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

Yuan Yu rode all the way back home.

When I got home, my parents had already eaten and gone to bed.

He didn't want to make a big fuss and disturb his family's rest, so he asked the servants to go to the kitchen and cook a bowl of noodles and send it to him so that he could fill his stomach.

He didn't have much appetite at the moment anyway.

Just fill your stomach so you don’t wake up in the middle of the night hungry and unable to sleep.

The servant naturally responded quickly and went to the kitchen to give orders, while Yuan Yu continued to walk towards his room in silence.

"Why are you back so late?"

Suddenly a voice came from the front. Yuan Yu looked up and saw his brother walking towards him.

When Yuan Yu saw Yuan Ci, he quickly calmed down and greeted him: "Brother."

Yuan Ci hummed softly.

He did not go to the palace today, but stayed at home to rest. He was wearing a blue suit with a round blessing pattern. Although he looked a little cold, he was still a good man with a handsome face and a slim figure.

Having just come over from his daughter's place, Yuan Ci saw that Yuan Yu was still in his official uniform and his face was not looking very good. Yuan Ci knew that he had been investigating the affairs of Prince Chang'an in the past two days... Although he was the commander of the imperial guards and was close to His Majesty, he really didn't know what had happened to Prince Chang'an this time.

It is impossible for him to take the initiative to find out what His Majesty is intentionally concealing.

All I know is that Prince Chang'an suddenly came to see the emperor that day, and His Majesty suddenly became very angry, and Prince Chang'an finally left with injuries.

Because of his personality, Yuan Ci was not as close to King Chang'an as Yuan Yu was.

But after all, they were in the same circle and had played together when they were young. Moreover, he had great respect for Prince Chang'an, so he took the initiative to ask Yuan Yu: "What did you find out? How is the prince?"

Yuan Yu replied: "The prince has returned."

I didn't expect that King Chang'an had already returned. Yuan Ci was surprised for a moment, but his return was a good thing, so he nodded and didn't ask any more questions.

Seeing that Yuan Yu's face was not right, he asked curiously: "Since the prince has returned, why do you look like this?"

This time, Yuan Yu was at a loss for words.

Firstly, this was Gu Mingheng's private matter. Secondly, this matter also involved Princess Changle, and Princess Changle was about to meet his brother...

Yuan Yu couldn't help but hesitate.

Seeing him like this, Yuan Ci knew that there must be something else going on. However, since Yuan Yu didn't say anything, it was naturally not a good idea to talk about it casually. Yuan Ci was not the kind of person who would dig deep into things, and seeing that Yuan Yu looked embarrassed, he stopped asking.

"It's late, go downstairs and get some rest." He said and prepared to leave.

Yuan Yu couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

But seeing his brother was about to leave, thinking of the tangled matter in his heart, Yuan Yu couldn't help but turn his head and ask Yuan Ci: "Brother, I heard from mother that you agreed to meet Princess Changle?"

Yuan Ci stopped.

He didn't react much and just nodded lightly when he heard it.

"Why?"

Yuan Yu was puzzled and asked, "Didn't you always refuse to agree to this with mother in the past few years? I thought you were going to stay like this forever."

Yuan Yu thought about it and couldn't help but ask in a low voice: "...You are not in love with Princess Changle, are you?"

Although he thought it was shocking that an ice cube like his brother would like someone, but thinking that Gu Mingheng had already begun to show his affection, it didn't seem too surprising that his brother fell in love with Princess Changle.

After all, the charm of this Princess Changle is indeed great.

Especially after the Qianqiu Banquet, these days, whether he was in the Dali Temple or attending court, he could hear many officials talking about the Princess Changle.

The older ones admire it.

The young ones admire them.

But why are they all Princess Changle? And they happen to be the two people closest to him... Yuan Yu is really confused.

When Yuan Ci heard this, he frowned slightly.

It's not that he likes her, but over the years, Princess Changle is indeed a rare woman that he admires.

So when his mother mentioned this matter last night, he did not refuse as he did before, but instead thought it was worth a try.

"Mind your own business."

