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

As Xiao Zhan was leaving, he glanced at Su Sihai.

Su Sihai smiled and bid him farewell: "Your Highness has official business to attend to, please go and take care of it. Don't worry about Mingyue, I will take good care of her. If there is any news, please let me know. I want to see who is so bold as to harm my daughter in broad daylight. If I find out who it is, I will make them pay."

"I will find out."

After Su Mingyue entered the mansion, she happened to run into Madam Ruan and Su Ziyu about to leave.

Seeing that Su Mingyue looked unwell, Madam Ruan asked with concern, "Oh dear, Mingyue, what's wrong? Are you feeling unwell?"

"No, there was just a little trouble with the carriage," Su Mingyue replied.

Su Ziyu looked at her figure. Apart from her pale complexion, she had no external injuries. She sneered, "Your carriage really does have a lot of problems. I remember when you married Fu Jingsheng, it was also because of a carriage problem that you two met, right?"

Su Mingyue curled her lips: "You explained his past clearly, so he must have told you that the carriage incident was deliberate, and that I wasn't saved by him, right?"

"So what if he did? He only approached you because of the money you had."

"Yes, I didn't know him at the time, and that place was the first time I'd ever been there. How did he know I had enough money to support his studies? Could it be that someone close to me orchestrated all of this so he could profit from it? Aunt Ruan, you couldn't have done this, could you? You've always been concerned about me taking my mother's dowry with me when I left home."

While we were in the manor, you schemed and plotted to steal my dowry. To get your hands on it, you even sent a poor scholar to get close to me.

Hearing her words, Madam Ruan was utterly baffled: "Su Mingyue, I admit that I did have designs on your dowry when you were young, but after you left home, I never thought about it again. During the ten years you were away, even the master didn't know where you were, so how could I have known, or how could I have arranged for Fu Jingsheng to come to your side?"

Don't suspect me just because you suffered a loss and didn't get anything in return. I know absolutely nothing about what you're talking about. As for how Fu Jingsheng knew you had money, only God knows.

Su Ziyu chuckled: "Since you're so eager to know, why don't you go down and keep him company, and ask him for the answer while you're at it?"

"Alright, stop arguing." Su Sihai's expression darkened as he listened to their quarrel. "We're all family. What kind of behavior is this, arguing over such a trivial matter? Prince Zhan has already investigated what happened with Mingyue's carriage. Mingyue, you should go back and rest."

"Master, someone from the academy just came to say that the young master got into a fight at the academy, and both sides were injured. They want you to come over."

"What?" Madam Ruan exclaimed in shock. "Who dares to hit my son? Master, I want to go with you too!"

"With whose young master?" Su Sihai asked calmly.

"The academy didn't say anything, they just asked you to go there."

"Alright, I'll go now." Su Sihai turned and got into the carriage, and Ruan Shi and Su Ziyu quickly followed.

When Madam Ruan heard that Su Guan was injured, she felt heartbroken and burst into tears: "Why did he get into a fight for no reason? He's so thin, I don't know how badly he's injured."

……

Su Mingyue turned around and went back to the Su residence.

As I passed by Lanmei Courtyard, I saw Liu Yiyi coming out of it.

Liu Yiyi hadn't expected to run into Su Mingyue, but she quickly reacted: "This humble servant greets Miss."

"You must be the newly arrived Concubine Liu." Su Mingyue sized her up. "Has anyone ever told you that you look five or six parts like your mother?"

If her mother were still alive, would she also be as charming and demure as Liu Yiyi?

"I have never seen the late Madam's beauty, nor has anyone ever told me about it. If my appearance bears any resemblance to the late Madam, it would be my honor."

"You are not worthy to be compared to my mother." Su Mingyue said with a sneer, "Now that you've entered the manor, behave yourself and don't cause trouble."

"I will certainly remember your instructions, Miss. You don't look too well, Miss. Is something wrong?" Liu Yiyi was observant and noticed at a glance that Su Mingyue's complexion was not good.

Having just survived a life-or-death ordeal, who could possibly look well?

"When I came in, I ran into my father and Aunt Ruan. They heard that my younger brother got into a fight at the academy and was badly injured. They were just a little worried about him."

"I heard the master mention the young master before, saying he was obedient and sensible. How could he have gotten into a fight at the academy?" Liu Yiyi said casually, but Su Ming noticed that she was gripping the handkerchief with a bit more force.

“I don’t know exactly what happened. Father and Aunt Ruan have already gone to handle it. When Father returns, he will naturally know what happened.”

Su Mingyue didn't say much to Liu Yiyi and returned to her own courtyard.

As soon as Su Mingyue left, Liu Yiyi quickly had her maid guard the courtyard gate and called Que Ling into the inner room: "You heard what the young lady said just now. Zheng'er got into a fight and was injured. I don't know how badly he was hurt. I want to eat some pastries from Su Xiang Lou. Go and buy me some, and while you're at it, find out what happened to the young master at the academy."

If anyone sees you, just say you went to buy me some snacks; whatever you do, don't let anyone know.

"Don't worry, Auntie, I'll take care of this. The young master is at the age where he's full of energy, and the young masters in the academy are all from prominent families. They'll definitely know their limits, and nothing will happen."

"Besides, the young master is the master's only son, and the master will definitely not let anything happen to him," Que Ling comforted him.

"Hurry up and go." Liu Yiyi urged her to leave quickly.

……

When Su Sihai and his wife arrived at the academy, Su Guan was being helped by someone. His face was swollen and red, and there was blood at the corner of his mouth.

The man who fought with him was Wang Wenran, the young master of the royal family.

Lord Wang also received news that the young master had gotten into a fight with the young master of the Su family at the academy.

"What's going on between you two? Why are you fighting?" Su Sihai glanced at Su Guanzheng's injuries and asked with a stern face.

Su Guanzheng lowered his head and remained silent.

"Wenran, you speak first," Lord Wang urged his son.

Wang Wenran was more seriously injured; one of her eyes was bruised.

“A while ago, a woman often came to see Su Guanzheng. That lady was as beautiful as a flower and had a lot of charm. Today I said that she might not be his mother. I said that she was registered under the name of the main wife, but she was actually born to a concubine. I just wanted to make a joke, but he got angry and started fighting with me without saying a word. Father, look at my eyes, I almost blinded them.”