Black Fairy, the master is a female ghost

Chapter 182 National Treasure

Lu Xunhuan brought Yun Zhongzi back to the edge of Jingming Lake, looked around again, asked Meng Tian and Zeng Duo about the general situation, and then ordered them to drain the water as soon as possible.

Then, he took Yun Zhongzi and went straight to Dexiu Palace of Concubine De.

On the way, he carefully instructed Yun Zhongzi: "When you get there, talk less and watch more."

Yun Zhongzi nodded: "Okay."

After a cup of tea, Lu Xunhuan arrived at Dexiu Palace.

A palace maid informed Concubine De.

Concubine De frowned in the palace and said, "It's an emergency right now, and he actually came here openly. What's his plan?"

After a moment of contemplation, she said to the palace maid, "We can't let him in. I'll go out and meet him. If we have to talk, we'll do it where everyone can see us, so we don't get gossiped about."

Lu Xun Huan waited outside the door for a while. When Concubine De came out, she asked loudly, "Prime Minister, why do you want to see me?"

Lu Xun Huan bowed and said, "Your Majesty, I need eight ancient evil-suppressing objects. However, such objects are difficult to find, so I would like to go to the national treasury to have a look. Your Majesty has the privilege of entering the treasury. Please take me there."

Concubine De was eager to take Lu Xunhuan into the national treasury to talk, but she said, "I'm busy, Prime Minister, why don't you find someone else to take you in?"

Lu Xun Huan said, "It was His Majesty who sent me to find the Empress."

Concubine De feigned helplessness: "Since Your Majesty has spoken, I will go there. Is the evil-suppressing item used in Jingming Lake?"

Lu Xunhuan replied, "Yes."

De Fei nodded: "Okay, Prime Minister, please."

The two men spoke loudly at the door to let others know that they were discussing official business and there was no private meeting.

Soon, everyone arrived at the National Treasure House.

The Virtuous Consort said to the guards, "I will take Prime Minister Lu in to look for some ancient items that can ward off evil."

The general saluted and said, "Your Majesty, Prime Minister, please come in."

Lu Xunhuan said to Yun Zhongzi, "Great Elder, please wait here for a moment."

Yun Zhongzi nodded: "Okay."

Following the general's order, two soldiers opened the huge lock and pushed hard, and the heavy door of the national treasury opened.

At this time, the light inside the treasure house was very dim.

Lu Xunhuan could only barely make out the rows of tall shelves nearby.

Two soldiers entered the gate and ran to the left and right with a tinder, lighting the lamps on the wall.

After a while, the lights lit up one after another, and the treasure house suddenly became extremely bright.

Concubine De took the tinder from a soldier and walked forward with Lu Xunhuan.

She said, "The treasury has three floors. This is the middle floor, and there are two floors above and below. Prime Minister, let's take a look at the middle floor first."

Lu Xunhuan said "Okay" and followed her forward.

As he walked, he searched left and right for the so-called ancient evil-suppressing objects. Whenever he saw strange-looking birds and beasts, he would take them in his hands and look at them.

However, after searching for a long time and walking forward a hundred steps, he didn't seem to like a single thing.

Concubine De looked back at the gate, which was now quite far away, and whispered, "What on earth are you thinking?"

Lu Xunhuan whispered, "Your Majesty's meaning is very clear. He has never thought of replacing anyone."

De Fei said, "I know what he means, but what I mean is that you control the Imperial Guards and can kill the Crown Prince at any time and put Liang Jie on the throne. Afterwards, you will be a great hero. How can I be expected to get less of your benefits?"

Lu Xun Huan looked towards the door and said, "Your Majesty, I am only here to help Nan Liang develop its national strength. I do not wish to be involved in the struggle for the throne."

Concubine De shook her head slightly: "You know very well how the Crown Prince treats you. When he takes the throne, it's not certain whether you can still be the Prime Minister."

Lu Xun Huan pondered for a moment and said, "Your Majesty, if I really did that, I would inevitably attract public criticism and damage the image of my mentor."

Concubine De held him back and said, "Prime Minister, if you allow the Crown Prince to succeed to the throne, then our Southern Liang will be like having a tyrant ruler. With a tyrant in power, how can the people have a good life?"

She sighed, "But if you support my Jie'er to ascend the throne, I guarantee that he will be a wise ruler. A wise ruler is a blessing to the people."

She let go of Lu Xunhuan and turned back to touch an antique on the shelf.

