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

at night.

Gu Mingheng was invited to Songcuizhai to have dinner with Mingjin and Princess Fuhua.

The people in Anyuan Marquis' Mansion already knew about it in advance, so naturally they would not dare to disturb them rashly.

But after Zhou Zhaoru learned about this, he could not help but complain: "Mother is really something. The prince finally came to our house for dinner, but she didn't even bother to help support Heng."

They were also having dinner at that time.

Brothers Ming Jingheng, Ming Jingrang, and Ming Yao, had dinner with Zhou Zhaoru and Ming Yuandu and his wife.

The Ming family had the same configuration in the past.

But the family that used to be full of laughter and joy now rarely laughs while eating.

Even Ming Jingrang seemed to be in a very bad mood today.

He just ate his meal in silence, not bothering to say a word.

If Ming Yao had seen this on normal days, she would have expressed her sympathy. But today, she was in a bad mood, and she had something else on her mind, so she naturally had no time to pay attention to Ming Jingrang's mood.

"My son has already spoken to the prince today." Ming Jingheng and Zhou Zhaoru said.

When Zhou Zhaoru heard this, he frowned.

She looked at Ming Jingheng, with an expression of disappointment: "You are too naive, kid. There are so many people at noon. How can it be the same if you meet the prince there or at night?"

"It will be your grandmother and your sister tonight. When the prince sees you, he will naturally be more friendly. If he looks favorably upon you, what will you be afraid of in your official career in the future?"

When she said this, she couldn't help but blame Mingjin.

"Your sister is the same. She has such a good relationship with the prince, but she doesn't mention you in front of the prince. Instead, she brought Ting'er from the second house to meet the prince. I don't know who her real brother is."

She now has complicated feelings towards her daughter who has not returned for ten years.

On the one hand, she did feel guilty about her and felt sorry for the suffering she had endured outside for the past ten years.

But on the other hand, she felt that the child was too unruly and unfilial.

It is said that there is no overnight hatred between mother and daughter.

She was fine. After that time, no one came to see her again on their own initiative.

As a result, her mother-in-law punished her, her son and husband blamed her, and even people outside dared to laugh at her.

This birthday party.

If she was willing to give in, how could her mother-in-law insist on giving this task to Ye Xi and Yao Qianyun?

She could already imagine what those people were talking about her at the banquet today!

Thinking of this, Zhou Zhaoru felt so choked up in the heart, as if being squeezed by a huge rock.

Ming Yuandu remained silent after hearing these words.

He was somewhat dissatisfied with his mother's arrangement.

But as a son, he naturally couldn't say too much.

But when Ming Jingheng heard this, he couldn't help but frown.

He raised his head, looked at Zhou Zhaoru and said, "What does this have to do with my younger sister? Last Mid-Autumn Festival, my second brother and she met the prince. It was just a coincidence."

It's okay if he doesn't say it.

After hearing this, Zhou Zhaoru became more interested.

"Okay, that was an accidental encounter. What about those four treasures of the study?" Zhou Zhaoru looked at Ming Jingheng and asked unhappily, "Did she give them to you?"

Seeing the eldest son's expression change slightly, she continued: "Even if you don't need it now, what about Xiao Rang?"

"She doesn't think about you or your brother, but she takes..."

He originally wanted to treat the illegitimate child as a treasure, but considering that Ming Yuandu was still there, he put on a sullen face and held back his words.

Ming Jingrang was already unhappy because of what Ming Jin said today.

Being called out by Zhou Zhaoru at this time, his face became even uglier. He was usually a casual person and would lose his temper when he was unhappy. He did not care that Ming Yuandu was still there and put the half-empty bowl in his hand heavily on the table with a "bang".

Whether it was Zhou Zhaoru or the others, they were all shocked by Ming Jingrang's action.

Ming Yuandu frowned and was about to scold.

Ming Jingrang was the first to stand up with a cold face: "I'm done eating, I'm leaving."

After saying this, without waiting for the others to react, Ming Jingrang turned around and walked out.

He moved so quickly that when Ming Yuandu was about to have an attack, Ming Jingrang had already walked out of the house and into the yard.

Ming Yuandu's face turned pale.

At this time, he could no longer stop his rebellious son, so he could only turn around and get angry at Zhou Zhaoru: "Look at what a good son you have taught him!"

Zhou Zhaoru was also a little unhappy at first.

My youngest son is becoming more and more disobedient.

