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"Cough cough..."

Lying on the bed was a thin-cheeked, pale-skinned woman who could be seen to be very ill.The child kneeling in front of the bed is Shesha. It has been several days since he and his mother rushed to Nabeles. They are now housed in a temple, and his young brother is also being taken good care of.

Behind Shesha stood a man dressed in black and wearing a veil. Shesha couldn't see his face clearly, but the man's voice was extremely gentle, "Your mother is very sick."

Clenching her little hands tightly, Shesha kept kneeling and dared not get up.

The man smiled and turned his back, "It's not easy to come to Nabailes. Since you are willing to come, it means that you are looking forward to this matter. I will pay for your mother's medical treatment, Nabailes His doctor is much better than Garol's. Maybe I don't need to pay at all—as long as you are willing to testify in court, expose the ugliness of this world, and keep my Bayless prosperous...the royal family will reward you. I sent someone to tell you about this yesterday. So, what's your answer?"

This man is an aristocrat from Nabeles, but Shesha doesn't know his identity. He only knows that he is willing to pay for his mother's medical treatment. On the father's side, the conditions are as he said, all this, the man's cronies have already told Shesha in detail.

Shesha swallowed her saliva, and asked nervously and expectantly, "Really? My lord? Can my mother's illness really be cured...?"

The corner of the man's mouth under the veil raised a smile, and he could see what this innocent child was thinking, "It seems that you agree?... Kid."

Shesha's eyes flashed, and he nodded desperately!

As long as his mother can be cured, he won't have to go out to beg every day to survive!In order to get his consent, the adults arranged such a spacious and luxurious house and three meals a day for their mother and son. He took a bath and changed his clothes, and he was no longer like the shabby little beggar. He lived like a fairy , and his mother's healthy body have always been beyond his reach... Really, can it be achieved?

Are the conditions really that simple?

...Although there was a trace of uneasiness, Shesha kept kowtowing to the man in gratitude.Maybe in his young heart, he still can't distinguish between pros and cons, and only the hard-earned happiness in front of him is real...

"...Son of God? Hehe——"

The man let out a gloomy laugh, still murmuring words, and quickly left the room.

……

Happiness can make people lose their minds.

What is happiness?

Is it money?right? ……love?

No matter what it is, once a person who loses his mind falls from the high heaven to purgatory, he will be lost forever.

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Bangard Castle.

After returning from Lord Shiva's room, Dasha was in shock for several days, but tried not to show it. Hara not only comforted him, but also said that he would arrange for him to return to the country, and he had the permission of King Nabeles. Let Fulou succeed to the throne smoothly, facing this impossible promise, Dasha could only nod silently.

Getting closer and closer to the truth, how can I feel better?

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In front of Lord Shiva's room, the servant knocked on the door.

"My lord, there is a commoner boy outside the city who begs to see you."

Shiva touched his chin, "Child?"

He opened the door, and the little attendant was staring at Shiva with a complicated expression.He laughed immediately, "Don't get me wrong, I don't have an illegitimate child."

Indeed, Lord Shiva is in his early forties, but has never been married. In terms of qualifications and talents, he is quite outstanding, but he has never planned to get married.Now that a child of unknown origin comes to ask for an interview, it is easy to make people think wrong.

Following behind Shiva, the little attendant coughed a few times, but he didn't think about it, "This kid has something important to report to the Master."

Shiva laughed softly, "A child, what can I report?"

"...Master of the State." The little attendant also felt strange, and said again, "This child said that he is from Galore, and he knows Prince Fulou. He also hopes to meet Prince Fulou."

When mentioning Prince Fulou, Shiva looked a little more serious, thinking about the conspiracy theory of Garol a few days ago, maybe it was an illusion, Shiva stopped in his tracks, and said: "It seems that I was entrusted by someone. The one who came to deliver the information... I will go to see this child first, and you go and summon Prince Fulou to the main hall."

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This request was sent to His Royal Highness Hara's bedroom as promised.

