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

Five years ago, Consort Mei, still suffering from a cold, was tricked and fell into a pool. That night, she developed a high fever that wouldn't subside, and her cold worsened. Less than a month later, she died from her illness.

Five years ago, the fourth prince was fourteen years old.

When Consort Mei was alive, he excelled in his studies and was very polite. After Consort Mei passed away, the Fourth Prince became a completely different person, spending his days indulging in idle pleasures and no ambition.

The emperor couldn't stand it, so he ordered him to move to a separate residence outside the palace.

Hearing Su Mingyue's question, Xiao Zhan replied, "He is from Hezhou."

Hezhou, isn't that Su Sihai's hometown?

Su Mingyue instantly understood: "Coincidentally, my father's hometown is also Hezhou. Since my father took a high position, he has rarely gone back. However, the clan sends people over every day. Sometimes they ask for money, and sometimes they bring some things."

"It seems this matter is getting more and more interesting." Xiao Zhan put away the letter: "You believe what he said in the letter, that your father is indeed a member of the Fourth Prince's faction."

"To be honest, a few days before my divorce from him, I had a similar dream. It was that he had climbed up to a higher social class, and if I didn't divorce her, he would try to kill me." Su Mingyue neither believed nor disbelieved: "His soul will not find peace after death, similar to how my maternal grandfather and my mother were tampered with after their deaths."

Hearing her words, Xiao Zhan pulled her into his arms, his eyes red-rimmed: "Whether that dream was real or not, such a thing will never happen again. Fu Jingsheng revealed this information to us in his letter, but in order not to alert him, we can't do anything. Fu Jingsheng asked you to take his body back, are you going to do it? If what he said in his dream really was how he treated you in his past life, why bother taking it back? Just throw it into a mass grave to feed the dogs."

That scoundrel! It's because he did so many bad things and hurt Mingyue that Mingyue repeatedly refused to agree to the marriage.

"Feeding him to the dogs would be too good for him. If, as he said in his dream, my soul is trapped in the Fu family's old mansion, he'll have to experience the same thing himself."

Su Mingyue actually wanted to go back once, and she also wanted to imprison Fu Jingsheng's soul there, so that he could experience everything she had gone through.

Back in Qingzhou, she wanted him dead. A man so devoid of conscience, who would stop at nothing to advance his career, didn't deserve to live.

She also understood that as long as Fu Jingsheng was brought back from Qingzhou, he would not survive anyway.

Why dirty your own hands when you can get rid of him with someone else's hands?

She needed to think about who should go back to do this. In her past life, her soul was trapped in the Fu family's old mansion. She wanted to know if her rebirth was related to the Fu family's old mansion, or in other words, whether the Fu family's old mansion would hold her back in any way.

When Xiao Zhan thought of the way he addressed him at the beginning, he wished he could throw his corpse into a mass grave to feed the dogs: "Even when you're about to die, you still can't keep a good mouth."

"He had a change of heart before he died and knew to provide us with some information."

"He didn't have a change of heart; he was out of options. If he had any other options, he wouldn't be telling us all this. It's less about a change of heart and more about regret. He regrets becoming Su Sihai's pawn, ending up childless and facing a cup of poison."

According to Fu Jingsheng's letter, his fate was indeed unfortunate.

He was cheated on by Su Ziyu his entire life, and the three children she bore him weren't his. Given Su Ziyu's personality, she would never allow him to take a concubine. Therefore, he died without any children of his own, having been betrayed his entire life.

The thought of this ending made her want to laugh out loud.

This ending is absolutely perfect for that scoundrel Fu Jingsheng.

"Looking at you, you seem to be gloating a little."

"He deserved it. If his talent hadn't been unable to support his ambition, and his ambition hadn't been too great, he would have inevitably crashed and burned sooner or later. What's so strange about his ending?"

“I’m relieved that you don’t have him in your heart. I’m just afraid that if he shows you even a little kindness in his letter, you’ll soften and won’t be able to let him go,” Xiao Zhan said with a bitter taste in his mouth.

"How could that be? Even if he died in front of me, I wouldn't soften my heart." Su Mingyue hugged Xiao Zhan's neck: "You're jealous, just because of the way he addressed me in the letter. I am your fiancée, the one who will appear with you on the family tree in the future. He's a dead man now, what are you jealous of?"

“You haven’t agreed to marry me yet.” Xiao Zhan stroked her cheek with one hand. “When will you agree to marry me? Our relationship may have started as a contract, but after being together for so long, you should understand my feelings for you. I’m serious about marrying you, so think it over carefully.”

"Why rush the wedding? I've already slept with you, you're not going to run away now. Besides, Fu Jingsheng said that your parents' deaths might be related to Su Sihai. In any case, we should wait until this matter is over before talking about the wedding."

"What if Su Sihai commits some heinous crime and it implicates me? Forget marrying me, you'd probably want to kill me. There's no rush for the wedding, let's wait a bit, okay?" Su Mingyue tiptoed and lightly kissed his lips. "You've already moved in with me, I don't even care about getting married anymore, are you more anxious than I am?"

"Are you really not going to run away?" Xiao Zhan looked at her lips.

Her lips are full, rosy, and glossy; I want to kiss them.

"What are you saying? Do you think I'd give up being a princess to become an ordinary citizen? Besides, you're Prince Zhan. Even if I run to the ends of the earth, you can still catch me, right?"

"It's good that you understand." Xiao Zhan lowered his head and kissed her lips: "Just remember, I am your man, you are my wife, my only woman, don't think about anything else."

Su Mingyue responded to him proactively.

She hadn't fully considered the idea of ​​leaving the father and keeping the son. Her immediate priority was to appease the man in front of her and stop him from pressuring her to get married.

We'll make plans after she's actually pregnant.

……

"Young Miss." Butler Xu Bo looked at Su Mingyue standing at the door, his face breaking into a rare smile.

The young lady rarely returns to the Su residence on her own initiative, so her sudden return today certainly surprised him.

Is Father home?

"The master has not returned from his official business."

"My father will have someone inform me when he returns. I'll go to the courtyard to wait for him." Su Mingyue stepped into the gate of the Su residence.

"Young Miss, are you staying at the manor for dinner today? If you are, I'll have the kitchen make arrangements."

"Okay, thank you, Uncle Xu."

Uncle Xu happily went to give the instructions.

Su Mingyue returned to her little courtyard.

She had been in Qingzhou for nearly two months, and hadn't been to this courtyard for more than two months.

Some of the bonsai she planted before are still growing well, while others have been replaced with new varieties.

“Miss, the second young lady is also at the manor. She was injured after the incident with Fu Jingsheng, and Madam has been keeping her at the manor to recuperate.”

"Ignore her. If she doesn't bother me, I won't do anything to her. If she does bother me, I won't be afraid of her." Su Mingyue lay on the chair, lazily basking in the sun.

As soon as Su Mingyue finished speaking, Ruan Shi brought Su Ziyu over.

Ruan's face was beaming with smiles: "Mingyue, you're back? Your father was so worried about you during the two months you were in Qingzhou. It's good that you're back safe and sound."

"Did I disappoint you, Auntie, by not dying in Qingzhou City?" Su Mingyue smiled slightly.