The Marquis' Wife
The mastermind of the trap for Lu Xiang

"I don't want to worry you Lu Xiang. After all this is not a big problem, I have found a solution to overcome it" Adelia replied smiling casually.

Lu Xiang sighed in resignation. His wife always attach importance to him in any circumstances making him happy and resigned at the same time. He also knew that he could not help anything because he was away from Adelia even though his wife sent him a letter and told him about her situation.

"I promise I'll tell you anything Lu Xiang. But the timing wasn't right because you were in Fucheng". Adelia explained.

"I know, baby. I just feel like a useless husband because you always solve your own problems without my help".

Adelia nodded in disagreement. "You helped me a lot Lu Xiang. Don't say it like that, I'm so lucky to have a husband like you baby".

"I am also dear. My biggest gift is meeting you" Lu Xiang hugged Adelia tightly.

"Sister Xiang. Brother Xiang, please tell me about brother's experience when taking the exam" Lu Shan sat beside Lu Xiang looking at his brother with a curious look.

Lu Cheng who was trying to prevent his sister from interfering with his brother's togetherness with brother-in-law let out a long sigh.

I've been trying to help you brother, inner Lu Cheng.

Lu Xiang rolled his eyes, his sister insensitive that he wanted to be alone with his wife without any interference.

"Tomorrow I'll tell you. Now you go in the room and sleep".

"It's not time for bed yet, brother. Come tell! I'll hear it well".

Lu Xiang's lips pulsed speechless, his eyes glanced at Lu Cheng asking for help but his sister only widened her hands, unable to help.

"If you can't sleep, do the PR that your teacher told you to do and get out of bed".

"Why did you throw me out, brother? I just wanted to add the experience of the story telling me to be smarter" Lu Shan said grumbling, he even folded his hands and threw away the face of the angry omen.

Adelia laughs. "Tell me Lu Xiang. Lu Shan had already tried to diligently study by listening to your experience in taking the exam".

Lu Xiang resigned and told about his experience in taking the Fu-shih exam. Adelia, Lu Shan and Lu Cheng were shocked when they heard that someone wanted to trap Lu Xiang into failing the exam.

"Yamen officers don't suspect you, do they, Lu Xiang?"

"They're suspicious but I've swallowed the cheat paper so it doesn't matter".

Adelia breathed a sigh of relief and became emotional. "Who is so cruel as to want to destroy you Lu Xiang?".

"Do you know who did it, brother?" Lu Cheng asked worriedly.

"I don't know, I can't find who put the paper in the basket".

"What is Liang Wei?" Adelia asked suspiciously, the man had already caused trouble to her family several times.

Lu Xiang smiled obliquely. "Liang Wei did not have the courage to do that, after all they had no influence in Fucheng city".

"Is it possible for other exam candidates? Is there any scholar looking for trouble with you Lu Xiang?".

Lu Xiang thought then shook his head again. "I rarely talk to other scholars so there's no way they hate me for daring to do that".

"Is uncle Lu Huanran?".

Lu Cheng's guess made Adelia and Lu Xiang surprised. They did not think of the man at all because they had never met again since Lu Xiang left the Lu family home.

"Why do you call Lu Huanran the culprit Lu Cheng? After all Lu Huanran lived in the city of Qingchen and had no connections in Fucheng".

Lu Cheng shook his head slowly. "I don't know if my guess is right or wrong but trapping and provoking are things Uncle Huanran always did".

Lu Xiang thought for a moment then nodded in agreement. "I'll find out if Lu Huanran is the culprit of the trap or not. It's time to go to bed, let's go with you guys to bed".

"We can sleep alone brother". Lu Cheng pulled his sister's hands that were getting sleepy into the bedroom.

"Lu Xiang, is Lu Cheng's guessing possible?". Adelia stroked her husband's face, she understood why the Lu family hated Lu Xiang so much that they could do that.

"I don't know". Lu Xiang was going to tell Zhao Fan when his teacher came home later, he had no connections to find out if his uncle actually did that.

In the city of Qincheng on a mansion, Lu Huanran who was the topic of conversation of the Lu Xiang family read the lecture he received and threw the letter with emotion.

The letter read mission failed, Lu Xiang was very careful and Lu Xiang graduated and earned the title of Xie.

The report made Lu Huanran rage, he took pains and spent a lot of money to bribe one of the examinees who came from Qincheng, who was a student, the examinee had a poor family condition and agreed to make Lu Xiang not only fail the test but also destroy the reputation of the man.

But after he paid a lot of money, the report he received instead failed. Dissatisfied with throwing letters, Lu Huanran wiped away the books and brushes he had on his study desk.

"Lu Xiang's. Why don't you hide like you used to?!! Why are you bothering me now!!". Due to Xie Hsien's title many people approached him in order to be able to get in touch with Lu Xiang made his ego hurt and felt like a backup.

That feeling made Lu Huanran very upset, the feeling he first felt when Lu Xiang passed the elementary examination when his nephew was 14 years old.

Many people were comparing Lu Xiang to him who had passed the Hsien examination. They thought that Lu Xiang was more competent and had a brighter future than him, moreover he passed the examination at almost 30 years old. The extremely young Lu Xiang would definitely clinch a higher title than him.

The feeling of being underestimated and compared made him hate Lu Xiang and incited his mother and brother to hate Lu Xiang even more. He felt happy and relieved when he found out that Lu Xiang had been removed from the Lu family members, he thought that his nephew could no longer haunt him but in reality Lu Xiang had already passed by him and stepped into a brighter future.

Lu Huanran went berserk in the study room destroying everything that was there.

The next day the Lu Xiang family had a guest from the Liang family, the father and son brought a congratulatory gift and brought their youngest daughter along.

Lu Tao who was guarding the door held a speechless pulse on his lips looked at the bashful beautiful girl as he opened the gate of the house. It seems like the Liang family has gone crazy to come apologize to Adelia by bringing the candidate to be a concubine.

"Please wait here Mr. Liang, young master Liang, miss Liang. The master and mistress were still sleeping due to exhaustion and had just returned home yesterday afternoon". Lu Mei insinuated the Liang family who was not ashamed to visit in the morning blind without any notice.

"It's okay, we can wait". Liang Kun did not mind it. Last night he got word from mayor Li that yamen officers from Prefect Zhong would come today to Cheng city to congratulate and give Xie Fu scholar jade marks as well as tax exemption papers that would be accepted by Lu Xiang himself.

Usually scholars who became champions 1 to 3 in the Fu-shih exam will be congratulated by the mayor of Qincheng yamen officer after being reported by the city of Fucheng yamen party but this time the Fucheng yamen party itself going to congratulate just Lu Xiang there must be something that made Prefect Zhong do so. But one thing was certain that Lu Xiang got the backing directly from Prefect Zhong.

Mayor Li urged Liang Kun to do whatever he could to not make Lu Xiang an enemy because mayor Li would raise his hand if Lu Xiang wanted to retaliate for what happened to his wife.

Thus Liang Kun came to Lu Xiang's house and waited patiently. Half an hour later Lu Xiang and Adelia had just met the Liang family.