"There is a child who wants to see me...?" Dasha lowered his eyes anxiously.

A kid from Garol, who could it be?He was still inexperienced in Garol, and he didn't have many friends. He couldn't think of anyone who could appear in Nabeles to see him, maybe someone he didn't know.

"It's okay, I'll accompany you." Haruo put down the book in his hand, ready to go with him.

He rubbed Dasha's face, looking at Fulou depressed these days made his heart ache, why can't he be happy?The arrangement of the royal father's permission to go to Jialuoer will be completed soon, so what's there to worry about?

……

The main hall of Bangad City is still so grand and bright, with every stone pillar soaring into the sky, the murals and stained glass on the zenith, reflecting the sacred light, such a holy hall, there is no room for the slightest sin.

Dasha stepped into here, his footsteps became more and more heavy.

As soon as he entered the gate, there was indeed a child kneeling in the middle of the main hall, talking with Lord Shiva.He looked at the child's back and had a bad feeling.

Fortunately, Hara was with him, otherwise he would not even have the courage to take steps...

"Prince Fulou." Lord Shiva waved his hand, motioning for him to continue walking, and then bowed slightly, "Your Highness, are you here too?"

Nodding his head, Dasha approached step by step.

This is the kid who asked to see him?Between the intertwined eyes... He suddenly stiffened.

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This child's face is so familiar...

Why, why is it here?

Dasha looked at him in astonishment, and hurriedly looked away!

It was not the same as the poor kid in my memory, perhaps because he was dressed cleanly and there was no dust on his face.

Is this child Shesha I met in the imperial city?Even if there is only a short time together, he can't easily forget Shesha who helped him!

This is a dream... Shesha's family is poor, how could she have the money to dress like this, and come to Nabeles all the way?He also has a seriously ill mother and younger brother at home. He is an eleven or twelve-year-old child, how can he have the ability... Could it be that he looks exactly the same?Just like him and Prince Fulou!

Shiva raised his hand and pointed to the child kneeling on the ground, "Prince Fulou, is this child your friend?"

"..." Dasha opened his mouth, but was unable to speak in the end.

But he seemed to be pale...

The corners of Shiva's mouth curled up, and he continued to smile and said, "This kid chatted with me for a while just now. He has an older brother. He once showed kindness and helped his impoverished older brother get out of his predicament, and he also helped him in the imperial city. Looking for someone, but one day, he disappeared in the imperial city, and not long ago, he heard from others that his brother became the prince of Garol, and he was being held hostage in Bayles. The so-called hostages have been enjoying a life of prosperity and wealth..."

What Lord Shiva said is all true!Every time he said a word, Dasha couldn't help trembling.He stared at the floor, cold sweat slowly dripping from his forehead.

"Galol, the succession of Prince Fulou has caused a sensation in the whole city, but that is not the child's elder brother..." Lord Shiva sensed his uneasiness and slowed down his speech, "Then his elder brother Where will it be? Hehe, yes, he said that your appearance is very similar to his brother. No, to be precise, it is exactly the same."

Dasha bit his lip, he didn't dare to raise his head at all when he said these words!My heart ached.

After a pause, Shiva asked in a low voice, "Is that so, Prince Fulou?"

Dasha remained silent, and Haruo was also confused. This was clearly a fabricated story.

In the huge main hall, the atmosphere became more and more gloomy.Shesha's eyes flashed, he moved his knees, and knelt down to Dasha's feet, "Brother Dasha, don't you know me?"

Dasha felt a twinge of pain in his heart...

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What should I do, I can't say a word!It's like taking a highly toxic drug, and the pain is blocked in the throat.

Shesha tried to grab the corner of Dasha's clothes, but Prince Hara on the side was very disgusted, clicked his tongue, and Hara kicked him away.

"It's just nonsense!" Haruo frowned tightly and growled with a mocking smile.Shesha was kicked to the side, and Dasha's heart was grabbed again.

