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

Ming Jin raised an eyebrow.

She didn't expect that Ming Jingheng would not be appreciated by Gu Mingheng today. This was different from her previous life.

However, whether Ming Jingheng was appreciated by Gu Mingheng had nothing to do with her.

She withdrew her curious and interested gaze and let the servant go in first to pass on the message.

Zhou Zhaoru was still trying to be a peacemaker, speaking for Ming Jingheng: "Heng'er didn't do it on purpose, why do you keep talking about Heng'er?"

"It's normal for a horse to stumble and a person to make mistakes. Even the King of Chang'an can't guarantee that he will be invincible every time, right?"

Although Zhou Zhaoru did not expect this result.

But she felt sorry for her eldest son after all. Seeing her eldest son being scolded by her husband in front of so many people and his face becoming paler and paler, she naturally could not sit still.

Ming Yao, who was standing next to him with an anxious look on her face, saw Zhou Zhaoru speak and immediately spoke for Ming Jingheng.

"Father, don't blame my brother. My brother must have not rested well in the past two days, which is why he is like this."

When Ming Yuandu heard this, he looked at Ming Jingheng, then at Ming Yao, but didn't say anything more.

However, when Zhou Zhaoru heard this, she frowned again and looked at Ming Jingheng.

Seeing that his face looked a little off, Zhou Zhaoru asked worriedly, "Heng'er, what's wrong with you? Why didn't you get enough rest? Are you sick?"

Ming Jingheng heard this but didn't say anything.

Suddenly, a servant came in from outside and said, "My Lord, Madam, the Seventh Miss is here."

Everyone looked outside in the direction of the sound and saw Ming Jin walking in.

Seeing Ming Jin's figure, Ming Yuandu was the first to relax his brows.

"coming."

He greeted Mingjin with a smile.

Zhou Zhaoru also called her "Yanyan" with a smile.

Ming Yao and Ming Jingheng had different expressions.

But Mingyao always concealed it, even if she didn't like Mingjin, she didn't show it. But when she turned around and saw her brother staring at Mingjin's direction without blinking, and saw the sadness and apology in his eyes, she felt a little uncomfortable again.

The smile that just appeared on his face could no longer be maintained and disappeared again.

She clenched her hands and hid under the table. She pursed her red lips and said hello to Ming Jin, then said nothing more.

Ming Jin ignored them and just greeted Zhou Zhaoru and Ming Yuandu. Then Ming Yuandu called him to sit next to him.

As soon as he sat down, Ming Yuandu asked Ming Jin with concern: "How is your health?"

Mingjin was not seriously ill originally, he just used the excuse of feeling unwell as he was too lazy to come.

When asked by Ming Yuandu at this moment, he naturally said, "It's okay."

Ming Yuandu felt relieved.

"Remember to tell your family if you have any problems, don't keep them to yourself."

He looked like a good-tempered and loving father at this moment, which surprised Ming Jin. Even on the day she just came back, Ming Yuandu's attitude towards her had not been so kind and friendly.

Ming Yuandu has always believed in the principle of strict father.

Even if there are occasional expressions of affection, the emotions are not expressed outwardly.

What's going on today?

Mingjin was a little curious.

Moreover, she always felt that the way Ming Yuandu looked at her at this moment was not just the loving look of a father looking at his daughter, but seemed to contain something else.

In addition, Ming Yuandu seems to be in a good mood today?

She took the hot towel brought by the servant, wiped her hands and asked, "Is there any good news for father?"

When Ming Yuandu heard this, he couldn't help laughing.

But he stroked his long beard pretending to be reserved and said: "Your coming back is the greatest joy for your father."

Ming Jin couldn't help but sneer in his heart after hearing these hypocritical words.

However, it also made me more certain that there must be some happy event in Mingyuandu, and it must be a big happy event.

Otherwise he wouldn't be so happy.

There are not many things that can make Ming Yuandu so happy. Ming Jin guessed that it must be related to his official position.

But at this time in his previous life, Ming Yuandu had not been promoted.

He has been staying in the position of Vice Minister of the Ministry of War, which is neither too high nor too low.

Zhou Zhaoru quickly cleared up her confusion: "Your father will probably be able to join the cabinet soon."

She was also very happy when she said this.

Her gaze towards Ming Jin also softened. Like Ming Yuandu, she also felt deeply at this moment that Yanyan was the little lucky star of their Ming family.

