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

Fang Qingqing stood in the yard and looked into the house. The door was now open, and Su Ze and Xiao Lan were sitting on each side, but she couldn't hear what they were saying.

From a distance, she could tell Xiao Lan was looking grim. She tried to go in, but Xiao Lan still sent her out. She knew Xiao Lan felt the situation was too complicated and feared the danger of knowing too much. Fang Qingqing felt that Xiao Lan sometimes treated her like a child, and sometimes she just wanted to prove herself.

"Master Su, what you mean is that according to your speculation, Liu Hu, Liu Yu and the owner of Miweixuan Restaurant all helped Xiao Zongwen and Xiao Xuan to take the Xiao family's property. So Sun Jiye's kidnapping was planned by them?" Xiao Lan reorganized what he understood.

Su Ze nodded, and suddenly thought of what Master Cui had said to him this morning. Xiao Lan only looked strong on the surface.

He saw Xiao Lan's emotional breakdown in front of Liu Hu just now. She seemed to really trust Liu Hu and was heartbroken by his deception and betrayal.

So after Liu Hu left, Xiao Lan was silent for a long time before speaking to him again.

The first thing she said was, "Do you have a purpose in approaching me?"

Her eyes didn't look like a question, but as if she already knew the answer and was waiting for Su Ze to admit his feelings himself.

Su Ze didn't want to say anything, but suddenly his mind was filled with what Liu Hu said to him last night, and then he thought of the questioning that Master Cui had given him this morning. In fact, he had already given the answer in his mind several times.

So what Su Ze said to Xiao Lan was, "I think you are a unique woman, and I look at you differently. Because of this, I will pay more attention to your affairs, and I hope you can live a good life and not be hurt by others." He felt that this was what both of them could accept and was the closest to the truth at the moment.

At that time, Xiao Lan looked at him for a long time, as if she felt that this was different from her answer, but she agreed with his answer.

"Then killing Sun Jiye would be more direct. I would have no son and no longer be eligible to inherit the Xiao family." Xiao Lan felt that things were not as they seemed.

"Perhaps this businessman was also arranged by them, and they used the opportunity of sending Sun Jiye back to establish an intersection with you." Su Ze also heard about the businessman being sent back. The Xiao family's industries are spread all over the country, especially transportation and workshops, which are among the best among all merchants.

"Because Xiao Zongshan is still around, I'm just an heir in name only. Even if Sun Jiye dies, Xiao Xuan, the son of a concubine, can't legitimately inherit the family business. So, Sun Jiye is just a way to get close to me, right? And then... what can I do?" Xiao Lan didn't understand. She propped her forehead with her hand. She hadn't slept all night, and today she learned about Liu Hu's situation, and now she was thinking about it again. She just felt that her brain was not enough. Things were too complicated, and she couldn't figure out their true purpose.

Su Ze seemed to have thought of something, but didn't want to say it out loud. He hesitated for a long time, "I heard from your servants that the merchants who came today are very handsome and well-dressed. Maybe they have you..."

Xiao Lan looked up at him. "Beauty trap? Let me give him so much of my fortune? I'm a rich woman, not a fool! There's a limit to spending money on men..." Xiao Lan pressed her temples hard. She had a headache. "Then it would be better to let Xiao Xuan use the beauty trap himself. Xiao Xuan is not bad looking, and Xiao Zongwen is not bad either."

"You're blood relatives..." Su Ze thought Xiao Lan might have been overwhelmed, spouting such nonsense. Did Xiao Lan think Xiao Xuan and Xiao Zongwen were good-looking, too? He'd seen them both, and that was undeniable. But he'd also been praised since childhood and was self-aware of his appearance. He believed his resemblance to that "old acquaintance" was the reason Xiao Lan had a preconceived notion about him and didn't have a favorable impression of him.

But it doesn't matter anymore. Xiao Lan is probably avoiding matters between men and women now, and he won't embarrass himself.

Su Ze wanted to ask her to go back and rest for a while, but he happened to see Fang Qingqing peeking outside, so he waved to her.

Fang Qingqing hurried in and gave Su Ze a cold look, "Why did you have to say that today? Look how tired my wife is!"

Su Ze has now accepted his fate, and it may be difficult to get Fang Qingqing to be more respectful.

"Help Madam go back and rest. I'll take my leave now and won't disturb you any more. We'll discuss this in detail another day."

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The yard has become dilapidated because no one has been there for more than a month. The surrounding area is full of autumn scenery of mountains and forests, and now it looks very desolate.

Liu Hu only took a glance from a distance and knew that someone had been here. He didn't care much about it. He knew that after Sun Jiye went missing, the county yamen runners and constables were also looking for him everywhere, so he was not surprised that this place was discovered.

After all, this was the road Sun Shaohua took that day. He dared to choose this road, which meant that either he was brave or someone had planned it.

Liu Hu walked into the messy house that had been ransacked, reached out to pick up the oil lamp that had fallen on the table, and opened an inconspicuous box in the corner, the lock of which had been pried open.

There was nothing valuable inside, only a piece of rag, the only thing left by his father. He stuffed the cloth into his arms and was about to leave when he turned around and saw the clothes he had made in the nameless shop thrown on the bed.

Xiao Lan said she had chosen the color herself, tucking the black jacket between three coarse cloth garments. He was used to wearing short jackets; they were loose and comfortable. Xiao Lan asked him why he, a martial arts master, dressed like a peasant. He knew she was just trying to coax him, wanting him to protect her and help her solve some problems she couldn't talk about openly.

He sat on a dusty stool, holding the clothes in his hands, and turned up the belt. The back was embroidered with golden mountains. Xiao Lan said that these were work clothes, indicating that he was working for her, and told him not to have any improper thoughts about his boss.

These days, he is around Xiao Lan every day.

While she was in the shop, he rented a loft opposite her shop and watched her while drinking.

When she went to a restaurant, he would go to the teahouse opposite, drink tea and watch her; when she went shopping, he would call Liu Yue to go shopping with her, as he was embarrassed to go into those jewelry shops alone, and for this Liu Yue extorted a lot of money from him; when she went home, he would climb over the wall, and if he was lucky, he could have a drink with her.

Xiao Lan had a carefree nature, a rare kind of woman. She could drink and chat with him, not feeling intimidated by his outlaw life, but rather finding it intriguing. As long as the talk wasn't too gory, she was quite willing to listen, and when things got exciting, she'd even ask him if he could demonstrate some martial arts skills.

He even felt that if Xiao Lan really couldn't obey him, then it would be a good thing for him to be his confidant.

He thought that as long as he didn't get involved in the affairs of Liu Yu, Uncle Fan, and the others, his position on Xiao Lan's side would be clear. He could kill Master Zhu without hesitation for trying to send someone to harm Xiao Lan, even though he was scolded by Liu Yu for a long time after that day.

Liu Hu stared at his clothes for a long time before finally removing the rags from his arms and removing his short coat. His iron-hard body was covered in raised, hideous scars. These were marks from his military service and his time as a bandit. He put on his black uniform, covering up all the previous marks.

For the first time, he carefully fastened his belt and the leather wristbands, which were also ironed with mountain markings. After everything was tidied, he tucked the piece of cloth into his arms.

Clothes make the man, and saddles make the horse. Liu Hu, who has just stepped out of the door, now looks like a real "knight" who has ventured into the world of martial arts.