Shiva took a deep breath and asked again, "... Prince Fulou, do you know this child?"

Shesha knelt down again and kowtowed to Shiva.

The prince of Fulou in front of him was indeed almost exactly the same as the Dasha he knew!Although he was wearing expensive clothes, he would definitely not admit his mistake!This fair face, it is impossible to find a second one in the world!Such gentle and timid eyes must be him!

He won't lie!And for that lord to save his mother...he...

Raising his voice, Shesha said firmly, "My lord, this is the brother Dasha I know, he is not the prince of Fulou!"

Haruo looked at him coldly, wanting to take away this ignorant little bastard, "...Who ordered you to say these words?"

She Sha tilted her head in fear, and Prince Hara's eyes were on fire as if she was about to kill someone. She Sha pinned her hopes on Master Guoshi again, "No one instructed me. Everything I said is true! ...Master Guoshi! I just want to find my brother!"

Haruo didn't pay attention to the kid's nonsense just now, he mocked in a low voice, with anger, he looked at the few guards around who were stunned, "Stop talking nonsense here, lowly people. Take him down!"

no! ...Will Shesha be in danger after taking it down?

Upon hearing this order, Dasha grabbed Hara's arm, "...Hara! Don't do this!"

Several guards with swords had stepped forward and surrounded Shesha, and one of them had already picked up Shesha's stamina collar.

"Let go of him first." Shiva's face was calm. As soon as he gave the order, several guards did not dare to do anything. Shesha fell on the marble floor and looked anxiously at the master.

Shiva smiled and asked, "You say this is not the prince of Fulou, but your brother? Do you dare to tell the story of your past in front of him? The Goddess of the Ganges River will not let a child who tells lies."

Shesha collected himself and clasped his hands uneasily, "Brother Dasha is very poor. He is a citizen of Galore like me. He comes from a village in Doling, Galore..."

She Sha explained word by word, hearing him tell these facts, Dasha's heart ached like it was about to burst.

These were all he chatted about when he stayed at Shesha's house... At that time, he never thought that they would meet again in such a way, and these words would also become a dagger, tearing his skin...

"When he came to work in the imperial city, he accidentally entered a black shop. It should be very miserable! Fortunately, I saved him. We are good friends. He said that there are people he knows in the imperial family, and they are very important to him... He must find him..."

Dasha frowned, that's right...every sentence is true, there is no falsification at all.

This child was the Shesha he knew, and he should have recognized him just now.

It's just these words, why do they sound so unreal... If you want to expose his mask, this is the way, it's better to say it yourself...

Why……

As Shesha spoke slowly, Haruo seemed to change color a little. He really couldn't imagine that a child at such a young age would lie so calmly.

Haruo interrupted him and asked, "Part-time job? A black shop"

Shesha froze for a moment, then nodded, "Yes. Brother Dasha used to work in a hotel run by a temple prostitute... But there was no way, because Brother Dasha really needed money! He said he would find that People, go back to the village to live together..."

That Miss Tina used to be a temple prostitute, and then she managed to escape, and she didn't do well in the imperial city.These are what his mother said, that's why he went to save brother Dasha that night, after all brother Dasha also helped him!He didn't want Brother Dasha to be forced to sell himself in that kind of place!

"The hotel run by the temple prostitute is really a messy place." Shiva murmured.

If you think about it, you will know how filthy such a place is. You can probably tell what the people who work there are doing.Shiva looked sideways, and His Royal Highness Hara's expression was indeed quite serious, and he was even gnashing his teeth silently because of this sentence.

These backgrounds, to describe...it seems very unbearable...

Dasha kept biting his lip.

The air was heavy, and he could not breathe. He suddenly let go of Hara's hand, and never raised his mournful head.Hara was also hooked by these words, trembling on the spot.

Shiva stopped Dasha, who was already in a daze, "Prince Fulou, this child—is everything true?"

Dasha's trembling pupils kept dilated, sorry...he didn't know how to answer!

