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

Xiao Lan finally moved.

Su Ze was slightly disappointed when he learned that Xiao Lan did not choose the courtyard he recommended. But when he found out that the courtyard Xiao Lan bought was only across the street from the county government office, he couldn't help but curl his lips.

"What are you laughing at? Be careful when eating fish!" Mother Su picked up a piece of fish for Su Ze and stared at him suspiciously.

"Yeah." Su Ze responded softly, collected his thoughts and continued eating.

Pan Yingqiu watched him from the side and poured him a bowl of soup. Su Ze didn't take it, so Pan Yingqiu put it down and said, "I made this soup myself. I spent a lot of effort on it. Please try it, cousin."

Su Ze glanced at the soup and put down his chopsticks.

"When are you going back? Aren't you going to your uncle's house for the New Year?"

His voice was cold and emotionless, without even a hint of concern for his relatives. He simply wanted to drive Pan Yingqiu away and not see her for even a day.

Upon hearing this, Pan Yingqiu paused, lowered his eyes, and remained silent. Father Su, however, lost his composure. He ignored the pain from Mother Su stepping on his foot under the table and angrily asked, "What do you mean by that? Do you not want me and your mother to be here? Are you bothered?"

"Why do you get angry when you talk about her? You haven't been so irritable before."

Su Ze expressed his recent doubts, and his mother looked at his father with confusion, but his father didn't take it seriously. Su Ze had never had so many unhappy times with his father before. He had always been a child who didn't need to worry about. Not only did he study hard, but he also didn't hang out with his friends. Therefore, his father never had to control him too much, and his mother didn't either, just feeling sorry for him studying day and night.

Now that his parents have come all the way from the capital, they should be having a great time meeting each other, but for some reason, Su's father acts like he's been fired up every day.

"Why am I so irritable? Are you lecturing me? Look at what you say every day. Your cousin cares about you so much, but you never take it to heart. We agreed to stay here together until the New Year, so why are you chasing us away? What do you mean?" Father Su said everything, and Mother Su looked at Pan Yingqiu.

Pan Yingqiu still lowered her eyes, looking aggrieved and unwilling to speak, and Su's mother frowned.

"Master, can you please talk to him nicely? Let Ze'er finish what he has to say. How can he talk to him like this?" Su's father and mother have always been in love, so Su's father still listened to Su's mother's words. Even though he was angry now, he still held back and didn't say anything.

Su Ze was about to say something when Pan Yingqiu wiped the corners of her eyes with a handkerchief and said softly, "I'm afraid my cousin doesn't like my temper. I did something wrong before and made my cousin angry. It's okay if I hire a carriage to go back later."

"Look at Yingqiu!" Father Su felt distressed when he saw Pan Yingqiu's aggrieved look, and he picked up the chopsticks and wanted to hit Su Ze.

"Okay, I'll hire a carriage for you and pick a few people to take you back." Su Zeshun responded, which made his father even more dissatisfied. Su's mother reached out to stop him and glared at him.

Su's father was so angry that he stood up and left the table. Su's mother followed him. Pan Yingqiu also stood up and bowed to Su Ze before leaving. Su Ze saw calmness and stability in her steps.

Su's father walked fast, and Su's mother followed him at a jog. Pan Yingqiu went out and also followed him over here.

"Ouch..." Su's mother cried out in surprise, pretending to hold onto a pillar on one side when she couldn't catch up with Su's father. Su's father then turned around to look at her, wanting to get angry, but seeing that she seemed to be really injured, he stepped forward to ask about it with concern.

At this time, Pan Yingqiu also stepped forward to support Su's mother, "Auntie, are you okay..."

Mother Su glanced at her, sighed softly, and shook her head, "It's okay."

Father Su reached out and helped him, "You are so careless, it makes me worried."

"It's all my fault. I didn't serve my cousin well, and he was unhappy. It made the whole family unhappy. I'll pack up and go back later. When I left, my uncle also asked me to go back for the New Year."

When Father Su heard what Pan Yingqiu said, his brows furrowed even tighter, "Yingqiu, don't listen to your cousin's nonsense."

