Chapter 57: Changes Before the Plan Arrived

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It's been almost half a month since that weird night.

Instead of calming down, things are getting more and more touching. There was no definite sign of it, but it was as if it had a physical object, a dark cloud floating over the palace of the sun.

There was a noticeable increase in the frequency of the palace guards who often walked the corridors, and the king's courtiers, who had come to visit the firesparrow from time to time, did not come again—a sign of bad things in itself, for Dino knew that those courtiers should not have anything else to do but socialize every day.

If there is, it means that it is serious.

In Shekka's absence, Dino let Moshi move to the side room of his suite, which of course would be a bit contemptuous to Moshi. But the good thing is that Moshi won't care. And to be precise, it's not "moving", but the extension of "since it's so late, why don't you sleep here".

Mo Shi is not a boring person, he is good at conversation. He saw that Dino was uneasy, so he wanted to find something for him to do, so he began to teach Dino magic in earnest. Regarding the article "concentration" and "concentration", Mo Shi laughed at him. This somewhat dispelled some of the dullness.

But in general, these days are still not pleasant. Dino was often awake at night, listening with his ears pricked up, expecting to hear something, good or bad.

Then one day, Dino noticed a commotion passing by and hurried away.

This time he grabbed a servant with a frightened face and asked what had happened.

He could smell from the servant the smell of fear that could not be concealed, and a large area of blood, apparently not of the same level as a bruising. This was unusual for court attendants.

"It's His Highness Mansey...... He had been stopped outside the palace for days, and now he-"

"What's wrong with him?"

"He killed the court attendants who stood in his way, and then he said, he said, ......"

"What did he say?" Dino asked.

"He said he was going to take the army with him—no, no, my lord, I can't say more! His Highness Manka won't allow us to speak, and I really don't know anything else!"

There was no choice but to let him go.

Dino couldn't help but scratch his hair and felt irritable. He walked a little further along the promenade. Mo Shi chased him out and walked quietly behind him.

Nowadays, the corridors are few and far between, almost empty, and the occasional passing servants are usually silent.

But the rigoletto, the one in green and red checkered clothes, was still sitting in the corner, and this time he was playing with a reed pipe, bringing it to his lips and blowing a few times from time to time.

"Good morning. "I remember the last time I forgot to ask your name." ”

Rigoletto puts down the reed flute.

"You can call me 'Little Paw', adults and adults call me that. ”

He does have small hands.

"You don't have a name?" asked Mo Shi.

Rigoletto shrugged.

Then he laughed, and said in a high-pitched voice, "Would you like to hear me play, sir, would you like to hear me sing or watch me dance?"

Mo Shi nodded, and at the same time Dino shook his head.

Rigoletto tapped the canine's soft tongue on the roof of its jaw, making a slurping sound. He looked at Mo Shi instead of Dino, and said, "It's a pity that I know that it is your master, my lord, and not that you are his master—so I have to listen to him instead of you, and I can't sing, what a pity." ”

"My name is Mo Shi. Moshi Toyoho. Dino's magic teacher said softly, "I think exchanging names is a gesture of goodwill, do you accept it?"

Rigoletto was indeed stunned for a moment, he narrowed his round childlike eyes, smacked his lips louder, and leaned back exaggeratedly, then he stood up and said:

"Two gold coins, my lord, two coins, buy the news you want to know. ”

Moshi does not have gold coins.

Dino received Mo Shi's gaze. I can't help but be furious. But he doesn't even have the strength to be angry now.

He reached into his pocket.

Gold coins are the highest level of currency here. One gold coin is enough to buy ten long-haired sheep.

He was not born into a royal city, nor did he ever buy one, and he knew that the firebird could not be short of wealth, but he was also educated in the virtues of simplicity. He was not in the habit of carrying valuable gold coins with him.

As usual, he would loudly reject the gibberish of this riddler. But today is different. Recent events left him tired and dazed.

Eventually, he nodded to himself and said to the rister, "Sit here, and I'll go back and get it for you." ”

And Mo Shi smiled at him.

Dino returned to the room, took out two gold coins, and pulled them in the palm of his hand.

When he walked back to the corner of the corridor, he saw Mo Shi sitting next to the rigoletto and chatting with him. The atmosphere seemed inexplicably calm and friendly, very different from when Dino was there just now. Rigoletto didn't grin his teeth, he didn't laugh mockingly. They're just, "talking".

As Dino walked over, they naturally stopped. The last thing Dino heard was about the Academy of Spinel.

The Rigoletto spread out his palms dyed in two colors. Dino put down the gold coin.

Rigoletto grinned and showed the sharp teeth under his lips, which were a little uneven: "Ask what you want, my lord, ask anything." ”

"I want to know what has been going on in the palace lately. Dino took a soft breath, "I can always feel that someone is trying to hide something...... And I really want to know what that is. Whatever you know, I'm not asking for anything you say. ”

"Little Paw never 'just talk', my lord. Rigoletto's shrill tone seemed active and pleasant, but there was not the slightest smell associated with pleasure, "There had been a commotion at the gate of the palace because Prince Mansey had been refused to be outside the castle for some time - on the grounds that the king's astrologer believed that Mansey's breath might make His Majesty sicker, and that he should not enter the palace during this astrological cycle. ”

"What?" Dino retracted his previous nonchalant look, his brow furrowed.

"How can you not listen to the astrologer," said Rigoletto, grinning, "poor Manxi. ”

"It's ......" It's worth a lot of money.

But Rigoletto's words did not stop there, and he continued: "His Highness Mansey accused him of this being a 'trick' by His Highness Manka, and he said that His Highness Manca would not let him enter the palace in order to—"

In order to-

"In order to cover up the fact that the king has long since died. ”

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The king did not make a will, the army was not in place, and the current prince Manka had too few chips to fight against the royal brother, except for the support of a few cronies in the royal city.

Therefore, the king was "not able" to die.

This explains why Prince Manka sent most of his ladies out of the palace, and why he increased the patrols of his guards and reduced the number of people leaving the palace. He had to keep a tight grip on the news and stall for time.

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Dino quickly walked between the corridors, towards where the royal family lived. Mo Shi followed behind him, panting slightly. Dino wasn't sure what he was doing, but he knew he had to find Prince Manca.

Dino distracted himself and asked, "That riddler is the man of Prince Manka?"

"I guess at least not the adversary. Moshi replied, a little out of breath, and Dino noticed this, slowing his pace slightly, "They say he's well-informed. ”

"Them?"

"The court attendants, the servants. ”

Dino was surprised and asked, "In that case, where did you hear that?"

"Duna told me. She quickly made some new friends here. Mo Shi took a few deep breaths to calm down, and then said with a smile, "She's really a capable girl." I'm so grateful for the fact that you saved her from paying taxes. ”

This time, Dino also had to admit: "It seems that it is true. She deserves what she gets. ”