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

Hearing Fu Jingsheng's words, Su Mingyue felt disgusted.

This was the man she had longed for and thought about for the past three years. For him, she was willing to stay in his home and take care of her mother-in-law.

But after finding a new marriage partner, he wanted to kill her.

"We'll talk about the future later. The most important thing right now is to prevent the Su family from being dissatisfied with you." Su Mingyue suppressed her disgust and coaxed Fu Jingsheng to quickly write the divorce papers: "You've just started your job and your foundation isn't stable yet. If you can get married into the Su family, Lord Su will definitely help you. With the Su family behind you, I think you'll be able to enter the cabinet soon. Why delay so many good things for a woman like me?"

Once she gets the divorce papers, she can leave the Fu family openly and honestly. What happens to the Fu family after she leaves is none of her business.

“Divorce is possible.” Madam Fu glanced at Su Mingyue: “The courtyard that Jingsheng just bought belongs to the Fu family and has nothing to do with you. Also, you can’t take any of the money that we have in the house. The only things you can take are the things in your own courtyard. As for anything else, you can’t take a single thing.”

According to the laws of the time, a woman could take her dowry with her when she divorced.

Su Mingyue's dowry consisted of the 100,000 taels of silver she had deposited in the bank, which she had just withdrawn a few days ago to buy a courtyard.

As for the more than 10,000 taels of silver that Jing Sheng still had, it came from selling the shop in his hometown, not from her dowry.

“Mother, the money to buy the courtyard was what I brought with me when I married into your family. I can give you the courtyard, but shouldn’t you give me some extra money? The shop in our hometown has been sold, and I’m leaving the Fu family. I don’t even have anything to rely on.” Su Mingyue said, a few tears welling up in her eyes.

“Mingyue, I know you are capable and a good businessman. We believe in you. Even if you leave the Fu family, you can still make money. You know Jingsheng’s situation. Promotion requires money, marriage requires money, and his monthly salary is simply not enough. You and Jingsheng are husband and wife. How can you bear to see him suffer for money?”

"Yes, sister-in-law. You keep saying that you're willing to give everything for my brother. Now that my brother needs money, if you still have any, leave it with you. Your brother also said that he will bring you back to the Fu family when he has the chance in the future. My brother has been kind and loyal to you, so you can't be heartless and ungrateful to him."

“How could you do this? Ever since my lady entered the family, the Fu family’s life has been visibly good. Now that Lord Fu has passed the imperial examination with top honors, not only do you want to divorce my lady, but you also refuse to return her money. You are taking advantage of my lady’s kindness and trying to force her to her death.” Xingchun stood up and spoke up when she saw them bullying her lady like this.

"How dare you! Who gave you the right to speak when it was our master's turn? When did our Fu family ever ask for her money? That money was given to Jing Sheng voluntarily. There's no reason to take back money that's already been spent. As for her dowry in her room, we won't take it; she can take it." The things Su Mingyue brought from her hometown were just a few pieces of clothing and some jewelry.

It's not worth much money.

"My lady," Fu Jingsheng said gently, his tone softening slightly, fearing Su Mingyue would persist. "Mother is right. We can't get back the money we've spent. When I become successful in the future, I will naturally compensate you. If you agree, I will write a divorce agreement now and let you leave."