The Marquis' Wife
Slapped reality

The next day, the morning atmosphere at the dinner table becomes awkward, especially for Adelia, who is, her eyes moved uneasily and occasionally glanced at Lu Xiang who was eating in a good mood then smiled at him when their gaze met making Adelia's face flushed and misbehaved.

Lu Cheng and Lu Shan also felt a strange thing happen to his sister-in-law. Lu Cheng only let out a long sigh, although he did not know the reason but one thing was certain that his older brother Lu Xiang was happy to see Adelia being misbehaved and timid to him.

While Lu Shan was only confused, he even tilted his head with a cute expression while bringing his face closer without realizing that his actions were even more making his sister-in-law's face red.

His actions as well as Adelia's reaction made Lu Xiang close his smile with two fingers, the little family finished with a strange yet warm atmosphere.

"Adelia. Do you want to go to the noble bureaucracy? Today school is off so I can accompany you, we can also buy a horse carriage".

Adelia's eyes shone, she had never seen the place of sale of property including humans in the era of the kingdom, she nodded enthusiastically.

"We want to come too!" Lu Shan who was cool with toys immediately threw away his toys and then grasped his brother's pants.

Lu Chen also stood beside Lu Xiang wordlessly indicating his wish which also wanted to come along.

Adelia smiled. "All right, let's go shopping?".

The little family went to the noble bureaucracy after opening a cake shop and handed the cashier section to Lu Niang who could count simply.

Lu Xiang rented a buffalo carriage and they set off. Before long they arrived at a large building but looked a little shabby.

Adelia, Lu Cheng and Lu Shan looked back and forth with curious and enthusiastic gazes until they entered the building their gazes changed.

Adelia's face even looks pale to see a man dressed in shabby and dirty clothes and his legs chained behind wooden bars, even many of them sick and injured, he said, their eyes were like lights that were about to die just radiating a resigned and powerless light.

Adelia was dumbfounded, guilt, fear and sadness mixed into one she could not utter. How cruel he is who is very enthusiastic in buying slaves even though he knows many of them are not willing to become slaves and forced because of the financial condition of his family.

As people say seeing is believing. Humans will be a little able to feel what others feel when looking rather than just hearing, Adelia's chest becomes tight and difficult to breathe like a burden placed on her shoulders suddenly.

Her eyes were red to cry, it turned out that the treatment of the slave was more tragic than he imagined but what made him angry was that he was also helpless in changing it made his chest more tight but a hand clasping his hand tightly made him surprised and looked up, looking at Lu Xiang who was staring worriedly at him.

Adelia smiled scornfully at realizing that she was a hypocritical woman, only able to love the fate of others but with no intention of helping.

"I'm-I'm fine". All the enthusiasm he had before entering the building of the noble bureaucracy vanished unceasingly. He saw Lu Cheng who had a flat expression but was a little curious as well as Lu Shan who was scared but also curious and it made his feelings heavy and afraid that he could not maintain the logic he was carrying from the modern world and turned into a mind with the people of this world. He subconsciously clasped Lu Xiang's hand tightly.

"You're really okay?" Lu Xiang was increasingly worried, after seeing what Adelia's world was like through a video on a mobile phone, little did he know that his wife's world was more prosperous and full of freedom than his world, there is no slavery and more humane. He knows what his wife is feeling now.

Adelia took a deep breath and tried to smile, she was frustrated because the world and life she had to live. If asked to choose between the modern world and the ancient world, he still chose the ancient world because the man he loved was in this world, although hypocritical but that was the reality.

"Welcome to the noble bureaucracy of Lu's students. Do you want to buy a new slave?" A fat man greeted enthusiastically.

"I'm looking for two women who can cook and clean the house, if I can read and a man who can ride the train". Lu Xiang said what he was looking for without further ado.

"All right, wait a minute".

The man told his employees to bring some slaves and lined up neatly in front of Lu Xiang and Adelia.

"They're all criteria that are almost close to what you want Lu's student to be. You can choose it".

Lu Xiang turned to Adelia. "choose". His gently stroking hands gave his wife strength as well as calmed her.

Adelia nodded and began to look one by one at the people before her. Most of them are beautiful girls between the ages of 14 to 18 and small children and women in their 40s, only a small part are men.

Some girls did not look at her and just stared at Lu Xiang hoping that they would pick Adelia's eyebrows up and snorted in annoyance. Her eyes passed through them and focused on a family consisting of husband and wife and daughter as well as a young boy.

"Mrs Lu. Are you interested in this family? Previously they worked in a large family of merchants but because of something they were sold here".

The family also looked forward to Adelia so that they were the chosen ones, they did not want to be sold separately because it would be very difficult to meet if they were separated.

"Pick us lady. We are diligent and obedient and loyal, we promise we will try hard if you choose us" A 12-year-old girl kneeled down pleading with Adelia.

Adelia bit her deep lips trying not to stare guiltily and uncomfortably at the girl kneeling before her, she was not used to seeing the kneeling person pleading with her.

Adelia took a deep breath and nodded at the fat man. "I'll buy them all".

The manager smiles instantly, it is very difficult to sell a family because many people then many also have to be fed especially if there are small children in it that will only be a burden, she thanked Adelia for buying the family.

"A good choice, Miss Lu. All right, come with me to complete the procedure".

The slave purchase procedure was not complicated, they just signed the slave ownership letter and then paid and finished, the four people spent 9 silver coins.

Lu Xiang then bought a horse and carriage that was not luxurious but still comfortable to wear on a long trip spent 35 silver coins very different from the buffalo car that can only be purchased with 15 coins silversmithing.

The slave family was driven home by the bureaucracy while Lu Xiang and his family went shopping to replace the atmosphere Adelia felt.