"The sages of the past cared about the world, wasn't it to ensure that the people of the world lived a good life? If you, for the sake of fame, expose the people to suffering, you are violating the will of the sages of the past."

Lu Xun Huan held up a bronze vessel and pretended to look at it. "Your Majesty's words make me ashamed, but Your Majesty has been so kind to me, how could I go against his will?"

Concubine De turned to look at him and said, "Prime Minister, if you don't want to come openly, then we can do it secretly. If the Crown Prince dies, His Majesty will definitely appoint another Crown Prince. You just need to make sure His Majesty appoints Liang Jie as the Crown Prince. We will do the rest."

Lu Xun Huan shook his head: "Your Majesty, don't be impulsive. The Crown Prince has the Dragon Guards guarding him. It won't be that easy to assassinate him."

"Besides, can you guarantee that the assassination of the crown prince will be foolproof? If something goes wrong and the truth is revealed, you and Prince Jie will be beheaded, and the group behind you will be wiped out."

Concubine De said angrily, "Prime Minister, you keep shirking responsibility and simply don't want to help. I really can't understand why the Crown Prince ascending the throne would benefit you."

Lu Xun Huan took a few steps forward, picked up another jade artifact, and pretended to look at it: "My Queen, please don't be anxious. Let's be patient and see other reactions."

De Fei also picked up a monster casting and looked at it pretentiously: "Who else is it? Besides me, how many other people have ideas?"

Lu Xunhuan put down the jade and took the monster casting from her hand: "Some people have already given up."

De Fei asked, "Who hasn't given up?"

Lu Xun Huan replied, "The only ones who haven't given up are your family and the other one."

Concubine De turned her head and looked towards the gate: "Who is the other family?"

Lu Xun Huan put the casting back and said, "Ren Weichen, keep it a secret. Your Majesty, let's wait and see what happens first, okay? Don't be anxious."

Concubine De nodded and said, "Okay, let's talk about today. You can find the evil suppressant and I will go find it."

The two searched for a while in the middle floor, but Defei didn't find the dragon bone, so she went to the underground floor.

Lu Xunhuan was still in the middle layer, looking left and right. He was waiting for the results of Concubine De's search.

If Concubine De found the dragon bones this time, he would just take out eight strange-shaped things.

If Defei didn't find it, then he wouldn't have found all of them, and he would have an excuse to come again.

Gradually, it got dark outside.

Lu Xunhuan had seen Concubine De come out from the basement and go to the upper level half an hour ago, but she had been gone for such a long time and still hadn't come down.

He casually picked up two monster castings, walked to the door, and handed them to the guard: "Hold them for me while I go look for them."

After turning around, he went straight to the upper floor.

Deep in the top layer, Concubine De was still searching desperately.

Seeing her like that, Lu Xunhuan knew that she hadn't found it yet.

He said to Concubine De, "It's been too long. Come back next time. I haven't found all the evil-suppressing items anyway."

De Fei stood up tiredly: "Where the hell did you put these damn things?"

She muttered, "It's that sensitive thing that's hard to even ask."

Lu Xunhuan whispered, "Come back tomorrow."

De Fei nodded: "Okay."

Lu Xun Huan picked up another odd-looking object from the shelf, looked at it, and said, "This one fits..."

The two men came out from the upper level of the treasury and reached the door.

The general stepped forward and saluted: "Your Majesty, Prime Minister, how is it?"

Lu Xun Huan picked up the three things and said, "Useful ancient things are really hard to find. Let's come back next time."

De Fei had already walked out the door: "Let's go."

When Lu Xunhuan returned to Jingming Lake, he could only hear the sound of splashing water.

Meng Tian and Zeng Duo, with some soldiers, lit torches and started draining the water.

Lu Xunhuan walked forward and asked, "Where are you queuing?"

Meng Tian bowed and said, "Report to the Prime Minister, the troops will be discharged from here and will go straight to the moat."

Lu Xun Huan nodded and said, "Very good. Let the soldiers watch over you. I will treat you two to a meal."

Meng Tian turned around and said a few words to a captain.

Then, Lu Xunhuan took them and Yun Zhongzi out of the palace.

In the carriage, he asked Meng Tian, ​​"Have you found the meteorite?"

Meng Tian nodded: "I found it, I bought a piece of someone's collection, about the size of a fist."

Lu Xunhuan handed the three monster castings to Yun Zhongzi and said, "Once the water is drained, proceed as planned."