Chapter 64 Let's discuss it

"It's a blood curse!"

As soon as Li Nanke finished speaking, Shen Cong, who had been leaning back in his chair, slowly sat up straight.

The corridor was quiet, with only the rustling of leaves in the wind.

Gui Liu tugged at his beard in confusion, looking at Er Feng and then at Chen Cong.

"What is a blood curse? Have you heard of it?"

Shen Cong shook his head, looking thoughtfully at Li Nanke.

Li Nanke continued, "Blood curse is also a kind of Miao witchcraft. I heard that Miao witches are divided into white witches and black witches."

Blood curses are a type of witchcraft favored by dark sorcerers, typically intended to kill.

Gui Liu pressed on urgently, "Do you know how to break the blood curse?"

Li Nanke shook his head.

"Won't."

"How did you know that?"

Gui Liu looked on with curiosity. He had studied Shen Cong for over a year but had not found out that he was not poisoned but harmed by witchcraft.

Erfeng also looked curious.

"Yes, Miss Ke'er, how did you know?"

Li Nanke met Shen Cong's indifferent eyes and blinked.

"Hehe, I figured it out through divination."

Ghost willow......

Second wind...

Is divination something so easy to learn these days? Even a child can do it?

Gui Liu turned to look at Shen Cong, and seeing that he didn't react, she excitedly stood up, rubbing her hands together.

"Alright, at least we have a clear direction now. I'll go and research how to break the blood curse."

I refuse to believe this problem can't be solved.

He said he couldn't wait to leave.

He walked to the door, then turned back to look at Li Nanke.

"Nan Ke, is that you? If you know anything about the Blood Curse..."

Li Nanke waved her little hand, "I will tell Grandpa."

Gui Liu chuckled and turned to leave.

Shen Cong stared at her for a moment, then raised an eyebrow and snorted coldly.

"Is this the important matter you were talking about? You went back and thought about it all night, and decided to use this to repay my kindness?"

Li Nanke nodded.

"This concerns the prince's life; is it not permissible to send this message?"

"Ha, you've used me twice!"

Shen Cong raised two fingers and shook them.

Li Nanke pursed her lips and sighed, thinking to herself that this guy was really petty.

Fortunately, she came prepared.

He took a slip of paper from his pocket and handed it to Shen Cong.

"Your Highness, take a look at this."

Shen Cong stared at her, remaining motionless.

Helpless, Li Nanke had no choice but to jump off the chair, walk to his side, and hand the note to him.

Shen Cong then condescended to glance at him, and his expression immediately hardened.

The note contained only one sentence.

On August 29th, in China, the Yellow River breached its banks, causing severe damage.

Shen Cong stretched out two fingers, pinched the note in Li Nanke's hand, and took it closer to examine it carefully.

The gaze directed at Li Nanke was like an ice blade.

"Li Nanke, do you know what you've written?"

Li Nanke raised her little hand with a serious expression.

"I swear, the contents above are true. Your Highness can send someone to the capital to inspect the condition of the dikes."

Several sections of the dikes in the country have fallen into disrepair over the years, and they will inevitably breach if there is excessive rainfall.

Erfeng, who was standing nearby, was so startled that he almost fell off the porch.

"The Yellow River has breached its banks? How could that be?"

He turned to look at the increasingly scorching sun in the sky, then looked at Li Nanke.

"Although it rained for more than ten days after the Mid-Autumn Festival, the weather started to clear up today."

Moreover, the Imperial Observatory posted a notice early this morning stating that the next seven days will be sunny, a prediction personally made by the Director of the Imperial Observatory.

I heard that many nobles in the city are planning to go out and enjoy the beautiful autumn weather these next few days.

A breach in the dike? That's no joke.

Erfeng earnestly persuaded Li Nanke, assuming she was just a young girl unaware of the implications, and carefully explained it to her.

"Miss Ke'er, please don't go out and say these things. If it gets to the ears of the Imperial Observatory, the Director has a fiery temper and he will definitely come to the Marquis's residence to settle accounts with you."

Li Nanke shook his head.

"The Imperial Observatory was right. The next seven days will indeed be sunny, but a sudden downpour will begin on the night of August 28th."

The torrential rain lasted for a day and a night. On the night of August 29th, the dikes in the capital breached, and the rivers overflowed.

The river breached its banks, instantly submerging villages and fields.

Many people were swept away in their sleep and never woke up again.

Erfeng was stunned and speechless for a long time before he finally blurted out.

"Miss Ke'er, you're really good at fortune telling!"

Li Nanke blinked and asked, "Uncle Erfeng, don't you believe what I said?"

Erfeng scratched his head, not because he didn't believe it, but because this matter was too big.

He turned to look at Chen Cong.

"Your Highness?"

Shen Cong twirled the note in his hand, and after a moment, stuffed it into his sleeve.

He instructed Erfeng, "Take a few men to the Red County in secret and check the situation at each of the dikes."

Erfeng's expression turned slightly stern, and he clasped his hands in a fist salute.

"Yes, I will arrange it immediately."

After Erfeng left, Li Nanke stood with her hands behind her back, tilted her head, and looked at Shen Cong with a smile.

Shen Cong frowned.

"You've finished speaking, aren't you leaving?"

Li Nanke curled her lips, thinking to herself that this person was truly heartless.

But the smile on his face grew even brighter.

"There's something I'd like to discuss with Your Highness."

"Discuss? Not negotiate a deal?"

Li Nanke remembered that he had said he hated it when people tried to negotiate with him, and his heart skipped a beat. He quickly waved his hand.

"Of course not, it's just that my mother has some silver on hand, and I want to use it all to buy grain."

Shen Cong remained expressionless. "You want to profit from the national crisis?"

"Of course not."

Li Nanke retorted excitedly.

"I don't want people to go hungry or cold."

She had thought it through carefully. Even if she had informed Shen Cong about the Yellow River breach in advance, she could have sent people to remedy the situation in time.

But at this time, the crops in the fields have not yet been harvested. When the rainstorm comes, the crops in the fields will definitely be flooded on a large scale.

If the people have no harvest, the price of grain will skyrocket.

Many people will go hungry and won't be able to get food.

Shen Cong glanced at her sideways.

Do you think I'd believe that?

Li Nanke stretched out her thumb and forefinger and pinched them together.

"Of course, I also want to take this opportunity to make a little money. Your Highness, rest assured, I will never sell grain at a high price."

"It's better to let me handle it than let those unscrupulous merchants control grain prices."

Shen Cong's eyes flickered slightly.

"Want to buy up large quantities of grain? How much silver do you have? One hundred thousand taels?"

She shook her head.

"Fifty thousand taels?"

She then shook her head, held up one finger, and whispered three words.

"Ten thousand taels."

Then, defiantly, he raised his head again.

"Although I only have 10,000 taels now, I will soon have 50,000 taels, or even 100,000 taels."

"Oh? You even divined the way to turn lead into gold?"

Li Nanke's eyes darted around.

"Anyway, the money will come; Your Highness can just wait and see."

"I don't manage the Ministry of Revenue, so why are you telling me this?"

Li Nanke chuckled.

"I would like to borrow a trustworthy and skilled business manager from Your Highness. I want to learn how to do business."

Shen Cong was surprised by this answer and let out a soft hum.

"You want to borrow someone from me? What makes you think I'll lend them to you?"