King's Landing [Rebirth]

Kuaiqi, who delivered the decree, has left the capital and headed south. At this time, the flood in the south has been basically contained, and the disaster relief is coming to an end. The local prefect is grateful to the prince, and it is difficult to express his gratitude to the prince by following him every day.

The prince was quite proud, the days of walking on thin ice with his tail between his legs had long been forgotten, thinking that he had finally made a great contribution by going out, and he would definitely be rewarded by his father and admired by the courtiers when he returned, so he couldn't help feeling even more elated.

On this day, the eunuch received the secret report, smiled and twirled his beard, and said to his confidant: "The Holy Majesty's will is not far away, it should arrive early tomorrow morning."

Energized, the confidant got up quickly, cupped his hands and said, "This subordinate will arrange a dinner." Seeing the eunuch nodding his head in agreement, he turned and left in a hurry.

That night, in the prefect's mansion, there was a lot of wine and laughter, and the prince was sought after by everyone, and his heart was really happy. Coupled with the beauties around him, the alcohol was strong, and he was half drunk before he knew it.

"Your Highness..." Someone came close to his ear and lowered his voice, "I don't know if the news is accurate, but I heard that the emperor is ill."

The prince shook his head, his eyes blurred: "Well, sick? I am very worried."

The man saw that he only talked about it, but his expression remained the same as usual, he didn't seem to care about it, and said: "I heard that he is very sick, and has been in a coma for many days."

The prince's mind was clear for a moment, and he felt that he had heard the fairy voice. He suppressed his excitement and drank a glass of wine calmly: "Well, it's time to go back to Beijing."

The man looked at his expression, curled his lips and turned back to his seat.

The prince was in high spirits, and when he was sent to rest on the couch, he still yelled and drank. He faintly felt that his whole body was hot and unbearable, but he really didn't understand it, so he didn't notice the strangeness. , and quickly rolled with them.

At dawn the next day, the messenger entered the prefect's mansion, and the prefect and others rushed out to greet him after hearing the news.

The messenger looked left and right, his expression froze, and he coughed: "Why didn't you see His Royal Highness the Crown Prince?"

The prefect showed embarrassment, and hurriedly said respectfully: "Your Majesty has sent someone to invite you. His Highness must be changing clothes. Your Excellency has worked hard all the way, why don't you follow me inside and take a rest first?"

The herald officer smiled: "Alright."

A group of people entered the main hall talking and laughing, and drank several cups of official tea, but there was no trace of the prince, and his face was full of doubts, and someone came in and whispered in the eunuch's ear. The eunuch seemed embarrassed, and he couldn't help but secretly speculate , and waited patiently.

Seeing that the sun was getting higher and higher, all the people waiting were in a hurry. Seeing the eunuch wiping his sweat secretly, the official who delivered the decree became even more puzzled, and couldn't help but said: "Your Majesty's decree cannot be delayed. It is almost noon. After the hour, we will not delay it." Alright..."

The prefect wiped his sweat even more diligently: "This... Xiaguan... Uh..."

The decree officer's complexion changed slightly, and he stood up suddenly: "But what happened to His Royal Highness?"

"Never, never!" The prefect waved his hands again and again.

Seeing his guilt-ridden expression, the herald officer sank his face, walked out of the main hall with a flick of his sleeves, and walked into the courtyard: "Where is Your Highness? Don't hide it!"

The prefect looked like he wanted to stop but didn't dare to stop, he hesitated to walk in, and said in a dull voice: "His Royal Highness is sleeping, why not...wait a little longer..."

Seeing his appearance, the decree official felt even more suspicious, thinking that something happened to the prince, he walked faster, and the wind was blowing, but fortunately, the environment along the way was elegant, and the prince's residence was quite elegant, it seemed that there was no I was not neglected, and my heart was a little relieved.

A group of people approached the prince's residence, and suddenly heard a charming smile, they couldn't help but pause, and the prince's voice was vaguely caught in the middle, all of them showed embarrassment, and they probably knew what was going on without guessing.

The official who delivered the decree was the emperor's confidant, and delivering the decree was the first priority. In addition, he knew that the emperor was dissatisfied with the prince when he came. go.

The strong smell of powder has covered the elegant fragrance of flowers around, a window is half open, and the movement inside seems to be that there are several women, everyone is embarrassed, only half of the lotus root arm is stretched out from the window, accompanied by a soft panting , the plain hand clenched and loosened, and a thin note fell down.

The messenger signaled to the person beside him, and the person hurried forward to pick up the note and handed it to him.

The messenger glanced at it and saw that it was full of obscene words and songs, he couldn't help but feel even more embarrassed, he was about to throw it away, but when he found that it was the prince's handwriting, his face changed drastically, and he hurriedly put the note into his sleeve.

The folk customs of the Great Jin Dynasty were quite bohemian. Because of the endless wars, people often lamented the impermanence of the world and seized the day and night. Aristocrats and scholars often had a state of drunkenness and dreaming of death. This absurd scene is not unusual, but the emperor was seriously ill after all. , as the crown prince of a country, it is very wrong to act like this.

The decree officer didn't know that Wang Shuzhi had secretly blocked the news, but thought that the prince had already known about it, so he couldn't help feeling sorry for the emperor.

The prefect glanced at him with a hesitant expression, pretending to be embarrassed and said: "His Royal Highness heard that the emperor was seriously ill, so he used wine to relieve his worries, so he drank more. I really didn't know that your lord will be here today..."

The messenger's face darkened suddenly when he heard this, and he hummed coldly in his heart: This way of using wine to soothe one's sorrows is really delicious!

