Black Fairy, the master is a female ghost

After a cup of tea, Lu Xunhuan followed Eunuch Ming to the Jingshifang.

Ming Dexi shouted at the top of his lungs, "The Prime Minister is here to inspect. Come out and greet him!"

With a shout, many eunuchs ran out from every room and every corner.

One by one, they came before Lu Xunhuan and bowed respectfully: "Greetings to the Prime Minister..."

Lu Xunhuan cleared his throat twice: "Ahem..."

He acted pretentiously and acted like a prime minister.

He said in a pretentious tone, "Since everyone is working here, they should fulfill their duties and not be negligent. Let me ask you, has anyone bribed you to become a fake eunuch without being castrated?"

With just one sentence, everyone was so scared that they immediately knelt down.

Ming Dexi's face turned pale. "Prime Minister, even if we had ten thousand guts, we wouldn't dare to accept such a bribe."

Lu Xun Huan turned to look at him: "You mean, this kind of bribe is hard to accept, so we can accept other bribes?"

Ming Dexi quickly defended himself: "I wouldn't dare, I wouldn't dare, it was just a slip of the tongue."

Lu Xunhuan smiled and said, "That's good. Stop kneeling and start copying books."

An hour later, it was already noon.

With the joint efforts of dozens of eunuchs, the three hundred volumes of the book were finally copied.

Ming Dexi arranged: "Everyone, hurry up and have lunch. After you finish, take the book to the harem and give it to the Queen."

After arranging everyone, he bowed to Lu Xunhuan and said, "Prime Minister, let's go and have lunch."

Lu Xun Huan touched his chin and said, "Oh, Eunuch Ming, I don't dare to eat the food here. When it's served later, it will be full of tonic food, ahem..."

After hearing what Lu Xunhuan said, the group of eunuchs didn't know whether to laugh or not.

Ming Dexi laughed awkwardly and said, "Prime Minister, you are such a joke. We haven't had any new recruits here for a year."

Lu Xun Huan nodded: "In that case, this Prime Minister is relieved. Okay, let this Prime Minister see the usual meals in your Jingshifang."

Under Ming Dexi's guidance, Lu Xunhuan entered a quiet place specially prepared for him. Only the two of them would eat there, and no one else was allowed to disturb them.

While eating, Lu Xun Huan said, "Eunuch Ming, I have learned from my mentor for many years and know a little bit about fortune-telling."

Ming Dexi asked, "Does the Prime Minister want to tell my fortune?"

Lu Xun Huan said, "You are about to face a disaster."

With just one sentence, Ming Dexi was so scared that he almost dropped his chopsticks.

He knelt down hurriedly and said, "Prime Minister, why do you say that? Please don't scare me."

Earlier, Lu Xunhuan had made a joke to everyone, asking if anyone had accepted bribes or if there were any fake eunuchs.

He asked this question suddenly, but saw a flash of panic on several people's faces.

From this, he concluded that there must be fake eunuchs in the palace.

In this way, wouldn't I be able to control Ming Dexi at will?

He stood up and pulled Ming Dexi up.

"Don't be afraid. I'm the Prime Minister. I've just arrived, so I need some close friends. Eunuch Ming, you can freely enter and exit the palace. I'm sure you have a wide network of connections. How about supporting me?"

Eunuch Ming said, "Alas, Prime Minister, you are invited by His Majesty. How dare I, Ming Dexi, not support you? Why do you have to go to such lengths to scare me?"

Lu Xun Huan said, "You help me, and I help you. It's that simple."

Ming Dexi asked, "Prime Minister, with His Majesty backing you up, who else would dare to oppose you?"

Lu Xun Huan smiled and said, "Eunuch Ming, I believe you understand the affairs of the palace better than I do."

"Yes, no one dares to object openly."

"But if I really help His Majesty to do something drastic, there will be resistance from behind. Now, I have nothing behind me, no one to support me. Tell me, where is the fake eunuch?"

Ming Dexi knelt down again with a plop: "Prime Minister, this is not a joke..."

Lu Xun Huan pulled him up again: "Hey, don't think about the bad things, think about the good things, okay?"

Ming Dexi thought for a moment and said, "I understand. If the Prime Minister knew about this but didn't report it, it would be considered deceiving the emperor. So, we are all in the same boat."

