My husband, who abandoned his father and kept his son, actually wants me to be his concubine.

Chapter 16 He Doesn't Want His Head Anymore
After settling Zhang'er in, Lu Jinshi instructed the wet nurse to take good care of Zhang'er before heading to the school.

There were already two scholars in the school: Xu Yang, the grandson of the Minister of War, and Jiang Yin, the heir of the Marquis of Wu'an.

The two men frowned slightly when they saw Lu Jinshi and Qin Ke enter.

Lu Jinshi walked up to Xu Yang and Jiang Yin and asked, "Have you finished writing the articles I asked you to write yesterday?"

Xu Yang said, "What kind of literature could a woman like you understand?"

Jiang Yin also said with disdain, "No wonder the students of Lingxiao Academy all follow Master Qian to Jinming Academy. Dean Lin must be out of his mind to have a young woman teaching here. Can you even teach properly?"

The two teenagers, both around eighteen or nineteen years old, had an air of unruliness on their faces.

Qin Ke, standing to the side, said angrily, "You're not allowed to talk about my sister like that! My sister's talent is praised to the skies by even my father!"

Jiang Yin, the young prince, said with a look of disdain, "She's a hen crowing at dawn anyway. How dare a little girl like her teach us to read?"

The voice of Yuan Fei, the third young master of the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion, came from the doorway: "Jiang Yin, don't say that. Senior Sister Lu is very beautiful, and she is quite pleasing to the eye in the school."

Two other teenagers followed Yuan Fei in, and they both smiled and said, "Senior Sister Lu is really beautiful. It's certainly pleasing to the eye to have a beautiful woman in the classroom."

"Having a beautiful woman by your side is much better than the tedious study."

Jiang Yin looked Lu Jinshi up and down and said, "That's true. Senior Sister Lu is very beautiful. How come someone so beautiful isn't married yet? Instead of staying at home to be a wife and mother, you're teaching at the academy. Does your husband allow you to be so unruly?"

Lu Jinshi glanced at the unfriendly eyes of the boys in front of him and said, "You all come from prestigious families and are from families of military talents. Now that I'm here to teach you, I'm your teacher. How can you criticize your teacher's appearance and show no respect for your teacher? What kind of rule is that?"

Yuan Fei said, "Senior Sister Lu, don't be angry. We will all be entering the imperial court in the future. It would be a disgrace if we were taught by a woman."

"You were all born from women's wombs, don't you feel ashamed?"

Lu Jinshi glanced at the group of teenagers in front of him and said, "In this Lingxiao Academy, you can pick out any book and turn to any page. Just say the first sentence, and I will be able to finish the next sentence. If I can't finish the sentence, I will leave the academy and stop teaching you."

"If I accept all the instructions, you must treat me as your master from now on, and be extremely respectful to me. You must not disobey me in the slightest, shall you?"

Jiang Yin chuckled and said, "You really have quite the big mouth, woman. Alright, I'll go first."

Jiang Yin casually picked up a book from the desk, turned to a page and said, "The way to observe a vehicle must begin with what is on the ground. Therefore, the observation of a vehicle begins with its wheels."

Lu Jinshi said confidently, "The way to inspect a vehicle is to be simple and subtle; without simplicity, it cannot last long..."

Jiang Yin listened to Lu Jinshi's gentle voice and saw that she had recited the entire text word for word, and her eyes showed a slight surprise.

Xu Yang looked at Lu Jinshi and went to fetch a book, saying, "The buzzing flies stop at Fan."

Lu Jinshi chuckled and said, "A gentleman like me does not believe slanderous words..."

The boy next to Yuan Fei also picked up a book and said, "The Duke said, 'If my sacrifices are abundant and pure, the gods will surely take me as their guide.'"

Lu Jinshi quickly followed up, saying, "He replied: 'I have heard that spirits and gods are not truly close to humans, but rely solely on virtue. Therefore, the Book of Zhou says: "Heaven has no favorites, but only virtue assists it. It also says: "Millet and sorghum are not fragrant, but bright virtue is fragrant..."'"

Outside, Rong Yi and Mu Yan arrived at the academy gate and heard Lu Jinshi reciting books fluently.

