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

When Gu Changxuan was talking about this with Empress Xian.

Princess Fuhua had already told Emperor Zhenguang and Empress Yuan the purpose of her visit today.

She came to the palace today for two things.

The first thing is to cancel Mingjin's engagement with Gu Changxuan. As for whether Gu Changxuan will marry Mingyao in the future, that is their business.

Princess Fuhua didn't bother to care.

Although she didn't like Mingyao that much, she would not deliberately ruin this marriage.

As for the second one, Princess Fuhua wanted to ask for the grace of a county lady for Mingjin.

If Mingjin had not disappeared that year, this event should have been planned as early as her 50th birthday.

Emperor Zhenguang would naturally have no objection to the request for a title.

It was the first time that his aunt asked for something, so he couldn't refuse. Besides, the title of county princess was not a very high title, and the annual fief was just that much. It was just a face-saving measure for the daughter's family.

The little girl wandered for ten years.

Now that he's back, there are a lot of rumors outside. What his aunt did was to elevate the child's status so that he would be less talked about by others in the future.

It's just this marriage——

Emperor Zhenguang hesitated. He looked at Princess Fuhua and asked, "Aunt, are you really not going to reconsider? Among my children, the fourth one is impeccable. He is capable and has a clean backyard. You should be assured that Yanyan will marry the fourth one."

"As for the rumors outside, you don't have to care about them."

Emperor Zhenguang thought she was worried about what people were saying outside, so he consoled her: "I originally gave this marriage to Yanyan, no one dares to say anything."

Even Queen Yuan was there to help and speak well of Gu Changxuan.

"Your Majesty is right. Changxuan is a good kid. Concubine Xian has a good temper. Auntie, are you really not going to consider it again?"

Princess Fuhua knew very well that among all the princes, Gu Changxuan was the best in terms of character and people around him.

But my granddaughter doesn’t like it, what can I do?

She could only smile and say, "Your Majesty, please have pity on me. I finally got my granddaughter home, and I want to keep her for a while longer."

"The Fourth Prince is already twenty years old this year, and I don't have the nerve to let him wait in vain."

Since she said so, Emperor Zhenguang could not persuade her any further.

After so much persuasion, it seemed as if the fourth child in his family was so bad and needed someone to marry him, so he nodded and agreed.

"Then I'll listen to you, aunt." Emperor Zhenguang said.

He had other things to do, and it was not convenient for him to just sit there with them, so he prepared to leave after the matter was settled.

"I will have the Ministry of Internal Affairs deliver the decree to the Marquis' residence later. You stay with your aunt for a while." After Emperor Zhenguang gave instructions to Empress Yuan, he left the Weiyang Palace as the two stood up and watched him leave.

After Emperor Zhenguang left.

Queen Yuan continued talking with Princess Fuhua while waiting for Mingjin to come back.

When Emperor Zhenguang left Weiyang Palace, he first asked Zhongning where Gu Mingheng had gone. Knowing that he had already left the palace, Emperor Zhenguang did not say much.

He was originally planning to return to Baohedian to handle official business.

When he heard that Gu Changxuan had come to see Concubine Xian, he thought about it and decided that he had something to discuss with them, so he walked towards Xingzhang Palace where Concubine Xian was.

The mother and son had just finished talking about their marriage.

When they heard that Emperor Zhenguang had arrived, the mother and son immediately came out to welcome him respectfully.

When Emperor Zhenguang arrived at Xingzhang Palace, he saw the mother and son waiting outside the palace.

"Why are you standing outside?" Emperor Zhenguang said this to Concubine Xian.

Empress Xian is not in good health.

Emperor Zhenguang had previously exempted her from the custom of personally welcoming the bride.

But Empress Xian attached great importance to rules, and whenever Emperor Zhenguang came, she would always greet him respectfully outside.

Hearing Emperor Zhenguang say this, Concubine Xian just replied softly: "It's just a few steps away. Today the weather is good and there is no wind. I like to wait for you outside."

