King's Landing [Rebirth]

Sima Chang was so angry by Wang Shuzhi that his face turned ashen, and he went back to the East Palace. He immediately called Han Jingyi to him, suppressed his anger, and paced back and forth for a long time. The more he thought about it, the more frightened he became. What happened? When did the news leak? Why did the Wang family find out so quickly?"

After all, Han Jingyi was older. Although he was worried, his expression was much calmer than him. He cupped his hands and said, "Now is not the time to explore the reason. His Royal Highness should find a way to deal with it immediately."

"Uh... that's right!" Sima Chang nodded suddenly, thought for a while, and said worriedly, "Although the Minister of the Ministry of Officials is not Wang's confidant, he is not very close to Gu. I am afraid that we will leave this matter to the Ministry of Officials." It’s hard to get out of the body.”

Han Jingyi twirled his beard and muttered: "The emperor intends to favor His Highness, and the chances of winning this matter are great, but now that the Wang family has bitten him back, and the deeds have been revealed, the Emperor must be unhappy because His Highness deceived the emperor. For the current plan, we can only We turned the tide on our own.”

The prince looked at him, his eyes lit up, his face showed joy, and he hurriedly said: "Master Han, it would be great if we can turn the tide on this matter, if not, please ask Master Han to bear it for Gu Yi!"

Han Jingyi's heart almost jumped out of his throat when he heard it, and his beard trembled fiercely, but he didn't dare to refute, so he couldn't help showing embarrassment.

Seeing him hesitating, the crown prince felt displeased, but his face was extremely sincere: "Only by leaving alone can you gain the trust of my father, and then I will do my best to keep you safe and sound! Besides, my father is now afraid of the Wang family. , will not let them succeed, at most ask you a crime of lax handling of the case, even if you are demoted, I will try to find a way to promote you in the future. Don't worry, Mr. Han!"

Although Han Jingyi was resentful, he couldn't think of a better way. Now that he was being targeted by the Wang family, if he didn't shoulder this burden, the crown prince would be the one who would be punished, and what good could he get?

If you don't agree, you have to agree, it's better to be more straightforward, Han Jingyi smiled and hurriedly agreed.

At this time, Wang Shuzhi had also returned to the prime minister's mansion, but he did not change his court clothes, did not enter the threshold, and stood straight in the yard, raising his eyes and sighing.

Seeing his sad face, Sima Rong's heart tightened slightly, and he walked over and asked, "What's wrong with the Prime Minister? But something went wrong with the congratulations case?"

"Oh... that's not true."

Sima Rong's heart fell into his stomach, and then he looked at him suspiciously, not knowing what kind of medicine he was selling in the gourd because he was so mysterious.

Wang Shuzhi sighed again and looked at the roof: "The emperor may be very angry today, and he completely forgot about the rain leak in my prime minister's house, and now I don't dare to ask someone to repair it privately. It seems that I will really be frozen tonight." Yes, it's really self-inflicted!"

Sima Rong: "..."

That night, Wang Shuzhi insisted on going to the broken-roofed inner room to rest. The pavilions and pavilions were so frightened that they persuaded him one after another: "If it's cold today, the prime minister must take care of his body. You might as well go to the side room first and make do with it." I'm going to make the bed for him.

Wang Shuzhi waved his hand indifferently, and said with a smile: "Hey, isn't it just a few holes? You can live in Qionglou Yuyu, and you can live in a thatched cottage. You can be a man with extravagance and simplicity. It's rare to see the sky and the ground, and it's rewarding." Isn't it wonderful to see the stars in the wind candle? Don't disturb my elegance."

The pavilions wanted to cry but had no tears, so they had to add more bedding for him, for fear that he would be cold.

In the middle of the night, when Sima Rong fell into a drowsy sleep, he vaguely heard raindrops on the eaves, and woke up suddenly. When he got up, he could see the shadow of a pruning bamboo outside the window swaying with the wind in the dark night, making rustling noises.

