Rebirth, guarding the mute at the tip of my heart

The air fell silent.

After a long while, Emperor Kang Yuan looked at his nephew and said, "When Xishi was studying in the Shangshufang, you said you didn't want a study companion. Now that you have grown up and moved to a separate residence, why do you still want a study companion?"

Back then, when Emperor Kang Yuan asked Xie Ze to study with his son, he took great pains to find two study companions for him. However, this kid had a weird temper and was stubborn, and he couldn't find one after a long time of searching.

Besides, he was only the emperor's nephew, not his biological son. Even if the emperor loved him, everyone knew that he would never get that position. In this case, who would be willing to give up currying favor with a prince who might inherit the throne in the future and instead serve him, a prince who was forced by the emperor to make up the numbers?

The young Xie Ze was proud and arrogant. He looked down on those little rascals who were unwilling to serve him, and he rejected them immediately.

Who would have thought that now that he has graduated from the Shangshufang, he would actually come back and beg Emperor Kang Yuan to grant him a study companion. Isn't this nonsense?

However, Xie Ze had always been accustomed to being unorthodox, and did not think there was anything wrong with it. He just said coldly: "Your Majesty knows that I have a strange temper, and I don't have any friends to talk to in private. There are many rumors that I am cruel and bloodthirsty, and I have killed my father and mother. I am a lonely star."

"What nonsense!" The rumor that Xie Ze was destined to be doomed was spread by the Imperial Observatory. For this reason, the usually lenient Emperor Kang Yuan was furious and stripped the Observatory's chief of his hat. Over the years, this was the kind of talk he could not bear to hear the most.

Xie Ze paused after hearing this, and then said coldly: "The rumors may not be true, but it is true that I am not a pleasant person. It is rare to meet someone who can talk to me. I have no other ideas, I just want to protect you."

Jiang Xin is not loved by his father, and his stepmother is in charge of the backyard. Even if the truth about the theft in the academy comes to light, his life in the Jiang Mansion will only become more difficult.

The only way is to give Jiang Xin a backer so that the people in the Jiang Mansion cannot and dare not touch him.

Of course, in addition to this, there is another important reason. As everyone knows, the prince's tutor is one with his master. If Jiang Xin became Xie Ze's tutor, then he would not have time to go back home for meetings at night, and it would be perfectly legitimate for him to stay overnight in the palace.

But there was nothing good for Ah Xin to go back to in the filthy Jiang Mansion. Although Xie Ze had no relationship with Jiang Xin at the moment, he made the decision for him with confidence.

Xie Ze does things casually, but Emperor Kang Yuan cannot follow his wishes.

Not to mention that Jiang Xin's theft has not been fully investigated yet, just the fact that he is a mute makes him unqualified to be a royal companion.

Xie Ze knew Emperor Kang Yuan's concerns, and immediately said, "I know your majesty's concerns, but your majesty has already shown me too much leniency."

After hearing this, Emperor Kang Yuan fell silent.

Of course he knew that originally Xie Ze didn't need to be involved in the dispute over the throne, but because of his attitude towards Xie Ze, the Queen and Concubine Lan had begun to fear Xie Ze. If he added more manpower that only a prince could have to Xie Ze, it would inevitably arouse more vigilance in the harem.

Emperor Kang Yuan had an extremely outstanding brother since he was born. Because his brother and his mother had always protected him very well, he never had to worry about fighting for power. When he was young, his biggest dream was to travel around the world and see the beautiful mountains and rivers of the Dali Dynasty. Unfortunately...

Therefore, he never thought that there was anything worth staying in such a position that caused couples to fall out and fathers and sons to become enemies.

Just because he doesn't think this position is good doesn't mean others think so, especially the person next to him...

Thinking of this, Emperor Kang Yuan sighed and said helplessly: "You rarely ask me for anything. If the case is investigated and it is found that Jiang Xin is indeed innocent, I will grant you the favor."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

*

Jiang Xin slept very deeply, perhaps because he was too tired yesterday, or perhaps because the quilt covering him was too warm. He did not wake up until there was a gentle knock on the door.

With his head still dizzy, Jiang Xin opened his eyes and saw the unfamiliar ceiling of the bed. He took a moment to react before he jumped up from the bed.

He, he actually fell asleep in the prince's bedroom last night! How come he has no memory of what happened last night! Oh, he slept here, so where did the prince sleep?

Jiang Xin subconsciously looked at his clothes. They were fitted neatly without any discomfort. Then he curled up his ten toes in shame.

What was he thinking?! The prince clearly felt sorry for him and wanted to help him, but he judged him by his own standards. This was really wrong.

Just when Jiang Xin was confused and thinking about all sorts of things, the door opened from the outside, and Ah Fu walked in quietly. Seeing that Jiang Xin had woken up, he breathed a sigh of relief and bowed respectfully:

"Young Master has finally woken up. The prince has asked me to invite a doctor to treat you. I will bring him here right away."

