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

Liu Hu was out of danger, but for some reason he hadn't woken up. Xiao Lan understood that he was in shock and coma due to lack of blood supply, and wondered if he would become a vegetable.

Liu Yue has never left the Sun family since that day. In order to persuade Xiao Xuan not to run there, Xiao Lan had to send someone to deliver "little notes" to them to relieve their homesickness.

Sun Shaohua's funeral hall was set up for three days, but few people came to pay their respects. Perhaps Sun Shaohua had appeared in people's dreams, but starting on the fourth day, the entrance to the Sun family's house was nearly packed.

Those who came were all wealthy businessmen from South City, and occasionally there were a few from nearby towns. Xiao Lan searched through all the memories of the original owners and didn't recognize any of them.

However, these people didn't seem to be here for Sun Shaohua. After arriving, they all showed concern for Xiao Lan. Most importantly, if they weren't young themselves, they would definitely bring a young man with them, all of whom were quite handsome and looked Xiao Lan up and down.

It only took Xiao Lan half a day to see through these people's true intentions.

This must be what my father said.

Xiao Lan now faced two choices: either give birth to a son herself or find a son-in-law. However, Xiao Lan didn't want to choose either... After all, her father had already made it legal and legitimate that Sun Jiye wasn't her biological son. The Sun family was now empty, with only the old county magistrate, Sun, as a promising member. The others were just ordinary people, so it wouldn't be a problem for Sun Jiye to change his name to Xiao.

But Xiao Lan's thoughts were unknown to others, and Su Ze knew even less. He saw the young gentlemen at the door, surrounding Xiao Lan and asking her questions. They said they were sorry for Sun Shaohua's passing, but some of them left without even burning incense.

Master Cui was watching from the side and felt that Su Ze, a taciturn person, would never achieve anything great.

"Sir, these young men are here with ill intentions. Are you sure you don't want to use more force?" Su Ze didn't even turn his head, just looking at Xiao Lan from a distance. She was dressed in white and looked fragile standing in the mourning hall. But Su Ze could clearly see the disgust and helplessness in her eyes.

Su Ze thought he understood Xiao Lan, and that he could read every look in her eyes. It was as if this person was meant to be his confidant, but for some reason, they always ended up arguing.

"How do you think I should try? Surround her and offer my courtesy like these gentlemen do?" Su Ze stepped forward, clasped his fists and bowed to Xiao Lan. After a few polite words, he turned and left.

He would not express his concern for Xiao Lan so directly. Besides having no experience in dealing with these issues, he also felt that it was impossible for him and her to be together.

Although he wasn't born into a wealthy family, he was one of the top merchants in the capital, and now he was an official. His parents wouldn't agree to him marrying a widow. Marriage is a matter of parents' orders and matchmakers' words, so he probably couldn't make the decision at this time.

When Xiao Lan saw Su Ze coming, she felt a little guilty about losing her temper with him for no reason last time. After all, he was not her ex-husband, but he always had to bear her anger.

She went forward to say a few words to him in private, to show her friendship, but he just said, "The deceased is gone, madam, please accept my condolences," and left.

This time, Xiao Lan was furious.

Master Cui looked at Xiao Lan's angry eyes behind him and found it a little funny. But he didn't say much and followed Su Ze out.

After leaving the Sun family, Su Ze seemed to have lost all his energy. His previous arrogance was gone, and he looked listless. Fortunately, his appearance made up for everything. Even so, he still attracted shy glances from women on the street.

"It's true that melancholy men are more attractive." Master Cui followed behind Su Ze, talking nonsense here and there, making him even more upset.

"When did you become so noisy?"

"It's always been like this. You never thought I talked too much before. I always told the truth, but you didn't like to hear it." Master Cui didn't care and took a few steps closer.

"Sir, it seems your mother is arriving today. She was delayed on the road for two days, so she should be here today. Your little cousin is coming too. She must be here to foster a relationship. So, you will also be getting married."

Master Cui's words made Su Ze even more annoyed. He gave off an aura that made it difficult to approach him. He frowned and looked at the road ahead. He felt that everyone on the road made him angry.

The fishmonger picked up a fish as he passed by, splashing water all over the floor. The woman spit the plum pits at his feet. Even the carriage parked at the gate of the county government looked so disgusting.

"Who is it! The carriage is blocking the door of the county government office!" Su Ze shouted, and Master Cui was so frightened that he didn't react. But when he saw the person getting off the carriage, Master Cui curled his lips, sighed softly, and quietly went around to the back door.

Su Ze didn't care that Master Cui was no longer around, because he didn't have the time to care. After all, his parents got off the carriage, along with his cousin who was hiding her face with a scarf and smiling shyly at him from behind.

"Father, Mother, why did you change the carriage? It's not the usual one?" Su Ze stepped forward and bowed respectfully to his parents, changing the subject, hoping that they would not hear his rudeness just now.

"You looked unhappy when you came here just now. What's wrong? Are you not happy that your parents came to see you?" Father Su was somewhat dissatisfied with his son's expression when he saw him. He felt that he was not as happy and excited as he had imagined. He also heard what Su Ze said just now.

Su's mother slapped Su's father on the arm and said, "Son has worked so hard, Ze'er must have encountered some troubles, so don't make things worse."

Father Su looked at Mother Su and pretended to feel pain, "Ouch, you're the only one who spoils him!"

"Cousin, long time no see. You've grown taller."

Pan Yingqiu's parents died early, and she relied entirely on her grandmother for care. Later, her grandmother's health deteriorated, so she was sent to Su's mother for a while. Later, Pan Yingqiu's uncle expanded his business to the capital, and she moved in with him, after all, his surname was Pan.

However, Pan Yingqiu was well-behaved and sensible since she was a child, and she was very good at reading people's expressions. Both Su's mother and father liked her very much. Su Ze studied in the study every day and didn't pay much attention to this cousin.

"You've had a hard time on the journey. Parents and cousin, please go in first." Su Ze ignored Pan Yingqiu's attempts to get close to him. His mother pinched him on the side, but he managed to hold back his words. Both Su's father and Pan Yingqiu saw all of this. Her father patted Pan Yingqiu on the shoulder, signaling her to take her time and not rush. Pan Yingqiu nodded and smiled, seemingly unconcerned.

In the evening, Su Ze welcomed his parents in the private room of Baixiang Building, and Mr. Cui also came with him. Mr. Cui was a perceptive person, and at this time, he put away his usual carefree attitude.

He showed an attentive attitude, a look that made him a qualified advisor or even a housekeeper. This look was only seen by Su Ze for a while, when he had just rescued Advisor Cui.

When Su Ze returned home in the evening, his parents praised Master Cui highly, thinking that Master Cui was a rare talent. They told Su Ze to keep this person by his side and make use of him, and not to disgrace his talent. Master Cui quickly said modestly, "I don't deserve it." Su Ze smiled bitterly and said, "I will."

The night grew deeper, but the oil lamp in Su Ze's study was still brightly lit. Master Cui was half leaning on the couch with his legs crossed, holding a teacup and looking at Su Ze who was sitting upright at the desk.

"Why are you still watching this late at night?"

"I received a reply from the capital." Su Ze looked at the few words on the letter and took out an old copy of the Analects of Confucius and started reading it.

"Secret code?" Master Cui became interested when he saw this operation.

Su Ze looked at him in surprise, with suspicion in his eyes.

"You know a lot."

Master Cui shrugged and said casually, "What don't I know? What are you talking about?"

However, Su Ze closed the letter and looked at him seriously, without his usual gentleness towards him.

"Master Cui, what is your origin?"