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

"Really?"

After hearing what Zhou Zhaoru said, Mingyao showed a happy expression.

As she spoke, she put down the chopsticks in her hand and looked at Zhou Zhaoru excitedly. Ming Yao was usually good at disguising herself. Even if it was something she was unhappy about, she could still show some joy. But at this moment, there was no disguise on her face.

Same as Zhou Zhaoru.

She did not conceal her happiness and excitement at all and showed it completely.

She smiled and praised him generously, "Brother is awesome!"

Zhou Zhaoru was older after all, so he couldn't show his emotions so openly. He smiled and said in a disarming way, "What's so great about that? The Prince of Chang'an is going to instruct the entire Yulin Guard, not just your brother alone."

Even so.

But the flamboyance between her eyebrows could not be concealed.

Who doesn't know that her brother Heng is the rookie of this year's Yulin Guard? Not to mention Qin Fei, even the emperor has praised Heng.

As long as Prince Chang'an goes there, he will know who the outstanding one is.

Mingyao obviously thought so too.

She still smiled and said, "Brother is so capable, he will definitely be favored by King Chang'an!"

Although she was a little afraid of King Chang'an.

But if her brother could really win the favor of King Chang'an and support him to rise to the top, then when she goes to the temple in the future, she will definitely pray to God to protect his safety.

Mingyao thought happily and even had this beautiful dream with Zhou Zhaoru.

This unrelated mother and daughter were dreaming of a bright future, but ended up making Mingjin, their biological daughter, look like an outsider.

Although Ming Jin didn't say anything, he was thinking about something in his mind, but this matter had nothing to do with Ming Jingheng and the Ming family.

She was thinking about Gu Mingheng.

Until Zhou Zhaoru's voice came to my ears: "Yanyan, what are you thinking about?"

Mingjin looked up.

Then she saw Zhou Zhaoru and Ming Yao were looking at her.

Ming Jin said with a smile, "I was thinking that the King of Chang'an has such a good eye, he will definitely choose my elder brother and support him to rise to the top."

Not to mention Zhou Zhaoru, even Ming Yao didn't expect that these words would be said by Ming Jin.

She always felt that this woman had bad intentions.

Seeing her smiling and saying these nice things about my brother, I always feel that she is not sincere, or has other intentions.

Zhou Zhaoru didn't think so much.

Hearing her own daughter say this, she could no longer hide the smile on her face.

"You girl—"

She looked at Ming Jin with a smile and said something, and her eyes looking at Ming Jin were much softer than before.

She heard from her husband yesterday that Yanyan is a lucky little star.

Hearing Yanyan say this, she felt that her words were true and Heng'er would definitely be favored by King Chang'an and be promoted in the future.

Mingjin smiled.

He didn't respond to Zhou Zhaoru's words and continued eating his breakfast.

Her words were not without reason. In her previous life, Gu Mingheng had indeed taken a liking to Ming Jingheng at first.

She still remembered that day when Ming Jingheng ran to her with an excited look on his face and said to her excitedly: "Little sister, do you know? The prince not only taught me martial arts today, but also praised me!"

At that time, she and Ming Jingheng were very good friends.

Seeing her brother so happy, she was naturally happy too, and praised Gu Mingheng for his vision.

Later, Ming Jingheng did rise rapidly for a while because of this, but later, for some reason, Gu Mingheng suddenly disliked Ming Jingheng again.

But Ming Jingheng had already been promoted by then, so whether Gu Mingheng liked him or not was not that important anymore.

Ming Jin didn't care whether Ming Jingheng would be promoted or whether he would be favored by the King of Chang'an, and he was too lazy to pay attention to it.

She just took a short break and then continued to enjoy her breakfast.

However, Zhou Zhaoru and Mingyao and her daughter were still talking.

Zhou Zhaoru hoped that her husband and son could get promoted, so she naturally wanted to have some fun, especially since her biological daughter had also returned.

If he is a good-for-nothing, that's fine.

But her daughter Yanyan was so outstanding, with impeccable appearance and manners, so Zhou Zhaoru naturally wanted to show off to outsiders.

"By the way, Yanyan, when your grandmother comes home in a while, I want to hold a party for you so that everyone can get to know you."

When Zhou Zhaoru said this, Ming Jin was still eating a soup dumpling with his brows lowered.

Hear this.

She raised her slightly drooped eyebrows calmly.

In her previous life, Zhou Zhaoru also held a banquet for her.

But it was delayed again and again. After his grandmother asked him to do so, Zhou Zhaoru had no choice but to hold a banquet for her.

However, given her personality at that time, it was inevitable that she would make a fool of herself.

Those people looked at her as if she were a gorilla. They said friendly words but their eyes were full of curiosity.

Mingyao and her group of friends were also there to take charge.

For her, it was already very difficult not to make any friends, let alone avoid being laughed at.