The day was fine, but unexpectedly there was a storm at night.

Sima Rong was stunned for a moment, his heart tightened, he put on his clothes on the bed, hurriedly opened the door and ran out in the dark, let the sudden cold wind blow into his clothes, he couldn't help shivering, but he didn't stop taking a step.

Walking to the corner, a faint light suddenly appeared on the ground, and suddenly a figure came out. Before Sima Rong had time to stop, he collided with the visitor, and then heard a soft "poof", The lantern in his hand fell to the ground.

Sima Rong's shoulders tightened, and he raised his eyes straight into the depths of Wang Shuzhi's smiling pupils. With just a moment of divine effort, the lantern on the ground was extinguished by the rain, and the face in front of him was instantly plunged into darkness.

"What are you doing in such a hurry?"

The deep voice was so close at hand, Sima Rong regained his senses, and wanted to take half a step back, but found that his shoulders were pressed by his hands and he couldn't move.

Wang Shuzhi smiled lightly: "But you were worried about me, so you came here specially to take a look?"

"Yes, my subordinate heard the wind and rain outside, and remembered that there were two holes in the prime minister's roof facing the bed, so I was a little worried." The cold wind was worse at the corner, and Sima Rong's hands holding the skirts of his clothes were slightly clenched, and he raised his eyes, borrowing In the darkness of night, only vague outlines can be seen.

Wang Shuzhi didn't expect him to be so straightforward, but he was slightly surprised, and then said with a smile: "My bed has been soaked in rain, and the bedding is useless right now."

Sima Rong was stunned for a moment, not understanding why he came to her, and asked: "Have you ever cleaned and tidied up the side room for the prime minister?"

"I sent them to rest, and it won't be too late to clean up tomorrow." Wang Shuzhi let go of his shoulders, leaned over to pick up the lantern on the ground, and said with a smile, "I'll stay with you tonight first."

Sima Rong blinked, suddenly not knowing what to say.

Wang Shuzhi said with joy: "It's a good thing that I have provided you with a separate residence, otherwise I'm afraid I'll have nowhere to go tonight."

Anyway, the entire Prime Minister's Mansion belongs to him, Sima Rong saw that he didn't even have a tone of discussion, so he was silent for a moment, and replied vaguely: "Then it will be a night to wrong the Prime Minister."

Wang Shuzhi suddenly laughed, put one hand on his shoulder and turned him away, his palm tightened: "Why are you wearing such thin clothes?"

"Come out in a hurry." Sima Rong looked at the end of the corridor, feeling a little absent-minded.

The wind and rain outside the porch were violent, and the trees on the side were shaking violently. Sima Rong's loose black hair was blown up by the wind, and the strands of hair swept lightly over Wang Shuzhi's hands and between his fingers. Leaves a faint imprint.

Wang Shuzhi was stunned, subconsciously turned his hand to hold a strand of black hair that was raised up, and when he saw Sima Rong raised his foot to walk, he quickly let go and followed.

After entering the room, Sima Rong lit a candle, added two clean quilts to the couch, turned around, his hands were held without warning, and his heart skipped a beat.

"It's so cold." Wang Shuzhi held his hand and squeezed it lightly, then let it go quickly, took the clothes next to him and put it on him, and looked at him with a smile, "It's my roof that's broken, and I'm suffering from the cold." You are the one who is frozen, why is that?"

Sima Rong just pretended not to hear: "Prime Minister, do you want your subordinates to take care of you?"

"Hmm..." Wang Shuzhi was full of smiles, "The wind is blowing wildly and the rain is slanting. I'm afraid it's hard to sleep at such a night... Why don't you talk with me, how about it?"

Sima Rong saw that he was so upbeat, he sighed inwardly, he had no choice but to say "yes", lit the stove, set up the chessboard, and the two of them sat on the couch and started to play chess.

As the night progressed, the candlelight reflected the two figures on the window, which contrasted with the swaying bamboo outside, making the room even quieter.

