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

Su Mingyue slept until dark.

When I woke up, looking at the dimly lit room, I had a strange feeling that I didn't know what year it was.

Hearing the commotion inside, Xingchun brought in a basin of water and asked Su Mingyue to rinse her mouth.

"Miss, the meal is all prepared. Shall we eat now?"

"Has there been any news from the clinic? Has Chen Xiaomei woken up?" Su Mingyue sat up and asked in a hoarse voice.

"They said they've woken up and are breathing again, and their condition is quite good. They'll stay on the small beds at the clinic tonight, and you can go check on them first thing tomorrow morning."

"Let's eat first. After we eat, I'll go check on things." She hadn't operated on anyone in a long time. This was her first time in three years, and she was worried about it, so she decided to go check on things after dinner.

Su Mingyue sat at the dining table, looking at the food, her appetite not very good: "Give me some vinegar."

When she was little, she had a habit of drinking a little vinegar with her meals, and she had maintained this habit for the past few years. However, after marrying into the Fu family, Madam Qian said that drinking too much vinegar was bad for her health and would make it difficult to have children, so she stopped.

"Miss," Xingxia brought over a bowl of vinegar, "this is the most famous aged vinegar in the capital, please try it."

With the vinegar, Su Mingyue felt a sense of satisfaction she hadn't experienced in a long time, and even had an extra bowl of rice.

She had just put down her rice bowl when she heard a noise from the front yard. Xingxia quickly went out to check and returned shortly after: "Miss, it's someone from the clinic. They said that Chen Xiaomei suddenly vomited blood and they want you to go and take a look as soon as possible."

Su Mingyue picked up the medicine box and left.

Talk to the medicine box while on the carriage.

"She vomited blood because there was stagnant blood coming out of her throat. Once she vomited it out, she would be fine."

Su Mingyue knew the situation wasn't serious. However, if she didn't go, the patient might scare themselves unnecessarily, potentially delaying treatment.

In the past, Chen Xiaomei had stopped coughing up blood. Because she couldn't move, her husband was cleaning her up.

"Xiao Su, you're here." Madam Qian had just taken Chen Xiaomei's pulse, and everything seemed fine. She was thinking that the blood she was vomiting was probably from the incision site coming out of her throat.

Whether it's true or not, we'll only know after Xiao Su sees it.

Su Mingyue put down her medicine box and gave the wound a quick check: "It's nothing, it's normal. Because you had surgery on your throat, the blood clots inside will come out of your mouth. Just clean them out regularly and you'll be fine. When you wake up tonight, the wound might hurt a little. Remember, you absolutely must not touch the incision. If you do, it will bleed, and that could cause some trouble."

"Yes, I will do as you say." Hearing that his wife's recent vomiting of blood was a normal phenomenon, the man felt relieved.

It's good that she's alright. As long as she's alright, it means her illness is curable, and there's hope.

"I hope I didn't disturb your rest by calling you over so late at night?" Old Qian said somewhat apologetically.

At this hour, young women usually don't like to go out, but Su Mingyue came over without saying a word, feeling somewhat guilty.

“I was the one who stabbed her, so of course I have to take responsibility for her. Even if you hadn’t told me to come, I was planning to come and check on her anyway. Her condition is alright; she just needs a few days of rest.”

"To have such talent at such a young age, truly a promising young talent." Old Qian thought of his own grandson, who was only a few years younger than the other grandson and was still as mischievous as a child, and felt a headache coming on.

“I dare not compare myself to you. You have dedicated your life to medicine and saved countless lives. Your contributions are the greatest. I was just lucky to have met a master with great skills who was willing to teach me.”

She let her master down, using her skills instead of marrying, and in the end, she ended up in a state that was neither human nor ghost.

If her master knew her fate in her previous life, I wonder if he would regret taking her as a disciple.

"Any skill that can save lives is a good skill. It's getting dark, I can have someone take you back."

"No need, I brought people with me." Su Mingyue declined Old Qian's offer: "You should go back early too, I'll come back tomorrow morning."

Because it was already dark, there were only a few pedestrians on the street, and occasionally one or two horse-drawn carriages would pass by.

Su Mingyue parked the carriage not far from the backyard of the Fu family, and sat down in the carriage without getting off.

Gu Yu and Xing Chun sat with her in the carriage.

……

When the War King came out of the palace, it was already very late at night.

Qinghu had been waiting outside for a long time. When he saw the prince come out, he stepped forward and said, "Your Highness, you've finally come out. Miss Su just went to the Fu family's backyard."

The War King frowned: "What was she doing in the Fu family's backyard?"

"It seems that Fu Jingsheng invited her over."

Thinking about the past entanglements between the two, Xiao Zhan wondered if they might have rekindled their past relationship, but after thinking about it, he realized it was impossible.

Is Guyu here with you?

"exist."

"Then it's alright. If she goes, we shouldn't be worried about her, but about Fu Jingsheng."

Fu Jingsheng dared to ask her out; I wonder if he was prepared to be schemed against by Su Mingyue.

Seeing that his lord trusted Su Mingyue unconditionally, Qinghu couldn't help but speak up: "Your Highness, she is now your fiancée. Aren't you afraid of her...?"

“I trust her, just as she trusts me. If she really wants to do something, do you think I can stop her?”

The two were never truly engaged; it was a contract. If Su Mingyue truly wanted to return to Fu Jingsheng's side, he couldn't stop her, nor did he have any reason or standing to do so.

……

After Fu Jingsheng finished dinner and settled Su Ziyu in, he went to his study to read for a while. Then he heard Li Shun come to report that a carriage was parked in the backyard.

Fu Jingsheng was secretly delighted upon hearing this.

He knew that Mingyue still had feelings for him and couldn't let him go.

She will definitely come.

He straightened his clothes and asked Li Shun to bring him the snacks he had prepared. He slipped past the servants and came out from the backyard.

"Mingyue." He walked directly to the carriage and called out softly, "I knew it was you. You would definitely come."

Su Mingyue lifted the curtain and saw Fu Jingsheng dressed like a peacock, smiling shyly at her, holding a food box that emitted the fragrance of osmanthus.

It's her favorite osmanthus cake.

This scoundrel never bothered to please her before, but he's now going to great lengths to scheme against her.

"Just say what you need to say. I have other things to do and don't have much time." Su Mingyue didn't get off the carriage but remained inside.

"Mingyue, come down here. I have something to tell you. It won't take long, and you can go back after I've finished."

"What else is there to say between us? We're already divorced. Could it be that you can't stand to see me doing well and want to cause trouble to ruin me before tomorrow's banquet?"

Fu Jingsheng felt a little guilty, but spoke seriously: "Mingyue, the War King is not someone you can afford to offend. You are just an orphan with no family background. If you really enter the War King's mansion, I'm afraid you'll be left with nothing but bones. Although we are divorced, I really want you to be well. Do you understand?"