When Emperor Zhenguang heard this, he was very pleased.

Concubine Xian was not his favorite woman. Neither her family background nor her appearance was outstanding in the harem, but Emperor Zhenguang liked to be with her.

In addition to Empress Xian's bookish air and talent, she is also considerate and sensible.

He will not be arrogant because of his talent, nor will he be proud because of his favor.

Just like the fourth one.

"Come in." Emperor Zhenguang held Concubine Xian's hand and patted it gently.

He glanced at Gu Changxuan who was about to leave and said, "Come in too."

"It's not easy to come and see your mother, stay with her for a while, don't leave in a hurry."

Gu Changxuan would not refuse, and replied softly: "Yes."

Emperor Zhenguang and Empress Xian walked in front, and Gu Changxuan followed behind them.

As soon as he entered, Rong Yu served tea to Emperor Zhenguang.

After Emperor Zhenguang took a sip, he suddenly asked, "Where is An Cheng?"

When Concubine Xian heard this, her face rarely showed a bit of gloom, but before Emperor Zhenguang saw it, she smiled softly and said, "Let her embroider in her own palace. She is a grown-up girl now, and she can't keep making trouble."

The mother and daughter had another fight yesterday, naturally because of Ming Jingheng.

Concubine Xian was afraid that she would run away again, so she detained her in her own palace and had her under strict guard to prevent her from running to the Imperial Guards.

But of course it is not easy to say this to Emperor Zhenguang.

Emperor Zhenguang didn't think much about it, nodded, and said, "Embroidery is good, and girls should be more quiet."

After he finished speaking, he drank a sip of tea and then told the mother and son why he had come.

"My aunt came to the palace today."

Concubine Xian and Gu Changxuan exchanged glances secretly.

Thinking that Emperor Zhenguang was going to talk about marriage, Concubine Xian was thinking about how to smooth over the marriage, but she smiled and said, "I have heard about it, and I wanted to go and pay my respects to my aunt, but I was afraid of disturbing her conversation with the Empress."

Emperor Zhenguang did not respond to this, but only asked Gu Changxuan: "What do you mean by that girl from the Ming family?"

After thinking for a while, he added: "The sixth girl in her family now."

This is Ming Yao.

Gu Changxuan didn't understand what he meant by suddenly mentioning Mingyao, and replied carefully: "This son has always treated her as his fiancée all these years."

Emperor Zhenguang did not comment on this, but only said: "You and your mother are both good-tempered people. You did not want to make things difficult for the Ming family, and you were afraid that Zhou would have another attack, so you changed the marriage to this girl. I did not say anything."

"It's just that, originally the legitimate daughter of her family didn't come back, but she came back now."

Gu Changxuan pursed his lips.

I thought it was my aunt who said something.

If he is in power now and his eldest brother and third brother no longer pose any danger to him, then marrying Mingjin would naturally be a good thing.

But in this situation, marrying Mingjin would do him more harm than good.

The arrow shoots the first bird to stick out.

He didn't want to be targeted by his eldest and third brothers.

Gu Changxuan thought about how to deal with it, and asked hesitantly: "So what does father mean..."

"I naturally hope that you will be with the legitimate daughter of her family. Only a girl of this status is worthy of you."

Gu Changxuan's heart sank. Just as he was about to speak, he heard Emperor Zhenguang suddenly sighed, "It's a pity that my aunt refused."

The words that were about to come out suddenly stopped in the throat. Not only Gu Changxuan, but even Concubine Xian was stunned.

"Refused?"

Empress Xian looked at Emperor Zhenguang and asked blankly.

She knew these three words separately, but when they were put together, she felt that she didn't understand them.

The same was true for Gu Changxuan, he frowned slightly.

Emperor Zhenguang did not notice the strangeness between the mother and the child at this time. He nodded and said, "Aunt said she wanted to keep the child for a few more years. Since she said so, I can't persuade her too much."

