King's Landing [Rebirth]

Sima Rong was lying on the couch, half of his face paled under the light of the candlelight, his eyebrows were frowned, his two black feather-like eyelashes trembled, his eyes were half-opened, and there was a layer of confusion in the dark pupils. , Turned around before fully waking up, just holding up his hands to get up, he gasped in pain.

Wang Shuzhi quickly supported him, and said in a low voice: "Don't move, the doctor has given you medicine, how do you feel now? Does it hurt so much?"

Sima Rong frowned slowly, opened his eyes to look at the person who was close in front of him, but because he was backlit, he couldn't see clearly, so he said hoarsely: "It's dark?"

"En." Wang Shuzhi's voice was deep, his eyes locked on his face.

Sima Rong gradually got used to the darkness, saw his face clearly, and when his eyes touched him, the burning pity and other complex emotions in it were tightly wrapped up, as if stuck in a quagmire. Turning his head aside, he buried half of his face in the brocade quilt.

Wang Shuzhi's complexion changed, he held his face and forced him to turn back, nervously said: "Does it hurt so much?"

Sima Rong closed his eyes in embarrassment, took a deep breath, and said softly, "It's much better."

"I'll help you up and drink the medicine first."

"Don't dare to bother the Prime Minister, the subordinates can get up by themselves."

Wang Shuzhi paused in his hand, looked down at him again, saw that his eyes were lowered, his expression was calm, he suddenly laughed, stretched out his hand and gently pinched his chin: "What can you do?"

Sima Rong couldn't break free, and raised his hand to brush his hand away, but he held it instead, and he smiled and said: "You were hurt because of me, it's only natural for me to take care of you, you just need to feel at ease. "

Sima Rong paused, nodded and stopped struggling, and let him carefully sit up.

"It's not long since the medicine was delivered, and it's still hot." Wang Shuzhi sat down beside him with a medicine bowl, and handed it to his lips, "It's very bitter, bear with it."

"It doesn't matter." Sima Rong took the bowl and swallowed it without frowning.

Wang Shuzhi didn't expect him to drink so bluntly, so he looked at him in surprise, turned around and put the bowl aside, and then twisted a wet handkerchief to wipe off the medicine stains left on his lips.

Embarrassed, Sima Rong quickly raised his hand to grab the handkerchief, and wiped it on his lips indiscriminately: "Is this what the prefect Xia did?"

Wang Shuzhi was looking at him with a smile. Hearing this, his eyes were a little cold, and he said indifferently: "The prefect Xia is very cautious. Even if I borrow ten courage from him, I'm afraid I can't do it."

Sima Rong nodded, and asked again: "Has the assassin been interrogated?"

"It has been handed over to Pei Liang. He is waiting outside at this moment. He should have asked something." Wang Shuzhi took the handkerchief from his hand, threw it into the basin, and gave him another thick dress. Put it on and tuck it around his neck.

Sima Rong fell into deep thought, and didn't pay attention to his behavior for a while. He frowned and muttered: "The mastermind behind the scenes may have something to do with Xia Taishou. The prime minister didn't make a big fuss about his trip, but the other party made a big fuss about swimming in the lake. I think it's early It was planned."

Wang Shuzhi stared at him with a smile on his face, and didn't say anything for a while. Seeing him looking over suspiciously, he couldn't help but raised his hand and tapped him on the forehead: "I didn't expect you to have a hard life. They assassinated in the lake. I was planning to cover up the past under the guise of an accident, but since I am still alive, they can't make a show. Right now you are injured, just take good care of it, don't have to think too much."

Sima Rong answered yes, but lowered his eyes and remained silent, obviously lost in thought again.

Wang Shuzhi sighed lightly, laughed, leaned over, raised his hand to touch his temple, stroked it carefully, and said in a low voice: "When you first came to the mansion, you didn't even care about my hunger, coldness, and warmth... "

Sima Rong tilted his head uncomfortably, trying to avoid it, but the next moment his face was covered with both hands, unable to move, his face froze.

Wang Shuzhi continued: "Now, you are blocking the knife for me, if the knife goes deeper..."

"The prime minister is kind to his subordinates, and it is only right for them to stand up for the prime minister." Sima Rong quickly cut off his words.

As if Wang Shuzhi had never heard of it, he sighed and said to himself: "You have saved my life, but I can't repay it."

"The prime minister doesn't have to..."

"For the current plan, the only thing I can do is to promise with my body."

Sima Rong: "..."

Wang Shuzhi raised his eyebrows solemnly, and said solemnly, "You don't have to be polite, I'm willing." While speaking, regardless of Sima Rong's ugly face, he leaned over and made a mark on the corner of his eye, seemingly absent.

Sima Rong was startled, and stared blankly, the warmth from the corner of his eyes was like a flame thrown down, and the scalding feeling quickly spread to the surroundings.

Wang Shuzhi saw that he was lost in the sky, and he gave a low laugh, which caused him to turn his eyes and stare at him angrily, but he didn't take it seriously, and stood up gracefully with a flick of his sleeves, and said loudly: "Pei Liang, come in."

Sima Rong had no choice but to gather his mind and brush away the previous messy thoughts.

Pei Liang cupped his fists after entering, "Prime Minister, the assassin has confessed."

"Yeah." Wang Shuzhi nodded, "Where is Prefect Xia?"

"Wait outside."

Wang Shuzhi sneered slightly, and said with a smile, "Haven't you left yet?"

"Yes, Prefect Xia said that he wanted to plead guilty to the Prime Minister."

"Let him in."

