The Marquis' Wife
Preparation opens in the capital

The next day, the yamen attendant who had previously given her satin and jade cloth and land tax-free letters came back to Lu Xiang who was now in his new home. Their treatment was more respectful than before, probably because of the Zhuangyuang glass and the 5th class position that Lu Xiang held which was incidentally higher than those who only had 8th class positions.

"Congratulations to Mr. Zhuangyuang. You are very smart and have a bright future". One of the yamen officers named Chen Nuo encased a satin cloth that read good news and then gave a jade, which was, zhuangyuang Tokens as well as land tax-free mail that now reaches 100 hectares so that even though Lu Xiang is not working, Lu Xiang does not work, he will be a landlord who does not need to think about taxes and even get a salary from the government.

"This is Zhuangyuang's shirt and this is his public works ministry employee's shirt and token". Ma Shenluo also did not lose enthusiasm in giving clothes and uniforms to Lu Xiang, after which he even introduced himself because it was not him who congratulated him before, he replaced his colleagues who were being disoriented because of family affairs.

Zhuangyuang dress bright red like a wedding dress, with large sleeves and a black hat with pink wisteria flowers will make the face of men who wear it more charming and charming.

"Thank you. Please come in for tea first, you still have to visit two more houses to congratulate, it will definitely be tiring".

"Haha. Biaklah lord Zhuangyuang" Chen Nuo was happy for Lu Xiang to invite him in because he wanted to build a good relationship with a man who had great potential to succeed in government.

The two entered and talked about the insensitive political atmosphere and said that the day after Lu Xiang had to parade along with two other champions around the city wearing Zhuangyuang clothes. The parade was carried out on horseback which then walked in the middle of the city which was crowded by many people who saw the festival every 4 years.

The two did not sit for long at Lu Xiang's house as it still had to congratulate the other two champions namely Wang Jiayou and Shen Lan.

Adelia gave Lu Mei money to spread out in front of the house as a ritual they used to do after Lu Xiang won the title. Information that there was Zhuangyuang in the house spread to the surrounding environment so that people visited by bringing congratulatory gifts to Lu Xiang.

Adelia, who had just arrived in the capital a day, did not know any neighbors or people around her house, he then told Lu Mei to take note of anyone who gave the gift so that he could avenge it with the same gift as an introductory gift and a new home. he saw some sketchbooks containing pictures of girls tucked in gift items and with a flat face he threw them into the trash can, the gift layered the proposal came from a family that had no influence or only had a class position of 6 and above so Adelia just had to ignore it.

Adelia then told Lu Fang and one other servant to buy a lot of cooking ingredients because they would hold a dinner together as a celebration of the achievements that Lu Xiang had achieved as before.

Later that night, Lu Xiang and Adelia's house became crowded by the laughter of Lu Cheng and Lu Shan as well as Lu Yan and the other maids who enjoyed dinner and wine, respectively, the atmosphere lasted until almost midnight before Lu Xiang lifted Adelia into the room and told Lu Yang and Lu Kai to pick up Lu Cheng and Lu Shan who were asleep on the bench cots for the night enter the previously selected southern house.

Lu Xiang did nothing to Adelia who was slightly drunk from remembering the night before they had already done twice, although if he seduced his wife would definitely be devastated but Adelia would definitely sulk the next day and ignore him, Lu Xiang did not want to be separated from Adelia so much that he had to suppress the turmoil of lust when he saw his wife's cheeks flushed from drunkenness and watery eyes that made anyone drunk when he looked at her.

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The next day Adelia and Lu Xiang went to the shop given by the Emperor to see if the interior design was suitable for the cake shop Adelia opened. The store is very spacious and suitable to be used as a casino because it is so wide.

Lu Xiang had already told Lu Cai to look for a craftsman to order the furniture to be used because the store did not even have chairs and only the building but luckily the interior design matched the cake shop, Adelia just needs to change the two-angle picture to draw a tart cake so that it looks memorable.

"I would like to reserve 5 seats for couples and 20 large tables with 12 four seats and 8 six seats. On the second floor I want you to make 8 rooms with an area of 3x3, the walls must be made of thick wood because I want to prioritize privacy".

"Good mistress".

"And this is a picture of furniture for the cashier table, glass table for tarts and wall cabinets". Adelia handed over the image she had made before but this time the furniture was bigger than in the city of Fucheng.

The half-century-old craftsman looked and studied the images before nodding back in understanding.

"Is there a glass cake craftsman in your place?"

"There is a mistress of course. You want to make what?".

Adelia then explained that she needed a plain and patterned ceramic plate along with a glass cup and glass cup, he also ordered a glass straw and warned that the top and bottom should not be sharp because it can hurt the lips of the drinker and lastly he gave a picture of the refrigerator manual he had made before and explained its function.

"This cooler can keep the top food fresh?"

Adelia shakes. "It's just a cooler, it's not a freezer, I'm gonna put ice sticks around so that the cake I'm selling stays cool".

the craftsman grandfather nodded in understanding, his eyes flashed and his mind moved quickly and sharply.

"Mrs. Do you want to sell me this picture? I'll offer you a fair price and you won't have to pay for what you just ordered".

"You want to sell it, grandpa?".

"Yes. Your idea of a refrigerator is very interesting".

"alright. But like I said, if it's just for refrigeration, if you keep food in a wooden box filled with ice, it'll make more of a result than this".

"I understand madam. This refrigerator looks unique because it is made of glass, ordinary people may not want to use it but not with large families and nobles".

"alright".

"Thank you madam" The craftsman's grandfather laughed happily, he could even imagine his efforts would be famous by this refrigerator.

Finished ordering furniture and shop supplies, Adelia and Lu Xiang came home on foot to see the city atmosphere in the inner city while buying items they were interested in.

The highway was full of passersby but most of them were girls or ladies from among the nobles with servants and guards behind them, only a few people who come from ordinary people so even though it looks crowded but not noisy.

"Revelation!!!" A young man who saw a galloping horse shouted at the people beside the road.

The girls screamed in fear and saved themselves with the help of their servants and bodyguards. Lu Xiang who also heard the warning also pulled Adelia into the shop beside them quickly so as not to hit the galloping horse.

Adelia held her heart pounding, she saw a man wearing silk clothes with hair tied high riding a horse innocently and passing them by.

"The third prince is day by day increasingly having no rules". A girl muttered in annoyance.

"Sshh, don't look for trouble. You don't know what the third prince is like".

"Why did the Emperor still indulge that arrogant and haughty prince".

"Miss. You'll get in trouble if you keep talking about it".

"Hmphs".

Adelia and Lu Xiang stared at each other in silence. It seemed like the third prince was more wild than they thought!.