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

Gu Mingheng looked forward and saw a man in purple casual clothes and a pair of peach blossom eyes leaning against a tree looking at him.

This person is the second son of the Yuan family in the capital, Yuan Yu.

Unlike Yuan Zheng from the Yingzhou branch of the Yuan family, Yuan Zheng and Yuan Yu, although both are members of the Yuan family and are of similar age, Yuan Zheng is even two years older than Yuan Yu.

But these two people are not on the same level, whether in terms of behavior or talent and means.

Yuan Zheng is 22 years old this year. He had to rely on the support of his family to barely pass the imperial examination and become a juren, but then he stopped making any progress.

But Yuan Yu is only twenty years old this year, but he is already a fifth-rank official in the Dali Temple in Beijing, in charge of case reviews and inspections in various prefectures and cities.

Although the position is not high, the authority is enormous.

You can also meet His Majesty directly.

This time he came to Yingzhou because he was called by Gu Mingheng with a letter.

"How did things go?"

Although Gu Mingheng and Yuan Yu have a difference in generation, they have similar personalities and have always had a good relationship, and they often interact with each other privately.

"No way, Gu Mingheng, I just finished my work and came back, but you didn't even say a word of reward or consolation, but instead asked me how I did it? Are you a human being?" Yuan Yu was very dissatisfied and could no longer maintain the smile on his face.

Gu Mingheng was too lazy to listen to his nonsense. He stared at Yuan Yu with his phoenix eyes.

Yuan Yu was defeated by him and raised his hands in surrender: "Okay, okay, you are so good, I admit defeat."

Although he was mumbling "Gu Ba Pi", Yuan Yu still told the truth about what he had found out: "The Yangzhou prefecture was behind the Xiu Li Lou. However, when I followed this clue, I found that the one who was backing the Yangzhou prefect was Situ Lian."

Wu Ji followed the two of them.

Naturally, a clever servant brought tea over.

Wu Ji took it personally and placed it on the stone table. Hearing this, he couldn't help but frown and said, "No wonder this Xiuli Tower has stood for so many years and no one has found out. It turns out that Situ Lian is protecting it."

Situ Lian was the governor of Nanzhili, ranking third in rank, in charge of the province's finances and civil affairs. Although he could not be called a local emperor, he was considered the second in command of Nanzhili.

Among Gu Mingheng's subordinates, the one who was most indignant about this matter was undoubtedly Wu Ji.

In the past ten years, he had been searching for Miss Ming, sleeping in the open air and meeting many poor women along the way. Whenever he thought of Miss Ming Liu, he would think of her being hidden in such a shameful place. If he hadn't destroyed himself and stopped those people from thinking of him, he would have been like those women who had fallen into prostitution...

No wonder the master is so angry.

He is angry too!

"This Situ Lian is in charge of such a large Nanzhili, but he allows his subordinates to do whatever they want and rob women! I think this Xiu Li Building is where he buys off and bribes those people, what a bastard!"

Wu Ji has a rude personality and a quick temper.

He became angrier and angrier as he spoke, until Zhuo Qian pulled him, and then he suddenly reacted.

He quickly glanced at his master, and sure enough, his face became increasingly ugly.

Wu Ji's face changed slightly. He realized that he had said something wrong and quickly slapped his mouth.

"My subordinate made a mistake."

Yuan Yu also knew what the fatal pulse of his good friend was.

In the past ten years, his good friend has not slept well even for a single day. He deliberately sent himself to guard the border. As a prince, he punished himself by sleeping in the open air every day in order to atone his sins.

One time they drank and slept in the same room.

When he woke up from the table in the middle of the night, he heard Gu Mingheng, who was lying on the couch, sit up with sweat on his face as if he had woken up from a nightmare.

That was when he found out.

It turned out that he had not slept well for a single day in the past ten years.

Every time I fall asleep, I dream of the missing Miss Ming Liu, and then I wake up in shock. Only by making myself very sleepy can I sleep through the night.

"Don't worry, I have already written a letter and will have it sent to the capital today."

Yuan Yu patted Gu Mingheng on the shoulder and said, "When His Majesty gives the order, the Dali Temple will take over this matter. No matter whether it is Li Shizhong from Yangzhou or Situ Lian from Nanzhili, neither of them can escape."

