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

As dusk fell, most of the dishes on the table were left over, but two of the wine jugs were empty.

After drinking, Xiao Xuan and Xiao Lan's faces flushed, and they didn't feel the cold in the late autumn night breeze. Mother Xu was worried, so she sent over a shawl and also took one for Xiao Xuan.

Xiao Xuan thanked him, lowering his eyes in thought. He'd been drinking for days, and this pot of wine had already made him drunk. Xiao Lan had also had a few extra drinks today, and seeing Xiao Xuan's distressed expression, he felt that it hadn't been easy for him either.

From what he had just said, it seemed like all of this was Xiao Zongwen and Fan Zhixing's idea. Xiao Xuan was just as he had said, wanting nothing more than to return to Beidu and be with Liu Yue, to live a good life.

But now, they were using Liu Yue as a hostage to threaten him, and Liu Hu was almost dead, so Xiao Xuan didn't dare to gamble.

"I want to cooperate with you..." Xiao Xuan looked up at Xiao Lan, his eyes full of drunkenness, a little confused but sincere.

In the past, Xiao Lan had only believed half of what people said at the bar during social gatherings, but now, looking at Xiao Xuan's behavior, she felt that he could be trusted.

"I know that's what you came here to talk about. If you had been ambiguous and talking nonsense to me, I would have kicked you out long ago."

Xiao Lan raised the wine cup and drank it all in one gulp. Then he touched the wine pot, but it was almost empty.

"But my father doesn't trust me... I can only tell you all the news I know." Liu Hu also said what Xiao Xuan said many times.

However, even this was better than knowing nothing. Xiao Xuan had been sent here by his father as cannon fodder, so sometimes he needed to provide some information to operate smoothly. This was also how Xiao Lan could use this information to speculate on their true intentions.

"I see. Let's have a happy cooperation then." Xiao Lan emptied the wine in the pot, gave each person half a cup, clinked the cups together, and drank it all in one gulp.

"I will urge my father to take me to do business soon. When the time comes, just come and beg for mercy. It would be best if you can ask your stepfather to come and tell my father." Xiao Lan thought that these days, the only important thing was to repair the city wall.

"Okay, then I'll wait for your news." Xiao Xuan drank the wine in the glass, stood up and prepared to leave, but because of the drunkenness, he couldn't stand steadily and sat down again.

Haitang happened to come and bring some sobering soup. She put down the bowl and hurried to help.

"Let me help you out." Seeing that there were no servants around, Haitang had to reach out to help with a red face.

Xiao Xuan nodded, put his hand on her shoulder, and let her support him as he walked towards the door.

Xiao Lan looked at the two of them and thought Xiao Xuan was really drunk. However, Xiao Xuan was not the kind of person who cared about this matter that much. The last time the cloth shop was competing for business, he had coaxed those ladies into submission.

But this man was actually a love-brained person, and he gave his whole heart to the simple Liu Yue.

Haitang escorted Xiao Xuan to the door. Just then, a doorman was there, so she handed him over to take him back to the restaurant. She watched the man gradually walk away before turning around. Out of the corner of her eye, she saw a familiar figure looking at her from the entrance of the alley.

She looked at the man for a long time, feeling excited but unable to express it.

The man looked at her for a long time and finally came forward.

"Haitang, you guys moved here."

The person who came was Chi Yu. He looked a little haggard after not seeing him for a few days, but he was still dressed cleanly and tidy as before.

"Well, this courtyard is quiet, Madam, you like it." Haitang had some feelings for Chi Yu before, but she didn't expect that after going through so many things, Chi Yu would still speak for Sun Shaohua, so she was a little disappointed.

Chi Yu nodded and stopped talking, not knowing what to say. Haitang used to be easy to coax. If he gave her something delicious or fun, she would chatter non-stop. She would also ask him to speak well of her in front of the master and come to see Xiao Lan more often. But since Xiao Lan became the head of the family, Haitang no longer needed to beg him. Instead, Chi Yu had to ask Haitang to speak softly of the master in front of the mistress.

