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

I've been lazy recently

But I will persist

I wish you all a happy day

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The Sun family no longer existed in South City. Ever since the county magistrate's death, the Sun family had been declining. If it weren't for Xiao Lan's generous dowry, Sun Shaohua wouldn't have been as successful in South City. But now, with all those people gone, the Sun family's reputation had fallen entirely on Xiao Lan.

No matter where Xiao Lan went, she was still called Madam Sun.

The gossip on the street still revolves around "Mrs. Sun".

"Do you know that Mr. Sun's mourning hall is still there, and so many wealthy businessmen have come to see Mrs. Sun." The two women were carrying vegetable baskets and chatting as they walked.

"So shameless?" The woman in blue glanced at the pork on the stall and reached out to turn over a piece of meat.

"Yes, the man's body is still warm, but they have already set their sights on other men." The woman in green did not touch the meat. She just took a look at it and went to fiddle with the vegetables she had just bought in the basket.

"Last time I saw a dashing man with a stunning appearance! But he brought a little girl with him, so he was a perfect match for Madam Sun. One was a widower, and the other was a widow." The woman in blue put down the meat and walked towards the next stall reluctantly.

"Mr. Sun was not nice to Madam Sun before. That woman has been tortured for so many years, it is understandable that she wants to change men..." The woman in green saw the fresh fish on the stall in front, asked the price and frowned.

"Oh, so you mean that your old man treats you badly and you want to change him?" The woman in blue began to pick fish again, picking left and right, and chose the smallest one.

"You don't want to trade it? It's only a few copper coins a month, and you have to use it to sell alcohol. You can't afford to buy snacks and you even scold me. If I could trade it, I would have done it long ago." The woman in green looked at the small fish, listening carefully to the price the fishmonger asked for. The final price she heard still didn't make her move. She pursed her lips and stopped looking.

"It's easy for a man to change a woman, but for a woman to change a man, she'll be stabbed in the back and scolded."

"Why..." The woman in green murmured, but no one heard it.

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Xiao Lan also disliked the title of Madam Sun, but she didn't know how to get rid of it. As a modern person, she didn't want to live her life with the title of a scumbag.

She hadn't cared at first, after all, everyone in the house only called her Madam, not Madam Sun. But when she went out, everyone called her Madam Sun. She was also aware of the gossip outside. After all, whenever she went out, people would look at her and whisper about her, and then, feeling guilty, they would pretend nothing had happened.

The harsh words kept coming in, and gradually, the people in the courtyard began to lose control of their mouths. Jasmine had heard a few things, but it was all the maids taking what was said outside and making assumptions. Even after scolding them several times, they couldn't stop. After all, gossiping is hard to stop, especially since the master had a man in his study before, which made for some very explosive conversation.

Xiao Lan was now accustomed to living in the Sun residence. However, the rooms of Sun and He Xiaoniang were previously empty, which was considered a waste. Mother Xu had asked Xiao Lan to clean up the old lady's large room and move in. After all, Xiao Lan's courtyard was originally called the main house, but it was actually a side courtyard. The real main house and main hall were occupied by Sun.

Xiao Lan was unwilling to do so. She didn't like the dead old woman, and she couldn't accept her living in her house, both physically and mentally.

Finally, under the persuasion of Xu's mother, Xiao Lan decided to sell this house and buy a new one.

This decision made Xu's mother exclaim "Absolutely not." But apart from her, almost no one in the family opposed it.

Jasmine and Haitang were servants, and even if they were given important positions, they would only obey Xiao Lan. Fang Qingqing didn't care either. She didn't really like the house where she once lived with her ex-mother. Although Xiao Lan had helped her with some simple renovations, she still found it dingy. However, she saw that Xiao Lan was always busy with various things, so she was too embarrassed to bother her.

The issue of buying a house was put on the agenda, and Xiao Lan called everyone over to talk about it.

"Everyone, thank you very much for taking care of me during this period. But now I want to sell this yard and buy a new one."

As soon as Xiao Lan said this, the servants and maids who had not heard the news before immediately began to whisper to each other.

"Selling the house? Are you moving away? Then we're out of this job too?"

"I'm afraid they're going to send us away now."

Everyone started talking at once, and Xiao Lan quickly stopped everyone from talking.

"Not really. Don't speculate, just listen to me."

Everyone stood up straight again, wanting to hear how much they could get.

"I'm not moving out of South City. I'm still in this city, I'm just moving to a new place. This place doesn't hold much nostalgia for me, and none of the other places seem to fit in, so I want to move on. Now I just want to ask if anyone wants to come with me. If you don't want to come with me, you can move to another place and find a better job. If you want to stay with me, everything will remain the same."

Xiao Lan said this because she knew that in today's world, if she were to exchange her house just a few days after Sun Shaohua's death, there would definitely be a lot of gossip. She didn't mind, but some people would mind, even the servants.

"Wherever the lady goes, we go."

Li Si and Qian Jiu, just like before, took a single stride to Xiao Lan's side. They followed Xiao Lan's lead, and that was a certainty. Old Yu wasn't even considered a servant, so naturally, he didn't need to choose and always stood behind Xiao Lan.

As for the others, Xiao Lan was mainly reluctant to part with the servants who already had some martial arts skills, and the few maids that Jasmine herself was comfortable with.

