Black Fairy, the master is a female ghost

After a stick of incense.

At the back door of the Imperial Examination Hall, Lu Xunhuan, wearing clothes with the Imperial Examination Hall logo, got on a carriage.

The carriage is old and the horses are not very powerful.

Staggering, creaking, and walking slowly on the street.

The carriage had no roof, or rather, it was a true convertible.

The autumn wind blows on your face, making you feel a little cool.

Lu Xunhuan tightened his clothes and slowly admired the scenery of Nanjun City as the carriage swayed.

Actually, when it comes to scenery, there isn't much scenery.

There are dirty streets and mottled walls everywhere.

People come and go in a hurry, working for their livelihood.

The carriage swayed as it passed through the streets and alleys, and traveled through half of the city.

Ahead, the streets became cleaner, the road surface became smoother, and the shops became more magnificent.

The governor's residence is right in front of us.

As the old coachman who was the official coachman of the Imperial Examination Hall stopped the horses outside the gate of the mansion, Lu Xunhuan jumped out of the carriage.

He took a few steps forward and patted the skinny old horse: "Brother Ma, thank you for your hard work."

Then he said to the old coachman, "You go back. From now on, I'll walk."

The old coachman said, "It's not right to walk. The carriage may be old, but it at least represents your status. If you walk, people will look down on you."

Lu Xun Huan said, "Okay, let's buy a stronger horse to replace it, and let it stay here to enjoy its old age."

He walked up to the vermilion gate and knocked on the doorknob.

After a while, a maid opened the small door and peeked out. Seeing that he was wearing the uniform of the Imperial Examination Hall, she asked, "Were you sent by Lord Sun from the Imperial Examination Hall?"

Lu Xunhuan nodded: "Yes."

The maid opened the door and said, "Come in. Madam has been waiting for the teacher for many days."

Lu Xunhuan walked in, followed the maid, walked through the wide road in the mansion, and arrived at the reception room.

The maid bowed to Lu Xunhuan and said, "Please wait a moment. I will go and inform the Madam."

Lu Xunhuan only waited for a short while before his wife came hurriedly.

She had come here excitedly.

But when she entered the living room and saw Lu Xunhuan, the smile on her face disappeared and she looked disappointed.

Her face looked unhappy, and her tone of voice naturally sounded stiff: "Didn't you tell Lord Sun what I said? I want Lu Chenglong to come."

Lu Xunhuan bowed and said, "Lu Chenglong greets Madam."

The lady's eyes widened: "Are you Lu Chenglong?"

Lu Xun Huan replied, "It's absolutely genuine."

The lady smiled again: "So... I'm sorry, it's really unexpected..."

She scolded the maid, "What are you standing there for? Hurry up and serve tea to Master Lu."

After scolding the maid, she politely said to Lu Xunhuan, "Master Lu, please sit down."

Human emotions are so strange.

The same person, with or without a halo, appears completely different in people's eyes.

When the lady realized that the man in front of her was the great writer Lu Chenglong, she suddenly felt that he was much taller and more handsome.

She even felt a little embarrassed, and hurriedly wiped the chair for Lu Xunhuan with her sleeves: "Please sit down."

Lu Xun Huan sat down on the chair and said, "I am not talented. I only got second place in the exam. If Madam dislikes this, I will go back and ask Lord Sun to send the first place student to Madam."

The lady looked a little embarrassed.

I guess he said this because he looked at the great writer with displeasure just now.

She quickly said, "No, no, I'm blind. I'm sorry, please forgive me, Master Lu."

Has the wife of an official, who is used to being so arrogant, ever apologized to anyone?

But she was confused at this moment, fearing that Lu Xunhuan would be unhappy and leave in anger.

At this moment, the maid quickly made tea and brought it in.

In order to hide her embarrassment, the lady quickly took the tea tray from the maid, brought it to the tea table, put it down, and poured tea for Lu Xunhuan herself.

Then, he personally brought the tea and handed it to Lu Xunhuan: "Master Lu, please have some tea."

Lu Xun Huan took the teacup and placed it on the coffee table: "Madam, since I am here to teach the child, please call the child over."

The lady was about to ask the maid to call the child, but when the words were on the tip of her tongue, she took them back.

"No hurry, no hurry. Teaching a child is not a matter of one or two days. Lord Lu has come here with great effort. Take a break first."

She took the initiative to change the subject to ease the awkwardness.

"Master Lu, the poem 'Man Jiang Hong' you wrote is so well written. I can say that I have never read such a good article before."

Lu Xunhuan smiled slightly: "Thank you for the compliment, Madam."

The lady laughed awkwardly and said, "We are so poorly educated that we don't know how to chat with a great writer like Lord Lu. When you are with the masters in the Imperial Examination Hall, don't they talk about literature all day long?"

Lu Xun Huan said, "Madam, please don't be so polite. Just chat and talk casually."

"Actually, I'm not good at chatting either. When I see a beautiful woman, I get nervous and at a loss."

The lady covered her mouth, laughed, and asked, "Does Lord Lu blush when he sees a beautiful woman?"

