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

"A letter from Xiaowu?" Xiao Lan leaned forward to take a look, but Su Ze put the letter in his arms.

"What? Secret? Where did Xiaowu go?" Xiao Lan became curious and asked casually.

"I'm on official business. It's not convenient to tell you." Su Ze saw that Xiao Lan was so concerned about Xue Wu's whereabouts, his face darkened and he said in a cold voice.

Xiao Lan looked up at him with a bad expression. She thought that Su Ze had really given up. He had been able to hold back in front of Liu Hu before, but now he was jealous when asked about Xue Wu?

I wanted to tease him casually, but then I thought better of it. I didn’t want to get myself into trouble like I did just now.

"Oh, it's inconvenient, never mind. I'm being abrupt, so I'll take my leave first."

After saying that, Xiao Lan really left this time. Master Cui looked at Su Ze's miserable appearance and walked up behind him.

"Master Su, I don't think Madam Sun has any feelings for you."

"Why can't I see it?" Su Ze's words didn't sound like a question, but rather a statement of something that had already been established. He really didn't see anything different about Xiao Lan towards him. She was no more comfortable with him than she was with Liu Hu.

Captain Xue's letter was not opened in front of Xiao Lan. First, Su Ze thought about how Xiao Lan got angry last time when he just gave her a few words of advice. Now he didn't want to make her angry again, so he simply didn't mention the matter of Xiangquan Town for the time being. Second, he didn't want to hear Xiao Lan calling him "Xiao Wu Xiao Wu" in a friendly manner. He and he only called each other by their first names, and it would be better to call him by his courtesy name in the future.

Su's mother looked at Su's father sleeping on the bed with a worried look on her face, and sighed that a son is no longer under the control of his mother when he grows up. She was afraid that Su Ze was trapped in it and could not get out for the time being.

Pan Yingqiu wanted to help Su's mother to rest, but was refused by her mother.

"Yingqiu, I have something to tell you."

Pan Yingqiu was a little flustered, but she endured it and nodded obediently as usual.

"You were the one who caused this incident with Madam Sun. Do you acknowledge her or not?" Mother Su looked at Pan Yingqiu. Her appearance and figure were both exceptional, and she bore a striking resemblance to her older sister. She had always envied her older sister's beauty and truly loved her gentle and kind nature. So, when she passed away, Mother Su had intended to care for her niece wholeheartedly, treating her like her own daughter.

But when she was brought back to the Su residence, within just a few months, she realized that Pan Yingqiu was a thoughtful person, not as innocent as the other little girls. She didn't understand why such a kind sister would raise such a daughter, but she also felt that since the little girl had been raised by her grandmother and relied entirely on her uncle and aunt for support, she would naturally judge the situation and read people's faces.

I had thought that if I trained her well, maybe she would change. But I found that her good mouth was always making Su's father's moods change with her, and I felt that it was really hard to keep her. Fortunately, Pan Yingqiu's uncle had also expanded his business to the capital, so Su's mother gave Pan's uncle a lot of benefits under the pretext of taking care of the business and sent Pan Yingqiu there. Although Su's father was reluctant at the time, he was a girl from the Pan family after all, so he couldn't force her to stay, so he gave up.

When Pan Yingqiu heard Su's mother ask this, she knew that she couldn't hide it.

"Yingqiu didn't think it through."

Mother Su shook her head. "Don't try to evade the important point. You and Madam Sun only met briefly in the front hall a moment ago, and didn't exchange a single word. Her father had brought her there that day to discuss official business, and yet you rushed over to serve tea and meet her."

"Aunt, I'm just... worried..." Pan Yingqiu lowered her eyes and looked aggrieved. Her expression was very well done, but it annoyed Su's mother.

"You are just worried about what the servants said. Your cousin takes good care of Madam Sun and even prepares flower tea for her when he comes. You are worried that your cousin will refuse this marriage because of her, right?" Mother Su was not going to beat around the bush with Pan Yingqiu. She didn't like it and wouldn't do so.

