Rebirth, guarding the mute at the tip of my heart

As he was speaking, Yuan Jiangze paused again, put his hands behind his back, and said with a wise attitude, "The virtuous king has no children yet. Once this matter is spread, Your Majesty will never allow Jiang Xin to stay with the virtuous king.

But given the virtuous king's temper, he will naturally not be willing to hand over Jiang Xin. Your Highness only needs to fan the flames a little, and His Majesty will surely do as we wish.

At that time, if the virtuous king chooses Jiang Xin, then Your Majesty has already spoken, and will certainly have to depose his status as a prince. Of course, the prince is still useful to Your Majesty, and Your Majesty will most likely restore his official position.

It’s just that since he’s no longer a prince, there’s no chance of him ascending the throne in the future, so there’s nothing to worry about.”

"But what if he chooses the throne?" The second prince frowned, somewhat worried. He valued power more than anything else. If this matter happened to him, it would be nothing more than a mere male favorite. It was not worth such a big sacrifice for him.

Yuan Jiang just smiled slightly and said calmly: "If he chooses the throne, he will give up Jiang Xin himself. Your Majesty has achieved his goal and does not need to be a bad guy. He will appreciate your idea.

Your Highness showed his face in front of His Majesty, and at the same time created a rift between the virtuous king and His Majesty, isn't that killing two birds with one stone?"

The Second Prince's brows relaxed slightly when he heard this, and he said with a smile, "Sir, what you said makes sense. I will go to the palace to find my father right away."

Yuan Jiang nodded, smiled faintly, and went out with the second prince, but he was thinking in his heart, Xie Ze, his Highness, what will you choose this time?

Just as Yuan Jiangze and the Second Prince were eager to check the results of this plan, the person who had just delivered the news from the palace came back in a hurry and stopped the Second Prince who was about to get on the carriage, saying breathlessly:

"Your Highness, you don't have to go!"

"Father has already executed Jiang Xin?" The second prince was shocked and thought, it shouldn't be that soon?

Even if the emperor was furious and wanted to kill Jiang Xin, didn't Xie Ze go with him? Wasn't he able to stop him in this short moment?

"Oh no, that's not it!" The young eunuch gasped twice more before he finally caught his breath and said in a rather inexplicable way, "Your Highness the Xianwang and Young Master Jiang have already gone back. His Majesty did not punish them and even rewarded Young Master Jiang!"

Yuan Jiangze & Second Prince: "...What did you say?!"

*

Not long after Jiang Xin returned home, he learned about the rumors outside.

The news is now spreading all over the capital. Even if Xie Ze wants to hide it from Jiang Xin, he will eventually know. Rather than letting him not know how to respond when he hears it from other people, it is better to tell him himself.

Besides, Xie Ze had been paving the way step by step since the beginning of his rebirth, and he already had plans to deal with these things. He didn't want Ah Xin to know, just because he was afraid that he would be unhappy.

Fortunately, Jiang Xin's mentality now is much better than in his previous life. Moreover, he has always been prepared to pursue His Highness and stay with His Highness forever. What those people said is not wrong.

The only thing he was worried about now was how the emperor would react if he found out about this, and whether it would be... harmful to his highness...

Xie Ze was so amused when he learned about Ah Xin's worries that he flicked his head and said helplessly, "The emperor is my uncle and he still needs me to balance the power in the court. How can it be bad for me? You are not worried about yourself, but worried about me instead. Are you stupid?"

"I'm not stupid!" Jiang Xin rubbed his forehead which didn't hurt at all, pursed his lips and said nothing more.

It was because he understood his Highness that he was worried! If the Emperor dealt with him, his Highness would definitely contradict the Emperor to protect him. Wouldn't his Highness be in danger then?

Xie Ze knew what he was thinking when he saw his expression. He felt soft-hearted but couldn't help teasing him: "Let me tell you a secret. Actually, I have already told His Majesty."

Jiang Xin was stunned for a moment, and subconsciously asked: "Tell me, what did you say?"

"I said..." Xie Ze looked down at Jiang Xin, a gentle smile on his face, and said attentively and affectionately: "I like you."

"..."

Hearing His Highness's serious confession unexpectedly, Jiang Xin's face suddenly turned red, but then he realized the occasion in which the other party said this. The next second his face turned pale again, and he quickly grabbed His Highness's hand and said anxiously:

"You, are you okay?"

As he spoke, he recalled how his Highness had angered His Majesty some time ago and was both confined to his home and dismissed from his post.

At that time, everyone thought that His Majesty was angry because Xie Ze left the palace without permission, but now thinking about it, there was a reason for it. Given the degree of His Majesty's love for Xie Ze, he shouldn't be so angry, so in fact...

Jiang Xin quickly guessed the whole story. His eyes turned red with anxiety. He looked at his highness with grievance and self-blame: "You were dismissed by His Majesty for this, right?"

"No." Xie Ze touched Jiang Xin's eyes and said with a smile: "I just want to stay at home with Ah Xin."

Jiang Xin: “…”

Just coax me. Jiang Xin stared at Xie Ze with red eyes, not believing what his highness said.

Xie Ze smiled, he was really happy that his Ah Xin cared about him. He wanted to tease him a little more, but someone came from the palace and summoned Xie Ze and Jiang Xin into the palace.

Xie Ze: “…”

Therefore, Xie Ze, who failed to strike while the iron was hot and express his feelings to his own study partner, went straight into the palace with Jiang Xin with a gloomy face.

Speaking of which, this was the first time that Jiang Xin had entered the palace in his two lifetimes. After he met His Highness in his previous life, he just stayed in the courtyard of the palace and seldom went out.

At that time, he was very inferior, had difficulty walking, and was mute. Even when he saw people from the palace on weekdays, he would avoid them.

If he was bored, he would at most go to His Highness's study to get a few books to read. Unless His Highness insisted on taking him out to relax, he would step out of his own small courtyard.

Recalling the past, Jiang Xin looked up at the prince who was holding him and protecting him behind him, and he calmed down unconsciously.

He thought, as long as His Highness was here, he wouldn't be afraid of anything...

*

"I see your Majesty."

"Your Majesty, I am a commoner. I pay my respects to His Majesty." Jiang Xin imitated his own prince and bowed his head in a proper manner to salute Emperor Kang Yuan.

Emperor Kang Yuan was indeed a kind and good-tempered emperor as rumored. Even though the story between the two of them was widely spread in the capital, he did not get angry at Jiang Xin right away. Instead, he looked at him carefully and said calmly, "Are you Jiang Xin?"

"Your Majesty, that's right." Jiang Xin felt a little uneasy.

He knew His Highness. If the Emperor used the rumors outside to force them to separate, given His Highness's temper, he would definitely not agree and might even offend His Majesty.

Although His Highness said that half of the reason why Emperor Kang Yuan favored him was for checks and balances, Jiang Xin could still feel that His Highness still had feelings for the uncle who had protected him and raised him.

If possible, he didn't want to create a rift between the Emperor and His Highness because of himself.