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

"Madam Fu, you haven't been in the capital for long, and you've already done a very good job organizing this banquet," Su Ziyu said gently with a faint smile.

Actually, the Fu family's attire was quite ordinary. The screen looked to be of poor quality, especially the inscription on it, which clearly wasn't written by a master.

And those vases in the house look like they were just randomly bought from a small shop; you can only see the poor quality of the vases, not their elegance.

You can tell at a glance whether someone spent money or not.

The ladies and young women who entered were all shrewd and discerning; a glance at the layout of the venue was enough to tell them what kind of taste the top scholar's mother possessed.

Because the other party was the newly appointed top scholar, and Su Ziyu was there to oversee things, even if they felt disdain, they couldn't say it out loud.

"Jingying, look at her. A young lady from a prominent family is truly a young lady from a prominent family. Look at her overall demeanor; she's incomparable to ordinary young ladies."

Madam Qian was extremely satisfied with Su Ziyu. In her heart, she looked down on Su Mingyue even more, wishing that her son would rest now and marry the smart, beautiful, powerful and influential Miss Su.

Once Miss Su enters the family, she, as the mother-in-law, can rest easy and have Miss Su serve her.

When word gets back to the village, she'll be so proud.

Not only did he marry the daughter of the current prime minister, but he also had her serve his entire family.

Inside the Zhuangyuan Mansion, a peaceful atmosphere prevailed. Whether they were newly acquainted or not very familiar with each other, everyone became like old friends at this moment. They chatted with each other, all adopting a wait-and-see attitude, wanting to see if the marriage between the Su family and the Fu family would actually come to fruition.

Now that Miss Su has personally attended the event and had a pleasant conversation with the Fu family matriarch and her sister-in-law, it seems that this marriage is a sure thing.

Outside the Zhuangyuan Mansion, Su Mingyue stood on one side of the street, watching as many carriages were parked outside and many servants waited for their master to come out.

When Xingchun learned that Fu Jingsheng's family was holding a thank-you banquet today, she was furious: "Madam, what was this young master thinking? You are his wife, and you can say that you deserve half the credit for his success today. Such a big banquet, and he didn't even wait for you, let alone tell you."

Does Su Mingyue feel sorry for him?

Ironically, in her previous life, she never had the chance to witness such a scene.

Her life ended on that day; her soul was locked away by him, unable to go anywhere.

She chuckled softly: "Can't you see that he doesn't want people to know he's already married? He wants to tell the world that he's a talented young man who's still unmarried."

“How could he do this? During the year he was studying, the old lady was in poor health, constantly ill. It was you who brought her countless doctors before her health improved slightly. And Miss, if it weren't for you, she would have already been taken by that Master Shen and abducted to be someone's concubine.” Xingchun knew about these things.

Over the past three years, the Fu family may not remember how much their wife has helped them, but she remembers it all very clearly.

Now that Young Master Fu has gained power and become the top scholar, he wants to marry a noblewoman. What an ungrateful person!

"The past is the past. Who else remembers it besides ourselves?" Su Mingyue sneered. "How about we go in and see what the fuss is about?"

Upon hearing this, Xingchun was overjoyed: "You are the lady of the Fu family, the matriarch. Now that you are in the capital, you should naturally go home."

"Silly girl." Su Mingyue gently tapped her: "I'm just going in to get a meal and watch the excitement. Who told you I was going in as Mrs. Fu?"

"Why don't you use it? You are the mistress of the Fu family." Xingchun didn't understand why the lady didn't say that.

"If the truth is revealed so quickly, it's not interesting at all."

"Ah, you mean to sneak in? But how are we supposed to get in? Without a warrant, we probably won't be able to get in. Besides, it's still about giving gifts, and it's a loss for our own family to give gifts to each other."

Xingchun is a little money-grubber.

Ever since learning that Young Master Fu and his wife had fallen out of love, he has been very careful with money, fearing that his wife might spend too much money on the Fu family.

Su Mingyue took out an invitation from her sleeve: "Madam, I was prepared long ago. Let's go in and take a look."

Xingchun followed behind the lady with a heart full of fear.

On the one hand, she was worried that the old lady and the young lady would recognize her, but on the other hand, she was afraid that they wouldn't.

She actually hoped the other party would recognize her; ideally, the lady would come up on stage and loudly proclaim, "I am Madam Fu!" making the top scholar lose face on the spot.

After inspecting the gatekeeper, the two casually handed over a piece of calligraphy and painting and swaggered inside.

Inside, Su Ziyu and Madam Fu were entertaining the female guests, while Fu Jingsheng was entertaining the male guests.

Since she and Xingchun are now identified as men, they should naturally go to the male customers' area.

When Fu Jingsheng saw Su Mingyue's face, he was momentarily confused, but then shook his head: Mingyue is still in her hometown right now, she couldn't possibly be here. The people he sent just left a couple of days ago, and they won't be in the capital for at least half a month.

A smile played at the corners of his lips: "May I ask which family you belong to, sir? You look somewhat unfamiliar. May I ask your name?"

Su Mingyue clasped her hands in a gesture of respect: "I heard that Scholar Fu is holding a banquet to express his gratitude at his residence today. I happen to be passing by and have come to ask for a cup of wine."

"So it's Young Master Ye, please." Fu Jingsheng assumed the other party was one of the Ye family's young masters, so he didn't ask any further questions and simply pointed to a seat for her.

Su Mingyue offered a few words of congratulations in a very generous manner before sitting down.

A man next to her sized up Su Mingyue and sneered, "You must be that sickly man from the Ye family."

Su Mingyue knew a little about the Ye family.

When she was little, she grew up with Ye Wushuang from the Ye family, but Ye Wushuang was weak and couldn't go out to play often.

"Who are you?" Su Mingyue looked at the other person.

"I am He Boyi from the He family." The other party introduced himself: "The Ye family must be out of people, sending a sickly man like you."

"I heard there are quite a few new people here, so my family sent me over to join in the fun. As for Young Master He, I will pass on the message to my father."

He Boyi choked: "The Ye family doesn't value the new top scholar and actually sent a sickly person over. Am I wrong?"

"Isn't your He family the same? Sending a spoiled brat like you." This He Boyi was a troublemaker when he was young, and I didn't expect him to be the same as before, going astray.

Su Mingyue ignored him.

Xingchun was terrified when he overheard his wife's conversation with that young master.

Madam is truly courageous, using people's identities so casually and yet so self-righteously.

Someone nearby exclaimed, "The top scholar is so lucky! Not only did he pass the imperial examination with flying colors, but he also caught the eye of Miss Su."

"Perhaps the two of them had already taken a liking to each other, and the act of 'catching a son-in-law after the imperial examination' was just a show for everyone to see."

"Did the top scholar Fu get caught by the Su family's search for a son-in-law?" Su Mingyue looked completely bewildered.