While the group of merchants from Yanzhao State were hurriedly looking for the parrot, in the next house, two brothers from Qimeng State were also packing their bags and preparing to leave.
"Fortunately, Sang Ge is sensible enough to inform us in advance. Otherwise, if he really locks me up in the city, I will not let him off easily!" Su Lie stepped on the pile of outer robes, rolled them up, and stuffed them casually into his bag.
He grumbled, "I said we should bring two attendants to serve, but you thought it was troublesome. Now, look what we have to do ourselves."
Not far from him, Hanzhe, who was sitting upright in a high-backed soft chair, gave him a cold glance.
Su Lie, who had been talking nonstop, immediately stopped talking and shrugged, saying, "I know, I know, I'll clean it up right away, that's all."
"Hurry up." Hanzhe retracted his glance and said calmly, "We will leave in a moment and must return to the capital before my aunt's birthday."
"There are still ten days, enough!" Su Lie said without turning his head.
Seeing that Hanzhe didn't respond, he muttered to himself after a while: "Do you think Auntie will like the birthday gift we gave her?"
"Yes." Hanzhe said concisely.
"That's right." Su Lie continued muttering, "My aunt has always liked exquisite and elegant things, and always thinks gems, gold and silver are tacky. Although it is impossible to tell what material this pair of patterned small bowls are made of, the patterns on them are elegant. They are not randomly painted, but are burned into the bowls with an unknown technique. They are very unique. My aunt will definitely like them."
"Yeah." Hanzhe responded lightly, which was regarded as agreeing with Su Lie's statement.
The room became quiet.
The sound of the Yanzhao Kingdom caravan next door was particularly obvious.
Just across the wall, one could clearly hear the merchant from Yanzhao scolding the innkeeper.
They were saying that the parrot had not been found yet, so what were all the people doing? It would be a waste of the reward money they gave. If they couldn't find it again, they would not stay at Sanghua Inn when they came to Mosan Country next time.
The curse was quite harsh.
Su Lie curled his lips and said, "Who cares about them? They can only show off their power in such a remote place."
As soon as he finished speaking, the merchants from the neighboring Yanzhao country had already dismissed their employees and were discussing how to find the lost parrot. If they couldn't find it, what to replace it with as a birthday gift for Queen Qimeng...
Someone suggested sending a newly trained lion, and someone else suggested sending a reptile that had changed color.
As they talked, they started arguing, and the noise was so loud that it could be heard clearly by the Su Lie brothers.
Su Lie couldn't help but roll his eyes. "Who cares about their exotic pets? Tsk, no one told them that my aunt is most impatient with furry things."
This gift is useless, but the parrot that can speak the language of Rakshasa may please my aunt. It's a pity...
“Tsk tsk.”
"You were the one who let the parrot go, right?" Although it was a question, the tone was that of a statement.
Facing Hanzhe's sharp gaze, Su Lie stopped trying to defend himself, shrugged and said, "I still can't hide it from your eyes, big brother."
"Who made the caravan so rude? They relied on their relationship with the royal family of Yanzhao Kingdom to bully others and even bully me."
"You want me to give them the superior room? Do they deserve it? Bah!" Su Lie said with a roll of his eyes.
Hanzhe did not blame Su Lie for what he said, but only reminded him: "When you go out, be low-key."
Hearing this, Su Lie nodded and said, "You are very low-key. Look, except for you, big brother, no one else knows that I was the one who let the parrot run away..."
How more low-key can you be?
…
Just a few streets away.
Wei Yunlan and his party, who had been paying attention to the developments in the city, finally discovered that a group of guards had been rotated at the west gate sentry post.
This group of guards were obviously better trained, and judging by their physiques and the way they held their weapons, they were also more skilled than the previous city guards.
"Nine out of ten times, they are personal soldiers dispatched from the Prince's Palace." Zou Yun judged.
"Over at the Sanghua Inn, quite a few caravans were packing up and preparing to leave. Who knows, the Prince's Mansion might want to..."
Everyone's expression darkened, and they said in unison, "Seal off the city!"
If Prince Shahe is dying and unable to preside over the Moon Worship Festival, or if he has passed away, the young prince Sangge wants to block the news, and the best way is to seal off the city.
Shahe City is located in a remote area and has little contact with other cities. As long as he drives away the few caravans in the city, he can keep the affairs of Prince Shahe secret for a long time, and wait until the time is right to let King Mosan know.
As for when the time will be ripe, Wei Yunlan and others don't know.
But they knew that there was no need to stay in Shahe City anymore.
After a few days, they had figured out everything they needed to know, and staying any longer would only be a waste of time.
It’s better to set off today, if you are lucky.
Maybe they could even "join forces" with those caravans that had left, use the routes they had already opened up, and continue westward to find the most powerful country among the northwestern countries, Qimeng.
"In another hour, it will be dark." The sun has now begun to set in the west.
It was still some time before evening, and as usual, this was the quietest time in Shahe City.
People have to pray and keep vigil at night, so most people take this opportunity to stay at home and catch up on their sleep.
However, near the West City Gate, the afternoon tranquility did not last long before it was broken by the sound of horse hooves.
Chen Yan, who had been guarding the courtyard wall, retreated back into the house and whispered, "The foreign caravans at Sanghua Inn have begun to evacuate the city."
At the front was a convoy of twenty llamas and six carriages, with at least forty people on board.
As they drove by in a mighty procession, the roars of ferocious beasts could be faintly heard from within the car.
Hearing the noise, the gray parrot that had originally landed on the millstone flapped its wings and flew back to Wei Yunlan's shoulder, burying its head in her hanging hair.
He looks like he's pretending to be an ostrich.
Needless to say, Wei Yunlan and others had guessed that the first caravan to leave the city was the Yanzhao Kingdom's team that brought a lot of exotic pets.
"If you really don't want to go back, your master should be over there. Just flap your wings and fly faster. You can still catch up now." Zou Yun suggested to the gray parrot.
The parrot buried its head deeper into Wei Yunlan's hair.
"No, no, they're shooting birds!"
“Not a good person!”
The bird's beak opened and closed right next to my ear, and the sound was quite harsh.
Wei Yunlan caught it with his fingers, moved away, looked down at the pair of shrewd and shining eyes, raised his eyebrows and asked: "Then how do you know that we are good people?"
"What happens is that we not only hunt birds, but also eat them." Wang Lu added with a smile on his face.
The grey parrot ignored him and just came in front of Wei Yunlan, blinking its eyes as if trying to appear sincere.
Seriously, “You’re a good person.”
"You smell good, birds love it!"
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