Black Fairy, the master is a female ghost

Soon, the two arrived outside the gate of Huanxiu Palace.

The palace maid guarding the gate saw the two people coming and saluted quickly: "Princess, Prime Minister."

Princess Mier said, "I would like to learn piano from you, Auntie. Is it convenient for you?"

A maid said, "Go in first, and the princess can ask it herself."

As the palace maid opened the door, the two entered Huanxiu Palace again.

As soon as Lu Xunhuan entered the room, he heard the sound of the piano again.

What Concubine Huan played was the same song he had played here before, "Transformation into a Butterfly".

Perhaps because she had only listened to it once, Concubine Huan did not memorize the entire score and was just groping around in it, resulting in the intermittent sound of the piano.

The palace maid led the two of them outside the zither room and bowed, saying, "Your Majesty, Princess Mi'er and the Prime Minister are here."

Inside the piano room, Concubine Huan's voice came, and she seemed quite happy: "Please come in."

The palace maid lifted the door curtain and said, "Princess, Prime Minister, please come in."

After Lu Xunhuan entered the piano room, he saw Concubine Huan again.

Concubine Huan stood up from a guqin and said, "Prime Minister, I didn't remember the whole piece from yesterday. Could you please play it a few more times?"

Lu Xun Huan nodded slightly: "Please give me the zither, Your Majesty."

Concubine Huan pointed at the guqin and said, "This is it."

Lu Xunhuan walked forward and sat down in front of the guqin.

The stool still retained the warm body temperature of Concubine Huan.

He plucked the strings and said, "Your Majesty, that piece is too sad. How about I play a lighter piece?"

Concubine Huan shook her head: "No, let me learn this song first. By the way, may I ask the Prime Minister, who composed this song?"

Lu Xun Huan said, "My mentor once took his disciples on a journey around the world. When they arrived at Zhongzhou City in Zhou Kingdom, they heard a woman playing the guitar. They thought it was so beautiful, so they recorded it."

Concubine Huan nodded: "So, it was done by the expert from Zhou State."

Lu Xun Huan said, "That should be the case, Your Majesty. I have come here to ask for something."

Concubine Huan asked, "What's the matter?"

Princess Mier seemed to feel lonely without saying anything, so she rushed to tell Lu Xunhuan why he came.

Upon hearing this, Concubine Huan was stunned for a moment, then said quietly, "So there's a dangerous creature at the bottom of this lake. I've lived here for ten years, so wouldn't that have been a big impact?"

Lu Xun Huan said, "Whether it is a dangerous creature or not is still unknown. Only by digging it out can the truth be revealed. But in order to prevent it from being a truly dangerous creature, I must look for some ancient evil-suppressing objects."

Concubine Huan nodded and said, "Okay, I'll take you there once I've learned the song."

Lu Xun Huan bowed and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty."

The sound of the piano rang out again in Huanxiu Palace. The gentle and sad melody made everyone want to cry.

Lu Xunhuan played it only once, and Concubine Huan hurriedly pulled him up: "Let me play..."

This time, Huan Fei finally got it right. She played every note perfectly and smoothly.

She played it once and asked Lu Xunhuan, "Prime Minister, is there anything else wrong?"

Lu Xun Huan shook his head: "No, Your Majesty's attainments are profound and admirable."

Concubine Huan nodded slightly: "Well, then I will play it a few more times."

As she played over and over again, she became more and more proficient, and her playing became better and better, and the music became more and more beautiful.

But as she played, she became absorbed in it and played it over and over again, seemingly forgetting that there were people beside her and forgetting her promise to take Lu Xunhuan to the National Treasure House.

Lu Xunhuan waited quietly and listened quietly.

Several times during the process, Princess Mier wanted to remind Concubine Huan, but was quietly stopped by Lu Xunhuan.

Concubine Huan became so engrossed in playing this piece of music that she neglected sleep and food.

The result was predictable. When she finally felt a little tired, she stopped, turned around, and saw Lu Xunhuan and Princess Mi'er who was already extremely sleepy, then she remembered her previous promise.

She stood up quickly: "Oh, how could I have forgotten, what time is it now?"

Princess Mier said somewhat dissatisfiedly: "Auntie, you are so obsessed with the zither that you wouldn't know even if the sky fell. It's already the ugly hour now."

Concubine Huan cried out, "Ah!" It was already past the hour of Chou, and even past the hour of Zi. It was already late at night and everyone was asleep.

Going to the national treasure house at this time would be like committing a thief, which is probably inappropriate.

She said to Lu Xunhuan, "I'm sorry, Prime Minister, I..."

She then asked Princess Mier, "Girl, isn't your mother worried that you won't go home so late?"

Princess Mier yawned and said, "Of course I'm anxious. To prove my innocence, Aunt, please take me back."

Concubine Huan nodded and said, "Alright, Auntie will take you back. Prime Minister, let's take the princess back together."

Late at night by the lake, besides the wind, there is only the occasional chirping of insects.

Concubine Huan, along with several palace maids, led Princess Mi'er and Lu Xunhuan out of the palace and hurried towards Chuxiu Palace.

There were also two palace maids on duty outside the gate of Chuxiu Palace.

Seeing them coming, he hurriedly saluted: "Greetings to Concubine Huan, greetings to Prime Minister, Princess..."

Princess Mier asked, "I was listening to the zither at Concubine Huan's place, so I came back late. Did the Queen Mother say anything?"

A maid replied, "The Queen knows that the Princess and the Prime Minister are staying with Concubine Huan. She is relieved and has already gone to bed."

When Concubine Huan heard that the queen had fallen asleep, she said to Princess Mier, "Mier, your mother is asleep. I won't disturb her anymore. You can go back by yourself."

Mier nodded: "Okay, I'll go back."

She said to Lu Xunhuan, "It's already very late, and the palace gates have long been closed. Go find Ming Dexi and ask him to find you a place to rest."

Lu Xunhuan nodded: "Okay."

After Mi'er entered Chuxiu Palace, Concubine Huan took the palace maids and Lu Xunhuan and went back along the way they came.

After walking for a while, she whispered to Lu Xunhuan, "Actually, I still have many questions I want to ask the Prime Minister. Eunuch Ming's place is quite far away. How about we go to my place for a midnight snack?"

Lu Xun Huan looked up at the dark night sky and said, "This... I have been in the Empress's palace and have not returned all night. If this gets out, I'm afraid the court will be in an uproar."

Concubine Huan shook her head: "In that case, then you should go to Ming Dexi quickly. If you are free tomorrow, come over again."

Lu Xun Huan bowed and said, "Well, I will be leaving now. Good night, Your Majesty."

Concubine Huan wanted Lu Xunhuan to go to her palace to have a midnight snack, chat and relieve his boredom.

She thought that no one would know about it since it was late at night and there was no one around.

But Lu Xunhuan did not dare to act rashly. In the harem, the open and covert struggles were extremely fierce, and there might be spies everywhere.

Otherwise, how would the Crown Prince know if he had gone to Huanxiu Palace the day before yesterday and attended court the next day?

Also, he and Princess Mier went to Huanxiu Palace again tonight, and they didn't meet anyone on the way. How did the queen know that Princess Mier and he were guests in Huanxiu Palace together?

Even if there were no spies on the road, the palace maids in Huanxiu Palace might not all be loyal to Concubine Huan.

As long as one palace maid is bribed to act as an external spy, every move of Huanxiu Palace will be known to the outside world.

If a queen wants to take charge of the harem, how can she not be on guard against all the concubines and how can she not have the means?

Maybe, there are spies bribed by her in every concubine's palace.