Black Fairy, the master is a female ghost

Seven days later, the imperial envoy from Yingzhou City arrived in Baocheng, bringing the royal edict from His Majesty the King.

The first imperial edict was addressed to the Crown Prince, instructing him to return to Yingzhou City immediately after receiving the edict.

The second imperial edict was for Lu Xunhuan. His Majesty the King promoted him directly from a sixth-rank provincial official to the position of prime minister, a first-rank official, and required him to arrive in Yingzhou City to take up his post within fifteen days.

The third imperial edict was addressed to Zhao Tongpan, ordering him to immediately take over the position of governor of the prefecture and complete the handover with his predecessor within five days.

After receiving the imperial edict, the prince did not say a word during the day.

At night, he actually ran away with the Dragon Guard, without even taking the three thousand guards with him.

The next morning, Lang Tongzhi finally returned home with a depressed look on his face to meet Lu Xunhuan.

When he arrived in front of Lu Xunhuan, he knelt down, called out "Prime Minister", and burst into tears.

Lu Xun Huan pulled him up: "Alright, alright, stop crying. At least you still have your position as Tongzhi, right?"

Lang Tongzhi wiped his tears and said, "Prime Minister, I feel wronged. In order to curry favor with the Crown Prince, I..."

He was really embarrassed to say that he even lost his wife and in the end, got nothing.

He could only sigh: "The prince ran away secretly last night, leaving this humble official behind."

"All the princesses he chose were left here, crying and asking me to make decisions for them."

"How can I make the decision? This is going to kill me."

After hearing what he said, Lu Xunhuan realized that the prince had actually just walked away.

Since he was unwilling to bring those women back to Yingzhou City, then the so-called becoming a crown princess was just a beautiful dream for those women.

He pondered for a while, then said to Hua Xiaotao, "Follow Lang Tongzhi and find out how many women have been abandoned. Make a list and have those women wait for notification."

After instructing Hua Xiaotao, he handed the seal to Zhao Lan: "Give it to your father and let him take over directly. There is nothing to hand over."

Zhao Lan asked, "You went to Yingzhou City, what about me?"

Lu Xun Huan said, "The emperor's decree that day said that I can only marry you after I marry Princess Mi'er. I can't disobey the order. You just wait for me in Baocheng."

Although Zhao Lan was reluctant, she had no choice but to sigh slightly and go to find her father, Zhao Tongpan.

After Zhao Lan left, Lu Xunhuan arranged for the other two female secretaries to leave, leaving only Li Susu.

He called her into the room and said, "When I go to Yingzhou, I must have my own people around me. You are very capable, so I want to take you with me. Are you willing?"

Li Susu nodded: "It's all up to you, sir."

Lu Xunhuan quietly asked, "What is your true strength?"

Li Susu replied in a low voice: "Ninth level of Huiyang Realm, working towards Qianyuan Realm."

Lu Xun Huan nodded and said, "After you go, I won't give you a position. You can stay by my side as a maid. I will assign you fewer tasks so that you can have more time to practice."

Li Susu nodded: "Okay."

She asked, "Are you taking me alone?"

Lu Xunhuan touched his chin and said, "Go ahead and call Cheng Yu over."

After a while, Cheng Yu entered the room and bowed, saying, "Prime Minister."

Lu Xun Huan asked, "If I'm not mistaken, you were sent by the Sixth Prince, right?"

Cheng Yu was so frightened that his face turned pale and he knelt down hurriedly: "Prime Minister..."

Li Xun Huan said, "You are an ambitious young man. You should be able to distinguish between good and evil. Do you know why the Sixth Prince wants you to be an undercover agent beside me?"

Cheng Yu shook his head.

Lu Xun Huan pulled him up and said, "He did something bad, and someone has evidence against him. If that evidence were to be used, it would be enough to put him to death."

"He thought those who had the evidence were my accomplices. He wasn't touching me for the time being because he wanted to use me as bait to identify my so-called accomplices."

