King's Landing [Rebirth]

Wang Shuzhi didn't completely hide Sima Rong in the house. After the snow stopped, he wrapped him tightly and took him to sit in the small pavilion by the lake, brewing a pot of warm wine, and admiring the silver-clad world.

"Yan Qing, you've finally grown flesh on your face." Wang Shuzhi touched Sima Rong's cheek, somewhat satisfied with his recent efforts.

Every day, he could only feel his calm breathing. Wang Shuzhi looked normal, but in fact, he was already panicked. Now that he has improved somewhat, the uncontrollable panic has finally subsided.

"We are sitting by the lake right now. The lake has been covered with a thin layer of ice, and the surrounding is silvery white. It is so beautiful. Why don't you open your eyes and take a look?" Wang Shuzhi held Sima Rong's hand, and felt it warm, and then lightly touched Sima Rong's cheek. After lightly pasting it, I didn't feel much coolness, and my heart was slightly at ease.

Whispered about the beautiful scenery for a long time, Wang Shuzhi regarded himself as Sima Rong's eyes, and finally smiled lightly: "The movement of the prime minister's mansion has alarmed many people with ears and eyes, but you don't have to worry, no one knows your true identity. It is said in the capital that I am so fascinated by your male favorite..."

The two maidservants walked by the path not far away and saw the guards standing around the pavilion with expressionless faces. They hurriedly walked around carefully, but they still couldn't help but glanced in the middle. Whispering in one place.

"What strange disease did Mr. Yan Qing suffer from?"

"I don't know. There are so many doctors in the mansion who can't do anything about him. Do you think he is bewitched?"

"Nonsense! If it's really bewitched, wouldn't the prime minister be in danger? I see that the prime minister is doing well every day."

"That's true, it's just that Mr. Yan Qing is much thinner than before, and he really suffered."

The voice of the maid's discussion gradually faded away, and the sound of "creaking" trampling the snow gradually approached.

When Wang Shuzhi turned his head, he saw Pei Liang climbing up the stairs. He couldn't help but twitched his brows and smiled: "Why are you here at this time?"

The prime minister's mansion is not an iron barrel, and there are so many doctors in the mansion that it is impossible to hide it from outsiders. Since the news of "the prime minister's male favorite is seriously ill" has spread secretly, Wang Shuzhi immediately sent more people to closely monitor Yi Wang's mansion and other places, even in Jingzhou. Wang Yu sent a lot of eyeliner there.

Seeing Pei Liang coming in a hurry, he was subconsciously worried that Wang Yu had got the news, so he couldn't help but look serious.

Pei Liang walked quickly to his side, leaned over and whispered: "There has been movement in Prince Yi's residence. I don't know where to find a floating corpse. It is said that he has found His Royal Highness the Prince who fell into the water."

"Oh?" Wang Shuzhi was taken aback when he heard that, and immediately understood King Yi's plan. He raised the corners of his lips and sneered, "Floating corpse? So soaked in the water that parents don't recognize it? How can he convince everyone? Prince?"

"Birthmark on the back of the waist."

Wang Shuzhi's smile froze, and he stared at him in disbelief, unable to figure out how Yi Wang knew about the birthmark for a moment.

"Prime Minister, His Highness the Crown Prince is now..." Pei Liang glanced at Sima Rong, "Do you want to bring His Highness the Crown Prince with you?"

"No!" Wang Shuzhi immediately waved his hand, "Yan Qing is not awake yet, if he is taken out like this, he will definitely become a target of public criticism, and... I can't tell."

Pei Liang didn't say any more, but just looked at him with embarrassment.

Wang Shuzhi squeezed Sima Rong's palm, thinking of what King Yi had done, ice formed in the bottom of his eyes, after pondering for a moment, a sneer appeared on the corner of his lips again: "Prepare the carriage, no, wait... go and invite Lu Zixiu Come here."

After sending Sima Rong back to the house, he stayed with him for a while, and when he heard that Lu Zixiu had arrived, he hurriedly arranged for his confidant to watch over him, while he hurried to the reception hall.

Lu Zixiu suppressed the doubts in his heart, and was about to exchange some pleasantries, but Wang Shuzhi went straight to the point: "Lord Lu is not very polite, I invite you here today because I have something to ask."

