Black Fairy, the master is a female ghost

By the time Lu Xunhuan and Yun Zhongzi arrived at the Prince's Mansion, the fire had been mostly put out.

It turned out that the place where the prince slept was bombed into ruins.

If the prince sleeps here tonight, he will surely die.

Just as everyone was anxiously waiting for the fire to be completely extinguished and was about to go to the ruins to look for the prince's body, the prince arrived under the protection of the dragon guard.

His face turned ashen as he roared, "How dare you assassinate this prince? Let me know who he is and I will tear him into pieces."

When everyone heard the prince's voice, they rushed forward and asked questions.

The Crown Prince turned to look at Lu Xunhuan and said, "Prime Minister Lu, investigate for me. You have three days to solve the case."

Ming Dexi said, "Your Highness, I just heard the soldiers talking about a murderous aura coming out from the bottom of the lake and damaging the Crown Prince's residence."

"What?" The prince grabbed his collar and said, "Vicious?"

Ming Dexi hunched his waist and said, "My Lord, I just heard the soldiers talking about it. They said that when the eight towers in Jingming Lake light up, a murderous aura will rise to the sky. With a loud bang, you will be on fire."

The prince let go of Ming Dexi's clothes, turned around, and looked at Lu Xunhuan: "What do you mean, the evil spirit you created has flooded this prince's residence?"

So what you mean is, are you, Prime Minister Lu, doing this on purpose?

Lu Xun Huan bowed and said, "Your Highness, when I entered the water, the Great Elder activated the formation. I did feel the vibration in the water, but whether it was the evil spirit that impacted the Crown Prince's residence remains to be verified."

The Crown Prince turned his gaze to Yun Zhongzi who was standing beside Lu Xunhuan. "Great Elder, what exactly happened at that time? Didn't your formation seal off the evil spirit?"

Yun Zhongzi bowed and said, "Your Highness, my formation is tightly sealed. No more evil energy should escape."

The prince stroked his fat chin and said, "The Great Elder is a master of the immortal family. How could he be wrong? It must not be a murderous aura rushing into this prince's residence. Someone must be trying to assassinate this prince."

At this moment, another expert guarding the palace came forward and said, "Report, Prince, a suspicious person has been arrested."

The prince turned around and said, "Where is it? Bring it up here."

The master said, "I heard a loud noise coming from the Crown Prince's residence. A moment later, I saw flames rising into the sky. I hurried over and saw someone fleeing in panic. I went to capture that person, but when he saw that I had captured him, he bit himself to death."

When the prince heard this, he was furious: "If you commit suicide, what are you doing?"

The master lowered his head and said, "I didn't expect that he had hidden poison in his mouth beforehand..."

The prince was anxious for a moment, then said, "Find a court painter. Even if he's dead, paint him for me. I'm offering a reward. Whoever recognizes him will receive a reward of ten thousand taels of gold."

He yelled to Ming Dexi, "Go quickly."

Ming Dexi shuddered with fear and bowed hastily, "Your humble servant will be right there."

The prince asked the master again, "Where is the person?"

The master replied, "Over there."

After a while, a group of people followed the prince to a corpse.

He held the torch and looked around for a while, then asked the others, "Does anyone know anyone?"

The group of people who followed didn't know anyone and all shook their heads.

The prince stroked his fat chin again and ordered, "Come here, take good care of the body. Do not damage it or lose it. Whoever loses it will be beheaded by this prince."

He turned and walked out: "Someone actually wants to assassinate this prince. This prince is going to see father now."

In the king's bedroom, His Majesty fainted again.

He woke up again with the help of the imperial doctors.

He opened his weak eyes and looked for a long time before he could see the person in front of the dragon bed clearly.

He said to Concubine De, "Go back now. Forget what you just said. Don't mention it to anyone else. If you let out a single word, I'll give you ten feet of white silk."

Concubine De bowed her head sadly and choked with sobs, saying, "I'll take my leave."

After Concubine De had been gone for a while, the Crown Prince arrived. Before he even arrived, his voice had already come in: "Father, someone is trying to assassinate me."

His Majesty the King closed his eyes and shook his head slightly.

The prince quickly walked to the dragon bed: "Father..."

His Majesty the King closed his eyes and said, "Go back and reflect on your actions. Let your father rest in peace..."

The prince shouted again, "Father, you have to make the decision for me."

His Majesty the King waved his hand slightly and said, "Go."

The prince turned to look at the imperial doctors and asked, "What happened to father?"

An imperial physician saluted and said, "Your Highness, His Majesty fainted and just woke up. Let His Majesty rest in peace."

The prince turned around and said, "Okay, I will make the decision for myself."

He strode out of the bedroom and said, "Order all civil and military officials to come to court immediately."

At this time, the sky was just beginning to turn pale, and the soldiers sent from the palace rushed to the homes of the ministers to notify everyone to come to court urgently.