"If you don't want to be an official, let's go in..."

"..." The messenger hesitated for a moment, looked at the sky, "wait a little longer, alas..."

After finishing speaking, he was about to turn around, when he suddenly heard the prince laughing: "Gu will go back to Beijing tomorrow, Qingqing will go back with Gu."

The woman smiled coquettishly: "The crown prince has a noble status, and he coaxes the slave with good words. The difference between the slave and His Highness is cloud and mud. Wouldn't it be suicide if he went to the capital?"

"Nonsense!" The crown prince laughed angrily, "Will the emperor be the only one who has the final say in this world?"

This remark was like a thunderclap on the ground, shaking the faces of everyone outside the window to change drastically. Almost instantly, everyone took a few steps back and lowered their heads, making a look of "don't listen to evil".

The prince said again: "You know, your father is seriously ill, and you can't wait long alone."

"..." Everyone could no longer pretend to be deaf and dumb, took a breath, glanced at the bright yellow imperial decree in the hand of the decree officer, and knelt down on the ground.

The decree officer trembled, pretending to look at the prefect calmly: "It's not early, please come out to receive the decree." After speaking, he didn't want to wait for a moment, turned and strode away.

The crowd was calm when they came, but panicked when they left, scrambling to be the first to scatter like birds and beasts. The prefect slowly got up, and opened the door to enter after the crowd had gone far away.

Several women in the room stood with their heads bowed, no longer smiling, another young man stood at the window, wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, and cast a sympathetic glance at the sleeping prince: Even if he was mentally prepared, he would Speaking outrageous words in front of so many people, I still feel the hairs on the back of my neck standing on end!

The prefect looked at him with a smile, didn't say much, and only gave a slight signal to the prince, and immediately a woman stepped forward, messed up her clothes and lay on the side of the couch, took out a small jade bottle and put it in front of the prince's nose, waiting for him to wake up leisurely .

In the main hall ahead, the messenger finally waited for the sleepy-looking His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. Seeing that his face was pale and the corners of his eyes were smoky red, as if he looked too drunk, the corners of his mouth could not help but twitch.

The crown prince repeatedly accused him: "Gu was accidentally greedy for drinking, I got up late today, and kept you waiting for a long time." After speaking, he remembered the ecstasy of last night, and suddenly felt comfortable all over.

The decree officer only thought that he was covering up the absurd words and deeds just now, and he didn't even dare to say that he didn't dare, and then respectfully unfolded the imperial decree and announced the decree.

When the prince heard that he was announced to return to the capital, he was stunned for a moment, and then he showed joy: "Father is awake? Are you feeling better?"

The messenger once again confirmed that he was aware of the emperor's coma, his face froze, and he said with a smile: "When the official came, His Majesty just woke up, and he must have recovered by now."

The prince nodded: "That's good, that's good."

A few days later, the group returned to the capital, and the thin note with the prince's handwriting was sent to the emperor. As for the prince's words and deeds that day, they were also written in the official's memorial and presented at the same time.

The emperor was furious after watching it, and immediately summoned all the people who were present at that time to question him. When everyone saw that someone was making a move, they were willing to hide everything, so they naturally told everything.

"Sinister!" The emperor was so angry that his head was smoking. In the early court, he angrily reprimanded the prince for being unfaithful and unfilial. Without the minister's suggestion, he immediately issued an edict to abolish the prince and demote him as a commoner.

"As for the empress, since she has no way to teach her children, it is not suitable to rule the sixth palace. However, thinking about the relationship between her and me for many years, she temporarily accepts her phoenix seal and demotes her to be a concubine."

Naturally, the ministers standing below had lost Yu Shi's confidantes long ago, and shouted long live in surprise.

The crown prince has been abolished, the emperor is quite disheartened, thinking of the other princes for a moment, they all seem to have ulterior motives, and for a while he stopped thinking about re-establishing the crown prince.

All the princes, no matter how big or small, all began to be cautious in their words and deeds. No one in the court was a fool, pondering the holy will, all kept silent, and no one was the one who was in the head.

But sooner or later the East Palace will still be inhabited. The emperor's spirit is not as good as before, and the courtiers are still secretly eager to move. Those who have already stood in line are naturally waiting for the right time, and those who are vacillating are thinking about themselves, for fear of falling behind.

Once the right treasure is bet, the new emperor's ascension to the throne in the future will inevitably have a contribution from the dragon. Is there any need to worry about prosperity and wealth?

It's just that on the day the emperor woke up, the praises of the second prince had been spread in secret, and suddenly there was an unknown second highness, which was really difficult.

For a while, King Jing Sima Shan was miserable. He sent so many spies overtly and secretly. He hated it so much that he didn't bother to pay any attention to it. He only devoted himself to arranging the carriage and horses for the "second prince" to return to Beijing according to Sima Rong's plan. Everything.

Sima Rong thought about confessing everything to Wang Shuzhi sooner or later, so he didn't hide his emotions anymore. Since Sima Chang was deposed, his eyebrows have been stretched a lot, adding a bit of open-mindedness, which made Wang Shuzhi's heart flutter.

"Yan Qing, what are your plans?"

Sima Rong looked at his grasped hand, paused in his heart, raised his eyes to stare at Wang Shuzhi's smiling eyes, and looked at him for a moment, as if making up his mind, he suddenly smiled.

Wang Shuzhi had never seen him laugh so freely before, and he was so dazzled by it, he couldn't recover for a while, and subconsciously raised his hand to caress his cheek.

Sima Rong laughed softly, "It's a cool autumn today, let's go swimming in the lake."