Mother Su turned around and looked at Pan Yingqiu, who looked aggrieved, and said, "Yingqiu, go back and rest first. Your uncle will support me."

"How can that be? I'll use some medicinal wine to massage your feet later." Pan Yingqiu's face was full of concern.

"I'm not used to the ones in the county government office here. They have a strong smell. Go to the street and see if there's anything suitable. Buy a bottle with a softer smell. Be careful when you go out. You can ask Master Cui to accompany you." Mother Su's words were so precise that it was not appropriate for Pan Yingqiu to follow.

"Okay, then I'll go take a look on the street..." After saying that, he went out alone.

Father Su looked at Pan Yingqiu and sighed, "Such a good girl, how could your son not like her?"

Su's mother said nothing. As soon as Pan Yingqiu left, she stood up straight and walked forward quickly. Su's father said in surprise from behind, "It doesn't hurt anymore? Walk slower, it's twisting again when you turn around!"

The two of them came into the room one after another, and Su's mother closed the door.

"I'm not hurt, I lied to you."

"You, you still look like this at such a big age." Su's father smiled helplessly, picked up the teapot and saw that the tea was cold. He was about to ask the servant to make a new pot, but was stopped by Su's mother.

"Don't go, I have something to tell you."

Father Su knew what Mother Su was going to say and sat down with an unhappy look on his face. "What's the matter? Are you going to let your son go on his own again? What if he really goes to find that widow? What will you do? Agree?"

Mother Su reached out and pulled him to sit down, "Don't say that, sit down!"

Father Su sat down angrily, "Okay, you say!"

"Let's not even talk about whether that widow has any connection to Ze'er. Just look at Ze'er's attitude towards Yingqiu. How can he possibly like her at all?"

"He's just being so ungrateful. How can there be such a good girl in this small town?"

"Zer also said today that every time you hear him mention Yingqiu, you get angry. Why didn't you have such a bad temper before?" Su's mother asked him, but Su's father still didn't care.

"What do you think? He's always so cold and indifferent to such a nice girl, and speaks harshly to her. If I don't scold him, who else should I scold?"

"Then don't you think Yingqiu always appears to be showing weakness, but is actually fanning the flames? She could have said it frankly, but she insisted on admitting her fault right away, which makes you think she's extremely wronged. I was sitting across from her just now, and I saw clearly that there were no tears in her eyes at all, and she even wiped them with a handkerchief. She acts like this because she knows you're protecting her, and she's doing it on purpose for you to see."

Su's mother told Su's father what she saw and thought, but Su's father thought Su's mother was unreasonable.

"This is your niece, why don't you feel sorry for her?"

"Of course I feel bad, but I feel even worse for my son. The girl is a good girl, but she's too thoughtful, and Ze'er doesn't like her. Ze'er has been simple since childhood, and now he's finally an official, bringing honor to our Su family. If he marries such a troublesome woman, how can the front yard be peaceful when the backyard is restless?"

Father Su looked at her with some doubt, "Didn't you say before that this can also stabilize the family?"

Mother Su sighed softly, "That's what I said, but you also saw that Ze'er has no feelings for her at all. If he meets someone he likes in the future and marries a young girl, won't this backyard be in chaos?"

Su's father calmed down and thought about it, and felt that what Su's mother said made sense.

"I really want Yingqiu to be my daughter-in-law. She has a miserable life, having no parents. Following her would make her a relative to us."

"Yes, I will definitely choose a good family for her in the future. Whether her husband's family likes her or not is very important to a woman's life. If they don't like it, it will be a hassle no matter how hard it tries. If they like it, it will be fun no matter how hard it tries." Mother Su patted Father Su's hand. Father Su looked at the hand that was already wrinkled and covered it with his hand.

"My hands are cold..."

"It's because I'm angry with you! Fortunately, we don't have a little girl in our family, otherwise you would also be partial to me." Su's mother said deliberately.

"Nonsense, I have been loyal to you and have never looked at other women." Su's father vowed.

"Why? Don't you remember the girl from Mr. Zhang's family?"

"That was all that happened last year..." Father Su said embarrassedly.