Obviously, Yuan Ci didn't want to discuss this matter with his brother.

But Yuan Yu was anxious.

Princess Changle is no one else. If his brother really treats her badly in the future, not only will Zhaojun not look at him well, I'm afraid Gu Mingheng will also settle the score with him!

Of course he wanted to get to the bottom of it.

"Brother, if you don't like her, you'd better not harm her. If you marry her and don't take good care of her, I will be the one who will be in trouble!" Yuan Yu said anxiously.

When Yuan Ci heard this, he couldn't help but frown and turned back: "What does this have to do with you?"

Yuan Yu spoke out his true feelings in a hurry. Now he saw his brother looking at him with sharp eyes, and he couldn't help but choked up for a moment.

Naturally, he couldn't reveal Gu Mingheng's affairs, so he could only blame Xu Zhaojun.

"This, this Princess Changle is Zhaojun's friend. If you treat Princess Changle badly, she will naturally not let me go."

Although Yuan Ci felt that Yuan Yu's expression looked a little strange, this reason was sufficient.

He actually didn't want to talk about these private matters with his brother.

But seeing Yuan Yu's anxious and worried look, Yuan Ci was silent for a moment, and finally spoke: "Since I have agreed to this matter, I will naturally treat her sincerely and will not treat her unfairly."

Otherwise, he would not have gone to his daughter tonight to talk to her about this.

Of course, there was also an element of fear that his daughter would not be able to accept it, but wasn't he also considering the future?

"But it's too early to say this now. The princess hasn't agreed yet. It depends on Princess Changle's opinion. I don't know whether she and I can succeed. You're worrying too early."

After Yuan Ci finished speaking this time, he took the initiative to ask Yuan Yu: "Do you have any questions now?"

Yuan Yu has been a little afraid of his elder brother since he was a child.

The elder brother is majestic.

At this moment, he was being looked at by Yuan Ci, so he shook his head repeatedly: "No, no."

Yuan Ci nodded.

This time he didn't say anything more and just walked away.

Yuan Yu didn't stop him anymore.

Watching Yuan Ci leave, Yuan Yu sighed again.

He really didn't want his brother to marry Princess Changle. Of course, it was not because Princess Changle was not a good person, but now that His Majesty already knew about this, could he really watch Princess Changle marry his brother?

or……

Before things became irreversible, he sent Zhaojun to find out what Princess Changle thought?

Although Gu Mingheng spoke with certainty, he felt full of guilt.

But Yuan Yu felt that Princess Changle really did not blame Gu Mingheng for those painful experiences.

The way she clearly distinguishes between gratitude and resentment.

If she really thought that Gu Mingheng was a bad person, she would probably just stop associating with him like she did with those members of the Ming family.

Instead of being like now, taking the initiative to care about Gu Mingheng again and again.

When he went to the palace yesterday, he heard the servants at the gate talking about Princess Changle.

Said she had just been here.

Besides, it was strange that Zhaojun suddenly asked about Gu Mingheng.

Yuan Yu thought this was a good idea. He asked Zhaojun to find out, or directly revealed Gu Mingheng's thoughts to Zhaojun, so that he could find out whether Princess Changle had this intention.

He felt that Gu Mingheng was being too cautious in his treatment of Princess Changle.

It's like treating people as if they were made of crystal.

I was so afraid of accidentally bumping it when holding it in my hands.

But as far as what Princess Changle has done since returning to Beijing is concerned, she is like a female general or a female Zhuge Liang among women.

Why do we need to be so cautious?

Even if she really knew what Gu Mingheng meant, she would just be surprised. If she liked him, that would be the best of both worlds; if she didn't like him, she probably wouldn't think anything of it and would just refuse him openly.

It was not like what Gu Mingheng thought, he was afraid that people would find out and they wouldn't be able to meet in person in the future.

The more he thought about it, the more he was right.

I feel that I still need to do this.

This is just a little unfair to his brother. This is the first time in all these years that his brother has agreed to meet someone.

And if his mother knew that he was the one who interfered, she would never let him off easily.

Yuan Yu sighed and felt very tired.