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

What Fu Jingying cared about most wasn't whether her older brother could get out or whether he had actually committed a crime. Instead, she was concerned that if her brother's case was true, it might implicate her.

What if she goes to jail or is sent back to her hometown because of this?

It seems I still need to ask my sister-in-law for help. If I can get my brother back, I will, at least so that I won't be implicated.

Su Ziyu was indifferent when she learned that Su Mingyue had gone to Qingzhou with Xiao Zhan and returned with merit.

"Madam, Miss Fu has come to see you."

"What is she doing here?" Su Ziyu didn't want to see anyone from the Fu family right now.

"They said they had something to discuss with you."

"Let her in," Su Ziyu said, yawning.

"Sister-in-law," Fu Jingying said with a smile, "Good news, good news, my brother is back."

"Wasn't your brother imprisoned at the Dali Temple? They've released him." Su Ziyu naturally knew that Fu Jingsheng had returned to the capital.

"Not yet." Fu Jingsheng stood to the side and chuckled awkwardly. "Sister-in-law, do you know what my brother did wrong? Last time he was taken to the Dali Temple, it was you who managed to get him out. Sister-in-law, you have a way this time too, right?"

“I can’t do anything about it. This time he attempted to assassinate the War King and colluded with west Qi, which is a serious crime. I dare not save him. Not only that, I also want to divorce him, and from now on our two families will have no relationship whatsoever.”

Fu Jingying listened to Su Ziyu's words with disbelief: "Sister-in-law, are you still angry with your brother? You can't blame him entirely for what happened last time. Blame Su Mingyue. If she hadn't stirred things up, your brother wouldn't have lost control and hurt you. After all, you are husband and wife, and husband and wife are one. If something happens to him, you can't be the only one who benefits."

"The crime he committed this time is too serious; I don't have the ability to save her. If you do have that ability, then figure it out yourself." Su Ziyu said lazily, "Someone, show her out."

Fu Jingying wanted to say something, but was chased out by Su Ziyu's maid.

"Miss," Hongye stood to the side, carefully fanning Su Ziyu, "Is the young master really not going to make it out this time?"

"Who knows? Maybe he'll get lucky and someone will want to save him." Su Ziyu took out a child's bib and placed it in front of her. Looking at the little bib, her eyes slowly came to life.

Fu Jingsheng caused her to miscarry and rendered her unable to have children. Why should he still want to leave and live a good life? If she can't marry the man she loves and can't have children for him, what's the point of her life?

If she's not having an easy time, then Fu Jingsheng shouldn't expect to either.

She wanted to avenge her child and also exonerate the fourth prince, so that the emperor would summon him back to the capital.

……

Fu Jingsheng was locked in the prison, occasionally laughing out loud, but every now and then his face would fall, as if someone owed him hundreds of thousands of taels of silver.

Suddenly remembering something, he pounded on the prison door and shouted, "I want to see Su Mingyue! I want to see her! Make her come to me! I have something to ask her!"

Right now, his mind is filled only with his past with Su Mingyue. In his dream just now, he also dreamed about other things.

In the dream, Su Mingyue died on the day he returned home after passing the imperial examination with top honors. That day, her mother listed several of her faults and wanted to divorce her. Su Mingyue, not understanding why, argued with her mother, and as a result, Jingying accidentally pushed her, causing her head to hit a pillar, and blood flowed freely.

Instead of taking her to the hospital, they forced her to confess to the crimes. She eventually bled to death. He, too, had his wife killed and was preparing to marry a new one.

Because Su Mingyue died unjustly, he was always somewhat afraid. Later, he heard that there was a formation that could trap her, making her never dare to come looking for him again, and preventing her from being reborn. Not only that, but the formation could also protect him and help him rise through the ranks.

He quickly found a sorcerer who suppressed her soul, allowing it to reside in the Fu family's old house for generations.

After he married Su Ziyu as he wished, the two lived happily together for seven or eight years. It wasn't until the Fourth Prince returned to the capital, seized power, and became the new emperor that he realized Su Ziyu's marriage to him was a calculated move.

Even the three children he had were not his; they belonged to Su Ziyu and the Fourth Prince.

To prevent the plot from being exposed, the Fourth Prince conspired with Lord Su to poison him with a cup of wine. Meanwhile, Su Ziyu transformed herself and became the Fourth Prince's wife.

He will not rest in peace.

Thinking about that dream, it felt so real, as if it were truly his and Su Mingyue's past life.

In his past life, he killed Mingyue in order to marry Su Ziyu, and even trapped her soul in the Fu family's old mansion, preventing her from ever being reborn. What a bastard!

However, none of the children Su Ziyu gave birth to were his.

From beginning to end, he was nothing more than a pawn of the Su family; when he could no longer serve his purpose, they would kick him aside.

"What are you yelling about in the middle of the night instead of sleeping?" A jailer yawned impatiently and cursed. "If you want to see anyone, you'll have to come tomorrow. You're not sleeping, and neither is anyone else. Behave yourself, or I'll give you a beating."

I finally get a chance to rest, but this person is still disturbing the peace and quiet by not sleeping.

Fu Jingsheng kept banging on the iron gate: "Brother, please help me send a message, I need to see the Princess of Jiahe County. No, I need to see Prince Zhan. Tell him I have important information to tell him."

"Alright, I'll go tell them for you. Whether they come or not is none of my business." The jailer, hearing the name of the Prince of War, dared not be negligent and sent someone to inform him.

Fu Jingsheng didn't wait for Xiao Zhan, but instead waited for Su Sihai.

“Father.” Fu Jingsheng was not surprised by Su Sihai’s arrival.

In his dream, Su Sihai did everything he could to help the fourth prince ascend the throne, but before the prince could learn the reason, Su Sihai sent him a cup of poisoned wine to send him to his death.

What is the relationship between Su Sihai and the Fourth Prince, and why does he help the Fourth Prince?

If he wanted to be a powerful minister, he already was, second only to the emperor.

Su Sihai looked at him, his face devoid of its usual kindness: "I sent you to Qingzhou so you could do something for the people, but instead you colluded with Xiqi and even tried to frame Prince Zhan. Fu Jingsheng, how dare you? I want to die myself, don't drag our Su family down with me."

“Father, you didn’t come here tonight to lecture me, did you?” Fu Jingsheng looked up at him. “You came because you realized I’m useless and might even implicate you.”

“You are my son-in-law. Now that you are in trouble, of course I have to come and advise you to confess your crimes as soon as possible. As long as you admit your mistakes and show a good attitude, the prince might just give you a way out.”

"Father, don't worry, I understand what you mean. After tonight, everything will be calm." He realized that Su Sihai was trying to persuade him to die sooner.