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

The family raised their glasses and clinked them together.

Fu Jingying, not understanding why, drank it down in one gulp.

Before long, Fu Jingsheng and Qian Shi drank it down in one gulp.

All three pairs of eyes were on Su Mingyue, gesturing for her to drink it.

Without hesitation, Su Mingyue downed her drink in one gulp. She even emptied the bottom of the glass to show them she had finished.

Fu Jingsheng and Qian Shi exchanged a glance, their eyes revealing obvious joy.

"I might not be a good drinker." Less than fifteen minutes later, Su Mingyue stood up, rubbing her temples. "I'm a little dizzy. You guys continue eating, I'll head back now."

Seeing that the lady was unsteady on her feet, Xingchun went forward to support her.

"Xingchun, help me back to my room."

"Miss, please take your time." Xingchun helped her walk towards her courtyard.

"Take good care of your young lady," Fu Jingsheng instructed from behind.

As Su Mingyue slowly disappeared from sight, Madam Qian put down her cup and said to Jing Sheng, "Jing Sheng, Miss Su is very fond of you. You must not be soft-hearted towards Mingyue."

Su Mingyue returned to the courtyard to rest for a while, and then Fu Jingying came to find her, saying that he wanted to take her out for a walk and introduce her to some young ladies from prominent families, which might be helpful to her in the future.

Su Mingyue naturally followed along.

……

Before setting off, Fu Jingying gave Su Mingyue a sachet, saying it was a new one she had recently made and that she should definitely carry it with her.

"Jingying's hands have become so skillful; it seems she's put a lot of effort into it lately. Could it be that she has a favorite young master?" Su Mingyue teased, accepting the sachet.

"What are you saying? My brother isn't even married yet, how can I say that beforehand?"

Upon hearing Fu Jingying's words, Su Mingyue turned to leave.

Fu Jingying pulled her aside: "Alright, I misspoke. You and my brother, my brother will find a way to put you in the public eye, so don't be sad. I've arranged to meet them at the Peach Blossom Grove, we'll go there now."

When they arrived at the small peach grove, Fu Jingying saw that they hadn't come yet, so she said she was going to go outside to check and told Su Mingyue to wait there, saying she would be right back.

At the same time, a man walked towards Su Mingyue.

Fu Jingying looked at these things, a slight smile playing on her lips, and went to find someone.

……

Fu Jingying ran in the other direction.

Today, some young men and women from prominent families are also here to admire the flowers.

As she walked over, she said to them, "Everyone, Sister Ziyu is also admiring the flowers over there. Let's go and take a look together."

When everyone heard that Su Ziyu was there, they naturally headed in that direction.

Seeing that everyone had left, Fu Jingying felt a little smug and thought to herself: Su Mingyue, who told you to be a businesswoman? You're not good enough for my brother. No matter what happens later, it's all your fault, you can't blame anyone else.

……

Fu Jingsheng did indeed arrange to meet Su Ziyu at the Peach Blossom Grove.

Upon meeting, Fu Jingsheng couldn't wait to tell Su Ziyu about buying the courtyard.

"Ziyu, I've already bought the estate, and my mother is looking for an auspicious day. As soon as a good day comes, she'll go to your house to propose marriage. However, my mother is just a small merchant, and her family isn't very wealthy, so she probably can't prepare as much as a prominent family for the bride price."

"What I valued about you was you as a person. If I really wanted to find someone from a good family, I wouldn't have chosen you in the first place."

"From now on, I will not take any concubines. You will be my only wife, and I will only treat you well. In a couple of days, Jingying will invite you to stay at the estate for a couple of days. If you like it there, I will stay for a few more days."

Su Ziyu nodded shyly: "I wanted to buy it a few days ago but they wouldn't let me. You're much more charming, so they sold it to you directly. It must have cost a lot of money."

She was just saying it casually, not expecting Fu Jingsheng to actually buy it. The fact that he was able to buy it still surprised her somewhat.