After a moment of silence, Gu Mingheng suddenly said, "I will go to Yangzhou myself."

Yuan Yu frowned: "Are you going to handle this yourself?"

Gu Mingheng did not give a clear reply, but walked past Yuan Yu and sat on a stone bench nearby. After drinking a sip of tea, he looked at Yuan Yu and asked calmly, "Who do you think Situ Lian belongs to?"

Yuan Yu was stunned by the question.

But he was not just a fifth-rank official in Beijing, he was also a member of the Yuan family. How could he not know?

Not only did he know, he also knew exactly who this Situ Lian belonged to.

Yuan Yu's grandfather was the Grand Tutor of the current dynasty, his father was the Minister of War, and the current Empress in the Weiyang Palace is his aunt, not to mention, she also has a pair of cousins ​​who are the prince and the crown prince.

There were numerous political and party factions fighting in the capital, and the most fierce fighting was between the third prince and the crown prince.

And this Situ Lian is from the lineage of the Third Prince.

His mentor is the current Prime Minister Zheng Qingquan, who is also the third prince's maternal grandfather.

Figured out this relationship.

Yuan Yu quickly understood why Gu Mingheng was going to take over this matter personally.

The Palace of Justice and the Cabinet have always been the emperor's right-hand men and women. Every imperial edict sent to the capital must first go through these two levels of relationships before being presented to the emperor.

If Zheng Qingquan knew about this in advance and let Situ Lian prepare, I'm afraid some things would be destroyed.

It was bad luck for Situ Lian that he happened to run into this killer god and got involved with Miss Ming Liu.

If he really had nothing to do with Xiu Li Tower, that would be fine.

If it was related, even if that old man Zheng Qingquan came forward, he probably wouldn't be able to protect him.

"That's fine. I happen to have nothing to do recently, so I'll accompany you." Yuan Yu was happy to watch this kind of fun.

He actually hoped that Situ Lian was related to Xiu Li Tower.

Situ Lian is a good student of Zheng Qingquan and a powerful man in the Third Prince's lineage.

Nanzhili was very prosperous in both shipping and commerce.

Eliminating Situ Lian would cut off one of Zheng Qingquan's arms, and the third prince would lose a strong supporter.

He actually doesn't want to get involved in those party and government struggles.

But as a member of the Yuan family, there are some things that he cannot ignore just because he doesn't want to.

If Situ Lian can be eliminated this time, the Third Prince's lineage will be seriously damaged, and my grandfather and father will be able to rest assured.

However, Yuan Yu knew that his good friend did not like to get involved in these matters. Although he had always had a good relationship with the Yuan family, it did not mean that he would get involved in these party struggles.

He didn't mention it, but changed the subject and asked something else: "But you are so relieved that you let her go back to the capital alone? I thought you would escort her back to the capital personally."

He looked nonchalant and joking.

Gu Mingheng did not reply, but Wu Ji smiled and said, "Second Master Yuan, take a look at us, is there someone missing?"

Yuan Yu took a look and quickly knew who was missing. Gu Mingheng's personal guard Qingxin was missing.

He looked at Gu Mingheng, his eyes widened, and smacked his lips, "Gu Mingheng, ah, Gu Mingheng, you are really willing to give it up."

Qing Xin's martial arts were superb. If he hadn't been following Gu Mingheng, with his skills, he would probably be ranked among the top in the martial arts world.

There is no need to worry about safety.

But thinking of the conditions in the Anyuan Marquis Mansion in the capital, Yuan Yu became silent again.

He said, "I don't know what Miss Ming Liu will do when she returns to the Marquis' Mansion and sees that situation."

"She is a girl who has finally returned home. If she knew that someone has replaced her there, I don't know how she would feel." Yuan Yu said, and then he sighed.

The scene was speechless for a moment.

Even Wu Ji, who was always talkative, couldn't help but shut up at this moment.

"I heard that although the condition of the wife of Marquis Anyuan has improved a lot in recent years, she still can't leave that man. I don't know if this sixth lady can change anything when she returns, or..."

The person Yuan Yu was talking about was Ming Yao, who is now in Anyuan Marquis Mansion.

