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

Now that Nguyen is the legal wife, what is there to fear about a mistress outside?

“We should learn from Madam Yuan. Fu Jingying seduced Young Master Yuan, and she caused a scene, beat him up, and as a result, Fu Jingying died in the middle of the night. We took advantage of Father’s absence to beat her up and teach her a lesson, so she would understand who the real wife is and who is the one who can’t be seen in the light of day.”

"How dare you even covet my brother! Even if he's her biological son, now that he's registered under your name, he's your son, the legitimate heir of the Prime Minister's mansion. She'd better keep this secret buried deep inside and never mention it again."

"No rush. We need to find out her background first. It seems the master has been keeping her on the side for a long time. I thought your father was a virtuous man all these years. Other colleagues either have many concubines or secretly keep mistresses. It turns out he was the one who hid the deepest."

Shuangjiang returned from outside: "Madam, I've found out. Everyone calls her Madam, and her name seems to be Yiyi. She's lived there for over ten years, always keeping to herself and rarely interacting with outsiders. All we know is that her husband is an official, but no one has ever seen him."

"Yiyi?" Madam Ruan chuckled. "The late Madam's name was Helan Yi. He's lost a substitute for her outside and even adopted the same name. Su Mingyue even teased us. Let's see if she'll still be laughing when she finds out that woman's name."

Su Ziyu asked Shuangjiang, "Is the eldest young lady at the manor today?"

Shuangjiang shook her head: "After attending the palace banquet yesterday, the eldest young lady went back to her own courtyard outside and did not return to the Su residence."

“She’s not here today, so we’ll tell her another day. If she wants to see us make a fool of ourselves, we’ll laugh at her too.” Madam Ruan chuckled. “Go and call the young master here. I’ll make sure to give him some serious advice during this time, so he won’t be fooled by any Tom, Dick, or Harry out there.”

“Mother, if all else fails, we can go to the academy gate to pick up my brother. Let that woman see how loving our family is, and make her give up on getting close to him. If we keep reminding him, he'll definitely become suspicious. The best way is to cut off the problem at its source.”

“Yes. I need to change my clothes quickly. You and I will go pick him up in a bit. With me here, let’s see if that shameless woman dares to approach my son again. I raised my son myself, so naturally he’s the closest to me.”

"That makes sense. We shouldn't be afraid of her at all; we should find a way to make sure she never appears in front of us again."

The mother and daughter changed their clothes and got into the carriage to pick up Su Guanzheng.

……

At this moment, in the alley of Anzhi Road, the shameless woman that the Ruan mother and daughter were talking about had changed her clothes and was about to go to the entrance of the academy when her maid, Que Ling, came to report that the Ruan mother and daughter had also gone there.

She was about to change her clothes, but immediately abandoned that idea and went to the door to check on the person.

Seeing that her mistress was unhappy, Que Ling comforted her, "Madam, if we can't go today, we can go tomorrow. If all else fails, we can find an opportunity to befriend the young master and let him lower his guard when facing you."

“No.” Liu Yiyi sighed, “If we make it too obvious, the Ruan family will definitely find out something. We shouldn’t go there during this period.”

“Madam, if the young master knew that you were his real mother, he would definitely acknowledge you,” Que Ling said, feeling indignant on behalf of her mistress.

She followed the lady for as long as the lady had lived there.

She was fully aware of the situation between the lady and Lord Su.

When the young master was born, the Prime Minister arranged for someone to take him back to the Su family mansion, saying that he would be registered under Madam Ruan's name and raised as the legitimate son of the Su family.

For the sake of her young master's future, the lady had no choice but to agree.

Sixteen years have passed in the blink of an eye. As the young master is about to grow up and regards Madam Ruan in the mansion as his own mother, the lady is feeling increasingly distressed.

Unfortunately, the lady was very understanding, and she never mentioned this matter when Lord Su came over. She would only occasionally go to the academy gate to catch a glimpse of the young master from afar.

"More than a decade has passed, and I don't mind waiting a few more years. As long as Zheng'er is alright, I don't want my affairs with the Su family to affect him."

Since the lady had said that, Que Ling couldn't say anything more.

I remembered something: "Ruanxiang Pavilion said that a lot of new materials have arrived. I just went out, and the manager asked me whether they should come to measure them or whether we should go over and choose them ourselves."

"Since we can't go to Zheng'er's place, let's go to Ruanxiang Pavilion instead."

Ruanxiang Pavilion was a fabric shop with some of the best embroiderers in the capital. Making a dress there would cost several hundred taels of silver, so it was rarely frequented by ordinary ladies. It was a favorite place for ladies who loved the latest styles.

Liu Yiyi doesn't have many hobbies, but she gets several outfits made every month.

Seeing Liu Yiyi enter, the shopkeeper swayed his hips as he stepped forward to greet her: "Madam, you've arrived. The newly arrived fabrics are over here. Please choose first, and then I'll let the others choose."

Liu Yiyi nodded and went to the next room.

She had just gone in when the Ruan mother and daughter came in.

They had just arrived at the academy gate and realized it was still early before school ended, so they thought they'd come over here to take a look and maybe make some clothes.

"Madam Su." The shopkeeper, with his sharp eyes, immediately stepped forward to welcome them as soon as he saw them enter. "You've arrived! We've got a lot of materials today. Would you like to take a look?"

Mrs. Nguyen nodded; “Where is it? Take us there to see it first.”

The shopkeeper led them to another room.

The shopkeeper was a shrewd man who didn't want to offend anyone, so he set up several rooms just to inspect the materials. Each room was extremely private, so there was no need to worry about being seen by others.

And they don't collide with each other.

As soon as the Ruan mother and daughter went inside, Ruan had already made her selection, choosing a specific style that she wanted to have made.

"Don't worry, Madam, I will make sure you are satisfied. I will deliver it to your residence in three days."

Ms. Ruan nodded and was about to leave when a figure suddenly flew in from outside.

There was a fight outside, and the figure that flew in looked like it had been kicked in.

Upon seeing this, the shopkeeper exclaimed in alarm and quickly pushed Liu Yiyi into one of the rooms, telling her not to come out and that he would handle the situation outside.

Given the current situation, she knew she couldn't leave, so she could only look around the room she had entered.

She turned around and saw that there were people inside picking out fabrics. The two people picking out fabrics turned around and looked over when they heard someone come in.

Mrs. Ruan never expected that while she was just choosing a fabric, that shameless woman outside would come looking for her.

Before I could even go up and cause her any trouble, she came to me of her own accord.

Liu Yiyi naturally recognized the Ruan mother and daughter.

She could pretend not to know her and exchange a few pleasantries to get away with it, but then she saw Ruan angrily step forward and slap her across the face, cursing, "Shameless slut, I didn't go looking for you, but you delivered yourself to my door."