King's Landing [Rebirth]

As soon as the queen mother finished speaking, the emperor was stunned, and Sima Shan's eyes widened. He didn't know how to respond for a while, so he turned his head and looked at Sima Rong subconsciously. After all these years, he was used to letting him make up his mind, and he suddenly mentioned life-long events , still wanted to see what he meant.

This scene fell in the eyes of the emperor, the emperor's eyebrows moved slightly, and he glanced at Sima Rong unobtrusively.

Sima Rong knew that the Sacred Heart was unpredictable, no matter how smart he was, he still had some doubts about the emperor's mind at this time, so he had to show a bit of surprise, and then he suddenly realized, and smiled at Sima Shan: " Brother Huang has indeed reached the age of marriage, congratulations, Brother Huang!"

Seeing that there was some teasing in the smile in his eyes, Sima Shan immediately felt embarrassed, and hurriedly picked up the teacup to cover it up.

Seeing a blush on his slightly dark face, the Queen Mother rejoiced, "Look! You're actually shy!"

The emperor also laughed, and turned to ask the queen mother, "Does the queen mother have a suitable candidate?"

"There are indeed some, but after all, it is a prince who marries a concubine, so you can't be sloppy. You need to think carefully and choose again and again." The queen mother ordered someone to take portraits of daughters of some aristocratic families, which marked their temperaments, preferences, and family backgrounds. He said, "If your majesty is free, you might as well pick one for Shan'er."

Sima Shan was a little restless.

Sima Rong thought that it might be his turn next, so he couldn't help feeling a little bit worried, and when he looked up, he saw that the emperor and the empress dowager were already looking at the portrait with great interest and discussing it, and he was a little bit unhappy.

The emperor's brother lost his mother since he was a child, and his birth mother's status was low, so he was treated coldly in the palace. The emperor and the queen mother seldom paid attention to him, and when he went to the fiefdom, no one asked for warmth, even though he had arrived long ago. The age of discussing relatives, but never heard a single word from the emperor or the queen mother.

Although he is a descendant of the empress, he has been suffering from illness for a long time. How is his situation similar to that of the emperor's brother?

Now that he is in good health, the imperial brother has available troops in the fief, the crown prince has been abolished, and the new crown prince has not yet been decided, they thought of marrying the imperial brother at this time, if there is no purpose, he can cut off his head and make a jug .

After all, Sima Shan was a rough man, at first he stretched his neck to peek at the portrait, but when he saw Sima Rong lowering his eyelashes, he realized later that there was a familiar coldness on the corners of his tight lips.

The queen mother looked at it for a while, and finally picked out some satisfied ones, and waved to Sima Shan with a smile: "Shan'er, come over and see if there is anyone you like."

Sima Shan suddenly tensed up, a little bit expectant, but also a little bit apprehensive, walked over and glanced casually, nodded and said vaguely: "It's all good!"

The queen mother chuckled: "How about Mrs. Xie's family? Xie Zhuo's talent and bearing are well known in the world. Mrs. Xie is his only daughter-in-law, so she is naturally talented and beautiful. I wonder if you like it or not?"

Sima Shan's face turned red again, he scratched his face in embarrassment, glanced at the still graceful queen mother, then at Sima Rong with handsome features, and thought about Xie Zhuo's demeanor, originally there was only a somewhat vivid portrait Suddenly became more specific and clear.

Hmm... Since it belongs to the Xie family, it must have good looks. As for talent, it doesn't matter if I am a vulgar person anyway.

"Back to the Empress Dowager..." Sima Shan snorted, "Everything is up to the father and the empress dowager."

Sima Rong quickly raised his eyes to look at Sima Shan, and lowered his eyes to hide a flashing smile.

Not wanting to, the emperor frowned slightly, and his eyes were a little dignified.

He has a heartfelt resistance to the fact that the queen mother always thinks about the daughter of the Xie family, and once Sima Shan marries the daughter of the Xie family, he is bound to be completely united with Sima Rong. Undecided, he has always been reluctant to see his sons form factions.

The emperor thought about this, and quickly said: "Shan'er wields knives and clubs all day long, and his literary talents may not even match half of Xie's wife. It's easy to make a couple. In my opinion, The wife of the Huan family is more suitable."

