Favoring the concubine and killing the wife? She divorced the concubine and lived with her concubine

"Madam, when I captured the little beggar just now, I didn't see any other suspicious people. But now that the person has been brought in, there might be someone watching outside. I'll go and take another look." Old Yu was a martial artist. When he was young, he traveled around the world. He had a sharp eye and some clues that others had not noticed might not escape his eyes.

Xiao Lan heard Li Si talk about Mr. Yu's abilities and how willing Mr. Yu was to help, and his eyes were full of gratitude.

Seeing that Yu Lao had gone out, Su Ze signaled Xue Wu to go and have a look, perhaps he had found something. Xue Wu saw that Xiao Lan did not seem as excited as before, so he nodded and followed Yu Lao out.

"Are they about the same height?" Su Ze lowered his voice unconsciously, trying to soothe Xiao Lan's brows with a gentle tone.

Xiao Lan held onto Fang Qingqing's hand tightly, rubbing her smooth nails back and forth, hoping to calm her restlessness. If she got too anxious, she'd miss the details. She knew only calmness could solve the problem.

She exhaled slowly, pursed her lips and nodded, the anxiety in her eyes dissipated a little, and she gently closed her eyes and opened them again.

"Almost." Her tone was much calmer. She looked up at the little beggar. "If the kidnappers asked him to come back and deliver the letter himself, he's really brave. Where did you get the letter?"

"In a shabby house outside the city...just a few miles outside the city." The little beggar pointed in the direction in the house. Xiao Lan didn't know where it was, so she just looked at Su Ze.

Su Ze saw that she was in a better mood, but for some reason he felt even worse in his heart. However, he also knew that now was not the time to think about these things.

"That's an abandoned village from old times. Many beggars live in it. They go into the city to beg during the day and rest there at night. Is it there? A few miles outside the north gate of the city?" As the county magistrate, Su Ze spent several months in the city and several months outside the city when he came here, so he was quite familiar with the surroundings.

Seeing that he was right, the little beggar nodded...

"No one is following you? Aren't you afraid that you'll take the money and not deliver the letter?"

Su Ze asked again, beggars have no credibility. If this person asked Sun Jiye to give the letter to the beggar himself, without any threat, the beggar might not really do the job.

"No... the kid just gave me a few coins and this piece of paper. I originally wanted to come here to ask for some food, but I didn't expect to be caught. I can't read what's written on the note, so if I could read, I wouldn't give it to you..." The little beggar also grew up on the streets, so he naturally guessed the current situation, that is, what was written on the letter was probably not a good thing.

"Master Su..." Xiao Lan knew that she had just lost her temper with Su Ze, but she couldn't bring herself to act as she had before. She was just holding on, not wanting to put on an act anymore. She reached out and handed Su Ze the note that the little beggar had just given her. She felt that Su Ze was capable and might be able to help her.

Su Ze took the note and read the words carefully. These words might have been written by Sun Jiye himself. The handwriting was childish and the ending of each stroke was weak and empty. He might have been forced to write them.

"Master Cui, take this child out first, and then take him to see the outside of the city." Su Ze put the note into his sleeve. He still had something to ask, and it was inconvenient for the little beggar to be present.

Master Cui was also straightforward. He walked over, pulled the little beggar and led him out the door. He looked at Fang Qingqing and said, "You come out too."

Fang Qingqing rolled her eyes at him, but Xiao Lan let go of her hand. "Go out and take a look at what the Xiao family is doing... Bring Mother Xu with you. She's familiar with them."

Fang Qingqing didn't react for a moment, but then she understood, nodded, and walked out.

"Your wife and Lord Su would be a good match, a talented man and a beautiful woman." Master Cui sent the little beggar aside and said to Fang Qingqing who was passing by.

"Impossible!" Fang Qingqing hurried past him without even glancing at him. She turned around and quickly came back, pointing at Master Cui's nose. "I'm telling you, it's impossible! Even if your Master Su wants to, it's impossible! You'd better persuade your Master not to blame my wife for his breakup."

Fang Qingqing wasn't stupid. From Su Ze's expression just now, anyone could tell he had feelings for Xiao Lan. But she was the only one who knew that Xiao Lan couldn't fall twice on the same person, not even twins with different personalities.

"It's hard to say...When fate comes, you can't stop it." Master Cui raised his eyebrows, smiling.

Fang Qingqing couldn't stand his annoying look anymore and clenched her fists, "Bullshit!"

After saying that, he turned around and went to find Mother Xu to take him with him to complete Mr. Xiao's task.

Su Ze couldn't help but be suspicious after hearing Xiao Lan's arrangement. But he hesitated whether he should ask. After all, no one would be willing to talk about such a family scandal with him.

"Please take a seat, Lord Su." Xiao Lan gestured for Su Ze to sit next to her.

"I guess Xue Wu has asked you just now..." Su Ze knew that Xue Wu and Xiao Lan would tell him everything, so he suspected that Xiao Lan should know about the bandit leader who came to the Sun family before.

"That bandit leader... I recognize him. I've had some interactions with him since the last incident." Xiao Lan said frankly.

Although Su Ze guessed that Xiao Lan was reluctant to reveal the bandit leader because she had her concerns, he did not expect that she had any connection with the bandit leader. Thinking of the day when Xiao Lan was captured by the bandit leader, he could not help but think more.

"What about the bandit leader and his wife..." Su Ze didn't want to guess anymore, but had to ask.

Xiao Lan didn't care about this question. "No, it was a clear intersection. So I know it wasn't him. If you said that only Sun Shaohua died, I might still be suspicious, but he shouldn't have attacked the child."

"Why are you so sure? The bandit leader has killed people like crazy and will not keep his promises. Maybe he has promised you something." Su Ze was a little confused and even more displeased that Xiao Lan trusted the bandit leader so much.

Xiao Lan raised her eyes to look at Su Ze. She saw the doubt in Su Ze's eyes, not knowing whether he was doubting her certainty or doubting what she said.

"I'll ask him myself!" Xiao Lan didn't want to waste time on this matter, nor did she want to explain anything further. She didn't want Su Ze to waste his time on an impossible person. If there were anyone she suspected, she might be more suspicious of the Xiao family.

"You have such a deep connection with him? Can you ask anything you want?"

Su Ze stared at Xiao Lan, his dark eyes looking deeply into him, his brows furrowed, and his voice lowered.

"I don't know...I haven't seen him for a few days." Xiao Lan was just answering truthfully. She could hear the change in Su Ze's tone, but she had no time to care. She really hadn't seen Liu Hu for a few days. Now that this happened, asking him would probably be more useful than asking the officials!

But Xiao Lan's answer further confirmed that her connection with Liu Hu was not that simple. Su Ze suddenly thought of the "knights" who had helped Xiao Lan several times but were only brushed aside by Xiao Lan.

Su Ze knew he had no right to accuse Xiao Lan of anything. If he investigated further, he would only be able to accuse Xiao Lan of harboring someone. But he also knew that if he said something like that at this moment, he would probably be the one who would never have any contact with Xiao Lan again.

Su Ze never thought that favoritism and fraud would happen to him, but now it happened so blatantly, and he didn't even hesitate.

"If we can call him over, it will surely be helpful."

Xiao Lan was surprised by Su Ze's words. She looked up at him with a face full of suspicion.

"I just thought, he's in the dark, I'm in the light, if we can cooperate we'll be able to find the child faster."