"If he spreads rumors in front of the royal family, we can behead him for public display." Shiva patted him gently, but Dasha backed away tremblingly.

Dasha subconsciously shouted: "Don't! You can't do this..."

Beheading for public display... How is this possible? ... Shesha is just a child, he is not wrong ...

He said nothing wrong! ...can't kill him...

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Hearing the word beheading, Shesha also trembled with fear. He couldn't help but turned to Dasha's direction and kowtowed heavily, "Brother Dasha, help me, my mother's illness is very serious, I can't be beheaded!  … I don't want you to follow me back! I just... I just want to see you!...You...don't you really know me?..."

Want to come... to meet him...

It's really strange, why do you want to see him? ... There was a buzzing in his ears, and Dasha smiled bitterly.

He couldn't think about it anymore, why did Shesha appear here?Why do you have to expose him?

No matter how much you don't want to believe everything in front of you, the facts that have been revealed are also facts...

Shesha began to cry in a weak voice, Dasha's heart tightened, his whole body went limp, but he was still speechless, why?Could it be that he has really fallen, that he really cannot live without this place?

Shiva called out, "Prince of Buru? Is what he said true?"

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is that true?

Dasha was startled, he was indeed in a trance just now.

There was only a heavy voice reminding him in his ear - this dream should be over.

The young Shesha cannot be sacrificed for his own greed...he can't be so selfish...

Face the truth calmly, shall we?How long has it been since Dasha was called by anyone?

His eyes turned from flustered and restless to dim. Dasha took a deep breath and said in a concentrated voice:

"It's true what he said—"

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Shiva just smiled and shook his head again.And at this moment, the pale-faced person turned into Prince Hara.

I couldn't believe my ears - I heard such unbelievable words, Hara's voice was condensed, "Say it again?"

A few days ago, I heard that Indra had hired a commoner to take the place of Prince Fulou as a hostage in Nabeles. How could it be so consistent with what this child said? ——

He grabbed the shoulders of the person in front of him, trying to find the truth from those pitiful eyes.

Dasha panted, and at the same time, his eyelashes were soaked with tears, "...what he said is true."

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Hara's back was stiff, and the surrounding air was frozen and frozen.

impossible! --impossible.

Is this all gibberish?How can a child believe what he says?

Fulou said this to save his life, it must be! ...

As if wanting to shake the other person's shoulders away, Haruo roared angrily, "Say it again! It's not true, is it?"

Dasha shook, and the corners of his lips squeezed out words that were almost broken, "What he said is true...don't kill him..."

Why, his heart is so...so painful.

Is it so hard to face the truth?

Shiva glanced at the guards, "...take this child down first."

Shesha opened her mouth and was gently taken away.

Haruo's brows trembled, he closed his eyes and opened them again.

Still don't want to believe--

This must be Fulou deceiving him, yes...he must be just trying to prevent this child from being beheaded, he is so kind, this is really his style!

"Don't report this matter to your father, let's talk about it." Haruo calmed down a bit, his voice was as stiff as if he couldn't speak.

Dasha was pulled by him, and he could feel both of them trembling.But before he had time to think about it, Haruo led him to the back of the main hall...

His injured ankle couldn't keep up with Hara's quick steps, but the pain in his heart had surpassed the pain of his foot injury, so he could only stagger to keep up...

What is this for?where to go ...

After walking for a while, he realized that this was a dark corridor on the way to the apse. Dasha's hand hurt from being pulled, so he mustered up his courage and shouted, "Hara..."

Hara ignored it.

After walking forward for a while, he finally stopped, his anger - he only dared to vent when there was no one around.

However, he forced himself to suppress his arrogance, pretending to be gentle and said: "I will not kill that child...I know what he said is all lies."

Holding Dasha's hand, Hara looked at him seriously.

It would be nice if it was fake.