Lu Xun Huan turned around and sat down, picking up his bowl. "That's pretty smart, but if you want to hide your true identity, then you're not smart."

Ming Dexi knew the seriousness of Lu Xunhuan's words. If he didn't want to tell the truth today, the Prime Minister would go to the emperor and tell him that there was a fake eunuch in the palace, and the entire Jingshifang would be in great trouble.

As the chief eunuch, he must lose his head.

After weighing the pros and cons, he certainly knew what to do.

He walked over with a hunched back and whispered something to Lu Xunhuan.

Then he said, "Prime Minister, you must be sure. If there is a mistake, not only my head but also the heads of many people in the Jingshifang will be gone."

Lu Xun Huan gestured, "Sit down and eat. Don't worry, I will do my job. I will never let anyone get into trouble."

At this moment, a eunuch came hurriedly from outside: "Report."

Ming Dexi turned around and opened the door: "What's the matter?"

The eunuch said, "Report to the chief steward, the queen has sent a group of palace maids to move the books, and the queen wants to see the prime minister. Please ask the prime minister to follow the palace maids to Chuxiu Palace."

Lu Xun Huan asked, "The Queen is the Crown Prince's mother, right?"

Ming Dexi turned around and said, "That's right."

Lu Xun Huan stood up and said, "Alright, the Queen's order cannot be disobeyed."

After a while, Lu Xunhuan stood in front of the group of palace maids.

Ming Dexi said, "Everyone, please pay your respects to the Prime Minister."

The palace maids hurriedly saluted and said, "Greetings, Your Excellency the Prime Minister."

Lu Xun Huan said, "The books have been copied. Let's move them together. The Jingshifang will also help."

Walking through the corridors and crossing the bridges in the palace, it took about an incense stick of time to walk.

Led by the palace maids, Lu Xunhuan arrived at Chuxiu Palace.

Ming Dexi said to Lu Xunhuan, "Prime Minister, you go see the Queen. I'll go put the books away."

After speaking to Lu Xunhuan, he said to a palace maid, "You, give the book to someone else and take the Prime Minister to see the Queen."

The maid saluted: "Yes."

Then, she handed the scroll to someone else and bowed to Lu Xunhuan: "Prime Minister, please."

In the reception area of ​​Chuxiu Palace, a palace maid had already reported that the Prime Minister had arrived.

So, the queen was already waiting.

After a while, Lu Xunhuan came in with a dignified manner, stood before the queen, and bowed, saying, "Your humble servant Lu Suifeng pays his respects to the queen."

The queen nodded slightly and said, "Lord Lu, you are a disciple of the sage. I admire you very much. I heard that you haven't returned home yet, so I took the liberty to summon you. I hope I won't disturb you."

Lu Xunhuan looked up and said, "The Queen is about seventy years old."

But she has taken good care of herself, with a fair complexion, looking young, and a good temperament. She is graceful and wealthy, with an extraordinary bearing. She truly has the appearance of a mother of the country.

He saluted again and said, "I am a subject of your majesty and the queen. My position is to share your majesty and the queen's worries. I will be there whenever the queen calls, and there is no need to disturb them."

The queen smiled and said, "My dear, go out for a walk."

Lu Xunhuan accompanied the queen, taking slow walks along the elegant paths, corridors, under the shade of trees, on small bridges, and other places in Chuxiu Palace.

The queen said a lot of scattered things, but the main point was that she hoped Lu Xunhuan would support the prince well and not let him have other ideas just because some concubines gave him gifts.

This is to win over Lu Xunhuan, hoping that Lu Xunhuan will follow her wholeheartedly.

At the same time, it was also an implicit warning to Lu Xunhuan not to act recklessly.

In the harem, concubines compete for favor and fight openly and secretly as if it were commonplace.

She was the queen anyway, so she didn't care whether the other women were dead or alive, as long as they didn't threaten her position.

What she cares most about is the future succession of the prince to the throne.

Even if His Majesty the King lives long enough, the Crown Prince will die before he can ascend the throne. If a new Crown Prince is to be appointed, he will have to listen to her, the Queen.

She only has one son, the prince. If the prince unfortunately dies young, she will support him, because that is what she must be able to grasp and what is most beneficial to her.

Behind every concubine in the harem, there is a large group of people supporting them, each with their own interests, thus forming many interest groups.

The queen is no exception. She must always protect the interests of her own group.