"Yes……"

"Even if there wasn't this person, did your cousin ever look at you more?"

"without……"

"That's it. You have been saying these things indirectly in front of your uncle since you were a child. I also think that you are my niece after all, and it would be better if we could be closer relatives. But now you have seen that your cousin has no affection for you, let alone treat you differently. Even if you become a family in the future, you will suffer. It is better to give up this obsession. I will go back to Beijing and find a good family for you. I will never treat you unfairly." Su's mother said sincerely, hoping that Pan Yingqiu could think it through.

"But... marriage is a matter of parents' orders and matchmakers' words. How many men and women have never even met before marriage? Although my cousin may not be able to see me, he has known me since childhood. I can't bear to give up such a good marriage. Besides, I have been deeply in love with my cousin since childhood. Can't Auntie fulfill my wish?"

Pan Yingqiu didn't want to hide it any longer. After all, she had been coaxing her uncle and aunt for so many years just to marry Su Ze, her rare cousin. It wasn't like she hadn't attended poetry gatherings in the capital and hadn't hung out with noble ladies, but even the young masters of the imperial court weren't half as handsome as her cousin. Naturally, there were some courtiers with her looks, but she had rejected them all. This thing was so close to happening, how could she let it ruin a widow?

"Yingqiu..." Mother Su sighed deeply, "Don't be so stubborn. Maybe there was still a chance, but now that you've made such a fuss, how could Su Ze still marry you? Didn't you see that we just said a few words to that woman, and now this usually calm and filial person is standing right in front of us to confront you and me? Judging from Madam Sun's reaction at that time, I'm afraid she didn't expect your cousin to say such outrageous words!"

The thought of this made Pan Yingqiu furious. All her good temper was used to coax the Su family, but no one in the family, except Su's father, knew how to coax. Her cousin, who had always been cold and aloof since childhood, actually said such disgusting words to a woman with a family. Back then, her cousin's friend had once said to her that even the most beautiful courtesan in the capital couldn't get Su Ze to look at her... Could it be that Xiao Lan had even more tricks than the courtesan?

"Could it be that you really agree with my cousin marrying that Madam Sun?"

"Of course not!" Su's mother replied immediately.

"Since it's definitely not her, then why can't it be me?" Pan Yingqiu was so angry that she burst into tears. Even though she was so angry, her voice was as soft as water, which made outsiders feel pity for her and think that she was extremely wronged.

"Yingqiu..." At this time, Su's father, who was lying beside him, had woken up. His voice was weak and he had no strength.

"Uncle..." When Pan Yingqiu heard that Father Su had woken up, she knew there was hope for her and quickly responded softly.

"Madam, please stop talking about Yingqiu... It's not easy for a child either. She grew up in a poor family. How could she have lived to this age without any worries?" Although Father Su had his eyes closed just now, he heard most of the conversation between the two in a daze.

When Su's mother saw that Su's father protected Pan Yingqiu as soon as he woke up, she felt that she was inviting a wolf into the house and raising a tiger to cause trouble. But now Su's father couldn't get angry, so she could only coax him.

"Master, Ze'er is completely obsessed with that woman right now. We've all been through this before. If a man and a woman are already in love, forcing them to separate will only draw them closer. But if Ze'er wants to figure it out on his own, it'll probably take quite a while. I'm afraid it'll delay Yingqiu..." Mother Su advised kindly. Now, she believed that Su Ze could marry anyone, but Pan Yingqiu was definitely off limits. As for Xiao Lan, it would be best to talk to her in person some other day.

"Aunt, I'm not afraid of delay. I'm willing to wait for my cousin." Pan Yingqiu expressed her feelings in a sweet voice. Father Su looked at her with guilt, and Mother Su wanted to slap her.

"Yingqiu! You..." Su's mother was furious and wanted to say something in a harsh voice, but it made Su's father anxious and he started coughing.

Mother Su hurriedly coaxed Father Su, "Okay, okay, if you're willing to wait, then wait!"