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

Fu Jingsheng paused for a moment after hearing Su Ziyu's words.

Let him buy the estate across the street.

That's certainly unlikely...

The Emperor did bestow gifts, but a considerable portion of those gifts has already been used to prepare for the thanksgiving banquet.

Counting the days, Su Mingyue will arrive in two or three days.

When she arrives, perhaps we can find a way to buy this estate and give it to her as a betrothal gift.

“If the other party only wants silver, that would be fine. But they don’t even respect Lord Su’s feelings, so it won’t be easy to resolve.” Fu Jingsheng neither agreed nor disagreed.

The implication is that the other party doesn't even give Lord Su face, so why would they give him face?

Su Ziyu winked at him: "I know you're the most resourceful. You'll definitely find a way to get them to agree."

"Okay, I'll give it a try." Fu Jingsheng didn't refuse again, thinking that he would ask Su Mingyue to think of a solution when she arrived.

The two spent the day at the estate before heading back, passing by the gate of Su Mingyue's estate on their way back. Su Ziyu deliberately lifted the carriage curtain to let Fu Jingsheng see: "Jingsheng, this is the courtyard. Look at it, isn't it particularly elegant? There are also two hot spring sources inside; it's a rare and wonderful hot spring resort."

"Who could afford to buy such a estate in such a place? Could it be someone from the royal family?"

“I can confirm that she is not a member of the royal family.” Su Ziyu was very certain: “She is an orphan who made some money through business. Perhaps she was just lucky that she bought this estate when it was up for sale.”

"An orphan girl dares to go against the Su family?"

“She doesn’t know I’m a member of the Su family. How could we buy the estate in Father’s name? If Father knew, he would definitely punish us. She thinks we are just ordinary merchants like her, so she doesn’t take us seriously.” Su Ziyu finished speaking and gave a cold laugh.

Su Mingyue, now that this estate is yours, I want your man to give it to me personally.

Not just this estate, but your man, everything you have, I want it all.

“If she’s just a merchant, she’ll probably be willing to sell if we offer her something that’s tempting. Ziyu, leave this to me. My mother is an expert at dealing with merchants; I’ll have her handle the purchase and give it to you.”

“Okay.” Su Ziyu smiled happily: “It’s not a big deal. If it works out, great; if not, so be it. We shouldn’t force anyone.”

“We are all respectable people, why would we do something that forces others to do something they can’t?”

On the way back, the two sat in the carriage, and Fu Jingsheng looked at Su Ziyu's fair and jade-like hand and grasped it as if by accident.

Seeing that the other party did not refuse, he became bolder.

With a jolt, Su Ziyu cried out as if she had accidentally fallen into Fu Jingsheng's arms, then immediately got up: "Jingsheng, I'm sorry, this road is not easy to walk on."

Fu Jingsheng was much bolder now, and pulled Su Ziyu back into his arms: "This section is not easy to walk, it's fine as it is."

Su Ziyu's lips curled slightly.

Fu Jingsheng was secretly delighted.

It seems that Ziyu really likes him.

After parting ways with Su Ziyu, Fu Jingsheng returned home with a joyful expression.

When they returned, Madam Qian was beating and scolding the servants.

It turned out that a maid had accidentally broken a tea set in the house. When Madam Qian found out, she was furious and ordered people to beat and scold the maid.

The little maid was kneeling on the ground, tears streaming down her face, her body covered in blood.

Fu Jingsheng frowned: "Mother, what are you doing?"