Xia Zhizhang had already knelt so that his knees were numb, he almost lost his intuition, and his body was shivering from the cold. After getting up, he secretly rubbed his knees for a long time before he could walk. After entering the room, he glanced at Sima Rong who was on the couch. , Shocked, knelt down and bowed again: "The lower officials did not govern the county properly, and let Xiaoxiao's followers do evil, and frightened the prime minister and Mr. Yan Qing. Mr. Yan Qing, please explain!"

Wang Shuzhi sat down beside Sima Rong, and said with a smile: "Master Xia, please hurry up, this matter can't be completely blamed on you, it's really careless, I can't think of swimming in Taihu Lake, and I can meet assassins, if Xia If my lord stays on the boat, I'm afraid he will suffer too!"

When Xia Zhizhang heard it, his heart beat even harder. It was a coincidence that it was reasonable for him to be suspected, so he secretly wiped off his cold sweat and said respectfully: "It seems that the thief is observing the whereabouts of the officials and the prime minister. Closely, the officer will go back and personally supervise the case."

"En." Wang Shuzhi responded indifferently.

Xia Zhizhang glanced at Sima Rong again, seeing him looking at him with cold eyes, he couldn't help but thumped in his heart, stepped forward two steps and knelt down again, his expression of respect was even more serious: "Mr. It's the fault, I hope that Mr. Yanqing will give the subordinate a chance to forgive his sins, and come to the humble house to recuperate, the subordinate will definitely do his best..."

"Lord Xia, I'm sorry." Sima Rong interrupted him, "I'm serving the prime minister, but I'm just a grassroots person, so I shouldn't deserve such a big gift."

Xia Zhizhang was stunned when he heard it, and was even more surprised in his heart. For a while, he couldn't tell whether what he said was true or not, so he had no choice but to agree.

Sima Rong said again: "I'm injured, I'm afraid I won't be able to get up and help each other, Lord Xia, please get up."

Xia Zhizhang originally felt that he was not like ordinary people, but now he heard his tone of voice, and felt even more worried. Although he heard that he called himself a grassroots person, he was more certain about his previous guess. After standing up, he felt a chill on his back , and dare not say anything more.

Wang Shuzhi looked at him with the corners of his lips curled up, and the smile in his eyes was playful: "It's getting late, Master Xia should go back earlier, if you don't investigate this matter thoroughly, I'm afraid it will be impossible for the truth to take Yan Qing to the mansion to recuperate." Don't worry, and add trouble to adults."

Xia Zhizhang nodded again and again, then bowed his hands and said goodbye.

Wang Shuzhi raised his voice and said: "Pei Liang, you send two people to accompany Lord Xia back to the mansion." He smiled at Xia Zhizhang, "You don't have to be polite to order them when it's useful."

Xia Zhizhang didn't know that the two were staring at him, but he didn't dare to say anything. Before leaving, he glanced at Sima Rong without any trace, and when he saw him looking up, he hurriedly looked away.

After Xia Zhizhang left, Wang Shuzhi began to ask about the assassin: "What have you found out?"

Pei Liang said: "The assassins confessed that they were instructed by Xia Yongsi, Xia Yongsi is Xia Zhizhang's nephew. As for why they wanted to assassinate, they couldn't find out whether they were dead or alive. They must have just obeyed orders and didn't know the reason."

Sima Rong was puzzled when he heard this: "Did Xia Yongsi ever have any grievances with the Prime Minister?"

Wang Shuzhi pondered for a moment: "The Xia family and I have no grievances, there must be something wrong with this matter, Pei Liang, go and investigate Xia Yongsi strictly, and don't say anything about it."

"Yes."

Pei Liang took the order to leave, but there was no movement on the second day, but Xia Zhizhang stumbled over, almost crying bitterly, and pleaded for Xia Yongsi: "My nephew made a big mistake when he was young and foolish. I hope the prime minister will forgive him and forgive him." Capital crime, as long as he is spared, I will be willing to be an ox or a horse to repay the prime minister!"

Wang Shuzhi saw that he was not playing tricks, and he confessed honestly, his doubts about him faded a bit, but his face was still indifferent: "Master Xia is joking? Xia Yongsi planned carefully this time, the truth and Yan Qing escaped through many dangers The day of birth is not to forgive such a vicious person."

Xia Zhizhang's face was as white as paper when he heard it, and he prostrated himself on the ground: "Xiaguan's elder brother passed away long ago, only this bloodline is left, Xiaguan is really... really..." He choked up his sobs as he spoke.

"Your nephew's life is life, but the life of Zhenxiang and Yan Qing is not life? If the knife is half an inch deeper, Yan Qing may not be lying on the couch at this time!"

Xia Zhizhang heard his anger, his heart sank heavily, and his face showed despair.

Wang Shuzhi changed the subject and smiled lightly: "However, the truth and the Xia family have never had any grudges. Mr. Xia might as well let him recruit from the truth. Who entrusted him and who ordered him to do so must be clearly explained. In this way, don't say no It is a death penalty, even if the crime is mitigated."

Xia Zhizhang was probably so anxious that he didn't think about this level, he was surprised and happy when he heard the words, and hurriedly left after responding again and again.

Wang Shuzhi looked at his leaving figure, closed the window after a while, turned around and sat by the couch and looked at Sima Rong: "After this matter is over, we will go on the road, and when we return to Kuaiji, someone will take care of us, so it will be easier to heal the wound, and our back still hurts." Is it?"

Sima Rong lay on his stomach with his pillow on the brocade quilt for a long time. He was so exhausted that he wanted him to help him sit up when he heard Pei Liang's voice from outside.

Wang Shuzhi paused, got up and said, "Come in."