There are some inside stories that outsiders don't know, but how could these people present not know? They know that the person who replaced Miss Ming Liu was just a little beggar before.

Because he accidentally picked up Miss Mingliu's jade pendant, he was taken to the Marquis' Mansion for questioning.

I don’t know if she was lucky or what.

At that time, the wife of Marquis Anyuan was crazy. When she saw the little beggar who was about the same age as Miss Ming Liu and had a mole on her nose, she mistook her for Miss Ming Liu. She hugged her tightly and refused to let go, insisting on recognizing her as her own daughter.

After that, I couldn't leave him for a day.

The people from the Anyuan Marquis' Mansion and the Qingyuan Earl's Mansion tried every possible method, but to no avail.

In order to prevent the wife of Marquis Anyuan from getting sick again, they could only temporarily keep the little beggar with her, thinking of doing something else after Miss Mingliu was found.

But after searching for a year, I still couldn't find it.

Mrs. Anyuan Hou's condition gradually improved, but there was one thing: she still couldn't leave the girl. If she left, she would get sick again.

After that, the girl became the sixth daughter of the Ming family.

Gu Mingheng would become upset whenever he thought about this matter. He was only seventeen when he first learned about it. For this reason, he even went to Marquis Anyuan's mansion to ask Marquis Anyuan why he did so.

At that time, Marquis Anyuan was not in good condition.

He had to deal with official duties and take care of household chores, and he was exhausted and looked several years older.

Gu Mingheng remembered that he said that at the time.

"Yaoyao has been missing for a year. I haven't slept well for a single day in this year. Neither has anyone in the family. I can imagine what Yaoyao has been through in this year... But we have to look forward to the future. My wife's condition is getting better and worse. A few days ago, when she saw me receive a letter looking for Yaoyao, she became suspicious and almost fell ill again. People in the mansion don't know how to call that girl. If this continues, I'm afraid my wife will find out sooner or later."

“That’s all I can do for now.”

"I will still look for Yaoyao, but my wife and family need to settle down."

"Your Majesty, it's time for you to let go. This matter actually has nothing to do with you."

The words spoken at that time were still vivid in his mind. The seventeen-year-old Gu Mingheng could not imagine how such words could be spoken by a father.

How could he mistake someone else for Mingyao?

If Zhou Zhaoru is sick, does that mean he is also sick?

He questioned Marquis Anyuan.

"Have you ever thought about what Mingliu would think if she came back and saw that there was someone else in the house who took her name and replaced her identity?"

At that time, Ming Yuandu was speechless after being asked by him, but he was still not prepared to change his mind.

Gu Mingheng was so angry that he stormed out on the spot.

Although he had been unruly since childhood, he had always been well-mannered and had never done anything inappropriate since childhood. But that day, he kicked open the door in front of An Yuanhou and said before leaving: "If you don't look for it, I will!"

"You don't want it, but I do!"

"I will definitely find her and bring her back!"

"If the Anyuan Marquisate can't give her a place to stay by then, I, Gu Mingheng, will protect her!"

Looking back on the past, it seems like just yesterday, but in fact, nine years have passed in the blink of an eye.

Twenty-six-year-old Gu Mingheng may have understood the helplessness and vicissitudes of the man back then, but he also did not accept, understand, or agree with it.

He said coldly, "I have already written to my aunt and told her about this matter. According to her pace, she should have already set out from Laojun Mountain."

"With her aunt protecting her, no one dares to bully her." Gu Mingheng explained to Yuan Yu in a calm voice.

When Yuan Yu heard that Princess Fuhua had already set out, he felt relieved. If there was anyone in the Anyuan Marquis' Mansion who still remembered the missing Miss Ming Liu, it would undoubtedly be Princess Fuhua.

Princess Fuhua left the Marquis' Mansion in anger because she was dissatisfied with her son and daughter-in-law treating other children as their own daughters. Over the years, she has been living in Laojun Mountain and has not been back for a long time.

With her protecting Ming Liu, there is no need to worry about her suffering too much injustice.

But Gu Mingheng actually had something else to say.

If even her aunt couldn't protect her, then he would do it. After all, he owed her.