The Marquis' Wife
Liang Chenyue apologized
After nearly three months of study and work, Lu Xiang had gotten used to studying at the Academy in the morning and worked on copying math books for annotations in the afternoon.
He thought that the activity would be monotonous until he took the sheng-shih exam but today Prefect Zhong came to the office of the Division of mathematics and criticized the workings of employees of the slow math division.
Prefect Zhong's friend, master Juren Shan rolled his eyeballs. "They're even overtime to make this annotation".
"You should try harder". Prefect Zhong did not want to budge. It has been more than two weeks he had to make annotations on agribusiness mathematics so that farmers can better understand but no one teacher who makes a good and satisfying annotation because there is not much teachers who are interested in mathematics and want to deepen their knowledge.
Prefect Zhong waved his hand telling master Juren to continue their annotations. While Lu Xiang and Pan Youfeng were still in the learning stage and they were only assistant teachers so the annotations they made were only as practice only and were not qualified to submit to Prefect Zhong.
Prefect Zhong sat in the front seat facing the teachers then went back to reading the analysis and annotations from the teachers, occasionally he let out a sigh of resignation, pounding the table in annoyance or frowning furiously.
"This is what you call analysis? You're just copying what's in the book, where's your comment?".
Master Juren Shan let out a sigh of resignation. "Your request is too much. They've been trying hard, after all thinking outside the circle is too hard for these teachers".
Scholars will often learn philosophy and theory rather than practice because they continue to work with books so that if you want to comment on and analyze agribusiness economics books also only based on theory alone can not be practiced.
Prefect Zhong snorted riled up, he took the annotations made by Wang Jiaoyu, read them carefully. He knew a young man who had earned three Xie titles in state examinations and a few moments later he clapped.
The annotations made by Wang Jiaoyu are different from the other annotations he read, although there are still many theories but can be practiced in reality.
"You do deserve to be called Xiao Xieyuan. The analysis and annotations you've made are excellent! Although the page is more but we can break it down into several volumes. We can spread this annotation to cities and villages under the jurisdiction of the Prefecture".
Wang Jiaoyu stood up and bowed respectfully. "Thank you for your praise Prefect".
Prefect Zhong nodded in satisfaction. "Of course you'll get the loyalty of every book from which it's made. You'll get 40% of the net profit".
Wang Jiaoyu became shocked and immediately bowed in thanks to Prefect Zhong, 40% of the net profit was already high enough to become book loyal.
Lu Xiang who heard it was also interested, he actually has made a personal annotation that he did not submit because the concept of agribusiness mathematics that he made more simple and odd because the mathematics he applied is different from what he read in arithmetic books. At first he learned the mathematical concept of Adelia he also felt strange but the fact after he understood, Lu Xiang understood that the mathematics of Adelia's world was more practical than the mathematics she had studied before that was full of theories.
But he did not want to give it up because of the difference in concept, after all if the concept he showed can be accepted and understood by Prefect Zhong but the reputation he built was high with the achievements of the dike project, after all, it would be risky to cause other scholars to become envious and jealous of him. As the saying goes, the higher the tree, the stronger the wind will be, even though he gets the backing of Prefect Zhong but whose heart knows, he does not want to be the focus of the people.
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"Lu Xiang's. Can you play football?". Chen Xirang asked enthusiastically. Song Yuan and Li Jin also stared expectantly at his friend.
"No, why?".
He breathed disappointed. "We want to have a friendly but one less member".
"What if you're training with us? Tomorrow and the day after are holidays. Maybe you have some hidden talent in football?" Take Li Jin.
"Yes. You can be a backup member".
Lu Xiang thought for a moment then nodded in agreement. "alright. But you better find a member of one other person, I'm not sure about the hidden talent you're talking about. What about Zhang Yunlei and Wang Tianjin?".
"We've invited them both but they've rejected it".
"Miao Sheng?".