It's not that Ah Fu was so bold as to come here on his own initiative to disturb the person dear to his own prince. It's just that there has been no movement in the room for such a long time. He thought that the young master was injured last night, and maybe something happened, so he opened the door carefully.

Fortunately, the other party seemed to be conscious and was fine.

Jiang Xin felt guilty again when he heard Ah Fu's words. Although the prince looked fierce, he was actually a kind-hearted person at heart. He even specially hired a doctor for him.

Before Jiang Xin could gesture to ask where Prince Afu had gone, he saw Afu hurried out with his head down.

There was no other way, so Jiang Xin had to quickly put on his clothes and walked out of the room. He couldn't let the doctor see him staying in the prince's bedroom, which would damage the prince's reputation.

So, when Xie Ze came back, he saw the person he loved sitting in the pavilion in the front garden, having her pulse felt by a doctor, with some easily digestible breakfast on the table.

Xie Ze frowned, took off his court robe and put it on Jiang Xin, glanced at Ah Fu and said coldly: "Why aren't you in the room?"

Jiang Xin suffered a lot in the Jiang Mansion when he was young, and later he was driven out of the house and suffered a lot. When he was brought into the mansion in his previous life, his health had already broken down and he couldn't stand the slightest cold wind. In this life, he must take good care of him and will never let Ah Xin suffer from any illness again.

However, Xie Ze's light movement frightened Jiang Xin and Afu so much that they knelt down on the spot.

Ah Fu was worried that his master would blame him for not taking good care of Jiang Xin, so he quickly explained that the young master wanted to come out for some fresh air and he really couldn't persuade him.

Having said that, when Jiang Xin just came out to talk to him, he was also shocked. Who would have thought that this frail-looking young man brought back by his prince was actually a mute. However, he didn't dare to say much and could only serve by the side.

As for Jiang Xin, he was frightened by Xie Ze's act of putting clothes on him, and he couldn't stand it because the clothes he put on were official robes. He quickly took up his outer robe and handed it to Xie Ze respectfully, nervously gesturing: "Thank you for your concern, Your Majesty. I'm not cold."

"what!"

Xie Ze: “…”

Xie Ze was a little dazzled by Jiang Xin kneeling on the ground, but after a night of calming down, he finally calmed down a bit. He especially didn't want to act like a madman in front of Ah Xin, so he helped him up from the ground without saying a word, and said unhappily: "I told you not to kneel, the ground is cold, sit down!"

Ah Fu: "..."

[Thank you, Your Highness!] Jiang Xin quickly gestured and sat back in his original seat, fearing that he would cause trouble for the other party.

"..." Hearing Jiang Xin's polite words, Xie Ze became even more unhappy. He took a deep breath, then looked at Doctor Xu with a cold face: "How is he? Is he okay?"

Doctor Xu was startled by Xie Ze's glare and quickly stood up and saluted:

"Your Highness, this young man only has a superficial wound on his forehead, and he used the best medicine yesterday, so he is not seriously injured. I have already prescribed two doses of medicine. He only needs to take them on time, and he should be fine. However..."

Xie Ze frowned: "Just what?"

"It's just the young master's oral disease..." Since Doctor Xu was called by Xie Ze to treat Jiang Xin, it was impossible for him to just check the wound and leave it at that. After discovering that Jiang Xin couldn't speak, he carefully examined Jiang Xin's throat and found that Jiang Xin's throat was not damaged.

Moreover, Jiang Xin can make sounds but cannot speak. Doctor Xu has been practicing medicine for many years and has seen several patients with oral diseases.

However, these patients either have damaged throats and are unable to speak, or are born deaf and unable to receive external sounds, and naturally cannot learn to speak.

Jiang Xin's symptoms obviously do not match either of these.

Doctor Xu didn't know what the relationship between this young man and the prince was, but seeing that the prince cared so much about him, he finally carefully considered his words before looking at Jiang Xin and asking:

"Please forgive me for speaking frankly, but this young man had suffered some misfortunes when he was young, which caused him to be mentally traumatized, and that is why he cannot speak."

Jiang Xin was stunned when he heard this, and then shook his head.

He had been unable to speak since he could remember, and although the servants often treated him harshly, he was taken care of by his wet nurse and grew up safely. Apart from being occasionally bullied by his younger brother and scolded by his father, nothing serious had ever happened to him.

When he grew up, he secretly went to the clinic for treatment. The doctors in the clinic asked him the same question as Dr. Xu. After getting a negative answer, they shook their heads regretfully to indicate that there was no way to recover.

Therefore, when Jiang Xin heard Dr. Xu's question, he didn't actually hold much hope, but just lowered his head in disappointment.

If possible, he really wanted to be like a normal person, laughing, chatting with friends, and not let his father feel annoyed every time he saw him...

Seeing Jiang Xin's head drooping, Xie Ze immediately glared at Doctor Xu sinisterly. Who told this old man to bring up the oral illness? !