Black Fairy, the master is a female ghost

The words that the prince spoke publicly in the court spread to the harem like the wind.

When Lu Xunhuan followed Ming Dexi to the emperor's bedroom and saw the concubines, he found that the atmosphere was much more solemn.

The concubines all had tense faces and were very cautious, not daring to breathe.

Those who have nothing to hide are afraid of being wrongly accused, while those who have something to hide are afraid of being found out.

When His Majesty the King saw Lu Xunhuan coming, he coughed and struggled to sit up: "Everyone, go out. I want to talk to the Prime Minister for a few words."

After a large group of concubines left the bedroom under the leadership of the Queen, His Majesty the King asked Ming Dexi and several imperial doctors to leave.

Then, he sighed: "That bastard actually said those words openly in the court. How could I have such a stupid son?"

Lu Xun Huan said, "Your Majesty, you are not in good health now, and it is understandable that the Crown Prince feels a sense of crisis."

His Majesty the King said, "No matter how much danger you feel, you must remain as steady as a rock. This is what a king should be like."

After a moment's silence, he continued, "However, there are indeed people who harbor improper intentions. I have long known about the Crown Prince's assassination, but I have not yet investigated it."

He asked Lu Xunhuan, "My dear, what are your thoughts on this matter?"

Lu Xun Huan said, "Of course we have to find out who was behind the assassination of the Crown Prince. However, Your Majesty, your harem has so many concubines and the area is so vast that it is difficult to investigate."

His Majesty the King thought for a moment and then said, "I have already analyzed it. The restless ones must be those concubines who have given birth to princes and whose princes are still alive."

Lu Xunhuan said, "That's a very large area."

His Majesty the King nodded and said, "Yes, I have had ninety-five princes. Excluding those who died young, there are still thirty-three who are still alive. Thirty-three is also a very large range."

Lu Xunhuan suggested, "Your Majesty, do you think this will work?"

"Except for these thirty-three princes and their mothers, the remaining concubines and princesses, Your Majesty has issued an order to allow them to return home to visit their families."

"This way, there will be fewer people left in the harem, and the investigation will be less complicated."

His Majesty the King thought for a moment and said, "Given my current health, I should make arrangements for their future. Okay, I will give them a year to bring the princess home to visit her parents."

"But, my dear, this makes the purpose too obvious."

"The original mastermind behind the assassination of the crown prince may have completely retreated. Even if there are only thirty-three left, once they retreat and remain silent, it will be difficult to investigate."

Lu Xunhuan said, "The intention behind this is very clear, but not everyone can keep their composure. I believe the real mastermind will reveal some clues."

His Majesty the King pondered for a while. "But there's another problem. I'm not in good health right now, so I can't take care of too many things. I'm afraid that bloody tragedies will happen. That would shake the foundation of our Southern Liang."

Lu Xun Huan nodded and said, "If the Crown Prince gets impatient, given his personality, he might do something like that. There might only be one or two princes who have ulterior motives, but I'm afraid he might indiscriminately mobilize the Imperial Guards and massacre the harem..."

He bowed and said, "Your Majesty, do you trust me?"

His Majesty the King sighed and said, "My dear, if I didn't trust you, I wouldn't have invited you to Yingzhou City."

He shouted to the outside of the door: "Ming Dexi."

Hearing the voice, Eunuch Ming hurried in: "Your Majesty."

His Majesty the King said, "The Imperial decree."

An hour later, two imperial edicts from His Majesty the King shook the entire palace.

The first imperial decree ordered all the concubines who had not given birth to princes, or those who had given birth but the princes died young and had no children, to return home to visit their families for a period of one year.

The second imperial edict appointed Prime Minister Lu Suifeng as the commander of the Imperial Guard. All 10,000 Imperial Guards were under his command, and no one was allowed to mobilize the Imperial Guards without his order.

As soon as the two imperial edicts were issued, all civil and military officials understood His Majesty's intentions.

First, His Majesty the King is in poor health now, so we must make preparations in advance. Once he passes away, we must ensure that the Crown Prince can ascend to the throne smoothly.

Therefore, only those concubines who had given birth to princes and whose princes were still alive were left in the harem in order to narrow the scope and find out the mastermind behind the previous assassination of the prince.

At the same time, His Majesty considered a way out for those concubines in advance and let them go home. After they left, they could choose not to come back.

Second, His Majesty was worried that the Crown Prince would act recklessly, massacre the harem, and damage the foundation of the royal family, so he handed the command of the royal guards to the Prime Minister.

The Crown Prince had no right to call upon the Imperial Guards, so there was no possibility of massacring the harem and exterminating all the princes.

But these are just temporary measures. Now the prince cannot control the royal guards and cannot kill other princes. What will happen when the king really dies and the prince becomes the new king?

It’s not that Lu Xunhuan couldn’t think about the future, but he deliberately didn’t think that far ahead.

What he wants is what's in front of him.

His top priority at the moment was to find a reasonable reason to allow Concubine Jin to leave the palace openly.

As long as Jin Fei returns home, how to deal with her belly? Wouldn’t that be easy?

In addition to saving Concubine Jin, he had other plans.

It can be said that the fate of the thirty-three concubines and thirty-three princes who remained in the palace was all in the hands of Lu Xunhuan.

It depends on how he uses those concubines to achieve his real purpose.

Three days later, all the concubines who were supposed to go home took their princesses with them and left without a single one left.

Everyone sensed the coming of a storm, and after the imperial edict came down, of course they had to leave as quickly as possible and stay away from the center of the storm.

If Your Majesty can recover in a year, you should be recovered. If Your Majesty cannot recover, I'm afraid it's almost over.

If His Majesty unfortunately passes away, it will be up to the concubines to choose whether to return to the palace.

I believe that most of the concubines will never return to the palace. Now that the king is gone, is there any point for them to go back?

As the saying goes, a new emperor has new ministers. When a new king comes to power, he will have a group of new concubines that he favors.

Smarter concubines should be able to understand that although His Majesty did not say it explicitly, he has actually arranged a way out for them.

If your Majesty passes away, it is time for them, the concubines of the previous king, to leave the palace and the stage of open and secret struggles.

The Crown Prince was naturally very dissatisfied that the command of the Imperial Guard fell into Lu Xunhuan's hands.

But what’s the use of his dissatisfaction? Can he risk the wrath of the world and kill Lu Xunhuan?

He dare not.

Lu Xunhuan was invited by His Majesty. He would dare to kill him unless he no longer wanted to be the crown prince.

Moreover, Lu Xunhuan was a disciple of the sage. Even if he ascended the throne in the future, he could be used but he must not be killed.

If he dares to kill, he will lose the support of the people of Southern Liang.

The halo of the sages affects everyone in Nanliang at all times. This is the power of faith.

Besides, as long as Lu Xunhuan does not oppose him and as long as Lu Xunhuan obeys his father's will, it will be beneficial to him. No matter how stupid the prince is, he will not be unaware of this.

He was dissatisfied with the fact that he no longer had command of the Imperial Guard, but he would not ignore the overall situation because of this.

After the imperial edict was issued and Lu Xunhuan took control of the Imperial Guard, the Crown Prince no longer dared to be careless with him in the court, nor did he dare to deliberately make things difficult for him. He spoke much more politely.

I didn't say anything else, I just urged him to solve the case as soon as possible and find out the real culprit who assassinated the prince.