The Marquis' Wife
Lu Xiang complained to Prefect Zhong

"Lu Xiang have you come? Sit down" Prefect Zhong welcomed Lu Xiang's arrival.

"Uncle. How you doing?" Lu Xiang sat down before Prefect Zhong and handed him two bottles of rosella wine.

"Oh! You don't have to bother bringing gifts here Lu Xiang" Although his mouth refused, Prefect Zhong's hand quickly picked up two bottles of rosella wine, his smile grew even more.

Clear glass bottles combined with red but not thick rosella wine make the bottle so attractive. Prefect Zhong had already received him a bottle of wine a moment ago after the opening of the De Xiang shop along with jam and wheat bread.

"Uncle is not someone else and has become family to me so he should have brought a gift to visit".

"Haha. You're very good at talking".

"I sent you here because the dike project is about to enter its final stage. The corvee workers start making small irrigation in the rice fields and water dumps, two weeks away everything will be ready. Do you want to come see when the project succeeds?".

"Yes uncle. I'm sorry if I don't go to Shu's village this month because of my job in the Mathematics division".

Prefect Zhong shook his head in disagreement. "Don't apologize. Watching is not your duty, I'm glad you also took part in overseeing this project. During the project there's no big problem because you've got to deal with it".

"Uncle is too much. Uncle and Prefect Employees who contributed a lot to this project. If there's no uncle maybe I can't even dedicate the idea to the benefit of the peasant community". Lu Xiang naturally did not want to take the results of the project himself, he did not lie when saying that if there was no Prefect Zhong then perhaps he could not even realize the idea.

Prefect Zhong grew even more pleased at Lu Xiang's praise. The young man in front was not arrogant with the achievements he achieved and could speak awkwardly with him even though they were of different generations.

The two talked about the next activities if the embankment project in Shu village was a big success and other discussions involving the government and taxes.

"Uncle. Earlier this morning a guest visited the house named Liang Chenyue. He said he was from the Zhong family".

Prefect Zhong was stunned. "Liang Chenyue?".

"Yes. Does uncle know who Liang Chenyue is?".

Prefect Zhong's face was darkened yet he tried to smile. He knew his nephew his wife who always used his name to make trouble, hearing that name from Lu Xiang made Prefect Zhong have a bad premonition. Did that woman do any more trouble?!.

"Yes. He's my wife's nephew. Why did he come to your house?".

"She came home with the intention of buying a new recipe at De Xiang's store but my wife refused. Maybe that's why he left so angry. I'm sorry uncle, my wife can't sell our family secret recipe" Though apologizing, her flat gaze showed that she was complaining.

His bad feeling turned out to be right. Liang Chenyue is looking for trouble with Adelia?!!.

Prefect Zhong's expression was hard to see. The water blackened with anger and disappointment at his wife who could not control her family so as not to make trouble on her behalf. He smiled grimacing.

"Uncle apologize if Liang Chenyue hurt Adelia Lu Xiang's feelings".

Lu Xiang waved his hand rejecting Prefect Zhong's apology. "Don't apologize uncle. I just told you that neither uncle nor Liang Chenyue misunderstood my wife's refusal".

Prefect Zhong shook his head. "Adelia did the right thing. He should have rejected that request. You don't need to apologize, then uncle will explain to Liang Chenyue so that he doesn't misunderstand" Prefect Zhong hissed as he said the name of his wife's nephew. That woman could only cause trouble for him!!.

"Good uncle. We're going to Shu village together, aren't we? I can't wait to see this project can benefit Shu villagers". Lu Xiang immediately switched the conversation.

"Yes. Uncle was also impatient" The awkward atmosphere became harmonious again after Lu Xiang returned the topic to the project.

The two talked about their respective families before Lu Xiang said goodbye.

He knew his haughty nature and liked to curse at Liang Chenyue because not only this time the woman was making trouble using his name.

Figuring out the details of the incident was of course from the servant Liang Chenyue who was present at the scene. As people say, money can even employ demons, Prefect Zhong's servants used reliable speaking skills as well as giving 400 silver coins to one of Liang Chenyue's more servants.

The girl immediately revealed all the events without a word less. Prefect Zhong's servant conveyed what he had heard to his master.

Prefect Zhong came home with an angry restraining expression. She did not expect that Liang Chenyue would dare to call Lu Xiang's wife a prostitute regardless of the title her husband earned!.

"You've come home to my husband. Did you eat first or take a shower first? I'll have the waiter prepare it". Liang Xue welcomed her husband's happy return. It was not usual for Prefect Zhong to go home and immediately to the main house instead of to the study room first.

But Liang Shu's smile slightly disappeared as her husband did not reply and only saw her flat. "What's my husband?".

"Do you know what Liang Chenyue did?".

"W-what?". That unexpected question left Liang Shu shocked.

Prefect Zhong smiled askew "You know, don't you?"

"How do you know?".

"Heh~ how do I know? Of course because Lu Xiang complained to me!! How many times have I told you, control your family so that they don't always make trouble for me!!" Prefect Zhong raised his voice as he recalled the incident earlier this afternoon which made him lose face in front of Lu Xiang.

Liang Shu was startled and slightly became afraid of Prefect Zhong's angry face. She did not expect that Lu Xiang complained directly to her husband, she realized that she did not know the true events and how bad Lu Xiang made a direct complaint.

Prefect Zhong inhaled a deep breath in calmness. "What did Liang Chenyue complain to you about?".

"Chen-Chenyue just said that she went to Xiefu Lu's house to buy De Xiang's shop's new menu recipe but Xiefu Lu's wife did not sell it".

Emotions that had dampened back heated up. "He just said that? You said he just said that?! Don't you know the nature of your nephew!! He cursed Xiefu Lu's honorable wife with the word bitch!! It's even their first meeting but Chenyue isn't scared at all because you're always wiping her dirty ass!!".

Liang Shu's eyes were wide-eyed!.

"You should tell Liang Chenyue to apologize. I don't want this problem to be runyam because of the high ego that doesn't take place! I will have Qiao Xue pay a visit to Lu Xiang's house first. You have to make your nephew come and apologize".

Prefect Zhong became lazy to see his wife who could not help but stir up trouble for him, leaving his wife and going elsewhere.

A moment the living room of the main house became quiet then the servant carefully approached Liang Shu and greeted timidly. "Nyo-mrs".

"Where did my husband go?". Liang Shu stared at the nelangsa ahead.

"The big gentlemen go to the west mistress' house". The western house was the residence of the favorite concubine of Prefect Zhong, for many years her master had been in a love match with that one-bred woman, already, luckily the concubine's son was a girl if which man would definitely bring more trouble to his mistress because of the heir issue.

Liang Shu tightly grasped her skirt until her long nails stuck into her palms but she felt no pain at all.

Liang Shu's gaze turned sharp, he now hated his nephew so much. Hence the relationship with her husband became more and more tenuous!!.

"Tomorrow call Liang Chenyue, if he won't come say it will be the end of the Zhong family to be an umbrella for her".

"Good mistress".