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

Su Mingyue returned to the courtyard in Huaihua Hutong.

I've probably gotten used to living here, and I just want to go back here every night.

"Miss, Su Sihai just visited Fu Jingsheng in prison, but we don't know what they talked about." Qingyu told Su Mingyue the information she had just gathered.

Su Mingyue sneered: "It seems that after Su Ziyu and Fu Jingsheng made such a fuss, he was the first one to get restless. With him protecting Fu Jingsheng, Fu Jingsheng won't suffer any serious damage this time, and he'll probably be out soon."

Su Ziyu is Fu Jingsheng's wife. The two had a domestic dispute. As long as the Su family is willing to forgive Fu Jingsheng on Su Ziyu's behalf, Fu Jingsheng will be fine.

This father, already holding a high position of power, is trying to protect the other woman even though his own daughter is unable to have children because of it. What is he trying to do? Or rather, what are his motives?

All I can say is that he's still restless in this position and scheming about everything. Sooner or later, he'll bring trouble upon himself.

Having lived a second life, all she knew was that Fu Jingsheng eventually rose to a high position and lived a life of glory with Su Ziyu. What became of Su Sihai, whether there was a change of dynasty, remained unknown to her, trapped in the old mansion.

"Miss, why did you save Second Miss today? She's so wicked, she tried to harm you several times, and you still saved her?" Xingchun really didn't understand why her young mistress had saved Su Ziyu's life.

Why would the young lady save someone who repeatedly tries to harm her?

"I saved her today only because I'm a doctor, not because she's my sister." Although Su Ziyu is bad, her badness is all on the surface and very obvious.

The truly evil person never comes to the surface, but secretly manipulates everything.

"That's too good for her. If it weren't for you, Miss, no one else could have saved her. She would be a corpse by now." Xingchun felt extremely upset at the thought that Su Ziyu was still alive and might come back to disgust her young lady.

“Our young lady is a doctor. A doctor can’t just stand by and watch someone die if she sees someone injured. The person was saved, but if she doesn’t remember the young lady’s kindness and dares to try to get close to her again next time, I’ll beat her to death.” Xingxia is more straightforward and has a fierce personality than Xingchun.

Listening to their conversation, Su Mingyue smiled and said, "She's survived, but her life probably won't be easy."

When the old lady of the Fu family had an accident, Fu Jingsheng suspected her, and Prince Ming got involved. Does the Su family support Prince Ming? That doesn't make sense. If the Su family liked Prince Ming and wanted to support him, they could simply marry Su Ziyu to him; there's no need for all this roundabout stuff.

There's only one possibility: the person Su Sihai wanted to support couldn't reveal their identity, or it was inconvenient for them to marry Su Ziyu. But Su Ziyu was pregnant, and Fu Jingsheng was an obedient dog, so the marriage happened.

Therefore, there is only one candidate for the biological father of the child in Su Ziyu's womb, and that is the fourth prince Xiao Ze, who has left the capital to be punished.

Because he is currently a criminal and has been exiled by the Emperor, he is not allowed to return to the capital without being summoned. If Su Sihai were to openly marry his daughter to the Fourth Prince, it would inevitably arouse the Emperor's suspicion.

Therefore, he adopted a roundabout method and married Su Ziyu to Fu Jingsheng.

One was his daughter, and the other was his student. Both were under his control, and nothing unexpected would happen.

He hadn't expected the couple to cause such a scene, even escalating to the Dali Temple. Therefore, to appease Fu Jingsheng, Su Sihai would prevent Su Ziyu from appearing in public again, and even more so, prevent her from causing any trouble.

Thinking about this, Su Mingyue had one thing she couldn't understand.

Why did Su Sihai insist on supporting the Fourth Prince's ascension to the throne? What deal did he make with the Fourth Prince, or did the Fourth Prince have any leverage over him?

What could it be.

Why would the cunning and calculating Su Sihai willingly work for the Fourth Prince and scheme so much for him?

She thought about it for a while and then stopped thinking about it.

According to Su Sihai's plan, Fu Jingsheng's marriage to her was definitely for the money she possessed. After divorcing Fu Jingsheng, as the couple schemed against her, they were probably also trying to teach her a lesson and make her realize her true place in the world.

After the incident in Luzhou, Su Sihai always looked at her with a scrutinizing gaze. Her revelation of her medical skills today also made him somewhat flustered.

He possessed medical skills and took over Luzhou with ruthless methods, destroying one of his salt mines and one of his iron mines. Each and every one of these incidents made him want to get rid of him as soon as possible.

It's a good thing he can't sit still; without her doing anything, some things will eventually come to light.

"Is there any news from the Prince?" Remembering that Xiao Zhan had been gone for a day, he must have already traveled halfway and should arrive in Qingzhou tomorrow.

"Not yet," Qingyu replied.

As soon as she finished speaking, Qinghu came over with a letter in his hand.

"Your Highness, this is a letter from the Prince."

Su Mingyue took the letter and opened it.

Xiao Zhan's handwriting was beautiful and elegant. He didn't say much, just let her know he was safe and sound, and mentioned that it might be inconvenient to contact her after arriving in Qingzhou, so she shouldn't worry.

Su Mingyue thought for a moment and stood up: "Help me pack a few sets of clothes. Qingyu, you come with me in a bit. We're leaving the city."

Qinghu was startled, guessing what Su Mingyue was about to do, and immediately knelt on one knee: "Your Highness, you mustn't. When the Prince left the capital, he specifically instructed his subordinates to keep a close eye on Your Highness and not to leave the capital without permission."

"Your prince isn't a doctor. If a plague really breaks out in Qingzhou City, he's more likely to go and die. I am a doctor, so tell me, what do you think of my medical skills?"

"The princess's medical skills are undoubtedly unparalleled, but..."

“I went there as a doctor. If there is a plague in Qingzhou City, your prince’s condition will be in great danger. I also want to be closer to him, in case something happens to him.”

Seeing that the princess was determined to go, he said, "Then I will send several dozen guards to accompany her. We dare not gamble with her life, so we can only strengthen the security."

"Just let Qingyu follow me on the surface; I won't interfere with what happens behind the scenes."

“Miss, I want to go too.” Xingchun was a little flustered when she saw that her mistress was not taking her with her: “Did I do something wrong? You’re not taking me with you on this long trip.”

“You don’t know martial arts, and the place you’re going is dangerous.” Su Mingyue thought for a moment, “I won’t leave tonight, I’ll leave first thing tomorrow morning. First thing tomorrow morning, I’ll leave with the prince’s order, so people will mistakenly think that Xiao Zhan and I have gone on a long journey.”

"Yes." Although Xingchun really wanted to follow her mistress, she understood that her mistress must have had her reasons for making such arrangements. She only regretted that she didn't know martial arts and couldn't accompany her mistress when she went on long trips.

That night, Su Mingyue lay in bed, unable to fall asleep at all.

Suddenly, the window burst open, and several dark figures leaped inside.

The commotion inside the house quickly alerted Qingyu and Qinghu outside, who broke down the door almost immediately.

"Your Highness, be careful." Qingyu quickly stood in front of Su Mingyue to protect her. Qinghu was already fighting fiercely with the other party. The person who came was highly skilled in martial arts and well-trained. He was obviously not an ordinary assassin.