When Wang Chao and the others saw Su Ye excitedly introducing the manor to Lu Xuan as if she was the mistress of the manor, they couldn't help but look at her curiously. They had long heard of the eldest miss of the Hundred Herb Hall, Su Ye. Now that Su Ye and Lu Xuan were so familiar with each other, could she be the future Princess of Peace?
If that was the case, then His Majesty had made a good move. Su Ye was destined to inherit the position of Hall Master of the Hundred Herb Hall. Once she married Lu Xuan, wouldn't His Majesty be able to win over the Hundred Herb Hall effortlessly?
Previously, some of them felt that Xia Qi's decision to bestow the position of Duke of Peace to Lu Xuan was too hasty. Now, it seemed that the thoughts of those in power were truly unpredictable.
After introducing the entire manor to Lu Xuan, Su Ye suddenly fell silent. She couldn't find a topic to talk about.
Lu Xuan coughed lightly and said to Wang Chao and the others, "All of you can leave first. Go and rest."
Wang Chao knew how to read people's expressions and quickly said, "Yes, Your Highness. This subordinate will lead a group of brothers to patrol the area for Your Highness."
After Wang Chao and the others left, Lu Xuan thought for a moment and asked, "Oh right, Su Ye, His Majesty asked me to ask if Hall Master Su has any news about the Linglong Tree Root recently?"
Su Ye shook her head and said with some embarrassment, "Originally, I promised His Majesty that I would look through some of the ancient books in our Hundred Herb Hall. However, I was busy with the construction of the manor and forgot about it."
Lu Xuan didn't know what to feel. It was obvious that in Su Ye's heart, he was far more important than Xia Qi, the Emperor of the Nine Dragons Dynasty. Xia Qi was busy with a life-saving matter while he was merely building a manor. Yet, Su Ye had come to help him first.
"Since you're back, it's not appropriate for me to stay in the manor for long. After I return tonight, I will help His Majesty look for relevant information." Su Ye added.
"Oh right, how long will you be staying in the City of Medicine King? After His Majesty's illness is cured, will he stay in the City of the Medicine King? "Su Ye asked as she looked at Lu Xuan.
In fact, she was very much in favor of Xia Qi giving the City of the Apothecary King to Lu Xuan as a fief. In the past, Lu Xuan was considered a rootless duckweed, but now that the entire City of the Apothecary King was Lu Xuan's territory, he was no longer a rootless duckweed, right?
Lu Xuan shook his head and said, "I was forced to do something beyond my abilities. His Majesty bestowed me with the title of King out of nowhere, and he even gave me the City of the Medicine King. In fact, I don't know how to manage such a large city. It's just in name. I have never thought of meddling in the affairs of the city."
"That won't do." Su Ye reminded him, "In the past, it was fine without the City Lord's Mansion. Everything was decided by us, the Hundred Herb Hall. However, now that we have the City Lord's Mansion, we naturally can't meddle in the affairs of the City of the Nine Dragons Empire. If you don't meddle in the affairs of the City of the Nine Dragons Empire, how will you know if your subordinates will run amok?"
When Lu Xuan heard this, he couldn't help but scratch his head and say, "Is it that troublesome?"
Previously, his thinking was very simple. He would just pretend that he wasn't a King and let everything go as it should. However, after hearing Su Ye's words, he finally understood that it wasn't that simple.
Lu Xuan slowly paced around. He had to think of a way to be a hands-off boss. How could a mere Dongtai City restrict him? How could that be possible! Although Lu Xuan had lost his memories, his mentality had never changed.
Suddenly, Lu Xuan's eyes lit up. He had an idea. He turned to Su Ye and said, "That's easy. Since the City of the Nine Dragons Empire used to be in charge of the City of the Nine Dragons Empire, I will now give the order to entrust all the City's affairs to you!"
Su Ye looked at Lu Xuan, dumbfounded. This was the first time she had seen such an irresponsible person like Lu Xuan who didn't love power. This wasn't an ordinary city, it was the City of the Medicine King. Because of the existence of the Hundred Herb Hall, the City of the Medicine King was one of the most developed cities under the Nine Dragons Empire. However, Lu Xuan just dumped it like that?
Apart from power, the City of the Medicine King's annual tax revenue could reach up to thousands of top-grade Primordial Stones! Not only did Lu Xuan not love power, but he also didn't love money.
Of course, it wasn't that Lu Xuan didn't love money. He just didn't like trouble. It wasn't worth it to sell his freedom for thousands of top-grade Primordial Stones.
"How can I do that? I'm a member of the Hundred Herb Hall, how can I interfere with the management of the Nine Dragons Empire's affairs? It's unjustifiable. If someone with ulterior motives were to find out about this and report you in front of His Majesty, you might even lose your throne."
However, Lu Xuan chuckled. "Since I picked it up, I'll just take it back."
Su Ye glared at Lu Xuan angrily and said, "How can you be so irresponsible? You're happy, but what about our Hundred Herb Hall? If the new Castellan purposely targets our Hundred Herb Hall, wouldn't our future days be very difficult? The reason why Grandfather didn't have any complaints about His Majesty setting up the Castellan Manor in the City of the Medicine King is because you're the new Castellan. "
"This …" Lu Xuan was a little dumbfounded. He was used to being free and unrestrained. He had never considered the possibility of these forces clashing with each other.
