood up.

Before leaving, looking at the extremely angry Emperor Zhenguang, Gu Mingheng hesitated for a moment, but could not bear it, and said again: "My Royal Brother, please take care of your health, and don't be sad for me."

Emperor Zhenguang didn't want to hear that. He glared at him and shouted angrily, "Get out!"

Gu Mingheng pursed his lips and lowered his eyes.

With blood all over his face, he bowed to Emperor Zhenguang again before retreating.