But after hearing what Ming Yuandu said, Zhou Zhaoru immediately became dissatisfied. She had been holding back a lot of anger today, and now she simply vented her anger at Ming Yuandu: "You only know how to blame me. Why, these children are my children? As a father, you don't know how to discipline them. You only know how to blame me when there is something wrong. Ming Yuandu, you are a father, it's really easy for you!"

She sneered and mocked.

Ming Yuandu was naturally filled with resentment after having such an ugly scene with Zhou Zhaoru in front of the children and servants.

He opened his mouth to scold.

He also thought that Prince Chang'an was still in the palace. If the matter got out of hand, it would be bad if he heard about it.

He had no choice but to hold his anger.

He couldn't eat anymore and didn't want to stay, so Ming Yuandu decided to go to Chen's place.

Before leaving, thinking of what Chen had said to him a few days ago, Ming Yuandu said to Zhou Zhaoru with a gloomy face, "Sheng'er is old enough to get married. If you, as a mother, can't choose a good husband for her, I can only leave this matter to you."

He knew what Zhou Zhaoru was thinking.

He usually doesn't bother to pay attention to minor quarrels, but the marriage of children has always been related to the rise and fall of a family.

If Zhou Zhaoru can't even do these things well, there's no need for her to be the mistress anymore!

That was all he had to say.

Seeing Zhou Zhaoru's face suddenly change, he was too lazy to say anything more and left.

Watching Ming Yuandu leave, Zhou Zhaoru's face turned green and red. She tightly grasped her chopsticks, unable to say anything to persuade him to stay. She turned around and complained to Ming Jingheng opposite her: "Heng'er, look at your father!"

She wanted her eldest son to make the decision for her.

But Ming Jingheng has been troubled by the things happening at home lately.

Besides, he also felt that his mother was becoming more and more unreasonable.

This is the case with Yanyan.

The same goes for the fifth sister and the others.

It's just that the elders were wrong, and as a younger generation it's hard to say it directly, but Ming Jingheng doesn't want to continue to help his mother and aid the evil.

He said, "My fifth sister is seventeen this year, and it's time for her to get married. If mother doesn't have a suitable candidate, I will go to the Yulin Guard in a few days to ask someone to help find someone suitable for my fifth sister."

Although Ming Jingheng did not treat his younger brothers and sisters equally, he did have the attitude that an eldest brother should have.

My sister is getting married.

As an older brother, it was impossible for him not to help.

But how could Zhou Zhaoru agree to that?

How could she not have the right person?

She just felt unhappy with Chen's mother and daughter recently and did it on purpose.

But now seeing her son's intention to intervene in this matter, how could she bear to let her son spend his mind on these things? She immediately said: "You don't need to spend all this time, just do your job well and get promoted as soon as possible. These things..."

She gritted her teeth and said, "Mom will arrange it."

It's not like she's really not going to give in or stop doing this.

After all, she is the mistress of a mansion, and these things are what she should do. If the matter gets out of hand, she will suffer the consequences.

She just wanted to let Chen mother and daughter know who is their master a few days earlier or later.

I didn't expect that bitch Chen would dare to secretly report her to Ming Yuandu!

She was furious, but she didn't want her son to be involved in these things, so she could only say with a sullen face, "I'll see if there's a suitable candidate later."

After hearing her say this, Ming Jingheng said nothing more.

The three of them continued to eat. Although there was a table full of delicious food, they all ate it with a tasteless and absent-minded attitude.

……

Completely different from this atmosphere is Songcuizhai.

Gu Mingheng has already arrived and dinner is almost served.

Because there were not many people dining today, they did not go to the separate hall to eat, but instead went to Princess Fuhua's east room, next to the window, where they placed a rosewood round table with pine and peach carvings.

The grandparents and grandchildren usually have their meals here.

The servants were waiting on the side.

Princess Fuhua sat in the main seat, while Gu Mingheng and Ming Jin sat on both sides.

There were seven or eight dishes on the round table, not many, but they looked very delicious. Gu Mingheng keenly noticed that some of them were also served when she came to the palace last time.

Gu Mingheng's heart moved, and he couldn't help but glance at Ming Jin opposite him.

"Yi Xian."

Hearing his aunt calling him, Gu Mingheng withdrew his gaze and spoke to the old woman in a very good manner: "You go ahead."

"Are you going to stay in Beijing for a long time this time, or are you going back to the border after a while?" Princess Fuhua asked Gu Mingheng with a smile.