Lu Zixiu looked puzzled, cupped his hands and said, "Prime Minister has something to do, but please tell me, if I can do it, I will do my best."

Wang Shuzhi lowered his eyes and smiled: "You can do it."

Lu Zixiu's heart skipped a beat, and somehow he felt that there was some calculation in his smile, but not so much, his palms were sweating.

Wang Shuzhi glanced at him, leaned closer, and whispered in a low voice: "Your Yuansheng..."

Lu Zixiu couldn't maintain his composure after hearing what he said. He raised his eyes to look at Wang Shuzhi who was smiling leisurely, took a deep breath, and said through gritted teeth, "Forgive me, I can't do anything about it!"

"Think about it again." Wang Shuzhi poured tea for him with a smile, as if he was not worried about whether he would agree.

"Don't think about it any more!" Lu Zixiu rebuffed, his face turning pale, "I won't put Yuan Sheng in danger! Prime Minister, please forgive me!"

"Really don't want to?" Wang Shuzhi raised his eyebrows and looked at him, with a smile that was not a smile, "If you don't help me, if my Wang family is not stable in the future, I may not be able to keep your official position. At that time, you can go back to Wu County , powerless to resist Lu Taishou, can you really protect Yuan Sheng?"

Lu Zixiu's hand holding the teacup trembled slightly, but his expression became more determined: "Take one step at a time, no matter what, Lu can't agree to the entrustment of the prime minister!"

Wang Shuzhi didn't take it seriously, and said with a smile: "If His Royal Highness didn't want to let Yuan Sheng go, he would have passed away long ago. Why don't I invite Yuan Sheng here and ask him if he would like to help?"

Lu Zixiu was suddenly anxious. Since Yuan Sheng came back, he had praised Sima Rong and King Jing a lot, and he was always grateful. If he asked him directly, how could he refuse?

Wang Shuzhi checked his face and said with a smile: "Master Lu is really selfish, ask yourself if the truth treats you well, and you will repay the truth like this?"

Lu Zixiu showed guilt, opened his mouth, and said helplessly, "I would like to thank the Prime Minister for your kindness. It's just that the matter involves Yuansheng. I really..."

"Okay, what kind of grace?" Wang Shuzhi sneered, "You don't really want to be an official, and you don't want to get involved in this muddy water. I can understand your maintenance of Yuansheng."

Lu Zixiu's face was slightly relaxed, and he cupped his hands: "Thank you..."

"However..." Wang Shuzhi interrupted him, and his smile deepened, "If you agree to this matter, you have to agree, and if you don't agree, you have to agree."

Lu Zixiu's expression changed again.

Wang Shuzhi coughed lightly, and two guards rushed in from outside the door, one left and one right quickly restrained Lu Zixiu, one of them whispered: "Lord Lu, offend you!"

"Prime Minister!" Lu Zixiu was shocked, and then his face turned livid, "Prime Minister, what does this mean?!"

Wang Shuzhi got up slowly, and smiled very kindly: "Master Lu, calm down, you secretly tied Yan Qing to your house for the sake of Yuan Sheng. If I hadn't gone in a hurry, Yan Qing might have suffered a lot."

Lu Zixiu's face froze.

Wang Shuzhi continued: "I didn't pursue this matter at the time, but it doesn't mean I will forget it! I will also tie you up for Yan Qing's sake."

Lu Zixiu was speechless, and even the anger of being tied up subsided a little.

Wang Shuzhi looked at him with a smile: "So, let's settle the matter, how about it?"

Lu Zixiu was silent, a little helpless, if he didn't agree, he could only agree.

Wang Shuzhi told the two guards on the left and right: "Take Lord Lu to rest, so that you can serve him well, and don't be negligent." He looked at Lu Zixiu, raised his hand and said, "Master Lu, please!"

Lu Zixiu sighed, "Please, Prime Minister!"

Satisfied, Wang Shuzhi waved his wide sleeves, stepped out of the door, and said to his confidant who was waiting quietly, "Go to Mr. Lu's mansion, invite Yuan Sheng over, protect him carefully, and don't leak the news."

The next day, the news of the prince's death shocked the ruling and opposition parties.

