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

“Your wife hasn’t left, so the property transfer might be possible. If it can’t be done now, we’ll wait until your wife returns before paying the money, and then we’ll go to the government office to complete the transfer.”

"Madam won't be back from the capital for several months. Before she left, she entrusted everything to me. We'll go to transfer the property first thing tomorrow morning, and the money will be exchanged for the property at the same time."

Fu Jingsheng was relieved to hear the other party's response. He took the silver back and agreed to meet at the yamen early the next morning to complete the formalities.

Even after the matter was settled, Fu Jingsheng was still a little uneasy. On his way back, he said to Su Mingyue, "We still need to be extra careful when transferring the property tomorrow. The owner isn't here, and if he turns out to be a fraudster, we'll have no recourse later."

"The truth of this matter can be found out by going to the yamen. It can't be that he has connections everywhere and can even bribe the people in the yamen."

Fu Jingsheng thought about it and realized that this made sense.

The capital is not like other places; those people probably don't have the connections to get the government officials to help them commit fraud.

"Let me keep this silver for now," Fu Jingsheng said softly, glancing at the small box Su Mingyue was holding.

"Let me keep it for now. My husband has to go out to run errands later and won't have time to watch over it. I'm different. I'm not going anywhere today. I'll just stay here with these things until I finish my business."

"That's fine too." Fu Jingsheng thought about it. Anyway, he was going to take it out tomorrow. If he left it with her for a day, she couldn't possibly run away.

Fu Jingsheng got off the carriage halfway there, saying he had arranged to meet a friend nearby to discuss some business.

Fu Jingying got out of the car at the entrance of her house. After getting out, she took her maid and went outside, saying she wanted to go for a stroll.

Madam Qian instructed Su Mingyue to keep her things safe, otherwise she would have to leave the Fu family.

Su Mingyue gave a polite reply, but inwardly she was sneering.

She was curious about how the Fu family would treat her after she handed over all her money.

……

Fu Jingying invited Su Ziyu out.

Upon meeting, Fu Jingying couldn't wait to share with Su Ziyu about his brother's plan to buy a manor.

"Did they agree?" Su Ziyu was curious about this.

She wanted to buy it, but the other party wouldn't budge.

If Fu Jingsheng goes there, will the other party suddenly give in?

“Agreed. The initial asking price was 100,000 taels, but after my brother's persuasion, it was reduced to 88,000 taels. We'll go to transfer the ownership first thing tomorrow morning, and in a few days we can invite Sister Su to stay at the estate for a few days. That estate not only has hot springs, but also all kinds of fresh fruits and vegetables.”

"Eighty-eight thousand taels of silver? That's a lot! Isn't it a bit too expensive?"

“That courtyard is indeed nice, worth the price. My brother said we should buy it now while the owner hasn’t changed her mind. If she changes her mind later, or if more people find out, we definitely won’t be able to get it for this price. In our family, my brother is the smartest, and listening to him is always the right thing to do.” Fu Jingying’s words were full of admiration for Fu Jingsheng.

Su Ziyu listened to Fu Jingying's words, a slight smile playing on her lips, clearly indicating that she was in a good mood.

Fu Jingying knew perfectly well why she wanted to buy this estate, though others did not.

It was for her.

“Great! Once you buy the estate, I’ll definitely come and stay with you for a few days. By the way, Jingying, there’s something I want to ask you.”

"Sister Su, ask me anything you want to know. I will tell you anything I know."

“Your brother is the top scholar in the imperial examination. I took a liking to him on the day the results were announced, and I also wanted to marry him. I just wanted to ask you, does your brother have an engagement or anything like that in the countryside? If he has an engagement, no matter how much I like him, I can't do something like stealing someone else's husband.”