The news that the third prince of Qing State and a dozen of his guards were missing had already spread back to the capital of Qing State.
When Prince Qing saw that his third son had not sent any news back for a long time, the war with the Yulong Kingdom was also suspended.
The point is that Liu Wu Yue stole the treasure map, and this matter concerns the future of Qing Kingdom.
Prince Qing finally lost all his patience and sent his most capable prince, Yuan Shi'an, to investigate the ghost city of Mingshui where the Third Prince last appeared.
Unlike Yulong and other countries, the Jiang family has close business ties with the nobles of Qing State, so Ghost City also has indirect business ties with Qing State.
It would be easy for the royal family of Qing State to obtain the Tongcheng Ghost Order.
After successfully entering the city, Prince Yuan Shi'an of Qing left behind a group of people and took the rest of the people and the gifts that had been prepared long ago to the City Lord's Mansion.
When Su Changzhao received the news, he was processing official documents with Yu Jiuchen in the study.
Seeing Chang Le coming over suddenly, Su Changzhao knew that something important happened.
After listening to Chang Le's report, Su Changzhao had an idea in mind.
[The Crown Prince of Qing is here? 】
[This matter is probably related to the disappearance of the Third Prince of Qing.]
[I have also heard of this prince of Qing. He is said to be the most trusted successor of King Qing. He is not an ordinary minor character.]
"Sir, how is the situation now?" Chang Le's curved eyes looked like he was smiling, but his tone was full of worry. Everyone knew that Yuan Shi'an had come with ill intentions, and he was waiting for Su Changzhao's next instructions.
Su Changzhao thought for a moment and said, "Since Yuan Shian is here, he must have sent people to visit the city. You should go and inform those Qing soldiers to stay at home for the time being. If they encounter danger, they should seek refuge in the City Lord's Mansion first."
"yes."
Before leaving, Chang Le glanced in the direction of Yu Jiuchen.
Originally, he wanted to take this opportunity to meet this favorite of Su Changzhao, but who would have thought that he was just as rumored, always wearing Su Changzhao's bronze ghost mask, even in the study.
Now that he had important matters to attend to, he could not stay any longer. He just took a look and left.
Su Changzhao looked at his departing back and thought: [Li Xing and Xue Chen are both out on a mission.]
[The defense of the city is now mainly in the charge of Changle, Qingya and the Shoulong clan, so there should be nothing to worry about for the time being.]
[It is this Crown Prince of Qing who needs to be dealt with well. ]
Hearing Su Changzhao's thoughts to this point, Yu Jiuchen suddenly found that she was looking at him.
Yu Jiuchen thought she was worried that the Crown Prince of Qing, Yuan Shian, would discover his identity, which would bring unnecessary trouble to the Ghost Town.
Who knows: [It is rumored that the Crown Prince of Qing is extremely fond of women and has a sharp eye. He likes to get entangled with wealthy ladies. ]
[Nima, in order to highlight the superiority of the male protagonist, the original author didn't have to write the princes of other countries with similar morals, right? ]
(The innocent peacock: A-choo~)
[Anyway, let's just follow the old rules. If it's not convenient for me to come out, I'll find someone to do it for me.]
[Li Xing usually does this kind of thing, but now...]
Seeing Su Changzhao raising his eyebrows at him, Yu Jiuchen: "..."
So, after a moment.
Yu Jiuchen, who had already changed into the city lord's attire, stood in front of the mirror and asked knowingly, "Sir, what is this?"
Su Changzhao had already changed into a fancy costume, and with a slant of his peach eyes he said, "From now on, you are the Ghost King of the Underworld Water."
“…”
"Don't worry, it's not a big deal. I just asked you to meet a few people for me."
"I wonder who the Lord wants me to see?" Yu Jiuchen asked deliberately.
Su Changzhao told the truth: "The Crown Prince of Qing."
“…”
"Don't worry, you are my mistress, I will protect you."
After Su Chang finished speaking, he suddenly felt a tightness in his lower back.
Yu Jiuchen stretched out his long arms and held her in his arms.
Su Changzhao grasped his arm and looked at him in surprise. He then heard him gaze at him affectionately and say, "Lianyu will also protect you, sir."
Su Changzhao chuckled: "Haha, okay."
I was about to push the other person away, but the arm behind me showed no sign of letting go.
Then Yu Jiuchen's gentle voice sounded again: "If Lianyu completes the task, can you reward Lianyu?"
"What reward do you want?" Su Changzhao asked him.
[You have enough gold and silver, what else do you want? ]
Yu Jiuchen kept staring at Su Changzhao's peach eyes: "Lianyu wants to play a piece of music for you, and then have a drink in the house. It's just Lianyu and you, no one can disturb us."
"That's it?" Su Changzhao was a little surprised.
"yes."
[So simple? Isn't there a trap? ]
[Forget it, I'll just agree to it first. If he finds out there's something fishy going on, he's in my house anyway, how can he still turn the tables? ]
"Okay." Su Changzhao agreed readily.
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The Crown Prince of Qing came to visit with valuable gifts.
It is only right and reasonable for the mansion to show hospitality and show hospitality.
This is not.
After receiving the news, Su Changzhao ordered people to invite the guests to the water pavilion for a treat.
Outside the water pavilion is the ink pond, with layers of nearly transparent petals of the Dark Water Lotus dotting the ink pond, creating an indescribable beauty.
Yuan Shian was enjoying the beautiful scenery of the lotus pond with several Qing officials who were accompanying him.
"I never thought that a poor mountain like Mingshui Mountain could have such unique scenery." Yuan Shi'an said leisurely.
A man named Wang with a pointed chin and monkey face beside him sneered and said, "This shows that the Ghost King of Mingshui is quite talented. He can even develop a ghost place like Mingshui Mountain into a city with tens of thousands of people, and it is famous in all countries." He is Yuan Shi'an's adviser.
Upon hearing this, Yuan Shian narrowed his eyes and said, "Well, that makes sense."
Unexpectedly, the white-haired general on the other side said unhappily: "Forgive me for not agreeing with you. It is too arbitrary to overestimate a person just by looking at a lotus pond. I think you should wait until you see me before you can make a final conclusion."
Yuan Shian nodded.
As soon as several people finished speaking.
A voice came from outside: "Master Ghost King is here!"
Yuan Shian and two of his men immediately went out to meet them.
Then a tall and thin man wearing the city lord's gorgeous clothes and a bronze ghost mask on his face walked in, surrounded by a group of servants.
Finally met the legendary Ghost King.
Yuan Shian was stunned: This is the Ghost King? !
With such demeanor, it is no exaggeration to say that it is as if the emperor himself is here.
In shock, his eyes quickly fell on a young man in pink who was following closely behind Yu Jiuchen.
The other person was wearing a veil, so his features could not be identified. His stature was two sizes smaller than the 'Ghost King', but his bearing was definitely not inferior to that of the 'Ghost King'.
Especially when he stared at the other person, the other person also looked up at him.
Eyes met.
Those exceptionally bright and clear peach blossom eyes were like a naughty little hand, quietly tickling his heart.
Yuan Shian was stunned.
He...is a man, right?
Is there really a man in the world who is born with such a pair of enchanting peach blossom eyes?
This way.
Su Changzhao, who had followed Yu Jiuchen in and disguised himself as a concubine:
[That's the Crown Prince of Qing? He looks to be in his twenties, about the same age as the Dog Emperor.]
[Is this an illusion? Why is he always staring at me? ]
[Could it be... that he figured out something? ]