"I'm just kidding. Don't bother with Ze'er anymore. He's always had his own ideas since he was young, so you can't force him. I just hope he can marry a virtuous woman. We'll have to rely on her to manage our small family business in the future."

"I still think Yingqiu is good..."

"let it go."

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It was Pan Yingqiu's first time walking down the street by herself. She was beautiful and graceful, very different from the other women in the city, and many people on the street looked at her with awe.

She walked to a pharmacy and asked if they had any medicinal wine. She spoke so softly and politely that the clerk was stunned.

"Yes... wait a moment, girl."

The guy blushed as he rummaged through the drawers and the guy cleaning the counter hurried over to her.

"Do you need anything else? Are you hurt?"

"You're funny, man. Why do you care where people are hurt?"

As soon as Fang Qingqing entered the door, she saw the waiter staring at a girl with lustful eyes, and her desire to protect her instantly came up.

"What does my asking have to do with you? Why are you meddling in other people's business?" The man turned around and walked away unhappily.

Pan Yingqiu was originally looking at the waiter coldly, but when he heard the woman talking behind him, his expression changed.

He turned to face Fang Qingqing and bowed gracefully. Fang Qingqing was immediately attracted by the beauty of the girl and said, "Miss, there's no need to be polite. I just don't like him."

"Your medicinal wine." The waiter handed the wine over and Pan Yingqiu paid for it.

"Thank you, young lady." Pan Yingqiu's voice was pleasant, and Fang Qingqing immediately became very interested.

"You're not from here, are you? I've never seen a girl as pretty as you."

Pan Yingqiu paused slightly at Fang Qingqing's blunt words, but only for a moment before her eyes flashed with surprise. "Miss, you're too kind. I'm visiting relatives from the capital, not from here."

Xu Yi followed Fang Qingqing and came over reluctantly after a long while. As soon as he entered the door, he saw Fang Qingqing and Pan Yingqiu talking.

He had met Pan Yingqiu, Su Ze's cousin, but he didn't know why the two of them had anything in common.

He didn't want to come at first, but Fang Qingqing insisted that she had hurt her hand while moving things and asked him to accompany her to buy medicine.

Pan Yingqiu had also met Xu Yi. She had a good memory and could remember him after just a quick meeting.

"Xu the coroner."

"Miss Pan."

Xu Yi saluted, and Fang Qingqing, realizing they recognized each other, turned back to look at Xu Yi. Fortunately, Xu Yi was always at a loss when facing Fang Qingqing, and always had a wooden face towards everyone, which Fang Qingqing was very satisfied with.

Once she was satisfied, her mood improved, and she asked a few more questions, "Do you two recognize each other?"

Xu nodded slightly, not avoiding Fang Qingqing's gaze. Pan Yingqiu was frank, "Yes, we met in the government office. I am Lord Su's cousin."

Pan Yingqiu's voice wasn't loud, but the guys behind him who were listening attentively could hear it clearly.

"It's getting late. I have to go back and apply medicine to my aunt. I won't disturb you two anymore."

Pan Yingqiu left the pharmacy and headed for the government office. His eyes instantly returned to a calm expression, devoid of the warmth from before.

She had been here for so many days, and Su Ze either avoided her or spoke coldly to her. She knew that Su Ze didn't like her, so she could only start with her uncle, forcing him to pity him and force him to get engaged to Su Ze.

Today, my aunt sent me out to persuade my uncle not to embarrass Su Ze. This aunt has always obeyed Su Ze's words and doted on him since he was a child, so naturally she would not go against Su Ze's wishes.

Pan Yingqiu was just thinking about how to respond when he looked up and saw several servants pulling a box on a cart. The seal on the box had the word "Xiao" written on it.

Xiao Lan...

She had heard of this person, and the story about him was very colorful on this street. And Su Ze seemed to have some feelings for Xiao Lan. After all, he could find some clues from the words he got from the yamen servants.

Perhaps this is also a good opportunity to give everyone a push...

Thinking of this, Pan Yingqiu's pace gradually slowed down, and he followed the carts around the corner and went to another street.