The prince's body had been found, the emperor was mourning, the queen mother was crying bitterly, and all the officials in the court, no matter if they were sincere or not, all looked sad.

The only one with a normal face is Wang Shuzhi.

Under the puzzled or apprehensive eyes of the courtiers, Wang Shuzhi slowly questioned: "It is said that His Royal Highness was found by King Yi? It's just that the appearance of the corpse is hard to judge. How can King Yi determine that this person belongs to His Royal Highness?"

There was a trace of disdain in King Yi's eyes, and he said seriously: "His Royal Highness has a birthmark on the back of his waist, which has proved his integrity. Could it be that the prime minister suspects that this king is a fake?"

"I don't dare." Wang Shuzhi smiled lightly, "I'm just curious, how did His Highness Wang Yi know that the crown prince has a birthmark?"

"This king and the prince have been close since childhood, what's so strange about that?"

Wang Shuzhi felt nauseated when he heard it, and his expression changed: "So that's the case, but it's just the words of King Yi's family..."

King Yi suppressed a sneer: "The birthmark on the prince's body is also known to the queen mother."

Wang Shuzhi lowered his eyes and pondered, the empress dowager and Sima Rong shared weal and woe, so naturally he would not reveal this matter, it seems that there are people close to the empress dowager who have been bribed by him.

Seeing that he was silent, King Yi thought he had nothing to say, so he couldn't help but sneered: "Why is the prime minister worried?"

Wang Shuzhi raised his eyes to look at him: "His Royal Highness, are you sure that is the prince?"

"nature."

There was a sudden buzz from the left and right, and the courtiers with different thoughts couldn't hold back, and some of them even started to think about the memorial to establish another prince.

Wang Shuzhi looked around and raised the corners of his lips: "Coincidentally, the truth is that I just found His Royal Highness yesterday."

There was a dead silence all around, and then there was an uproar, and some impatient people asked quickly: "The prince found by the prime minister also has a birthmark?"

"The two princes?"

"Could it be that he died by drowning?"

Hearing these discussions, Wang Shuzhi almost choked: "My lords, the Crown Prince I found is a real person."

There was silence again.

Wang Yi suddenly turned his head and stared at Wang Shuzhi, as if he was considering the truth of his words, his face was pale and uncertain.

Wang Shuzhi ignored his gaze, turned around and looked outside, and raised his voice: "Please enter the palace, the prince!"

King Yi's pupils shrank suddenly, he clenched his hands into fists, and turned his head to follow his gaze.

The snow had not cleared outside, and in the dazzling white, the sound of gentle footsteps was particularly clear at this moment. A jade crown slowly appeared under the steps, and then revealed a face that was not familiar to everyone, but was by no means unfamiliar.

While everyone was dumbfounded, the crown prince dressed in fine clothes, climbed up the stairs, and finally stood at the entrance of the main hall. Because of the light behind his back, his face and expression were blurred compared to when he walked up.

But no one can deny his identity.

Wang Shuzhi met the prince's gaze and smiled.

Thus, the prince walked in in the eyes of everyone, passed all the courtiers, walked to the front, turned around and stood quietly.

"Greetings to His Royal Highness, Your Highness is thousand years old!"

Wang Shuzhi kowtowed first, and the courtiers knelt down one after another as if they had just woken up from a dream, shouting loudly.

King Yi's face was stiff, his fists were clenched and then loosened, he gritted his teeth, lifted the hem of his robe, and knelt down bravely.

"Excuse me." The prince opened his mouth, his voice sounded a little tight.

The courtiers didn't think much about it, they got up and looked up again, and found that the prince's complexion was a little pale, and someone immediately asked, "Your highness, is the prince unwell?"

Wang Shuzhi said: "His Royal Highness has suffered a lot outside, and originally planned to take a rest for a day before entering the palace, but unexpectedly, the news of the death of the Crown Prince suddenly came, which is really inexplicable. Come on strong."

Everyone was used to Wang Shuzhi's overall power, and they didn't think it was weird for him to answer on behalf of the prince. After hearing what he said, they immediately showed guilt and emotion, thanked God, and rejoiced that the prince had returned safely.

As for King Yi...who knows...

King Yi fell back in anger, looking at the prince and Wang Shuzhi like sharp arrows quenched with poison, wishing to stab them to death immediately.