When Jiang Yin saw Rong Yi arrive, she walked up to him and said, "Brother Rong, please save us! We just made a bet with Lu Jinshi that if she could come up with the next line of the sentence we found in any book, we would obediently listen to her and acknowledge her as our master. Now that she has come up with it, we definitely can't drive her away."

Mu Yan said, "I never imagined that Junior Sister Lu had such abilities."

Rong Yi said to Jiang Yin in a low voice, "Who told you to drive her away? From now on, you'd better listen to her teaching!"

Jiang Yin looked at Rong Yi in confusion and said, "But..." Rong Yi said, "There are no buts. If you dare to let her leave the academy, I will not let you off!"

Rong Yi knew that he could no longer enter the courtyard on East Street; the only place he could meet Lu Jinshi was in the academy.

Jiang Yin couldn't understand why Rong Yi would be willing to be disciplined by a woman, but she could only listen to Rong Yi and follow him into the house.

After reciting the last word, Lu Jinshi glanced at everyone in the classroom and asked, "Are you convinced now? If you are, please take your seats properly."

Yuan Feishi found it hard to believe that Lu Jinshi could recite it so fluently and without a single mistake, and he had nothing to say, so he could only take a seat first.

Lu Jinshi looked at Mu Yan who was approaching and said with a gentle smile, "Senior Brother Mu, I would like to see their articles."

Mu Yan said, "Okay, I'll give it to you right now."

Mu Yan took the articles from the side and handed them to Lu Jinshi.

Lu Jinshi knelt before the desk and looked at the articles they had written. She had a general idea of ​​what they were like. Although these young noblemen were from military families, their literary talent was better than she had imagined.

The imperial examination system in the Great Sheng Dynasty was divided into two types. One type started with the provincial examination. Only those who passed the provincial examination and became candidates for the preliminary examination could participate in the autumn examination of the prefecture. Only those who passed the autumn examination could participate in the spring examination to become Jinshi (a successful candidate in the highest imperial examination).

The second type is the ten academies recognized by the Imperial Academy of Dasheng. Students from these academies can participate in the autumn examinations in the academy's location without having to take the provincial examinations.

Lingxiao Academy happens to be one of these ten academies.

Lu Jinshi thought that with their literary talent, it wouldn't be difficult for them to obtain official rank in the autumn imperial examination.

After Lu Jinshi corrected all the articles, he had Qin Ke distribute them and then began to prepare to teach how to write policy essays more incisively.

Lu Jinshi used Jiang Yin's essay as an example, explaining how to write an essay that would win the favor of the examiners during the imperial examinations.

As Rong Yi gazed at Lu Jinshi's long, fair neck and listened to her gentle tone, he couldn't help but feel sleepy. He was used to her telling stories to lull Zhang'er to sleep before bed, but now, listening to her lecture, Rong Yi lazily yawned.

Before Rong Yi could finish yawning, Lu Jinshi picked up a book from the side, rolled it into a ball, and hit Rong Yi hard on the head.

Upon seeing this, Jiang Yin, Yuan Fei, Xu Yang, and the other teenagers quickly stood up and glared angrily at Lu Jinshi.

Xu Yang frowned and said, "Do you know who Brother Rong is? How dare you hit him on the head?"

Jiang Yin said angrily, "You surnamed Lu, I think you don't want your head anymore! How dare you hit the current emperor..."

Yuan Fei hurriedly followed Jiang Yin's words, saying, "How dare you hit the nephew of the current Imperial Noble Consort?"

Lu Jinshi looked at Rong Yi and said, "Sleeping in the classroom is against school rules. Am I wrong to hit you?"

Rong Yi felt that Lu Jinshi was settling a personal score, so he looked into Lu Jinshi's eyes and said, "You can't blame me for dozing off in class."

Lu Jinshi scoffed, "It's not your fault you were dozing off, and you're blaming me?"

Rong Yi looked at Lu Jinshi. Over the past two years, he had grown accustomed to the fragrance of orchids in Lu Jinshi's hair. Indeed, he had been unable to sleep these past two days.

Especially after learning that she wanted to keep her son and leave him as her male concubine, Rong Yi was so angry that he couldn't sleep.

"Yeah, it's your fault."

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