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

With tears welling in her eyes and bloodshot eyes, Madam Ruan looked at Su Sihai and said in a choked voice, "Master, I heard what you just said. Is it true? Zheng'er is your child and hers. What about my child? Where did you send my child whom I carried for ten months? Why are you so cruel, hiding my child and making me raise your child?"

"Madam, you misheard. What are you talking about? There's nothing of the sort. Zheng'er is my child and yours, the legitimate son of the Su family. No one can change that."

“I heard it clearly just now, and you still want to lie to me. Su Sihai, back then you suddenly put me in the position of legal wife, was it because you thought I was easy to fool? I knew it, back then you suddenly put me in the position, so this was your plan.”

“Ruan, since you know the truth, you should be more sensible.” Su Sihai said with a serious expression, “I gave you the position of principal wife, allowing you to manage the household affairs of the Su family and enjoy wealth and honor, all for the sake of raising a legitimate son for me, and you are still unwilling. If you are not willing, I will announce to the public tomorrow that you have suddenly died of an illness, and a few months later I will promote Concubine Liu to the position of principal wife.”

"No matter who is the legal wife, Zheng'er is still my legitimate son, and no one can change that. You're not feeling well today, so please rest well. You'd better not say anything about this matter; if word gets out, you know the consequences." Su Sihai was too lazy to explain and directly uttered harsh words.

Upon hearing this, Ruan's tears flowed even more fiercely.

The old man didn't even try to comfort her before telling her the cruel truth.

“Since you were so fond of her, why didn’t you marry her after your late wife passed away? Why did you keep her outside?” Madam Ruan practically roared.

After being a fool for so many years, it turns out that in his eyes, I was just a tool to raise his legitimate son.

Su Sihai looked at her hysteria with a warning in his eyes: "Mrs. Ruan, I hope you remember your place. If you dare to talk nonsense outside or do anything inappropriate, don't blame me for being ruthless towards you and your daughter."

After Su Sihai finished speaking, he left Ruan's room directly.

As soon as he left, Su Ziyu came in.

Su Sihai's gaze lingered on Su Ziyu's face as he reminded her, "The Fourth Prince will be back in a few months, so you'd better be careful in your actions lately."

Su Ziyu's body trembled.

Her father was warning her not to talk too much.

"Mother," Su Ziyu held Ruan Shi's hand, "What did Father say to you? What did he say?"

“That’s exactly what we heard. He said that if we dared to talk about it outside, he would immediately take away my position as the legal wife. We’ve been married for over twenty years, how could he be so heartless?”

Su Ziyu clenched her fists: "Mother, since Zheng'er isn't my biological brother, your own son, then what's the point of thinking about it? Just let Zheng'er know about this and let him choose for himself. If he chooses his birth mother, then cripple him and make sure he can never inherit the Su family fortune again." If he is still her brother, then she will naturally treat him well.

If he chooses his biological mother, then that wretched woman who only gave birth but didn't raise him should be treated as if he never existed as a brother. If they, mother and daughter, are not having an easy time, then no one else should either.

"Don't be reckless. No matter what, he's still your brother. You can't lay a hand on him."

"Even Dad has treated us like this, are you still going to be soft-hearted? Sooner or later, we won't have a place in this family anymore, wake up."

Looking at her attitude, Madam Ruan was somewhat taken aback: "You don't want to marry that person anymore?"

“Looking like this, no ordinary man would want to marry you, let alone a prince.” Su Ziyu sneered, “Mother, we have to take a gamble. If we win, we’ll still have a way to live. If we lose, we can just make the Su family go down with us.”

"Can……."

“On the surface, we must obey Father’s words, but as for what happens behind the scenes…” Su Ziyu thought of something and sneered, “How much do you know about Su Mingyue’s mother’s death?”

When this matter was brought up, Madam Ruan gripped the quilt tightly and suddenly fell silent.

“Mother, think about it. My brother isn’t your biological son. Sooner or later he’ll be distant from you and closer to his biological mother. If that day comes, will we still have a place in the Su family? But if we try to fight Aunt Liu, the two of us are definitely no match for her. We need to make her fight with Su Mingyue so that we can find an opportunity to strike, right?”

“I don’t believe he’s not my son, and I need to prove it. I checked him last time; he has a mole on his shoulder. He is my son; there’s no mistake.”

"I'll learn from this experience and find the answers, but we must always have a backup plan."

Ms. Nguyen nodded.

……

After half a day of searching, Xiao Zhan's clue pointed to a butcher's family. Before the incident, the butcher had stopped there briefly because something had fallen from his cart. Shortly after he left, Mingyue's carriage passed by. Silver needles were buried in the ground, and the horse happened to step on them, causing it to be startled.

After receiving the news, Xiao Zhan went straight to the butcher's house.

The butcher's house was wide open, and the house was empty.

“Your Highness.” Zhang Hu approached Xiao Zhan and said, “I am Zhang Hu. I am currently working for Miss Mingyue. If you have any instructions, please feel free to give them to me.”

Do you know this butcher and his family? Where did they go?

“An hour ago, someone was chasing them, but I saved them. They’ve been put in a safe place now. Would you like to go there now?”

"lead the way."

After Su Mingyue saved Zhang Yang, Zhang Hu began working for her. Once the incident occurred, he learned that the butcher was responsible. On his way to find the butcher, he happened upon the butcher being murdered and rescued him.

……

Upon learning that Su Mingyue was unharmed, Zhou Wenjun glanced at the man in black opposite him and sneered, "Didn't you say it would be easy to get rid of her? She's perfectly fine now, is that your sincerity?"

“Princess, I know what I’m doing. I still have a use for her. And you must keep your promise to me.”

"Don't worry, as long as you help me get rid of Su Mingyue, this princess promises to lend you 100,000 soldiers." Zhou Wenjun, dressed in red, smiled with a cold and beautiful face.

"Then she must hold a very high position in the princess's heart, worth as much as the princess's 100,000 troops. She's just a little girl, why should the princess care about her?"

"Little girl? If it weren't for her appearance, our plan would have been able to proceed smoothly. Now we can take Qingzhou City as easily as taking candy from a baby."

"Whether Xiao Zhan gave her a group of bodyguards or they were her own is currently unknown."

"It must be Xiao Zhan's. She's the legitimate daughter of the Prime Minister's family. How could you not know whether Lord Su gave her any secret guards?"

The Fourth Prince shook his head: "Ten years ago, when she had just left the Su family, Lord Su did try to take action against her, but he failed each time."

"Lord Su is truly useless," Zhou Wenjun said disdainfully.