Rebirth, guarding the mute at the tip of my heart

The scene that took place in the Queen's palace was also happening in the palaces of several other adult princes' mothers.

The current emperor is already in his forties, and although he is still in good health, his sons are all adults. As he gets older, he naturally has more things on his mind.

Among them, the eldest prince Xie Yongfu and the third prince Xie Yongrong were born to Concubine Hui of Changle Palace. Concubine Hui and the emperor were childhood sweethearts and gave birth to two sons and two daughters for the emperor. One of the sons is the eldest son and was the first to get involved in political affairs. He now works in the Ministry of Personnel and is highly regarded by the emperor.

It’s just that Concubine Hui’s family background is not high, so not many people support the two princes.

The second prince is the legitimate son of the Empress and has a noble status, so he is currently the most popular prince.

The fourth prince, who also holds great prestige, was born to Concubine Lan of Ganlu Palace. Concubine Lan is the daughter of the prime minister of the dynasty and has a distinguished family background with the support of the Wei family of Jiangnan.

Wei Daxueshi has been accumulating power in the court for a long time, and now many court officials follow his lead. If it were not for the checks and balances of the Empress, I am afraid that even Emperor Kang Yuan would not take him seriously.

As for Xie Ze, he is another subtle existence.

Although he was not a prince, he was more favored than any other prince. Therefore, when the emperor sent him to lead troops to fight and gave him military power, the Empress and Concubine Lan were extremely opposed.

Now that Xie Ze has returned after his meritorious service, those in the harem have become even more wary of Xie Ze.

Unexpectedly, before they could do anything, the emperor suddenly had an idea and appointed a tutor for Xie Ze. Most people accepted this well and even felt relieved, after all, the tutor was just a mute.

This also indirectly shows that Xie Ze's importance in Emperor Kang Yuan's heart has not surpassed that of his other sons, so they can focus their attention on other people. As for Xie Ze, who is in a high position and is deeply favored by the emperor, they will naturally focus on winning him over.

Xie Ze was well aware of what was going on in the harem, but he didn't have time to pay attention to their plans at the moment. There were still ten years before Emperor Kang Yuan's sudden death, and he had more important things to do.

"Your Highness, it's late. Let me help you go to bed." Ah Fu asked cautiously while standing at the door.

The Xianwang Mansion has a small population. Previously, a maidservant wanted to climb into the bed to win favor, but was crippled and thrown out by Xie Ze. After that, the mansion sold many servants.

Although there are still a few maids left, those little girls are timid and dare not approach Xie Ze. Now Xie Ze's daily life is taken care of by two servants, Afu and Agui, in turn.

It was almost midnight, and his master was still sitting at the table like a sculpture, not going to bed. No one knew what he was thinking about. Ah Fu was scared and worried, but he finally mustered up the courage to come over.

Xie Ze was brought back to his senses by Ah Fu's call. He looked at the empty bed, stood up with a dark face, walked a few steps, then suddenly turned back and strode out of the room.

Ah Fu was startled and hurriedly followed him, saying in confusion: "My Lord, it's already this late, where are you going?"

"I'll go see Ashin, you go back to sleep, no need to wait for me to come back." Xie Ze said without turning his head.

"..." Ah Fu was dumbfounded, and hurriedly ran forward to persuade him: "It's curfew now. If you go out at this time, you will be regarded as a thief. Besides, Mr. Jiang must have gone to bed by now. Even if you go to the Jiang Mansion, there may not be anyone to open the door for you."

"It's okay." It's not the imperial palace, there's nothing that can't be broken into, Xie Ze thought expressionlessly.

"..." Just because you are fine doesn't mean the Jiang family is fine, my ancestor! Have you forgotten that you beat up Lord Jiang yesterday? !

Ah Fu hurried to the door, but Xie Ze was no longer there, so he had to turn back exhausted.

With their prince's kung fu skills, he might not be discovered by the night patrol if he went out at this time, but he would definitely be discovered, so it would be better for him not to go and cause trouble.

Having said that, I always feel that their prince seems to have become even crazier in the past few days. What is going on?

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There weren't many people in the Jiang family. Although Jiang Xin was the eldest son, the room he lived in was even more remote than Jiang Liangcai's, in the small house on the far west. Xie Ze found it quickly after sneaking in.

It was already past midnight and Jiang Xin had gone to bed long ago. He lay on the bed with his eyes closed, his hands folded neatly on his abdomen. Even when he was sleeping, he was afraid that he would be punished by his father for his poor performance.

Xie Ze walked into the room swiftly and went to the bedside. It was not until he saw Jiang Xin's appearance that his tense nerves relaxed.

Jiang Xin was very thin when he was young, but his complexion was better than the one Xie Ze remembered.

In his memory, Jiang Xin's face was always pale ten years later. He didn't like to go out and always stayed at home with no energy.

Xie Ze leaned on the edge of the bed, with his fingers covering Jiang Xin's head, and depicted Jiang Xin's appearance bit by bit in the air, trying his best to remember him in his heart, as if he was afraid that the other person would disappear from his sight if he was not paying attention.

No, it won't disappear.

In this life, he will be with Ashin forever, seeing Ashin's changes and joy every day, and will never lose him again.

Jiang Xin was sleeping in a daze. He dreamed that he was walking on a deserted path. In the darkness, it seemed that a pair of wild beast eyes were staring at him, making it hard for him to breathe. He was so scared that he kept running forward, but how could a man outrun a wild beast?

The breath behind me was getting closer and closer, more and more urgent...

Jiang Xin suddenly opened his eyes, awakened from fear, and the next second he saw a person sitting next to his bed. In the dim moonlight, half of the person's face was gloomy, like a ghost chasing souls and demanding lives.

"Ah!!!" Jiang Xin screamed in fright and rolled off the bed the next second.

Before Jiang Xin could rush out to call for help, the man pounced on him and covered his mouth.

“Mm! Mmmmm!” Xie Ze struggled with his eyes wide open, and then he heard a hoarse voice in his ear: “It’s me, Ashin, don’t be afraid.”

The voice was very familiar. Jiang Xin's frightened brain paused for a moment before he remembered where he had heard it before, and his struggles slowed down.

After shaking his heart that was almost stopped by fear, Jiang Xin mustered up the courage to see the other person's face clearly in the moonlight.

“……”It’s the prince- -.

Jiang Xin fumbled to light a candle, and when he saw that it was indeed the virtuous king, he breathed a sigh of relief...

No, he couldn't relax! It was too strange for a prince to suddenly come and squat at his bedside in the middle of the night!

[Why is the prince here? ] Jiang Xin thought so and asked while gesturing with his hands.

"I couldn't sleep, so I came to see you." Xie Ze said expressionlessly.

Jiang Xin: “…” It’s even stranger.