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

How could Fu Jingying not be dumbfounded?

This is not the life she imagined.

She originally thought that since her new sister-in-law was from a high-ranking family, as long as she established a good relationship with her beforehand, the other party would definitely treat her generously because she was obedient and sensible.

Just like before, when her jewelry broke, the other party immediately gave her a set of jewelry worth more than 10,000 taels of silver.

They also gave me other jewelry and clothes as gifts.

If she's so generous before entering, she'll be even more generous after entering.

They had only been inside for a short time when the other person's attitude changed completely.

Not only was he disrespectful to his mother, but he also didn't want to give her a single tael of silver.

how so.

She asked herself if she had ever offended this new sister-in-law.

In order to live a more glamorous and respectable life, Fu Jingying decided to try again: "Sister-in-law, why don't you replace my room's too? I only need to replace the dressing table, nothing else. I'd like to ask my mother to replace it for me, but she's very stingy when it comes to spending money, she wouldn't be willing to buy me anything good."

Besides, I'm going to get married someday. After I get married, all those things you prepared for me will still belong to the manor, and I can't take them with me, can I?

Whether it was Fu Jingying's attitude that pleased Su Ziyu, or Su Ziyu had other ideas, she said: "Fine, get me a new dressing table. After all, you're Jingsheng's sister, you should be treated with respect."

Fu Jingying was overjoyed upon hearing this and thanked her obsequiously, "Thank you, sister-in-law. I knew you were the best to me."

Qian was furious watching from the side.

What a spineless thing, fawning over someone for a broken dressing table.

Back then, if she and Jingying wanted something, they could just tell Su Mingyue directly; there was no need for them to fawn over her like this.

She couldn't bring herself to fawn over Su Ziyu like that.

On the way back, Fu Jingying said to Qian Shi, "What does face matter? That's secondary. As long as sister-in-law is willing to take out the money, what's wrong with being nicer? You're beholden to those who give you money, aren't you?"

Mrs. Qian tapped her forehead: "You're quite talkative now, but I've never seen you this well before."

"That's different. Before, she was just an orphan girl, and it was already a great favor that we let her stay. How could we possibly treat her well? Now, this sister-in-law is Lord Su's daughter. Can it be the same?"

"That's true." Madam Qian agreed wholeheartedly.

Previously, she was very assertive in front of Su Mingyue. If the other party displeased her, she would just bring up her son and he would obey.

Now, even if she wants to put on airs, people have to pay attention to her.

Fortunately, he was able to secure a future for Jing Sheng and get him a high-ranking official position. If Su Ziyu dared to give him attitude again, he would have Jing Sheng take in a few more concubines to anger her to death.

The mother and daughter each had their own plans.

In their minds, although Su Mingyue was obedient in the past, she was of low status, so they could justify how they treated her.

Now that they have such a high status, it's not wrong for others to look down on them.

……

Su Mingyue didn't care about the Fu family's exciting life. The steward of the estate sent him a letter saying that Su Ziyu had gone there and asking when she would step forward to take back the estate.

The estate that Fu Shengjing bought was still in her name.

In other words, she can take the estate back whenever she wants.

"I'm busy today, let her stay for now." Su Mingyue fiddled with the new gadget in her hands and sent someone to reply to the manager.

She bought her own estate with her own money, and there was absolutely nothing wrong with it.

"Miss, what are you doing?" Xingchun came over with a bowl of milk and saw Su Mingyue fiddling with something in a jar, so she was a little curious.

"I just tinker with some gadgets when I have nothing to do." Su Mingyue didn't go into details and took a sip of milk.

Xingchun wanted to ask something more, but when she turned around and saw the person who came in, she didn't say anything and just left.

Su Mingyue also saw the person who came in and couldn't help but tease, "You really treat this place like home, coming and going as you please."

"As long as you don't use any opportunities to target me, I'll be fine." Xiao Zhan looked at what she was fiddling with in her hands and curiously leaned closer: "Making medicine?"

It has a faint herbal scent.

"Yeah, you can't go out without something to protect yourself."

"What's this for? Poison?" Xiao Zhan asked, taking a few steps back, afraid of getting it on him.

"It's for detoxification."

"You seem to know everything." Xiao Zhan sat down. "Did you study medicine before?"

"I don't remember either, but I should have learned it."

"What do you mean by 'should have studied'? Whether you've studied it or not, you don't know yourself."

"Didn't you realize I didn't want to answer that question?" Su Mingyue replied softly.

Xiao Zhan: "..."

Okay, he asked an unnecessary question.

"Yesterday, the Emperor summoned me to the palace to inquire about our marriage."

Su Mingyue paused for a moment: "Who's so quick to speak? It got to the Emperor's ears so fast."

"Given my current status, the fact that I suddenly have a fiancée without even the Emperor's knowledge is understandable, so of course the Emperor will inquire about it."

"So how did you answer?"

“I told you that you are the fiancée my mother arranged for me when I was a child. You were in poor health before and were kept outside the home. Now that you are in better health, and your family has encountered some changes, it is my responsibility to take care of you.”

"You really know how to come up with something," Su Mingyue said with a light smile. "I don't care, the question is whether the Emperor believes it or not."

"He naturally believed me and even asked me when I planned to get married."

"Get married?" Su Mingyue looked up: "What did you say?"

"I didn't give a specific date, I just said that you've just arrived in Beijing and are still adjusting, so we'll talk about it later. Actually, I think getting married is a good option. You can go about your business without worry, and I can go about mine. It's a win-win situation."

"We can consider it, but not now. We'll talk about it later." Since it's a collaboration, it's naturally a two-way street, and adjustments can be made based on one's own or the other party's needs.

"Now that the Emperor has officially approved your marriage, you are my formal fiancée. I plan to hold a banquet at the manor to announce our engagement to everyone."

"After we announce our marriage, will I still have to live with you in the War King's Mansion?"

"It's up to you. Although we're engaged, I won't interfere with where you live. Of course, if you want to live in the War King's Mansion, I'd be happy to, it would be more convenient for us to discuss things, don't you think?"

"You've thought of everything very thoroughly, thank you." Su Mingyue asked him to help her bring the jar over.

"If you have no objections, I'll set a date for three days from now, how about that?"

"Why are you in such a hurry? You're not rushing to the battlefield. Besides, you only have three days to prepare a banquet. Isn't that a bit too hasty? I feel like you don't value me at all."