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

Su Mingyue smiled gently, recalling something from her childhood: "She helped me once when I was little, so I'm treating her body as a way of repaying her kindness from that time. As for Consort Shu and Prince Ming, I have no connection with them. I remember how they helped the Cheng family against me last time."

"I thought you were going to befriend them, Miss."

"What are you thinking?" Su Mingyue smiled faintly. "Speaking of which, after Fu Jingsheng died, did he go back to his hometown?"

"I heard that they hired a few people to escort Fu Jingsheng and his mother back."

Fu Jingsheng is dead, and the Qian family is gone.

Without their support, Fu Jingying's life back in her hometown is likely to be quite eventful.

"Have someone pass on a message to their clan, saying that Fu Jingying brought back a lot of jewelry." In her past life, Fu Jingying pushed her, causing her head to hit a pillar, and she eventually died from excessive blood loss.

Fu Jingying was also one of the murderers back then. Fu Jingsheng and Qian Shi died, and Fu Jingying wanted to take the jewelry and ornaments back to live a good life, which of course was not allowed.

……

"Madam, the eldest young lady said she has time today to take the second young lady's pulse. She's waiting for you in this courtyard and wants you to take the second young lady there." Shuangjiang handed the note Xingchun had given her to Madam Ruan.

Ruan glanced at the address; it was the alley Su Mingyue had mentioned to her last time.

"Go and call the Second Miss over. I'll take her there. I want to see what she's up to." Madam Ruan didn't believe that Su Mingyue would have to go elsewhere just to treat Ziyu's illness.

Ziyu doesn't have a shameful disease that requires her to hide from people.

There's only one reason left: Su Mingyue wanted to take them out for something.

As for what happened, we'll only know the truth after it's over.

Ruan Yingying and Su Ziyu took a carriage to the alley that Su Mingyue had mentioned.

Once they got there, they discovered that the alley was lined with many ancient trees, creating a beautiful environment. There weren't many houses, making it extremely quiet, and the air was filled with the faint fragrance of osmanthus blossoms.

As they passed a house, the coachman in front suddenly spoke up: "Madam, that carriage ahead looks like it belongs to the master."

"Master is here too?" Madam Ruan lifted the curtain and indeed saw Master's carriage not far away.

"Let's go over and see if Master has come too." That brat Su Mingyue is really up to something. Calling both her and Master over—what is she planning?

Thinking of something, she instructed, "Stop the carriage under the tree ahead, and don't make a sound."

She first checked if the master had been summoned by Su Mingyue. If not, she wondered who he was here to see.

After waiting in the carriage for a while, Nguyen heard faint voices coming from inside.

A beautiful woman was seen seeing a man out.

That man was none other than Su Sihai. And the woman beside him, her face…

After seeing the woman's face clearly, Nguyen covered her mouth in surprise.

Like, so similar.

"Madam, please come in." Su Sihai and the lady were very intimate in their manner and conversation. The lady saw Su Sihai to the door, her eyes filled with affection, exuding charm.

Su Ziyu followed her mother's gaze and naturally noticed this scene.

"It seems Mother was unaware of Father's affair. Su Mingyue discovered Father's affair and lured Mother here. What is she planning?"

Ruan Shi watched Su Sihai's carriage drive away, her expression icy.

The master really is keeping a mistress outside.

Moreover, the beautiful lady bore a striking resemblance to the deceased late lady, with five or six points of resemblance.

"She probably wants to see me make a fool of myself." Madam Ruan lowered the curtain. "Let's go and see what she'll do."

After going to such lengths to lure her here, was it just so she could see that Su Sihai was keeping a mistress outside?

If the other person is a young girl, or pregnant, she will be a little nervous.

Wait, how long has the other person been with the master? Do they have any children together?

Su Mingyue's courtyard was just one alley behind the courtyard she had just seen. Su Mingyue had her maid lead them inside.

"Su Mingyue, what do you want by calling us here? Do you want to tell us that our father is keeping a mistress? He is my father, that's true, but he is also your father. Aren't you upset that he's keeping a mistress?" Su Ziyu said sarcastically when she saw Su Mingyue.

In the end, she and Su Mingyue share the same father. If Su Sihai really does something bad, it won't just be her who will be heartbroken, but also Su Mingyue.

Su Mingyue raised her eyebrows: "Oh, I saw it all. That's quite a coincidence."

“We just passed through the alley ahead and saw the master’s carriage and that woman. You must have seen that lady before, don’t you think her face looks somewhat like your mother’s?”

He Lanyi was a great beauty back then.

"No matter how much she resembles me, she's not my mother. She and my father have a son, who seems to be about the same age as Guan Zheng."

"You're talking nonsense." Madam Ruan's pupils shrank. "Master has a legitimate son. He wouldn't be so confused. If the matter of the illegitimate child were to come out, it would be detrimental to his future."

The master is a smart man. He came from a poor family and cherishes his current wealth and status. How could he be so foolish?

"I was just kidding." Su Mingyue smiled. "But I do have a daughter who is the same age as Guan Zheng. I heard she had a high fever when she was little and died from it. That girl has a mole on her shoulder."

Ruan suddenly stood up, her body swaying slightly.

No, that's impossible.

"What exactly do you want? Tell us what you're saying. The master likes to keep mistresses outside, and as long as they don't cause trouble for me, I'll turn a blind eye and let it go."

"Aunt Ruan, you were so clever when you were young, how come you've become so confused in your old age?" Su Mingyue looked at her with a mocking expression: "Are you really that magnanimous? What if the son you raised isn't even your son?"

"Su Mingyue, you've gone too far." Su Ziyu glared at Su Mingyue as well: "I admit that I hurt you before and didn't want you to have a good time. I did all those things, and they have nothing to do with my mother. If you have any problems, come at me. My mother has nothing to do with it."

“I’m doing this for Aunt Ruan’s own good. Wouldn’t it be better to find out sooner that Guan Zheng isn’t your biological son? If we wait until Guan Zheng has taken over the household before we find out, Aunt Ruan will probably only end up being kicked out of the house and then having her biological mother taken in and treated like royalty.”

“What you’re saying isn’t true. I don’t believe it. How could Guanzheng not be my son? He’s been the closest to me since he was little, and he’s always been the most obedient and sensible. How could he not be my son?”

"The rest, Aunt Ruan, can figure it out for yourselves. If you want to deceive yourself and think that he is your biological son, then pretend I didn't say anything."

“We will find out the truth. If I find out you are lying, I will tell my father.”

Su Mingyue didn't care, her red lips pressed tightly together: "You can go and say it now."