After an incense stick of time, the long staircase leading from the palace gate to the Golden Throne Hall was filled with the hurried figures of ministers.

Everyone climbed the stairs quickly and talked in low voices.

"Someone was so audacious as to bomb the Prince's Mansion?"

"Did someone blow it up? Why did I hear that a murderous aura hit the Prince's Mansion?"

"I have a bad feeling. My dynasty is about to start to become unstable."

"Don't talk nonsense..."

The prince sat on the throne, watching the ministers enter the hall with cold eyes.

The dragon guard was standing by his side.

This is different from the past. In the past, when the Crown Prince went to court, the Dragon Guards would not go in again after reaching the gate of the hall, but would just guard the door.

When the ministers saw this situation, they knew that the matter was serious.

When all the civil and military officials had arrived, the Crown Prince turned his gaze to Lu Xunhuan and said, "Prime Minister Lu, I heard that the evil creature has been dug out. Bring it over to us."

Lu Xun Huan said to the leader of the Imperial Guards, "Let's show everyone that vicious creature."

A general of the Imperial Guards stepped forward and raised a meteorite above his head: "This is it."

The prince asked, "Is there still any murderous intent?"

Lu Xun Huan replied, "It has been absorbed by the evil-suppressing objects on the eight towers and no longer contains any evil energy."

The prince ordered, "Bring it here for me to see."

The leader of the imperial guards held the meteorite and handed it to Ming Dexi.

Ming Dexi held the meteorite, walked forward and placed it in front of the prince.

The prince carefully tried it with his finger, and when the stone didn't react, he picked it up and looked at it over and over for a while.

Then, he put the meteorite down and asked Lu Xunhuan, "Prime Minister Lu, in your opinion, was it the evil spirit that rushed into my residence, or was it someone who blew up my residence?"

Lu Xun Huan bowed and said, "No matter what the truth is, it's unbelievable."

The prince asked, "What's so incredible about it?"

Lu Xun Huan said, "If it's the evil spirit that rushed into the Crown Prince's residence, that's unbelievable. The Great Elder's formation is so precise, it's unlikely that there would be any mistakes."

He shook his head: "But if someone blew up the Crown Prince's residence, it's hard to believe."

"The palace is inhabited by all the ladies and princes and princesses. Outsiders entering the palace are usually strictly inspected. How did someone who no one knows sneak into the palace?"

The Crown Prince said, "Is there anything unbelievable about this? There must be someone colluding with both insiders and outsiders. Prime Minister Lu, are you covering up someone's crimes?"

He knocked on the jade table: "Or perhaps you have already conspired with certain people."

"While you're salvaging that evil creature tonight, someone will send someone to blow up this prince's residence. If that person escapes, can you tell everyone that it was the evil spirit that accidentally hit this prince's residence?"

Lu Xun Huan smiled bitterly and said, "My Lord, no matter who you suspect, you can't suspect me. I am innocent."

The prince said sternly, "Have I wronged you?"

At this time, Minister Yu stepped forward and said, "Your Highness, I believe that the Prime Minister is innocent. He commands a large army. If he truly wanted to harm Your Highness, he wouldn't resort to such devious means."

In the hall, everyone who heard it changed color.

Is Minister Yu crazy? How can he say such a thing?

The prince's face was so gloomy that water could be squeezed out of it.

"According to the Minister's opinion, he can just bring his guards and kill this prince, right?"

Yu Shangshu remained calm and saluted, saying, "But the Prime Minister did not do that. I am merely speaking a fair word on his behalf to prove his innocence."

"Your Highness, the Prime Minister's loyalty to Your Majesty is evident to all. He will never disobey Your Majesty's will."

The prince snorted, "Who knows? As the saying goes, you can only know a person's face but not his heart."

Minister Yu seemed angry and said loudly: "Your Highness, we should investigate the case properly at this time. Do you really have to irritate the Prime Minister?"

Above the hall, there was a rumbling sound of thunder, and everyone's hair stood up because of the lightning.

The prince's face looked very ugly.

Minister Yu reminded him loudly, and he suddenly realized how foolish it was to keep blaming Lu Xunhuan.

If he finds Lu Xunhuan guilty, he must be punished.

Can he punish Lu Xunhuan?

Lu Xunhuan has the halo of being a disciple of a sage and enjoys very high prestige among the people. If he punishes Lu Xunhuan, he will probably lose the support of a large number of people.

This is one of them.

Secondly, the Prime Minister now holds the military power of the Imperial Guard. If he really wants to punish someone and anger the Prime Minister, it is very likely that he will kill him and appoint a new prince.

Oh, Minister Yu is still loyal. At the critical moment, it was all thanks to him to remind me.

Minister Yu’s words were like a thunderclap, awakening the deaf and dumb.

The prince sat for a while and felt a little cold.

He stood up and said, "Let's look for clues based on the portrait first. Then we can withdraw."