Later, because of a small incident, some trouble arose.

Although it was harmless, Zhou Zhaoru felt ashamed and disliked her even more. In the future, if there were any banquets, he would only invite her if his grandmother asked him to, or if there was really no other way...

The rest of the time, she never took her out.

When others saw this, they naturally knew that her own daughter was not liked, and they treated her even more contemptuously.

The servants are like this.

The same is true for outsiders.

Even though her grandmother protected her, Mingjin suffered a lot in private at that time.

I didn't expect that Zhou Zhaoru would take the initiative to ask this in this life.

She found it funny.

People are really strange.

There are some things that you desperately want, want to get, and want to hold tightly in your hands, but they just don’t give them to you. They even think you are greedy and ask you to stick to your duty.

Now she doesn't want it so much, but they stuffed everything into her hands, including tokens, lotus leaf chicken rice, and banquets...

I don’t know exactly which link went wrong.

But Mingjin is never afraid of anything.

Even if it was a storm, she would not be afraid, let alone these things.

"Okay."

She responded with a smile.

When Zhou Zhaoru saw that she agreed, he naturally became happier.

She discussed with Mingjin, "I have discussed it with your father. August 23 is your birthday. There is no need to find another excuse. When the time comes, mother will definitely give you a grand birthday."

"Mom will make up for what I owe you in the past ten years." She promised Mingjin with a smile.

When Ming Jin heard the date, he raised his eyebrows again.

She looked across.

Sure enough, Mingyao's face turned pale again.

The joy that was on his face just now was no longer visible.

Since he has occupied her identity for so long, Mingyao has naturally celebrated her birthday all these years. Zhou Zhaoru chose this day to bring her out to everyone. What will those outsiders think?

Mingjin could guess it.

Zhou Zhaoru has really changed.

I even forgot to consider the feelings of my precious daughter.

Mingjin found it funny and also a little sarcastic.

She didn't say anything, as if Zhou Zhaoru had the final say.

Zhou Zhaoru was naturally happy that his daughter was so obedient.

It was not until he caught a glimpse of his adopted daughter on the other side that Zhou Zhaoru's face suddenly changed and he secretly said in his heart that something was wrong.

I was so focused on Yanyan before that I forgot about Yaoyao.

After all, she still has this daughter in her heart.

Seeing her pale face, she naturally held her hand and said, "Don't worry, mother hasn't forgotten you. You two sisters will celebrate your birthday together then."

However, although he said this and comforted the adopted daughter beside him, Zhou Zhaoru's eyes were still looking towards Mingjin.

Obviously, he was still a little afraid that Mingjin would be angry.

Ming Jin saw it and smiled generously: "Okay, I don't mind."

When Zhou Zhaoru heard this, he immediately felt relieved.

She knew that Yanyan was a sensible person!

However, after making such a comparison, Zhou Zhaoru looked at the bright and generous smile of his biological daughter, and then at the pale and weak face of his adopted daughter, and he couldn't help feeling a little dislike.

Rich families like theirs naturally like girls who are open and generous. Yaoyao is well-behaved, obedient and sensible, but sometimes she thinks too much and cares too much... In the end, she is not presentable enough.

As she thought about this, her concerns faded, and without further comfort, she withdrew her hand and started eating.

Mingyao's face turned even paler when he saw her change in attitude.

She didn't dare say anything, but she clenched her hands under the table.

Especially when Mingyao heard her mother discussing with that woman who to invite without asking her opinion at all, her fingernails couldn't help but dig into her flesh.

Her skin ached, but she didn't dare let go.

She was afraid that if she let go, she would collapse emotionally.

But neither Zhou Zhaoru nor Ming Jin paid attention to her at this moment.

"It's the Sun family. I don't know whether I should invite them at the moment." Zhou Zhaoru suddenly said.

Ming Jin had been listening to Zhou Zhaoru talking about who to invite, and she had no objection. She was even too lazy to say anything more and didn't take it to heart. Everything was arranged by Zhou Zhaoru.

Until she heard the name Sun family, she suddenly stopped eating.

"Sun family?"

She spoke, her eyes falling on Zhou Zhaoru.

Zhou Zhaoru thought she didn't know, and smiled as he explained to her, "It's the Sun family that produced a prince's concubine. The head of the family is You Tongzheng, who was a colleague of your father for a while."

When Ming Jin heard her say this, she was sure that this was the Sun family she knew.

She doesn't know what's going on outside.

He just pretended to be confused and asked Zhou Zhaoru: "Since you used to be a colleague with your father, why don't you invite me? Is there any conflict between you and your father?"

"That's not the case. After your father joined the Ministry of War, he didn't have much contact with this Lord Sun."

Zhou Zhaoru explained why he did not invite them: "Something happened to the Sun family yesterday."

Ming Jin's heart moved, but his expression did not change at all. He still asked in confusion, "What happened?"