Sima Shan's heart skipped a beat, the Huan family has practiced martial arts for generations, what if the wife of the Huan family is a big and thick tigress?Although he looks pretty good in the portrait, his temperament might not be so easy to deal with, right?What's more, wouldn't it be great if I could get closer to the emperor's younger brother?

Sima Shan cast a glance towards Sima Rong for help.

Sima Rong put one hand in his sleeve, and made a dragging gesture at the emperor from an angle that he couldn't see.

Sima Shan quickly withdrew his gaze, coughed, showing great embarrassment, pretending to be embarrassed and said: "This matter is decided by the father and the queen mother. My son has been in Beijing for a while, and the fief..."

Hearing this, the emperor breathed a sigh of relief, and laughed: "What Shaner said is very true, it's time to go back and have a look, I'm afraid the marriage will not be settled for a while, even if we choose Xie's wife, we have to wait for Xie Zhuo to return to the capital before discussing it." .”

Xie Zhuo is now leading the army, although there are many good news, but after all, the war is not over yet, the queen mother can't help but relax after thinking about it, and naturally agrees with the emperor's words.

After lunch, the two of them left the palace and rode in the same carriage. Sima Shan finally breathed a sigh of relief, patted his chest with lingering fear, and said with a bitter face: "It's so sudden, I'm not prepared at all."

Sima Rong glanced at him sideways and laughed: "It is impossible for the empress dowager and the emperor to be of the same mind. This marriage is not so easy to settle."

Sima Shan was frightened and unwilling, he muttered and asked, "Does Miss Xie look like you?"

Sima Rong didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "Where should I meet her? But my uncle and aunt were born well, so don't worry. However, if you really like her, this marriage must be postponed, otherwise the emperor will definitely point you to Huan's family." lady."

Sima Shan was startled, and shook his head again and again: "I don't know what the emperor thinks, let me marry another sword-wielding and club-wielding man, will we fight all day long after we get married?"

"The emperor is afraid that you will get closer to me, and join forces to plot against him." Sima Rong sneered, with a chill in his eyes.

Sima Shan clicked his tongue, laughed, lowered his voice and said furtively, "Even if you don't kiss and kiss, isn't this still counting?"

"At this time and at that time, the Huan family has no friendship with us. Once you marry the wife of the Huan family, once the Huan family intervenes, things will be difficult."

Sima Shan's expression was serious, and he nodded, because of the emperor's calculations, he felt a little lonely in his heart, but he was born in the royal family, these are inevitable, and he has long been used to it.

Sima Rong patted him on the shoulder and comforted him, "It doesn't matter, maybe we won't be able to wait for long."

Sima Shan smiled relievedly, and looked at him again: "You are in good health now, and marriage is probably not far away."

Sima Rong already had this on his mind in the palace, and when he was asked to talk about it now, his thoughts became even more heavy, and he said with cold black eyes: "The soldiers will cover you with water and earth."

After a few days, Sima Shan's marriage was still not settled, and he didn't know whether to be disappointed or relieved, after thinking about it, he felt that the relief was more, and he couldn't help laughing at himself about his identity.

The return date was set, he said goodbye to Sima Rong, and after receiving a bunch of instructions from Sima Rong, he only felt that the cold winter and the twelfth lunar month were warm, so he finally gave him a hearty smile and returned to the fief with his guards.

Sima Rong had already sorted out the servants and guards in the palace, kept those who should be kept, and sent away those who should have been sent away. In the end, only the housekeeper and a few sporadic eyes and ears were left.

The palace was gradually controlled by Sima Rong himself, and the number of times Wang Shuzhi climbed over the wall increased significantly, but it was still inconvenient to stay for a long time, and Wang Shuzhi was quite dissatisfied with this.

As winter entered, the Empress Dowager called Sima Rong into the palace again.

Every time Sima Rong met the emperor, he would secretly observe the emperor's complexion, and vaguely guessed the purpose of the trip, so he couldn't help but gather his energy.

The queen mother chatted with him for a while, asked him to accompany her to the garden, lowered her voice and said earnestly: "Rong'er, in this deep palace, the biggest reliance for you and me is not the emperor, but the Xie family. clear?"

Sima Rong was not surprised that she said these words suddenly, on the contrary, he was surprised that she could bear to speak until now, so he smiled lightly: "What the queen mother said is very true."