He patted Cheng Yu on the shoulder and said, "We are all from Zhou Country. I can't bear to see you die in a foreign country, but if I ask you to go back now, do you dare to go back?"

Cheng Yu shook his head: "I haven't completed the mission. I will die if I go back."

Lu Xun Huan pondered for a moment, then asked, "The two masters sent by the Sixth Prince are still lurking in Treasure City, right?"

Cheng Yu nodded: "Yes."

Lu Xun Huan said, "Okay, I'm going to Yingzhou City, but I don't know anyone there, so I have to bring two of my own people with me. Are you willing to go?"

Cheng Yu asked, "The Prime Minister knew about me...but he still continued to take me with him?"

Lu Xunhuan smiled and said, "You should understand your future. If you return to Zhou Kingdom, you will only wait to be silenced."

"As for me, I'll take you to Yingzhou City. I don't necessarily have to give you an official position, but I can help you settle down there. I'm doing this for your own good. If you don't want to go, forget it."

Cheng Yu quickly knelt down again: "Cheng Yu is willing to follow the Prime Minister."

Lu Xun Huan nodded: "Okay, it's settled."

An hour later, Lu Xunhuan went to the provincial government office.

Hua Xiaotao and Lang Tongzhi have also returned to the yamen.

Zhao Lan and her father, the current governor of the prefecture, and a large group of officials were also waiting in the yamen.

When the officials saw him coming, they hurriedly saluted: "Prime Minister..."

Lu Xun Huan said to the current governor, "Master Zhao, please take your seat."

Zhao Lan's father hesitated and said, "This...you haven't left yet."

Lu Xunhuan smiled slightly: "Is there anything serious? Sit up and let's deal with the problem."

After Zhao Lan's father took the position of governor, Lu Xunhuan asked Hua Xiaotao, "Where's the list?"

Hua Xiaotao handed the list to Lu Xunhuan and said, "Calm them down for now and let them go home and wait for further notice."

Lu Xunhuan took a look at the list. There were more than ten people on it, and most of them were daughters of wealthy families in the city.

He gave the list to Zhao Lan's father and said, "The Crown Prince left behind a mess. We have no choice but to clean up his mess."

"Let's negotiate with each family one by one. Each family will be compensated with one million taels of silver. If there are no objections, then this matter will be over."

Zhao Lan's father nodded. "Alright, I don't think they should have any objections. Even if we don't compensate them, are they going to go and fight the Crown Prince?"

Lu Xun Huan said, "That's true, but today's Crown Prince will be the King in the future, so you have to clean up his mess."

Zhao Lan's father nodded: "That's right."

Lu Xunhuan added, "As for the secretaries I hired earlier, Hua Xiaotao has already resigned. Let's just let her leave the state government."

"Zhao Lan will stay with you to train. I will take two of my own people with me to Yingzhou City."

"The rest are good hands to help you, so you can keep them."

Zhao Lan's father nodded again: "Okay."

Lu Xun Huan asked Lang Tong Zhi Zhi: "Are the Crown Prince's 3,000 guards still there?"

Lang Tongzhi replied, "It's still there."

Lu Xunhuan said, "Notify them and ask them to come with me."

After instructing Lang Tongzhi, he said to Zhao Lan's father, "Lang Tongzhi should continue to be Tongzhi. He can work for a few more years. When he is old, he can retire if he wants."

After dealing with the women's affairs at the provincial government office and explaining everything that needed to be explained to the new governor, Lu Xunhuan returned to his mansion.

In the room, he asked Yun Zhongzi, "Great Elder, Lu Suifeng has worked so hard for you for so long, and I feel very sorry for him. Now I am going to Yingzhou City. Do you think we should go together, or do you want to leave?"

Yun Zhongzi said, "I accepted you as a registered disciple of Yuntai Mountain. Have you forgotten this?"

"I will accompany you to Yingzhou City first. If His Majesty arranges for experts to protect you, I will return to the mountain. If His Majesty does not arrange, I will continue to guard you."

Lu Xun Huan nodded: "Okay, I'll follow the Great Elder's orders."