This is not.

When Yanyan arrived, the Marquis was no longer angry and stopped scolding Heng'er.

"cabinet?"

Ming Jin looked at Ming Yuandu with a little surprise.

Ming Yuandu was still stroking his carefully groomed long beard. When he saw Ming Jin looking at him in surprise, the corners of his lips curled up, and he looked happy, which he wanted to hide but couldn't.

"What are you going to tell the kids when there's still no sign of anything?" he said to Zhou Zhaoru angrily.

Zhou Zhaoru said disapprovingly: "There are no outsiders here, so tell me what happened. Judge Lu even came to our house to see Yanyan in person."

"It's spread outside, too."

"Today, someone asked the servants in our mansion what was going on."

When Ming Yuandu heard this, he couldn't help but stop what he was doing and frowned: "They didn't say anything nonsense, did they?"

Although he felt that this matter was 90 percent certain, it would still be bad if the news became widely known outside.

Zhou Zhaoru glared at him and said, "Do you really think I'm stupid? I didn't even tell Xiao Rang, so how could I tell the servants? Except for Jingyue and Mama Cui, the servants outside don't know the truth, so they naturally don't dare to say anything."

Ming Yuandu felt relieved after hearing this.

"There is basically no problem with this matter, but after all, His Majesty's decree has not come down yet. You should just pretend that you don't know anything. If others ask, don't mention it too much." Ming Yuandu instructed the children again.

Ming Yao and Ming Jingheng naturally agreed immediately.

Mingjin said nothing.

She was still thinking about it until the others looked over. Seeing everyone's looks, she smiled and replied, "You forgot, where can I say it?"

Everyone at the table, except Mingyao, looked sad and distressed.

Especially Ming Jingheng, his eyes couldn't help but turn red.

He looked at Ming Jin and opened his mouth to speak, but for a moment he didn't know what to say. He could only look at her with a distressed face.

Ming Yuandu naturally didn't say much.

He comforted Mingjin and told Zhou Zhaoru, "Take Yanyan out for a walk and meet more people."

Zhou Zhaoru knew what to do without Ming Yuandu saying anything.

She nodded quickly and said, "I know."

Just then the servants came to serve the dishes. Zhou Zhaoru felt sorry for Mingjin and personally picked out a lot of sweet dishes that Mingjin liked for her.

Mingjin naturally enjoyed it to his heart's content without being polite.

During the meal, Ming Yuandu talked to Ming Jingheng again: "This time, thanks to your teacher's help, it's not convenient for me to go over now, so remember to go over and thank your teacher."

"Please invite your teacher to your home for dinner next time. I have to thank him for this."

When Ming Jingheng heard his father talking about serious matters, he put away his thoughts for a moment and responded to Ming Yuandu.

"Okay, it just so happens that the teacher asked me to go to his house for dinner when I'm free a while ago. I haven't seen him and his wife for a long time. Next time I have a day off, I'll go over to see them and thank the teacher properly."

The family was happily eating dinner at the table.

Ming Jin also enjoyed the meal, but her happiness was different from that of the rest of the Ming family.

She simply thought the dinner was delicious.

Ming Jin saw Ming Yuandu looking happy out of the corner of his eye. He really didn't know what went wrong or if Ming Yuandu was overthinking.

But recalling Ming Yuandu's facial expression changes in his previous life...

Is he thinking too much?

Ming Yuandu was not among those selected by the cabinet this time.

Even in the following three years, when the cabinet was in turmoil several times, Ming Yuandu was nowhere to be seen coming and going.

He entered the cabinet after Gu Changxuan ascended the throne.

As for Ming Jingheng's teacher, Li Shunchun, he actually didn't stay in the cabinet for long.

But from this perspective, the arrival of Judge Lu is indeed a bit strange.

Ming Jin originally thought that His Majesty sent him here because of his grandmother, but now it seems that is not the case, otherwise Ming Yuandu would not have misunderstood like this.

Mingjin was thinking while eating.

The next time Judge Lu comes to her house, she should ask him what the situation is.

It can't be that the current emperor feels sorry for her, right?

Ming Jin thought back to the several times she had met the emperor in her previous life. His expression towards her was never very good. Every time he looked at her, it was as if she owed him something.

Mingjin found his own guess funny.