Mingjin was originally eating.

Hearing this, I couldn't help but look up.

Gu Mingheng said truthfully: "I won't reply for now, I'll see what happens later."

"I think your royal brother wants you to settle down quickly."

What the elderly talk about most is their children and grandchildren. They advise those who are unmarried to get married and those who are married to have children.

Even Princess Fuhua was not immune to this.

Besides, she really felt sorry for Gu Mingheng.

At this moment, he looked at Gu Mingheng and said, "You are 26 this year, and you will be 27 after the Chinese New Year. Let's settle the matter this year, get married by the end of the year, and you may have a child next year."

Although he had experienced countless times of being urged to get married, today, Gu Mingheng seemed particularly embarrassed.

The calmness just now is no longer there.

The man who was originally invulnerable to swords and guns and indestructible, now feels very embarrassed.

His face flushed slightly, his eyes lowered, and he responded in a muffled voice.

Ming Jin was sitting opposite him and could clearly see the changes in his expression.

I watched Gu Mingheng's face reveal an embarrassed expression, even his face and ears turned red...

It turns out that even a man as powerful as this one would feel embarrassed if he was urged to get married.

It was as if I had seen a more private, unknown side of him.

Ming Jin didn't know why, but he found it very interesting and couldn't help laughing out loud.

Although the laughter was well hidden, there were only a few people in the room, so who didn't hear it? Princess Fuhua was originally saying to Gu Mingheng, "I'll go and help you look for someone later."

Suddenly, I heard a burst of laughter beside my ear. When I turned around, I saw her little darling, with his eyes curved and his eyebrows smiling. He covered his lips with his hand to pretend to hide his smile.

Her laughter made Gu Mingheng even more embarrassed.

"You kid."

Princess Fuhua was reluctant to blame her precious granddaughter, so she just patted the back of Mingjin's hand in a reproachful manner.

Mingjin coughed lightly.

She also felt that it was not right for her to do so, so she apologized to Gu Mingheng without any hesitation: "Sorry, Your Majesty, I didn't mean to laugh at you."

She looked serious, as if she was apologizing for something serious.

But when Gu Mingheng saw her like this, he only felt more embarrassed.

I want to say something, but I don’t know what to say.

Fortunately, someone interrupted this quickly.

Aunt Cheng came back with her people.

She brought over a large plate of steamed crabs, a whole tray full of them, all steamed till golden, plump and shiny. You could smell the aroma from afar, making you salivate with just the smell.

"The crabs are coming." Aunt Cheng shouted with a smile.

Princess Fuhua was surprised and asked, "Where did the crabs come from? Didn't they say they were gone this morning?"

It is now almost the end of August.

It is not easy to find good crabs in the market.

Princess Fuhua also asked about it today, thinking about having dinner at night, smelling the fragrance of osmanthus and eating hairy crabs, with a bowl of Huadiao wine.

Unfortunately, the kitchen went out to buy any good hairy crabs yesterday. They naturally looked down on the bad ones and would not eat them.

Mingjin was also a little surprised.

There is no hairy crab on the menu that the kitchen just sent over.

"The prince sent it here, two large baskets full of it," said Aunt Cheng, smiling.

The grandparents and grandchildren looked at Gu Mingheng in surprise.

After a while, Gu Mingheng had almost recovered and was no longer as embarrassed as before. However, when his eyes met Mingjin's, he still felt a little uncomfortable.

He didn't look at Mingjin, but said to Princess Fuhua: "Some were sent over from the farm today. I remembered that you liked them, so I asked someone to bring them here."

"If you want to eat it, I'll ask the farm to send it back later."

"It's more than that."

While asking someone to clear the table, Aunt Cheng put the plate of hairy crabs in the middle, and then put the wine pot held by the maid behind her on the table.

The wine has a strong aroma.

Just by smelling it, you know it's good wine.

"The prince also sent a cart of wine, all of which are yellow wine produced in Shaoxing. It tastes just right with the hairy crabs."

"You are in for a treat today."

Aunt Cheng has served Princess Fuhua for many years, so she naturally knows that her master likes this kind of thing.

Princess Fuhua was indeed surprised.

"You kid." She looked at Gu Mingheng with a very gentle and helpless look, "You come to have a meal, but you bring so many things."

Gu Mingheng said it was okay.

As for Mingjin, she was stunned when she heard the word Shaoxing rice wine.