To divorce his wife, the top scholar preferred being cuckolded to wearing a red hat.

Her only use to the Fu family now is the money she holds at Wantong Money Shop.

As long as that money is still there, Fu Jingsheng will not do anything to her for the time being.

The day that money ends up in Fu Jingsheng's pocket will be the day she dies.

Xingchun felt very distressed listening to her mistress's words: "Mistress, what are the young master and his family trying to do? Don't they want you anymore? Don't they think about it? Without you, where would they get the money to study in the capital, or to take the imperial examinations? Would they rely on her useless mother and sister? Or on that clan that only wants to benefit from you?"

Yes, Fu Jingsheng and her two children suffered a lot of bullying in the village back then. The villagers told them that if they couldn't afford to go to school, they shouldn't go, because they didn't want to be ashamed.

Qian even considered remarrying with her two children.

When people are successful, who remembers the past? All they think about is how to hide the past and never mention it again.

"Let's go and get the house and things sorted out first, so we don't fall behind." Su Mingyue was very familiar with the capital city.

She grew up there.

When she was young, she suffered countless injustices in the household, and no one stood up for her. Heartbroken, she took some money and left home to find her master.

So many years have passed, her father probably doesn't even remember that she ever existed.

The carriage slowly left the county town and embarked on the official road, heading slowly towards the capital.

……

Just as Su Mingyue had expected, Fu Jingsheng did not rush to arrange for her to come to the capital after arriving in Beijing. Instead, he went to Wantong Money Shop to withdraw the silver in Su Mingyue's name, but was directly rebuffed by the shopkeeper.

"Sir, if you cannot provide a receipt, we cannot tell you anything. Please bring the receipt and come with the person in person. Without the receipt and the person in person, we cannot disclose these matters."

Fu Jingsheng didn't ask what he wanted, which confirmed he was even more certain that Su Mingyue had deposited all the money here. Since she wanted to come with him, he would have to wait a little longer.

He had just left the money exchange when he heard a sweet voice calling out, "Jing Sheng!"

A luxurious carriage stopped in front of her, and the girl inside lifted the curtain and smiled shyly at him: "What are you doing here?"

The girl had a bright smile and an appearance that could topple kingdoms.

She is Su Ziyu, the daughter of the Su family.

The young woman, dressed in a silk and gauze dress with her long black hair flowing down, looked like a fairy descending from heaven. She waved to him from the carriage: "Get in, let's go to the teahouse up ahead and sit for a while."

Upon seeing the girl's face, Fu Jingsheng's smile instantly spread across his lips. He glanced around, his expression somewhat troubled, and said, "I'll just walk over there; you wait for me up ahead."

"Just come up when I tell you to, stop with all the nonsense."

Fu Jingsheng got into the carriage with a nervous expression and sat down next to Su Ziyu: "Miss Su, it is really inappropriate for a poor scholar like me to ride in your carriage. It would tarnish your reputation."

Su Ziyu glanced at him and scoffed, "Fu Jingsheng, you weren't lying when you said you wanted to marry me, were you?"

"Of course it's true." Fu Jingsheng quickly sat up straight: "It's just that the Emperor's official position hasn't been officially announced yet, so I..."

"That's good." Su Ziyu's eyes were teasing. "Before I left the capital, I said that once the Emperor took office, you would come to ask me for marriage. I hope you keep your word and don't keep me waiting too long."

"You won't have to wait long, you have to trust me."

The carriage stopped in front of a teahouse. Fu Jingsheng got off the carriage first, and then he reached out to help Su Ziyu get off.

A crowd gathered around, saying, "Isn't that the newly crowned champion?"

"It's him. That one seems to be Su Ziyu, the daughter of the Su family. On the day the results were announced, I heard that Miss Su led a group of people to capture the top scholar Fu from the list of potential husbands. It seems that good things are about to happen."

"I heard that this top scholar, Fu, was raised by an orphan mother. His mother earned a lot of money through business to support his studies; she was an extraordinary woman."

"That's truly amazing. A woman's family producing a top scholar is an incredibly joyous occasion."

"No."

"Miss Su has a good eye for talent and has chosen Scholar Fu. Scholar Fu's official career will definitely be smooth sailing in the future."

A crowd gathered around as the two entered the teahouse together, and the story of Su Ziyu and Fu Jingsheng spread throughout the capital.

On the day the results were announced, Miss Su personally led a group to "catch" Fu Jingsheng from under the notice board and brought him back. Now that the two are together, no one is surprised.

Everyone thought Fu Jingsheng was lucky, passing the imperial examination with flying colors and becoming the top scholar. When the results were announced, Miss Su saw them too, and with Prime Minister Su's support, his future seemed limitless.

Su Ziyu led Fu Jingsheng upstairs to a private room, while the servants waited outside. Su Ziyu looked at Fu Jingsheng shyly: "Your mother and sister have arrived. When did they arrive? You didn't even let anyone know. If I hadn't run into you on the road today, were you not planning to tell me that you had returned to the capital?"

Fu Jingsheng hurriedly explained, "I arrived the day before yesterday. I just got here, and there are still many things to take care of at home. I was thinking of sorting things out before coming to see you, but I didn't expect to run into you today."

“Establishing a new mansion is indeed not easy; there are many things to manage. However, Aunt has always been in business, so she should be quite familiar with these matters.”

“My mother has business dealings in the capital before, so she is no stranger to the capital.” Fu Jingsheng smiled slightly. “Once my mother has made some arrangements, she will invite some prominent families to come to the mansion to celebrate, and she will also ask a matchmaker to come and propose marriage.”

Mentioning this, Su Ziyu blushed and said, "If you need any help, please let me know. As for the matter at hand, there's no rush. You can take care of things at home first." Su Ziyu looked at Fu Jingsheng's handsome face and felt happy.

A man who is handsome and a top scholar in the imperial examinations—everyone would want to snatch him up as their husband.

"I will arrange the marriage proposal. I don't know what position the palace will assign me right now. The rank will definitely not be very high at the beginning. I'm afraid that you, a daughter of a high-ranking official, will suffer under my tutelage."

“You have real talent. If my father puts a good word for you with the Emperor, things will definitely turn out well.”

With Su Ziyu's words, Fu Jingsheng felt reassured.

The two drank tea at the teahouse for a while, and then Su Ziyu went to check out the jewelry store.

As soon as I arrived there, I heard a young woman arguing loudly with the shopkeeper: "I only bumped into her lightly, she pushed me, she should pay for it, it has nothing to do with me."

The woman arguing was dressed in pink, with a lot of rouge on her face, bright red lips, and a lot of jewelry on her body. The jewelry looked decent, but it was still far inferior to the items in the curio cabinet.

Upon hearing the voice, Fu Xiaojing frowned at first, then tried to leave with Su Ziyu: "Why is this place so messy? Ziyu, let's go somewhere else. I don't like crowded places."