What could she owe the emperor today? It was really confusing.

After dinner.

As usual, Mingjin left after not staying for long.

Zhou Zhaoru wanted to keep her to talk, but Ming Yuandu was afraid that she was not feeling well, so he told her to go back and rest.

Zhou Zhaoru didn't say much and told Mingjin to go back and have a good rest.

Mingjin nodded.

Then he walked out without hesitation.

Not long after walking, Ming Jin suddenly heard footsteps coming from behind him. The footsteps were heavy and urgent, and someone was jogging towards him. Ming Jin knew who was following him without looking back.

Sure enough, a familiar male voice was heard from behind.

"Yan Yan!"

The gentle male voice revealed a hint of hesitation, just like the look on his face when he looked at the girl.

Mingjin looked normal.

She turned around, looked at the young man not far behind her, and asked calmly, "What's the matter?"

Her attitude was completely different from what it had been before inside.

When they were inside, Mingjin spoke with a smile and called him brother. He was flattered and very happy, thinking that Yanyan had let it go and didn't blame him anymore.

Now it seems not.

Ming Jingheng couldn't help but feel even more sour when he saw this.

His jealousy was partly for himself, but more for Yanyan.

I'm obviously unhappy but I still have to hide it and pretend.

She should be scared too, right?

I am afraid that my family will dislike me if I don’t perform well.

When Ming Jingheng thought of this, he couldn't help but feel even more distressed for her.

He looked at Mingjin.

He had a lot to say to his little sister.

But every time he looked into her clear eyes, he was speechless.

The two looked at each other from a distance.

Although the distance was not far, Ming Jingheng felt as if there was an uncrossable galaxy between them.

Seeing that he didn't say anything, Mingjin couldn't help but become a little impatient.

She didn't even ask a question, she just looked away and prepared to leave.

But Ming Jingheng became even more panicked when he saw her like this.

"Yan Yan!"

He chased after her for a few more steps, and after watching her leave, he finally said, "I want to go see Xiao Rang, do you want to come with me?"

"Don't go."

Ming Jin said this without turning his head, and continued walking forward as usual, with no intention of stopping.

Ming Jingheng followed for a few steps at first, but seeing that the thin girl not far away never turned back or stopped, he finally stopped with a pale face.

Ming Jingheng looked at Ming Jin's departing figure until he was out of sight, then he withdrew his gaze with a dejected look on his face.

There was a sudden noise behind me.

Ming Jingheng was afraid that a maid might see this scene and report it to her mother, so he hurriedly looked in the direction of the sound.

"Who?"

His eyes were sharp at this moment, and his usually gentle face seemed a little serious.

It wasn't until he saw a familiar figure that his expression turned into surprise: "Yaoyao, why is it you? Why did you come out?"

He frowned again as he spoke: "How much have you seen?"

Faced with Ming Jingheng's inconsistent behavior, Ming Yao began to feel sad.

When had her brother ever treated her like this before?

Even when she first entered the mansion, her brother was friendly to her even though he didn't like her.

She knew what she should say.

But seeing her brother's previous depressed look, and now his fearful and worried look, Ming Yao couldn't stand it. She suddenly strode over, stood in front of Ming Jingheng, and said in a choked voice: "How could she do this to you?"

"If she wants to blame someone, she should blame me. Why did she treat my brother like this?"

She felt sorry for Ming Jingheng.

But when Ming Jingheng heard these words, he just frowned.

He knew she must have seen it all.

But facing Mingyao's appearance at this moment, he was not moved.

"What nonsense are you talking about?" he said in a deep voice, looking behind her with a fearful look on his face.

Fortunately.

There was no one else behind Mingyao.

Ming Jingheng retracted his gaze and said to Ming Yao, "Forget everything you just saw. I don't want anyone else to know."

Yanyan's life has been very difficult already, and he really doesn't want his parents to blame her after they find out.

He also didn't want Yanyan to misunderstand him.

He didn't want Yanyan to hate him even more.

So Ming Jingheng looked at Ming Yao, uncontrollably raising his tone, and admonished Ming Yao: "Do you understand?"

Mingyao didn't say anything.

She closed her lips, lowered her head and remained silent. It was the first time she faced Ming Jingheng with such an attitude.

Seeing her like this, Ming Jingheng's already frowned brows deepened.

"Yaoyao!" he called out again in a very serious tone.