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

Fu Shangbin had been coveting Su Mingyue's beauty for many years.

Now that he has the chance to marry her, how could he let it go?

Even after being beaten, he still insisted on saying, "Mingyue, I truly love you. Don't hide it anymore. Jingsheng will definitely grant our wish. Quickly, kneel down with me, and let's beg Jingsheng to grant us our wish."

Hearing his words, Su Mingyue slapped him a few more times.

"What are you doing?" Madam Qian asked, her face full of anger as she saw that she had gone mad.

Su Mingyue turned around and looked at Qian Shi.

She was adorned with gold and silver from head to toe, and was no different from the wealthy ladies in the city.

He was using her money, yet he wanted to scheme against her.

Alright then, bring on all your tricks today.

"What am I supposed to do? I'd like to ask you what you're trying to do? What's the point of bringing this person here? And you're even accusing me of having something going on with him? If I really had something going on with him, why would I keep giving Jing Sheng money to help him pass the imperial examination? I'd be hoping he fails. If he passes, and then I make him divorce me, am I crazy?" Su Mingyue sneered.

"Because you are not virtuous and cannot bear loneliness." Madam Qian slammed her hand on the table, making a loud thud.

"Shang Bin has already admitted it, what do you have to say?"

“Mother, why are you in such a hurry? I also have someone to say something.” Su Mingyue clapped her hands.

A middle-aged man walked in.

He walked straight up to Fu Jingsheng and said to him, "Jingsheng, you've really made your father proud, passing the imperial examination with top honors. It's good that you're back. Hurry up and arrange my marriage to your mother. From now on, we're family. You can call me Father, and I'll take care of your mother for you."

This middle-aged man was easily recognizable within a ten-mile radius; he was a good-for-nothing who only knew how to drink when he had a little money.

Enraged, Ms. Qian pointed a finger at him: "You're talking nonsense. Who do you think you are?"

“Mother, don’t be angry. Let’s hear what he has to say first.” Su Mingyue was not in a hurry at all: “He must have some basis for saying this. If he didn’t have a basis, he would not say such things. Besides, he has already admitted it, so Mother, you don’t need to hide it anymore. If you really want to find a stepfather for Jingsheng, Jingsheng and I will not stop you.”

"Su Mingyue, what are you trying to do? You just picked some random old man from somewhere and dared to let him in. Throw him out right now!" Fu Jingying jumped out angrily.

“Jingying, you believe what Fu Shangbin says so much? It doesn’t make sense. You don’t believe what this uncle says either.”

“Jiu Hong,” the middle-aged man said, “you were the one who told me that after Jing Sheng passed the high school entrance exam, you would definitely have him bring me home. You also said that you would tell the children about you and me. Now that Jing Sheng is back, you should tell him about it quickly.”

Jiu Hong is Qian's name.

"Someone, throw him out! He's talking nonsense! He's talking nonsense!" Madam Qian was so angry that her face turned red, and she pointed at the other person with both fingers, her face terrifying.

“Su Shi.” The clan chief stepped forward: “What are you doing? I know your mother-in-law’s character; she’s not that kind of person. Where did you find this person? Take her out of here immediately.”

"Yes, sister-in-law. Even if you don't want to be divorced by my brother, you can't force Mother like this. Mother is old and not as young as you. How could she do such a thing?"

"You're all doubting me. I'm telling the truth. She has a mole on her chest and a scar on her buttocks." Liu Datou became anxious when he saw that no one believed him.

Upon hearing his words, Qian fainted immediately after her vision went black.

“Mother.” It was Fu Jingsheng and Fu Jingying’s anxious voices.

"Quickly, call a doctor."

Su Mingyue sat there demurely, watching them descend into chaos.

The clan chief stood up, pointed at Su Mingyue's nose, and cursed, "How could you be so shameless as to frame your own mother-in-law? A woman like you is utterly vicious and should be divorced."

“Yes, Jingsheng. She dared to hire someone to harm your mother, which is extremely unfilial. Divorce her.”

Su Mingyue glanced coldly at Fu Jingsheng as she listened to their conversation, her tone nonchalant: "You believe Fu Shangbin's words without any evidence. But you don't believe Uncle Liu's detailed account. If you accuse me of framing my mother, you need to provide evidence. If you don't have evidence, then you are framing me."

Her voice was calm, yet it inexplicably instilled a sense of dread in people.

She was so calm, like the calm before a storm.

"Fu Shangbin, you say you and Mingyue have been living as husband and wife for a long time, do you have any evidence?" The clan chief looked at Fu Shangbin.

Fu Shangbin had no evidence: "We usually meet outside, and no one has seen us. But I have one of her handkerchiefs here, a token of our love that she gave me."

Fu Shangbin took out a handkerchief from his pocket and handed it to the clan chief.

After pinching her philtrum, Madam Qian woke up. She sat to one side, and seeing Fu Shangbin take out a handkerchief, she glared fiercely at Su Mingyue: "What else do you have to say?"

"What handkerchief? I don't know anything about it." After seeing the writing on the handkerchief, Su Mingyue covered her mouth in shock: "Shang Bin, even if you love Jingying, you can't hurt me. This handkerchief clearly belongs to Jingying, how can you say it's mine, this..."

Only then did everyone realize that there were two small characters on one corner of the handkerchief, namely the two characters "Jing Ying".

Fu Jingying was still feeling smug, waiting to see how Su Mingyue would try to deny it, but when she heard her name called, she quickly looked over.

That handkerchief really was hers.

No, she clearly gave Su Mingyue's handkerchief to the other party, so how did it become her own?

She rushed forward, trying to snatch the handkerchief back, but Su Mingyue took it first.

“Mother, Jingying. I don’t know where I offended you, that you would frame me like this. And this handkerchief, it’s clearly Jingying’s, how can you say it’s mine?”

"No, that's not it." Fu Jingying was afraid that this matter would implicate her, so she quickly made a fuss: "I clearly gave him your handkerchief, how could he possibly have mine...?"

Before she could finish speaking, Qian covered her mouth.

He cursed inwardly, calling the other person a useless piece of trash.

Su Mingyue and the other clansmen present also heard it.

“I know you all look down on me for being a businessman. With Jingsheng’s current status, I’m really not good enough for him. I never intended to climb the social ladder by marrying Jingsheng. If he just told me he didn’t want me anymore and wanted a divorce, I would leave immediately. Why put on this show? Mother, you’re really confused. If word of your cuckolding of Jingsheng reaches the capital, how will his colleagues laugh at him? Even if he wants to remarry, people will still laugh at him for being a cuckold before he became the top scholar.”

Fu Jingsheng had a dark expression throughout.

He had no idea that Su Mingyue had become so capable.

I thought divorcing my wife would be easy today, but it seems some things can't be rushed and need to be put on hold.