Chi Yu felt that the image he had worked so hard to build had collapsed in an instant. He was no longer Haitang's savior, the only person she could turn to. He no longer had the same sense of superiority in front of her. Without this sense of superiority, he was just an ordinary servant. Now he was filled with low self-esteem and felt unable to hold his head up. Fortunately, although the master was not in charge before, he had gone out to work as a small shopkeeper. Not only was the business booming, but he was also able to manage it in an orderly manner.

Perhaps because of this, he suddenly regained his confidence, thinking he could speak with his wife. But looking back, he realized that he was ultimately just a servant who could be discarded at any time. The cloth shop in the north of the city had been managed by a new person, a manager who his wife had found from somewhere. He was experienced and experienced. He only had to go to the door and take a look at him twice to see the difference between him and him.

"What are you doing recently? Have you found any work?"

Haitang still cared about him. Though she couldn't see clearly in the darkness, she could tell he wasn't as good as before. Chi Yu was the most handsome man in the Sun residence, besides Sun Shaohua. He wasn't tall, but he had a delicate appearance, and his every move exuded a sense of arrogance. He spoke to the maids and servants without courtesy, but he spoke softly to her. This was why Haitang had thought that one day they might become part of the family, living together in the Sun residence forever.

But times have changed, some things have suddenly changed, and no one is the same person as before.

"No, my lady is kind-hearted. The money she gave me is enough for me to live comfortably for a few years without having to look for work. Now that you are no longer with me, I don't need to bear any burdens. It's good to just live casually like this."

Haitang stood on the steps at the door, Chiyu at the bottom. Chiyu saw her about to look up. Haitang was graceful, and even with the lantern at the entrance to the courtyard behind her, one could tell her complexion was rosy. Her chubby face had delicate skin, and she didn't know if she'd put on rouge, but her lips were a beautiful red. Haitang wasn't considered pretty among the maids, not as pretty as Jasmine, not as lovely as Fang Qingqing. But in Chiyu's eyes, Haitang's watery eyes were the most beautiful in the world.

"Oh..." Haitang blushed at what he said, lowered her eyes and said nothing, but she didn't go back.

"Was it Young Master Xiao Xuan you just delivered?" When saying this, Chi Yu stared closely at Haitang's eyes, afraid of missing anything.

"Well... I drank too much with my wife, so help him out."

"He... although he has a bad background, if you can follow him, it would be a blessing." Chi Yu saw the shyness on Haitang's face when she supported Xiao Xuan just now. He could see the girl's thoughts from her face.

When Haitang heard him say that, her face instantly fell, and the joy she had just felt at seeing him disappeared completely.

"Why bother with him? I'm doing fine with my wife. If you want to talk about this, just go back." Haitang was angry. After saying this angrily, she turned around and left.

Seeing her true energy, Chi Yu reached out to pull her sleeve, but in his haste, he happened to grab Haitang's hand. Once he did, he wouldn't let go. Haitang twisted and tried to pull her hand back, but the hand's strength only intensified, not letting go at all.

"do what!"

"I was wrong. I shouldn't have said that to you... I just missed you. I was worried that you would go with someone else..." Chi Yu's eyes were red. He suppressed the bitterness in his heart and spoke the truth.

Seeing him like this, Haitang softened again.

"Madam has been very kind to me. I've seen her suffer. What you said to her that day was extremely disrespectful. If you believe in the saying 'marry a chicken, follow the chicken; marry a dog, follow the dog,' I would definitely not be nice to you."

Chi Yu hurriedly shook his head, "No, I just feel... I'm not worthy of you..."

Haitang blushed and shyly withdrew her hands and put them behind her back. "Madam still likes you. If you want to come back to work, Madam won't abandon you. Madam said before that she would give you the shop and make you the manager. That way, I..."

Haitang stopped talking at this point, but Chiyu's heart was in turmoil. He regretted it immensely, but he didn't want to lose face and ask his wife for help again.

"I was wrong..." Chi Yu felt that every word he said was bitter.

Haitang saw him lower his head and wiped his face with his sleeve. Hearing the trembling in his voice, he asked, "Shall I talk to the madam for you?"

Chi Yu didn't look up, but nodded.

"I'll come back another day."

"Where do you live?"

Before Haitang could even ask, Chi Yu ran away.