Lu Xun Huan took out a fan and fanned himself. "I'm not blushing, but I'm nervous, my words are not clear, my whole body is hot, and I'm fidgeting."

The lady covered her mouth and laughed for a while.

"Is Lord Lu nervous now?"

Lu Xunhuan replied, "Very nervous."

The lady laughed again.

After laughing for a while, she said, "I'm already thirty years old, how can I still be considered a beauty? Lord Lu must be making fun of me."

Lu Xun Huan picked up the tea and took a sip. “When she turns around and smiles, she is so charming that all the beauties in the palace pale in comparison.”

The lady listened, savored it for a moment, and said, "What a good poem! Is Lord Lu talking about me?"

Lu Xun Huan put down his teacup: "Madam is worthy of these two lines of poetry."

The lady covered her mouth again and laughed so hard that her body shook like flowers, and she was extremely happy.

Lu Xun Huan waited until she had laughed enough and asked, "Madam, does it feel a lot easier for us to talk now?"

The wife nodded repeatedly: "The great writer is humorous and witty, and he always says things that make people happy. It's impossible not to be relaxed."

Lu Xun Huan stood up and said, "Now that we're relaxed, let's walk around the mansion and discuss how to teach the two young masters."

The lady quickly stood up and said, "Okay, okay."

The maids and servants in the mansion hadn't heard the lady's laughter for a long time.

But today, Madam accompanied Lord Lu for a walk.

Walk and laugh all the way.

The concubine of the governor heard this in the room and curled her lips and said, "How can a dignified governor's wife laugh like this at a man? Is that appropriate?"

In the mansion, Lu Xunhuan and the governor's wife walked around the mansion for a long time and then sat down in a pavilion.

He said, "Madam, Lu Chenglong's personal training is very expensive. If you think it's too expensive..."

The lady didn't even ask the price, she just said, "It's not expensive for a great writer to come to class."

Lu Xun Huan added, "I, Lu Chenglong, am not bragging. With my level, I am more than capable of teaching the Crown Prince."

"Madam, imagine inviting a tutor to teach your child. What would that look like?"

The lady nodded: "That's a great show. It will be glorious to go out."

She said to Lu Xunhuan, "Sir Lu, just tell me how much you want to charge. I'll pay you whatever you want."

Lu Xunhuan said, "If you think I, Lu Chenglong, am worth that price, then give it to me. If you don't think it's worth it..."

The lady quickly took over the conversation: "It's worth it, it's worth it, no matter how much it is worth."

At this moment, the sound of a piano suddenly came from the courtyard.

It’s just that his piano skills are too poor, and his playing is a bit unpleasant.

Lu Xunhuan asked, "Who is playing the piano?"

The lady said, "It's probably those two troublemakers."

Lu Xun Huan stood up and said, "When I heard the piano music, my hands started to itch."

The lady asked, "Master Lu, can you play the piano?"

Lu Xun Huan asked, "How about playing a song for Madam?"

The lady nodded happily: "Okay, okay, this way."

After a while, Lu Xunhuan followed his wife to the piano room.

When the two children saw the legendary Lu Chenglong coming, they immediately ran away and disappeared in a moment.

The lady said angrily, "These two are unruly."

Lu Xun Huan sat down in front of the zither: "Being naughty is not a bad thing. Naughty children are smart."

In one sentence, the lady was delighted.

What parent doesn’t like others to praise their children for being smart?

Lu Xunhuan gently stroked the strings of the piano, and after a while, the sound of the piano ding-dong appeared.

Sometimes it is as gentle as the spring breeze, as if telling something softly.

Sometimes it is cheerful and pleasant, just like the leaping youth.

Sometimes it swirls and hums, as if responding to a lover's whispers.

As the lady listened, she became intoxicated.

So much so that even after Lu Xunhuan finished playing, she was still immersed in it.

Lu Xunhuan stood up: "Madam."

The lady finally woke up and asked quickly, "That's so beautiful, what song is it?"

Lu Xunhuan replied, "Für Alice."

The lady then asked, "Alice, is it a woman?"

Lu Xun Huan walked away from the zither: "Yes, let's go, Madam."

The lady followed him out of the piano room and asked, "What is the artistic conception of this piece?"

Lu Xunhuan smiled and said, "Madam, please experience it yourself."

He said as he walked.

"I'll teach the children from now on. It will be one hour in the morning, with a break in the middle."

"One and a half hours in the afternoon, with two breaks in between."

"There are five classes in total, each one costs one hundred taels of silver, so five hundred taels a day."

"Madam, if you think it's too expensive..."

The lady quickly took over the conversation: "It's not expensive, not expensive, not expensive at all..."

"This great writer is not only talented in writing, but also has superb piano skills. My child is so lucky to have such a teacher."

Her family has embezzled a lot of money, so what is this little money?

When inviting Lu Chenglong to be a teacher, whether he can teach the children well is secondary. The most important thing is to save face.

Just like she said just now, the level of her status and glory when she goes out are higher.