Dasha sighed heavily.The matter has come to this point, and he has been silent for so long, if he continues to hide it, it will only hurt him more and more seriously... It is only a matter of time to expose all this, how could he really become the prince of Fulou, how could he have a relationship with Hara goes to Galor, and then inherits the throne?

He is Dasha...

He is just a commoner, no matter how long it takes, no matter how long he deceives himself and others to hide it, this will not change.

"..." After a pause, Dasha turned his head, "It's true, Lord Indra asked me to take the place of Prince Fulou..."

he repeated again.I never thought that one day I would be willing to tell the truth and break this fragile dream...

Haruo looked at him in shock, still persuading himself that this is impossible.There was no one around, why did Fulou lie to him?

"So... is it true that Indra conspired against you?" Hara couldn't bear to ask, "He used you, or did you do it voluntarily?"

"I don't know..." Dasha trembled, he knew nothing about Lord Indra's rebellion...

Haruo turned cold and tried to calm himself down, "Who the hell are you?"

His body was like a paper puppet with broken strings. Dasha fell to the ground, looking at the cold floor peacefully.

"...Sorry, I'm not the Prince of Fulou."

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The air finally shattered——

Hara punched the stone wall beside her with a fist, almost dunking his five fingers into the solid wall.

He stared at the paper-like person on the ground, "Who the hell are you?"

"I..." Dasha was dumbfounded, unable to speak again.

Before he could answer, Haruo let out a bitter smile, "You're just a commoner, someone who has nothing to do with Fulou?"

"..."

Silence was an acquiescence, and Hara breathed anxiously.

He respected and cared for his lover so much, and even pursued him for so long, resisting not touching him. In order for him to inherit the throne and continue to be in love with him, he spent a lot of thought.

Now is such an unbelievable answer? ...

Just now he blurted out scolding the lowly people, so it turns out that the person he loves deeply is also.

... lowly people?

It's ridiculous...

Haruo rubbed her hair, and asked in a deep voice, "Is it true that you work in a hotel run by a temple prostitute?"

Although he didn't want to answer, Dasha still didn't want to lie anymore, "...um."

Haruo leaned down and grabbed him, his thin body couldn't bear his pushing and pushing, and lay down against the wall.

But I can't feel any pain.

Haruo frowned, and asked calmly, "Are you going to sell yourself?"

His ears were hot and trembling, and Dasha was crying.

"No... I didn't go—"

That's not true, he's just been working there for a while, definitely not doing any of those dirty things!

Hara seemed to be sneering in his ear, and continued:

"The person named Jia Ye before was your old lover?"

Jia Ye...is that the person he was looking for when he went to work in the imperial city?Also the one who promised to live together?You don't need to think too deeply to know what the relationship is.

Dasha didn't dare to look at him, his shoulders huddled together, "It's not...uh, it hurts..."

Haruo didn't listen to his explanation, but just pulled his wrist hard, almost breaking it.

Now that things have come to this point, Haruo is too lazy to analyze which sentence is true and which sentence is false. The person in front of him - the youthful and innocent face has also become extremely humble along with his civilian status.Maybe everything was a lie to him?All following Indra's orders to confuse him...to bring shame to their country!Including all words, all things, all love...

Are they all fake?

A conspiracy to allow Prince Fulou to inherit the throne?Or, did Indra really fail in his rebellion?

Regardless of the outcome—

This person's false identity cannot be changed.

"Why did you keep it from me for so long? Indra sent you to Nabeles, lurking beside me? Living such a comfortable and comfortable life here, don't you—won't you have a conscience?" He said with a little pain, faintly asked.

"No... I didn't, I didn't lurk!..."

Moreover, he really likes Hara.It's just that now he doesn't dare to say this sentence anymore. So far, it's good to let this relationship end...

Dasha's voice was broken, and Haruo shook him off in disappointment, as if he had nothing to ask.

Dasha fell lightly to the side, and he said with trembling eyes, "Will you let that child go?..."

"meeting."

Haruo said indifferently, the next second, he turned around and left in a bit of despair.