As the Moon Worship Festival approaches, Shahe City becomes more and more lively.
The jubilant atmosphere of the upcoming festival is mixed with a hint of tension.
The vicious dog that wreaked havoc in Prince Shahe's mansion three days ago has not been found yet. The guards of the mansion have been walking the streets and alleys in the city, searching everywhere, but have not found any useful clues. Instead, it has caused panic among the people. The people have begun to worry about Prince Shahe's health.
In the dim little building, Wei Yunlan, Suihe and Sang Ji were sitting in the mezzanine between the first and second floors.
There was a gap in the window, and the window of Mi Zhu's house next door was just less than an arm's length away.
Sitting here, you can clearly hear the conversation between Mizhu and her husband next door.
"The pastries for the Moon Worship Festival are ready, but can the blessing ceremony for the Moon Worship Festival be held smoothly this year?" Mi Zhu was worried.
Her husband seemed to be getting sleepy, and asked with a yawn, "Why not?"
"Didn't the Prince's Mansion say that Prince Shahe was frightened unconscious by a vicious dog and hasn't woken up yet... Could it be that Prince Shahe won't be able to show up at this year's Moon Worship Festival?"
Prince Shahe has been king for decades and has been in charge of Shahe City for decades.
Every year during the Moon Worship Festival, Prince Shahe personally leads the people of the city to pray and light lanterns.
This has become a tradition over the years.
"It's being rumored that the Prince of Shahe's Mansion is going to fail... If the prince dies, the young prince will be demoted and inherit the title, and Shahe City may not be under the jurisdiction of the Prince's Mansion in the future. Do you think this will have an impact on us?"
Mi Zhu kept muttering about her worries, while her husband shook his head helplessly, "Don't worry about it here. What does the disputes of those nobles have to do with us ordinary people?"
"Besides, if the young prince cannot inherit the throne, it may not be a bad thing for the king to take back the fiefdom and the Shahe Prince's Palace's ruling power over our Shahe City."
"The taxes in the city have been getting higher and higher in recent years. I heard from merchants near the capital that the taxes in the capital are not much higher than ours. If Shahe City is really under the jurisdiction of the capital again, maybe the taxes can be reduced a little!"
"Really?" Mi Zhu asked in surprise.
Her husband replied affirmatively: "Of course it is real. Do you think those traveling merchants I met when I was carrying heavy bags in the market are fake?"
Both husband and wife are used to doing hard labor and speak in loud voices.
Wei Yunlan and the others could clearly hear every word they said.
After studying the local language for a few days, Wei Yunlan could already understand the meaning of nearly half of the words, but it was still a little difficult for him to connect them together.
Hearing that the candles next door had been extinguished and they were preparing to go to bed, Wei Yunlan gently closed the window and cast an inquiring look at Sang Ji who was squatting nearby.
Sang Ji described the general meaning of the conversation between the two.
Wei Yunlan suddenly realized.
She finally understood why Sangge wanted to extend the life of his grandfather, Prince Shahe.
Seeing the realization in her eyes, Sang Ji scratched his head in confusion, "Whether Prince Shahe is dead or alive, what impact does it have on us?"
"It has no impact on us, but it has a great impact on the Prince of Shahe's Mansion." Wei Yunlan guessed that there must be considerable friction between the royal power of the Mosan Kingdom and the Prince of Shahe's Mansion. The royal family of the Mosan Kingdom must have been waiting for the elderly prince to take his last breath so that they can take back the power of Shahe City.
As for the Prince Shahe's Mansion, naturally, they were unwilling to spit out the fat meat in their mouths.
As long as Prince Shahe is still alive, power will not be easily taken back, so Sangge and Prince Shahe's Mansion have to go to such great lengths to save Prince Shahe's life.
All the clues became clear at this time.
Now there is only one last question.
Where did this evil magic that uses the blood of people with black hair and black eyes to prolong life come from?
Is it that someone deliberately wants to harm the people of Rakshasa Country, or is there some other explanation?
"Rakshasa Country..."
Wei Yunlan muttered these three words again and looked at Sang Ji, "What is the status of Luosha Country among the countries in the northwest?"
Sangji was a little confused.
He had heard the name of Rakshasa Country many times from his mother, but apart from his mother, he had never seen anyone from Rakshasa Country, and he didn't know where Rakshasa Country was.
After all, he was just a teenager in his early teens who had been imprisoned in the mansion and could not go out easily.
He learned many things only after his mother passed away and he ran away and became a homeless child who lived by picking up food.
"I only know that there are not many people in Luosha Country. Mother said that although the number of people in Luosha Country is small, they are very united."
It was precisely because of this that after meeting Wei Yunlan and his party, he deliberately acted miserably, trying to arouse their sympathy and get them to help him get revenge.
Who knows that the person with black hair and black eyes might not be from Rakshasa Country, but from a more distant place...
"Then do you know why Sang Ge and several of his servants can speak the language of Rakshasa?"
Wei Yunlan continued to ask.
In response to her, she was still met with Sangji's blank gaze.
It seemed that no valuable clues could be obtained from him. Zou Yun came back from outside, stood on the stairs and listened for a while, and suggested: "Why not go to the Prince's Mansion again at night, and this time tie up the maid who could speak the Rakshasa language last time, and let her tell us where she learned the Rakshasa language."
"If you're lucky, you might even be able to ask them something about witchcraft."
Just as Zou Yun finished speaking, footsteps were heard by the window.
Chen Yan and Wang Lu, who had left the house in the evening, came back.
The two of them took on different tasks. Chen Yan came back first. After hearing Zou Yun's proposal, he shook his head and said, "No, we can't enter the Prince's Mansion for a while now."
"Today, the Prince of Shahe's Palace has just transferred 300 elite soldiers from outside the city to guard every corner of the Prince's Palace. It may be more difficult to sneak in than to leave the city now."
"Forget it then." Zou Yun shook his head and said, "The affairs of Luosha Kingdom are definitely not only known to the Prince's Mansion of Shahe. We can go to other cities to inquire later, and it will be the same."
Inquiring about the affairs of the Rakshasa Kingdom is actually also for the purpose of risk avoidance.
Again, their purpose of coming here is not to get involved in disputes among countries.
Whether it is the Mosan Kingdom or the Rakshasa Kingdom, in the final analysis, it has nothing to do with them. They should stay out of it as much as possible while preserving themselves.
Sangji, who had been listening for a while with his head down, wondering what he was thinking, finally raised his head when he saw that they had stopped talking.
He understood everything Wei Yunlan said just now.
"So, the blood of my mother and my brothers and sisters... was used to extend the life of Prince Shahe?"
"It should be like this." Wei Yunlan nodded slightly.
Sang Ji's hands, which were hanging at his sides, suddenly clenched into fists, and grief and hatred flashed in his eyes. "So this is how they died."
The people who deserve to die don't die, but instead the lives of people who don't deserve to die are used to fill the gap.
Prince Shahe's Mansion, Young Prince Sangge, and Prince Shahe, they are the ones who really deserve to die!
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