"So I came here just to ask you what you mean by that girl."

"If you like it, the marriage will go on as usual. If you don't like it, the marriage will be cancelled. I will choose a noble lady for you so as not to humiliate you."

Gu Changxuan's mind went blank for a moment.

The woman in yellow that he had seen in the imperial garden before suddenly came to his mind.

It was not until Emperor Zhenguang called him again that he came back to his senses. Holding back his emotions, Gu Changxuan lowered his eyes slightly and replied to Emperor Zhenguang: "After all, I have been engaged to her for a long time, and everyone outside knows about it. If I suddenly cancel the engagement, it will inevitably put her in a dilemma and it will be bad for her reputation."

His tone remained the same, and his words were as appropriate as before, but his mind was still a little confused.

He didn't expect that Princess Fuhua and the girl from the Ming family came to the palace today not to marry him, but... to break off the engagement with him.

This was indeed somewhat unexpected for Gu Changxuan.

"Forget it, since you said so, I won't persuade you. But this girl's status is not good enough for your position as wife, so just make her a concubine first." Emperor Zhenguang also felt that it was not a good idea to cancel the engagement suddenly, as it would be bad if something happened.

Anyway, she is just a concubine, so it doesn’t matter. I can choose a good marriage for Changxuan in the future.

The matter was resolved, and Emperor Zhenguang was very pleased.

He smiled and said, "Then it's settled. You stay with your mother for a while." Emperor Zhenguang said this and left.

The mother and son respectfully saw him off.

After Emperor Zhenguang left, the mother and son did not speak to each other for a long time.

Finally, Concubine Xian looked at Gu Changxuan and said to him, "It's good this way, so we don't have to say anything more."

After saying this, Empress Xian looked at the silent young man beside her.

Thinking that he was upset about her being rejected, Concubine Xian comforted him again, "That girl has been wandering outside for ten years. Who knows what she did before? It's a good thing that she doesn't marry you. It will also prevent any unpleasant things from spreading in the future and tarnishing your reputation."

Gu Changxuan smiled and said, "Don't worry, my son knows."

He was just a little surprised, but he wasn't really worried about this matter. Gu Changxuan accompanied Concubine Xian in and talked for a while, then said goodbye and left.

Gu Changxuan didn't expect that he would meet the young lady of the Ming family again on the official road.

at that time.

He sat high on his horse.

Suddenly I saw a carriage coming from the opposite direction.

Ming Jin and the others went through Shenwu Gate, while Gu Changxuan went through Wumen Gate, one is in the north and the other is in the south.

I didn't expect to meet face to face halfway.

There was a sign of Anyuan Marquis Mansion hanging outside the carriage, and Gu Changxuan recognized it at a glance.

However, the coachman did not recognize him, so Gu Changxuan pretended not to see him and did not go over to say hello.

He watched the carriage coming towards him and then passing him slowly.

The wind from the carriage blew up his purple robe.

Should have turned a blind eye.

But Gu Changxuan didn't know what happened. When he saw the carriage passing by him, he subconsciously looked around.

Under the half-rolled up car curtain, a goose yellow figure can be seen.

Gu Changxuan recognized that this was the young lady of the Ming family whom he had seen in the palace. She was sitting in the carriage with her back to him.

She leaned slightly sideways, as if she was talking to Princess Fuhua.

From Gu Changxuan's perspective, he could see her white chin and red lips.

Further up, there was a pair of ear beads made of red jade, which swayed slightly as the carriage moved forward.

The red color makes her fair skin look even more snow-white.

The carriage gradually went away and gradually went in the opposite direction of him. Gu Changxuan turned his head, stunned, and it took him a while to come back to his senses.

He didn't know what he was thinking.

Looking at the place where there was no carriage any more, he sneered, then lightly squeezed the horse's belly and continued forward.