The queen mother was quite satisfied with his attitude, and sighed again: "When your mother queen entered the main palace, the Xie family was so honored, but after the Yu family came to power, you..."

Sima Rong hurriedly comforted: "The grandson is well now, and the Yu family has also received retribution. The queen mother should relax."

"Yes!" The queen mother nodded, her eyes were a little moist, "As the queen mother, I have to give way to the queen. After all, I am not the emperor's biological mother, so I have to rely on others. Fortunately, now that you are back, the Xie family has another Hope!"

Sima Rong raised his eyes, staring at the majestic palace walls in a daze.

The queen mother followed his gaze and looked to the north: "Your uncle should be back soon."

"Yes." Sima Rong responded in a low voice.

The queen mother turned to him: "The emperor's health is getting worse and worse. I know you are a successful man, but I still have to remind you to make plans early. Now you thank guests behind closed doors every day. Be careful not to overdo it."

How much admiration does Sima Rong have for the Empress Dowager, and because of the interests involved, although he doesn't want to go into details with her, he is still willing to reassure her, so he said with a smile, "Don't worry too much about the Empress Dowager. What should be done is to be filial, there is no rush for this.”

The queen mother hesitated to speak.

Sima Rong lowered his voice: "The Queen Mother just wait and see, King Yi is too hasty."

The queen mother saw that he was confident, thought about it, and finally nodded worriedly.

Sima Rong bid farewell to the Empress Dowager, and as soon as he returned to Prince Rui's Mansion, the steward came to report: "Lord Lu came to visit today, this old slave considered it was his third visit, so I didn't dare to refuse easily, so I let him sit for a while. Mr. Lu didn't wait for His Highness, and went back later."

"Did he say anything about it?"

"That's not it."

Sima Rong turned around and looked at him coldly: "How long has it been since you dared to make up your own mind? Do you ignore my orders?"

The housekeeper's heart trembled, and he quickly knelt on the ground: "This old slave should die! This old slave sees him repeatedly posting his obeisances, and is afraid that he will meet His Highness for something important, so..."

"Presumptuous! This king asked you to explain?!" Sima Rong looked down at him, his gaze was like a sharp arrow of ice, "This king has lived in the palace for dozens of years, and then recuperated in King Jing's fief. He just returned to Beijing. What can Master Lu do to find this king?!"

"Damn the old slave! Damn the old slave!" The housekeeper broke out in cold sweat on his forehead.

Sima Rong looked at him for a while, then calmly said: "Get up, if you try to figure out what this king wants, this mansion should be replaced by someone else."

The housekeeper let out a deep breath, and nodded his forehead: "Thank you, Your Highness!"

Just about to get up, he suddenly heard a rush of footsteps behind him, and turned his head to look.

The servant who hurried over from the gatehouse stared blankly at the butler kneeling on the ground, then hurriedly walked up to Sima Rong, and hurriedly said, "Your Highness! Someone from the palace has sent news that the emperor has fainted!"

Sima Rong raised his eyebrows almost imperceptibly, and quickly said: "Get the carriage ready, the king can enter the palace!"

Soon, the news that the emperor was unconscious again spread quietly in the court, and several princes rushed to the dragon couch almost at the same time to attend to the sick, and the situation in Beijing was once again under Wang Shuzhi's control.

Wang Shuzhi entered the palace every day, but whenever Sima Rong was around, he deliberately stayed for a long time. Although the two never communicated in private, they made eye contact from time to time.

Wang Shuzhi watched the imperial doctor take his pulse and asked with his eyes.

The imperial doctor's face was pale: "The emperor's condition has worsened than last time. As for why he wakes up, I'm down..."

Wang Shuzhi waved his hand, indicating that he understood, and after the person left, he looked sideways at Sima Rong.

Sima Rong showed tiredness, but his expression was indifferent, without turning his head, he said: "I am here, and the prime minister is involved in practical affairs, let's deal with it earlier."

Wang Shuzhi felt that his heart was going to be broken: What did Yan Qing pretend to be so indifferent every day, at least on the surface, although the Prime Minister and Prince Rui did not have a deep friendship, they never had any enmity!

"Yes, I will resign." Wang Shuzhi turned around, wanting to cry but no tears.