The Marquis' Wife
Lu Shan's Birthday

"This wine can even be a tribute". Manager Xu's comments were still amazed by the taste of the wine he felt.

Adelia smiled. "I can't protect the recipe if it's a tribute".

"Hahaha, you're right" Manager Xu laughed sillyly.

One for business people to raise their status in addition to being scholars is to become a royal businessman who presents something for the emperor every year. Their status will rise because they have the backing of the royal family but still cannot be compared with the ministers in the capital.

Lu Xiang's eyes shone darkly, he covered his gaze with a wine glass and tightly grasped the wine glass. Adelia's words make the inferiority in her appear, the more shining and brilliant his wife the more he feels insecure and feels unworthy to be with Adelia.

She was so afraid that if Adelia disappeared from her life or even chose someone else who was more perfect than her, that feeling of gnawing at her soul made Lu Xiang feel heavy and hard to breathe.

"Lu Xiang?" Adelia noticed her husband's mood suddenly changing, she clasped Lu Xiang's hand and stared worriedly.

Lu Xiang smiled softly and returning Adelia's grasp without a word made Manager Xu feel like a mosquito repellent, so he chose to enjoy the wine in his glass.

Adelia and Lu Xiang returned home after getting a letter of agreement with Xu's manager.

Lu Xiang clasped Adelia's hand tightly all the way up to the gate of the house. He turned around and hugged his wife quickly leaving Adelia stunned.

"Adellias".

"Hm?"

Lu Xiang inhaled the scent of his wife's body and peeked at Adelia's neck making the girl squeal softly. "Lu-Lu Xiang, we're still outside, what if we.."

"Please Adelia".

Adelia realized that something was wrong with her husband, she calmed Lu Xiang down by gently stroking her husband's back hair.

"What does my husband promise?"

"Please promise me that you won't disappear or get out of my life". Lu Xiang increasingly hugged Adelia tightly.

"Take off Lu Xiang's embrace, I can't look you in the face".

Lu Xiang hesitated for a moment then let go of a hug. Adelia held both of her cheeks and kissed her husband's lips. "You know, once I've adapted to this world. I thought about what my choice would be if I were faced with two choices, returned to my world or remained in this world. My choice is to stay in this world because here you are, Lu Cheng and Lu Shan".

Adelia stroked Lu Xiang's cheeks, smiling and pecking at the thick lips that teased her. Both dissolve in lustless kissing, only affection is channeled from both pairs of lips.

"Sister Adel, brother Lu Xiang".

Adelia was shocked violently and pushed Lu Xiang firmly making her husband stagger back a few steps. His face flushed red but not so striking in the cold weather, he coughed several times to calm his heart felt like he wanted to come out.

"What are you playing?" Lu Shan stared confusedly and curiously.

"Me and Adelia are playing the role of mother and ay...Uh!"

Adelia elbowed Lu Xiang's stomach and immediately cut off. "We don't play any Lu Shan, where is Lu Feng? Why isn't he with you?".

Although still unable to believe Lu Shan still replied. "Lu Feng was together with Lu Cheng".

"Come, we'll be ready to go to the temple". Adelia gave no chance for Lu Shan to ask back and take the boy with her, she stared fiercely at her husband who was just laughing.

Lu Xiang's family went to the temple next to the city, people were still crowded when they got not far from the temple causing them to get off the train because of the many trains parked there.

Lu Xiang held Lu Shan and Adelia clasped Lu Cheng's hands to keep them from being separated by the crowd, they climbed to the top of the hill where the temple was.

Adelia stared at the Buddhist temples and statues and lowered her gaze in prayer, she was not actually very religious but she was grateful to the god who had made her transmigration to the ancient world.

Finished praying Adelia and Lu Xiang gave the same money to the monk and got an advice card. They went around looking at the surrounding temple and bought some Chinese knots as well as simple jewelry handmade by people who were selling on the temple roadside.

Adelia placed a red knot with various new year motifs on Lu Xiang and her sister's waist and smiled happily, they went home.

That night, Lu Shan who was busy with snacks in his room for fear of being caught by Lu Xiang was confused when Lu Cheng pulled his hand and was shocked to realize something. "You want to report to me Lu Cheng?".

Lu Cheng rolled his eyes. "No. Come with me, Brother Adel will show you something".

Lu Shan narrowed his eyes like a detective, judging whether his brother was lying or not.

"Just come along". Lu Cheng brought Lu Shan to the front door of the main house and then closed his sister's eyes with his hands.

"Lu Cheng, I can't see, why are you covering my eyes? What if I fall?".

"This is Adel's orders". Lu Cheng did not want to argue with his sister and led the sullen Lu Shan over not liking his brother full of secrets. The two entered the guest room and Lu Cheng released his hand.

"Happy birthday Lu Shan!!" Adelia, Lu Xiang and all the servants said in unison.

Lu Shan was stunned, he saw Adelia holding a large cake that she did not sell at the cake shop along with a simple birthday decoration without balloons in the living room. Adelia replaced the balloon with a candle that she placed around the corner of the room to make the room brightly lit.

"Happy birthday~ happy birthday~ happy birthday Lu Shan. Happy birthday~" Adelia sings awkwardly alone because no one knows her typical birthday song. He placed the cake on the square table and told Lu Shan to come closer.

"Now blow Lu Shan's candles".

Lu Shan looked at the decoration of the cake, a combination of white and sky blue with a picture of himself on it surrounded by small colorful candles. That huge shock left Lu Shan at a loss for words.

"It... A special cake for me?"

"Yes darling. It's a special cake I made just for you because your birthday is. Don't you want to blow the candles? Tell me what you want to expect before you blow it".

Lu Shan had never seen or heard of a birthday celebration like Adelia made, he felt happy, happy and moved by what her sister did. He saw a cake that depicted himself in the shape of a cute Q and closed his eyes.

"My hope is to be with Adelia's sister".

Adelia's stunned. "others?".

Lu Shan tilted his head thinking hard then closed his eyes again. "I also want Lu Cheng and Brother Lu Xiang to feel what happiness I am feeling right now".

Lu Xiang smiled while Lu Cheng patted his sister on the shoulder as if to say that he already felt that happiness.

"Other than that?" This time it was Lu Xiang who asked.

"I want to make Adelia's sister happy when I grow up".

"Little boy, that's my business" Lu Xiang lightly pinned his sister's head.

"We can compete fairly and see who makes Adel happy the most".

"Heh~ you're a thousand years younger at doing that".

Lu Cheng raised his hand next to him with a calm expression. "I'll be in that competition".

"Hahaha" Adelia laughed happily. She felt embarrassed and happy at the same time seeing her husband and sisters fighting to make her happy, finally she knew the heroine feeling that had the same scene as her in the novel.

"Already have. Now blow the candles". The servants who chuckled and whispered to tease Adelia made the girl even more embarrassed to end the small debate.

Lu Shan blew one by one the small candles and Adelia clapped her hands accompanied by Lu Xiang, Lu Cheng and the servants. A festive atmosphere was created in the guest room.