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

She and Fu Jingsheng are now cousins, so she doesn't need to worry about him coming over in the middle of the night. Fu Jingsheng is currently focused on marrying Su Ziyu, so naturally he won't do anything with her at this crucial moment.

After looking at the account books, she went to sleep.

The recurring dream in her mind was of the faces of Fu Jingsheng's family after she committed suicide by hitting her head against a wall.

They were all smug, saying that she died well, that her death was brilliant.

She chose this path herself, so she has no one to blame but herself.

She woke up from her dream with a dry mouth.

She could no longer tell whether the scenes in her dream were a dream or something that had actually happened.

I poured myself a glass of water, drank it, and sat on the edge of the bed, thinking about how to proceed in the future.

Early in the morning, Fu Jingying came to wake her up.

"Su Mingyue, you're really something, sleeping in as soon as you arrive in the capital. You need to understand your place. You're not the matriarch of the Fu family anymore; you're just a young lady staying at the Fu family's place. You need to be more diligent in everything you do, understand?"

Su Mingyue woke up in the middle of the night and couldn't fall back asleep, but she finally went to sleep just before dawn.

If she is not awake, Xingchun usually won't call her.

"No need to remind me." Su Mingyue sat up. "Whether you are Miss Biao or not, you know in your hearts. Aren't you going to check on the courtyard? You go out first, I'll tidy up and come out."

Fu Jingying flicked her sleeves and left, saying with dissatisfaction, "Hurry up, my mother and I are waiting for you."

Su Mingyue didn't care about them. It was more than an hour later before she got dressed and ate breakfast.

After they went outside, the mother and daughter looked extremely grim.

"Su Mingyue, didn't we agree to go see the estate first thing this morning? You got up so late, and you made Jingying and me wait for so long. You're really putting on airs now."

Su Mingyue looked at the two of them, yawned without any regard for her image, and soon tears welled up in her eyes: "Yesterday I learned that my husband wanted to divorce me, and I was heartbroken all night. I didn't fall asleep until almost dawn, so I woke up a little late."

"Don't worry, as long as you behave and don't make things difficult for Jingsheng, he won't divorce you immediately. You'll still have a place in this mansion. Of course, if you disobey, he'll divorce you right away."

“I know Jingsheng still has feelings for me.”

"Everyone's here, let's set off together then." Fu Jingsheng returned from outside.

The carriage traveled along the bustling streets, exited the city gate, and headed straight for the manor.

Hearing that someone was looking for him, Manager Liu ran to open the door. When he saw Fu Jingsheng and his wife at the door, Manager Liu pretended not to recognize them.

Fu Jingsheng greeted him politely: "Manager, is your master here? We heard that your master is interested in selling this estate, and we would like to inquire about it. May we come in?"

“Your wife is out and won’t be back for a while. You can talk to me about whatever you need to do.”

"Are you really capable of making that decision? If I wanted to buy this estate, could you also make that decision?"

"As long as the price is right, of course it's possible. Our lady has quoted 100,000 taels. If you can afford that price, we can discuss it further. If you can't afford that price, there's no need to discuss it further."

"Price is not a problem, but could we be allowed to go inside and browse around?"

"Come in. You're not allowed to go near the main courtyard, but you can look around wherever you want." Steward Liu made way for them. "The courtyard is quite large, with twenty rooms in total, as well as various woodsheds and storage rooms. There are 120 acres of farmland and two plots of forest. Buying it for 100,000 taels of silver is an absolute steal."