Chen Xirang was stunned. He replied in a whispering voice. "He has a new circle, I've met him very rarely".
On the other hand, Adelia finally met Liang Chenyue back. The woman sat facing him with a disheveled face and was reluctant if only her aunt's servant did not come, so she would not apologize to the competitors who became her enemies.
"I'm sorry if the arrival of the servant and Miss Liang interfered with your time mistress Xiefu" Servant Liang Shu bowed lowly in respect.
"It's okay. Besides I heard from Qiao Xue that madam Zheng will be visiting and is already looking forward to your arrival".
Liang Chenyue's countenance turned red withholding emotion, her eyes staring intently as if she wanted to eat Adelia alive, if the gaze could kill then the damn woman had already died many times.
Adelia was not afraid of the look of the knife. He drank the tea casually then looked at Liang Chenyue with a smile. "So what did Ms. Zheng come back here for?".
That rhetorical question made Liang Chenyue become overcrowded even more annoyed, she clasped her skirt and took a deep breath, her aunt's servant's gaze making her unwillingly have to apologize.
She hated Adelia, her aunt and lowly servant who knew no place. The anger made him barely able to breathe. "I'm sorry".
"I'm sorry for what?" Adelia did not waste the opportunity to bully Liang Chenyue.
"You!!". Liang Chenyue pointed emotionlessly at Adelia.
"Miss Liang".
The tone of the warning became more and more inflamed, he stood up and pointed at Adelia while saying hysterically. "Don't you think you won just because I'm sorry. Who do you think you are?!! If it wasn't for uncle telling me to, I wouldn't have seen you again!! You fucking woman!"
Liang Chenyue left with wrathful steps, her tightly clenched hands making her nails enter the skin and bleed but she felt no pain at all, the only thing he thought about was to avenge the humiliation he had received today.
"Miss Liang! Do you want to go against the madam's orders!".
The emotionally veiled Liang Chenyue heard nothing and walked out of Lu Xiang's house.
"Mrs Xiefu.anu. Prefect's wife, mistress Liang Shu apologizes for her nephew's mistake, Miss Liang grows in affection and spoiled so as not to think deeply when doing something".
Servant Liang Shu explained that the employer apologized for what happened yesterday but the warning and superior tone sounded faint but clear in Adelia's ears.
"It's okay. Madam Zheng was still small and immature, sometimes indeed acting in accordance with the will of the heart. I'm not even bothering about this incident. Tell madam Zhong that madam Zhong does not need to apologize".
Adelia's words sounded very ironic, Liang Chenyue was married and had a child where she might be 'still small and immature' especially when Adelia said that her master did not need to apologize sounded in a strange tone as if mocking Madam Zhong who was still nurturing her niece who was married and became another family.
But Liang Shu's servant doubted whether Adelia was mocking or not because the look on the woman's face was so sincere that she thought it was just a hallucination.
"Alright Madame Xiefu. I'll tell you your word".
"Wait a minute". Adelia takes a bottle of rosella wine and two parfaites she keeps in space and gives them to Liang Shu's waitress.
"It's rosella wine, the alcohol content is lower than the usual wine so women can drink it without becoming drunk, the fragrance of rosella flowers makes the mind become calm, I think this is suitable for Madame Zhong. And this parfait of our new menu in the summer, sweet and cold makes the mood improve. Please give it to Madame Zhong". Adelia did not want to make her relationship with the tenuous Liang Shu even before meeting her husband, better to make friends than to add enemies.
Liang Shu's waitress was stunned, the rosella wine bottle looked elegant and luxurious due to the red color of the wine, he had seen the bottle of wine from his master's office and did not expect that Adelia also had the same bottle of wine.
Liang Shu's servant smile became sincere due to the gift, this showed that Adelia had absolutely no problem with Liang Chenyue's incident and was intending to establish a good relationship with her employer.
"alright. Thank you Madam Xiefu, madam will definitely be happy to get this gift, then excuse me".