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

"It's not that I don't believe you!" Xiao Lan saw that Liu Hu was unhappy. If Liu Hu was angry and didn't want to say anything at this time, there would be nothing she could do.

Xiao Lan hurriedly explained. Su Ze's hand was still tugging at her clothes, and she impatiently shook it off. "Jiye is my son. How can I not be anxious when such a young child is still out there at this late hour and doesn't know what to do?"

Liu Hu finally came out to give her the clue, but he was still wasting time here. She was really upset.

She reached out to hold Liu Hu's hand. Her hands had been cold all day, and her palms were now covered in sweat. She grabbed Liu Hu's hand, which made him shudder.

Su Ze was pushed away by Xiao Lan, feeling lost, but he didn't know what decision he had made in his heart. He clenched his fists, tightening them again and again.

"Madam Sun, I'm afraid he wants to speak to you privately. I'll take my leave now. If there's anything else you need from the county magistrate, please let someone know. But this matter is of great importance. Madam, please don't hide any clues. I'll come back tomorrow to question you."

After saying this, Su Ze bowed and left the pavilion.

Xiao Lan stared at his figure in a daze, but before she had time to think about it, she saw that the man had already walked away.

She looked at Liu Hu again, not letting go of his hand, but squeezed it hard, telling Liu Hu not to stare at Su Ze as he walked away.

"Can you tell me now? You said he was fine. Did you see it with your own eyes, or did you hear it from someone else?"

Liu Hu followed her strength and pulled her to sit on the stool in the pavilion, and then sat next to her.

"You don't doubt me anymore?" Liu Hu placed Xiao Lan's hand in his own, showing no intention of letting go. He leaned forward and stared into Xiao Lan's eyes, his lips curled up.

"That's my son!" Xiao Lan's patience was completely drained. The moment she calmed down, all she could think about was the wound on the fat boy's neck the little beggar had mentioned. Sun Jiye had never suffered any injuries since childhood, so how could he have endured such suffering? How serious was the injury? Was it treated? Would it get infected? According to Xue Wu's timeline, this was already Sun Jiye's third night in captivity. What if he got infected and had a fever?

Liu Hu patted her hand. "I knew the news yesterday and have been investigating this matter outside for the past two days. Your son is my son..." Now that they were alone, Liu Hu was no longer as vigilant as before. Xiao Lan's behavior towards him was no longer a pretense of comforting him. It was a sign of desperate dependence on him. She kept her hand on his and refused to retract it. He felt much better now.

"Get to the point!" Xiao Lan raised her hand and punched him with all her might, but in Liu Hu's view, it was just a way of acting coquettishly.

Xiao Lan pulled back her hand, which was numbed by the steel and iron plates, and said, "He was injured and has been outside for several nights. If he has a fever and can't get treatment, it will be very troublesome. It's hard to say if a child has a fever... He can also be frightened..." Her voice became lower and lower, and she lowered her head to wipe the drops of water on the back of her hand, but she couldn't wipe them away.

This was the first time Liu Hu had seen Xiao Lan like this. She hadn't shed a tear that day when he held a large knife in front of her, but now she was weeping in front of him.

He wanted to take the opportunity to hug her in his arms to comfort her, but he didn't expect Xiao Lan to take a deep breath, took out the handkerchief in her arms and covered her face. When she looked up again, she had calmed down a little.

"Hurry up!" Xiao Lan urged in a low voice.

Liu Hu finally stopped talking nonsense and said what he had thought of before.

"I couldn't find out the specific circumstances. I just asked a brother and learned that the child was kidnapped. It's just a matter of asking for money. I've already made arrangements. If you give him some money, the child will be returned." Liu Hu made up a lie because he didn't want to make Xiao Lan worry, but Liu Yu also promised him that the child would be returned safely in the next two days.

"How to send it? Where to send it? Today a little beggar gave me a note asking for five thousand taels of gold. I prepared some today, but I still can't get enough." It was really difficult to collect so much gold in one day, but Xiao Lan was prepared and did not idle, and finally collected half of it.

"Don't worry about it. I'll definitely send your child back!" Liu Hu felt incredibly sorry for Xiao Lan, a woman who had such a difficult life and had to endure so much. He had originally been willing to wait for Liu Yu's arrangements, but now seeing Xiao Lan like this, he felt that if something went wrong with Liu Yu, Xiao Lan wouldn't be able to hold on.

After all, he didn't trust his biological brother Liu Yu as much as he did when he first left home. Over the years, he would only ask him to do things he couldn't do openly from time to time, but he rarely explained why.

Liu Yu was a rising star in the army, and he was a carjacker in the Green Forest. He had robbed many officials and wealthy businessmen, but Liu Yu always managed to suppress the incidents, and even the case files would not record them.

That road wasn't an official route, but it was much closer to the capital, so people on the road would take it, and many were drawn there. The Sun family incident was a case of them making trouble out of nothing, which is why Liu Yu scolded him for a long time. He didn't care. He was a robber, so robbing anyone was a robbery. Why was it that he could rob anyone he asked, but he couldn't make the decision himself?

"Can you send the person back?" Xiao Lan heard Liu Hu's promise, but she found it unbelievable. If he could really send the person back, why couldn't he even explain the specific details?

Liu Hu reached out and pulled Xiao Lan's hand back, wiping away the lingering tears on her hand. His rough fingers felt like tree bark scratching Xiao Lan's hand.

"I never lied to you!"

"When will it be sent back?" This is Xiao Lan's only hope now, so she no longer cares about the little advantages he has taken from her.

"As soon as possible! I'll think of a way now! Wait for my news!" Although Liu Hu was reluctant, he couldn't bear to wait any longer seeing that Xiao Lan was so expectant. After all, he knew where to start the investigation.

Liu Yu usually sent his personal guard to handle his affairs. Though the guard was a double-dealer, he was a shrewd and reliable person. Furthermore, Liu Yu was holding his life and property at risk, so he wasn't afraid of him getting into trouble. So Liu Hu planned to target this guard first. After all, he was Liu Yu's younger brother, so he figured the guard wouldn't be so defensive. If all else failed, he could simply go to Liu Yu and demand he hand the man over. At worst, he'd just make a scene.

He moved closer to Xiao Lan, and she didn't shy away. Seeing that she didn't move, he was happy, but he didn't make any other moves. After all, he could feel Xiao Lan tense up because of his approach.

"I'm such a carefree person, but you've tripped me up!" Liu Hu laughed self-deprecatingly, his eyes lingering on Xiao Lan's face for a long time. "Miss Xiao, I'll go find your son right away!"

As Xiao Lan watched Liu Hu walk away, her vigilance relaxed a little. She had been worried that Liu Hu would take advantage of her situation at this critical moment, and she couldn't refuse or not. Fortunately, Liu Hu still had some sense of honor and didn't do anything mean.

Once again, she felt useless. In this world, she couldn't make a single move without knowing the difference between right and wrong. She thought about going to Xiao Zongshan early tomorrow morning to ask him about it. After all, Xiao Zongshan must have a wide network of contacts in this area. Thinking of this, she became restless again. She got up and hurriedly went to find someone to harness a car, leaving to find Xiao Zongshan that night.

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Su Ze watched the figure climb over the courtyard wall, climb onto the eaves, and disappear into a street corner. He also followed silently...