"We will follow the Madam too." Several servants and maids also wanted to go.

Jasmine then reached out to stop them and spoke, "Brothers and sisters, it would be best if you were willing to follow Madam. Our Madam is self-reliant and strong, a role model for women, and has been able to establish her own household. If you want to follow, then do so wholeheartedly. If I find out that someone is gossiping about you behind your back, then forget about sending your indentures to a good family. I'm not as kind and easy to talk to as our Madam!"

The few people looked at each other and naturally understood what Jasmine meant. They all bowed hurriedly.

"Of course, we all only recognize the Madam. Not only will we not gossip, but if I hear anyone dare to make up stories about the Madam, I will be the first to pull out his tongue!" One person took the lead and the others quickly agreed.

Two of the maids knew they had said some bad things before, but they had only been repeating rumors. They quickly clarified, "We just heard the gossip and said a few words about it. We were just calling them nonsense, but we absolutely didn't agree with them."

Jasmine looked at them. "I know what you said. From now on, don't bring back what happened outside, and don't talk about what happened at home. If you can do it, then follow me. If you can't, I advise you to withdraw as soon as possible."

Jasmine, despite her young age, was a very independent person. She was now thriving at Xiao Lan's place, and like Yu Mama before her, no one could control her. She despised the burden of being a housekeeper, but being controlled by others was even more tiring, so she just kept doing it. She had seen a lot since she was a child, and she knew what the maids feared. They weren't afraid of hardship or fatigue, but they were afraid of being sold to wealthy families who didn't treat them as human beings. Then they'd have no good days.

Several maids nodded repeatedly and responded quickly, "Yes, yes, of course we wouldn't dare!"

The servants followed Master Yu to practice Kung Fu, and had long been subdued by his fists and feet. They called him "Master" one by one and were reluctant to leave from the bottom of their hearts.

Xiao Lan watched Jasmine scolding people with such a serious manner that she found it adorable. She curled her lips, lowered her eyes, and sipped her teacup, thinking about what kind of reward she should give to a key employee who had become the chairman's secretary.

There was only one person who lowered his head silently. Xiao Lan stared at him for a long time before the man finally spoke.

"Madam, the master has just been buried for a few days, and you're already selling the old house. I'm afraid the master would be heartbroken if he knew about this."

The speaker was Chi Yu, who had been managing the business at the shop in the north of the city and had just returned today. Xiao Lan knew that he was quite loyal to Sun Shaohua, so she wanted to ask his opinion.

He was also a family slave, and his indenture was in Xiao Lan's hands. If he wanted to leave, Xiao Lan would not make things difficult for him.

"You've followed the master since childhood, and your affection and loyalty to him have clearly demonstrated your devotion. But he is who he is, and I am who I am. The decision I've made is this, and it won't change. If you want to leave, I can simply give you your indenture and set you free."

Xiao Lan didn't have any bad impression of Chi Yu. She just thought he was smart and it would be a pity if he left.

Chi Yu looked up at Xiao Lan with some unwillingness in his eyes, then turned his head to look at Haitang, who was also looking at him secretly.

After hesitating for a while, he finally spoke, "Do you have no feelings for the master? At first... and later, the master was sincere to you and thought of you in everything. He couldn't even stand steadily, and when Fang Xiaoniang asked him to write for you, he still managed to write for you...!"

Chi Yu followed Sun Shaohua from beginning to end, and saw all the changes in Sun Shaohua after his injury. Naturally, he would also magnify the little effort Sun Shaohua made for Xiao Lan.

Xiao Lan listened to him finish before continuing, "In the end, I treated him well, but sometimes, fate is hard to defy. Now that things have come to this, there's no point in saying anything. I'm just asking you, are you leaving or not?"

Chi Yu looked at Xiao Lan's calm eyes and felt that Sun Shaohua's affection was misplaced. He felt distressed and said, "I won't go with you. Thank you for returning my bond. Please also give me Haitang!"

"For you?" Xiao Lan was very dissatisfied with the wording, but she still glanced at Haitang to see her expression.

Haitang was looking at Chi Yu, her brows tightly furrowed, her face full of disappointment.

Chi Yu stared at Xiao Lan and didn't care about Haitang's expression.

"I've always had my eye on Haitang, and you've said before that you'd help her."

"I can't give it to you, Haitang. She's a person, not a bottle or jar. You have to ask her what she wants."

Xiao Lan looked at Haitang and asked what she meant.

Haitang has been following Xiao Lan. She knows the grievances Xiao Lan suffered at the hands of Sun Shaohua, so she is very dissatisfied and even very angry about Chi Yu's questioning of Xiao Lan.

She gritted her teeth and shook her head.

"I won't go with you."

Haitang likes Chi Yu, and she is willing to accept his small favors and care for her. However, to her, Xiao Lan is more important.

After spending so much time with Xiao Lan, she was no longer the weeping maid she once was. Xiao Lan always told her that a bondage couldn't bind anyone; only one's own heart could hold them captive. Xiao Lan had given her many opportunities to leave, even offering to give her the shop and make her the female manager, but she hadn't wanted to. It was also the first time she realized she had so many choices.

Chi Yu didn't insist, but just looked at Haitang deeply again, took the indenture and silver handed to him by Moli, bowed, turned around and left.