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

Su Ziyu looked at Su Mingyue, a smile curving her lips, and asked Madam Qian in a gentle voice, "Madam, my cousin is really beautiful. I wonder if she is married?"

“She lost both her parents when she was young, and I took pity on her and took her in. She was engaged when she was young, but after a family tragedy, the man came to cancel the engagement. I was thinking that once Jingsheng passed the imperial examination with top honors, I would see if there was a suitable family in the capital to help her, so that I could do right by my cousin and his wife.”

Su Mingyue wanted to laugh as she listened to Qian Shi's words.

They're quite good at making up stories, creating a cousin and his wife out of thin air.

I imagine that Grand Secretary Su will be grateful to you, for you have inexplicably become your cousin.

Su Ziyu's expression remained unchanged: "Madam, you are a kind-hearted person. I think my cousin is quite good-looking, and she has always been raised by you, so she must be a good match. I'll ask my mother to inquire and find her a good family."

“My dear child, this is a family matter, how can we trouble Madam Su? Before Jingsheng failed the exam, she didn’t have many matchmakers around me. Now that she’s in the capital, no matter what, she’ll marry better than she did in the countryside.”

“That’s true. Even if you marry a minor official or general, life will be much better than in the countryside.” Su Ziyu smiled and looked at Su Mingyue: “Cousin, I felt you were very approachable the first time I met you. Could you take me for a tour of the mansion?”

"Mingyue took Miss Su for a stroll around the manor. Miss Su is of noble birth, so she must not be neglected." Her words implied that she should be careful with her speech, or she would be severely punished if she dared to say anything out of line and the other party discovered her identity.

"Don't worry, I will definitely take good care of Miss Su."

"I'll join you too." Fu Jingying was also afraid that Su Mingyue would say something inappropriate, so she wanted to go along.

Fu Jingying led Su Ziyu ahead, while Su Mingyue followed behind.

The two chatted and laughed like close friends. In contrast, Su Mingyue, following behind them, seemed out of place.

Halfway there, a maidservant rushed over and bumped into Su Ziyu.

The maidservant knelt on the ground: "I am a maidservant in Miss Biao's room. Because Miss Biao likes flowers, she ordered us to plant some flowers and plants in the courtyard. We did not mean to offend a noble lady."

Su Mingyue looked at the maid kneeling on the ground. She was indeed a maid from her courtyard, arranged by Madam Qian.

"Cousin, your maid has offended Sister Su. What are you going to do about it?"

"This maid is so careless in her work, why don't we sell her off?" Su Mingyue said calmly.

“Miss, I was ordered by you to plant flowers in this courtyard. I did not mean to offend you. Please do not sell us out.”

“Forget it, no matter she’s just a maid, she didn’t do it on purpose. Just punish her by making her plant all the flowers in the yard. It’s not like she’ll have to be sold off.” Su Ziyu stepped forward and spoke in a gentle and kind tone: “She’s just following orders, why make things difficult for her?”

Listen to that, how magnanimous and kind!

She, Su Mingyue, became the villain, but before she even entered the manor, she had already established a good persona.

"You should thank Miss Su." Su Mingyue glanced at the maid with a mocking look in her eyes, then smiled at Su Ziyu: "Miss Su is indeed beautiful inside and out. Jingsheng is truly blessed."

Su Ziyu looked at Su Mingyue.

She wondered if Su Mingyue had recognized her.

If they recognized him, why should he endure humiliation at the Fu family's residence?