Su Ye bit her lips. After hesitating for a while, she finally made up her mind and said, "If you want me to help you manage the City of the Medicine King, it's not a problem. However, you have to promise me one thing."
"What is it? As long as I can do it, it's definitely not a problem!" Lu Xuan patted his chest and said. It would be best if Su Ye could help him solve his problems.
"You have to give me a status."
"Status? That's easy. "Lu Xuan waved his hand and said," From now on, you're my aide. "
Su Ye glared at Lu Xuan hatefully. She stomped her feet and said, "Do you really not understand or are you pretending not to understand? If that's the case, then I'm still interfering with the Nine Dragons Empire's affairs as a member of the Hundred Herb Hall. What's the difference between that and what I said before? If you want others to shut up, you have to make me one of your own. "
One of your own? Lu Xuan pondered over Su Ye's words. Then, he thought of something frightening. Status, there seemed to be another meaning …
"Su Ye, don't tell me you want me and you to … that …" Lu Xuan stuttered.
Since she had already said it, Su Ye had no choice but to throw caution to the wind. She raised her eyebrows slightly and said, "Why? Is it very unfair to you?"
"Of course not. Anyone who can marry a wife like you is a blessing accumulated in their previous life." Lu Xuan denied flatly. "But I've already told you about my situation. This is really putting me in a difficult position."
Seeing Lu Xuan's troubled expression, Su Ye's heart softened. She sighed and said, "Fine. You only need to make a public announcement. You don't need to make any promises to me. You just need to let everyone know that my identity as the Castellan's wife is real. That way, I can legitimately interfere with the management of the city's affairs."
The rumored fake marriage? Lu Xuan did not expect Su Ye to make such a decision. This way, he would not lose anything. However, Su Ye would lose her reputation. Once he made such an announcement, everyone would know that Su Ye was the Princess of Anping and the Dongtai City's Castellan's wife. She would not be able to marry anyone else in the future. Otherwise, the Nine Dragons Empire would be the first to deal with her.
"Then you're sacrificing too much," Lu Xuan said hesitantly.
Su Ye smiled faintly. "I'll just treat it as a sacrifice for the Hundred Herb Hall. In the future, I'll be in charge of the Hundred Herb Hall. It's not that easy to find a husband. This might not be a bad thing."
Speaking up to here, Su Ye could not help but feel bitter in her heart. Not only could she not obtain Lu Xuan's heart, she could not even obtain his body. Even their status was fake.
Lu Xuan felt somewhat guilty, but he could not think of any good solutions. He would definitely not stay in the Zhong Zhou forever, but he could not casually abandon the throne either.
"Su Ye, if my memory is restored and I'm not engaged, I'll come back and officially marry you," Lu Xuan said sincerely.
"Really?" Su Ye could not help but hold her breath. Her earlier disappointment immediately disappeared. What caught her attention was not Lu Xuan's promise. Instead, since Lu Xuan could say such a thing, it meant that Lu Xuan definitely had her in his heart. Even if Lu Xuan could not come back and fulfill his promise, this would not make her feel so bad.
It would have been a lie to say that Lu Xuan had no feelings for Su Ye at all. Be it in terms of wealth or looks, Su Ye was one of the best. It was just that he did not dare to make any promises recklessly while he was suffering from amnesia, which was why he made such an unreliable promise to Su Ye.
"Of course it's true," Lu Xuan wanted to tell Su Ye not to have too much hope, but in the end, he did not say so.
Su Ye laughed happily, and could not help but lift her skirt and twirl twice. When she looked at Lu Xuan again, a trace of embarrassment appeared on her face. She silently scolded herself for not being reserved. Didn't he just say that he might come back and marry her? How could she be so happy in front of him?
"I, I'll go back and tell grandfather about this." Su Ye wanted to say something, but in the end, she could not hold back her embarrassment. Covering her face, she ran out. Thinking back to how she had confidently asked Lu Xuan to marry her, she felt her face burning hot. She did not know where she got her courage from, but she was not the kind of person who would throw everything away.
"Don't forget to help His Majesty find news about the Ling Long Tree Root," Lu Xuan shouted.
"Got it." Su Ye's voice drifted over from afar. Despite the distance, one could still hear the smile in her voice.
After Su Ye left, Lu Xuan stood at the same spot for a period of time. His relationship with the Central Plains seemed to be getting deeper and deeper. This was not a good thing. At the very least, he had to recover his memories first. Lu Xuan decided that after he settled Xia Qi's matter, he would go search for his past no matter what.
After which, Lu Xuan took a stroll around the King's Mansion. Everything was good, except for the fact that there were no protective arrays. Perhaps it was because he had always stayed within the sect, so Lu Xuan subconsciously felt that it would be safer to have some protective arrays protecting him. Even though he was in the City of the Medicine King, with a group of experts from the Hundred Herb Hall, Lu Xuan still felt the same way.
No matter what, Lu Xuan was a Six Star Talisman Master. Not to mention the fact that his soul force had risen once again when he was concocting medicines. Right now, it was already nearing the Seven Star level, and he was more than capable of setting up his own protective arrays.
Although he was still unable to set up a large array that could envelop the entire King's Mansion, he could still set up some small arrays to protect some key areas.
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