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

Fu Jingsheng knew that his mother hadn't bought furniture from outside in order to save money. But he didn't know that she wouldn't even buy decent furniture in order to save money.

The wooden planks were ordinary planks, still looking wet, and the workmanship was mediocre; the red paint was applied very casually. They were similar to the kind found in ordinary farmhouses.

It's a country style, not aesthetically pleasing at all. It's just for storing things, and the color is tacky. Putting it in a new house will make it look old.

"The wedding arrangements are all handled by Mother and Jingying. As you know, they've lived their whole lives in a small county town, so their taste isn't great, and they don't know what styles are popular in the capital. If you don't like it, you can just have someone change it later. Don't be angry."

"Therefore, this household cannot be run by the mother-in-law. Look at how the wedding arrangements have turned out today. There aren't enough servants, so even a beggar could sneak in. And the food we ate today—Mother said it was terrible, the worst she'd ever eaten."

"Your family hasn't handled a single thing properly. Mother-in-law doesn't understand the customs of the capital and doesn't know how to manage things; you could have just said so. Our Su family has plenty of people; Mother could have arranged for a capable nanny to come. I've never been so humiliated before; I've lost everything today. Fu Jingsheng, when you married me you said you'd give me the best; is this your promise?"

Su Ziyu felt more and more aggrieved the more she thought about it.

Considering her noble status—a renowned talented woman in the capital, and strikingly beautiful—she could have entered the palace as a concubine, or married a prince or nobleman.

And so she married Fu Jingsheng.

The furniture was of inferior quality, the food served to the guests was terrible, and the mother-in-law even bluntly said that she had married into the family pregnant with another man's child.

Her mother-in-law wronged her so much today; she'll definitely get her revenge tomorrow.

Fu Jingsheng also knew that Su Ziyu had been wronged today: "Ziyu, this matter is my fault, I didn't handle it well. But as you know, our family doesn't have many connections in the capital, and we have no one to ask for help with many things. Fortunately, now that you're married into the family, you'll be in charge of all the big and small matters in the family from now on. With you in charge, both my mother and I are very reassured."

“My mother-in-law was really rude today, making my pregnancy known to all the guests. Her reaction made people think I wasn’t carrying your child. You know in your heart whether it’s your child or not. We had sex a month ago, but the doctor’s calculation method doesn’t start from that time, it starts from the date of our menstrual period, so he said it’s two months.”

“I understand. Mother didn’t handle this well today, and I’ve spoken to her privately. She shouldn’t overthink things. The child in your belly is mine.”

Su Ziyu was somewhat satisfied when she saw that Fu Jingsheng maintained a humble attitude and never refuted anything she said.

He is talented and obedient to her. With proper guidance, he will become a high-ranking official like his father.

"Then let's rest early. The doctor said that the pregnancy is unstable in the first three months and it's not advisable to have sex. Please be patient this month. After three months, we'll definitely have some sweet moments together."

Fu Jingsheng looked at her gently: "No rush, the child is more important."

……

When Su Mingyue saw that the Prince of War had escorted her back, he was not in a hurry to leave, but instead went into the house with her. She raised an eyebrow and said, "Your Highness, thank you for today. It's getting late, so I won't keep you any longer. Please go back."

"That's really heartless, using me and then kicking me out." The War King casually sat down, as if he were back in his own home: "I'll spend some time with my fiancée, no outsiders should say anything, right?"

Su Mingyue was speechless.

Xingchun covered her mouth and chuckled.

Su Mingming glared at Xingchun, asking, "Which side are you on?"

Xingchun immediately stopped laughing and stood up straight.

Su Mingyue didn't want to pay him any attention and asked Xingchun to order some food. The dishes at the banquet had been really bad, and she had no appetite.

To save money, the Qian family cut back on the banquet; they really know how to manage a household.

But now she's married to Su Ziyu, not that country girl anymore. Su Ziyu will let her off the hook for what happened today.

"I haven't eaten much either, so I'll have the kitchen make more. I'll eat here."

Xingchun went down to instruct the kitchen to prepare the meal.

"What are you going to do next?"

"I'm still thinking about it. I don't want him to have an easy time, but I also don't want him to fall too quickly."

"The best way to hurt someone is to make them fall from a great height, or when they are only one step away from it. When they fall from that place, they will feel the pain the most and their regret will be the strongest."

"He's just an editor now, far from being a high-ranking official," Su Mingyue said, playing with her fingernails.

"I'm curious what he did to offend you that makes you hate him so much. If it's just about the divorce, you shouldn't be so magnanimous."

"Divorce is enough to kill a woman half her life, but it's not enough," Su Mingyue sneered.

"Indeed. What he did is no different from ruining you. What did he just tell you, that he would wait for you and take you back?"

"Looks like you've heard quite a bit. Always wanting more than what you have, are all men like that?"

"He doesn't represent all men. Talk about him, but don't drag me into it. I'm not that kind of man."

Su Mingyue sneered, not believing it at all.

Xiao Zhan has fought countless battles on the front lines; who would believe that he has no woman by his side?

"You don't really want to go back with him, do you? Why would you give up being the proper wife to go back to being a concubine?" Seeing that she didn't respond, the War King assumed that she really had such thoughts.

"I'm not sick." Su Mingyue leaned back lazily in her chair, seemingly unconcerned about her image.

When Xingchun returned, she nudged her mistress, signaling her to be careful.

The person in front of you is a prince.

Su Mingyue didn't care about any of that and did whatever made her comfortable: "If I really wanted to live a good life with him, I would make a scene and let everyone know, and see if Su Ziyu would still want to marry him."

"Indeed, if he really divorced you for Su Ziyu, he would be condemned by all the scholars in the world."

"Then why are you doing this?" The War King couldn't understand the woman's actions.

She's not like Fu Jingsheng, and she's not good at taking action.

"If you really want revenge, you have to act decisively and leave them no chance to recover."

"How do you know that the person I'm dealing with is Fu Jingsheng, and not someone else?"

"What do you mean?" The War King was a little confused.

"Your Highness, with your extraordinary abilities, you must know my true identity, right?"

The War King did have someone investigate, but there wasn't much useful information.

All we know is that she has been staying in the small county town for the past three years, working hard to earn money to support her family and pay for her husband's studies to become a top scholar.

As for her identity, it seems she is an orphan, without father or mother.

"Someone wants to take over my place, how can I let them have it easy? No rush, I don't have much, but I have plenty of time. I'll play with them slowly." Su Mingyue smiled gently, her eyebrows and eyes relaxing.