Wang Shuzhi smiled and looked at the chessboard: "Thanks to you reminding me about the congratulatory gift."

Sima Rong dropped a son, looked up at him, and pretended to be puzzled: "What does the Prime Minister mean by that?"

"Praise you." Wang Shuzhi twisted a chess piece, smiling, "Without your reminder, we would be one step behind the prince in every way, wouldn't we just be in the middle of the trick? I see that the emperor can't wait to make Yuzhou herdsman Substitution, once Mr. Liang is transferred, even if I find out afterwards, the emperor may not be willing to transfer him back."

Sima Rong recalled that his last life was indeed as Wang Shuzhi said, one step late, one step late, and finally the emperor only reprimanded the crown prince for a few words, and as for the Yuzhou shepherd, he changed everything, like swallowing a delicious delicacy in one bite, there is no reason to spit it out again ?

Wang Shuzhi's far-reaching thinking is indeed admirable.

Sima Rong lowered his eyes and replied in a low voice: "Great Sima guards Jingzhou. If the emperor controls Yuzhou, he will be able to hold Jingzhou's throat. Naturally, he will not give up easily."

It was the first time Wang Shuzhi heard him talk about the political situation. He raised his smiling eyes and stared at him for a moment, and finally sighed helplessly: "The emperor made excuses to keep uncle in the capital for several months, and won't let him go back to Jingzhou. With his violent temper, I'm afraid he's going to lose his temper."

Sima Rong remembered the rebellion of the Wang family in his previous life, and was afraid of Wang Yu, so he kept silent.

It's best not to let him go back to Jingzhou!

Wang Shuzhi waited for a long while but couldn't wait for his response, so he looked at him and saw that he was staring at the chessboard, so he changed the subject: "Do you know what happened to the He Li case?"

"I don't know." Sima Rong looked up at him, "What's the matter?"

"The emperor suppressed the conclusive evidence, but said that he would hand it over to the officials for investigation. Why do you think this is?"

"The emperor loves the prince dearly, and is just delaying the time for him."

Wang Shuzhi laughed: "Yan Qing, you have been by Lu Zixiu's side for eight years, why has he never discovered your excellence?"

"Mr. Lu had no intention of being an official before. He even turned a blind eye to his own excellence. Naturally, he would not care about other people. What's more, his subordinates are mediocre." Sima Rong finished calmly, and raised his finger to point to the chessboard, " Watch chess without talking, and play chess without talking too much."

Wang Shuzhi suppressed a smile, and nodded: "Well, it makes sense, but I don't know who said a lot of nonsense just now..."

Sima Rong: "..."

After the round was over, Wang Shuzhi sighed in satisfaction: "Oh, I lost to you last time, but it made me miss it for a long time. I finally got back a round tonight, and I have regained my face."

Sima Rong was already feeling sleepy, and seeing that he was very excited and about to play another game, he complained secretly, so he had to cheer up and played chess with him for a long time, but finally couldn't hold on anymore, and made several wrong moves one after another. Putting the chessboard in his hand, he fell asleep on the desk.

With a smile in his eyes, Wang Shuzhi leaned over and pulled out the chess piece at his fingertips, moved the table away, supported him to lie down again, covered him with the quilt, stared at his sleeping face for a while, and sighed softly: "Finally it's made you sleepy!"

As he said blowing out the candle, he also lay down beside him. Just as he fell into a dream, he heard a knock on the door: "Prime Minister..."

Wang Shuzhi sat up, glanced at Sima Rong, saw that he was fast asleep, and hurriedly got up to open the door: "Keep quiet, what's the matter?"

The visitor lowered his voice: "Prime Minister, the horse-drawn carriage transporting the gifts from the Crown Prince has just arrived in Jiankang, and it is time to enter the city tomorrow morning."

Wang Shuzhi raised the corners of his lips: "What about the real congratulatory gift?"

"I've been staring at it, but nothing happened."

Wang Shuzhi nodded: "Well, pass on the order and do it immediately."