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

"Whether true or false, I can't control the gossip of people on the street. I don't care, and your Excellency shouldn't care either." Xiao Lan turned to Su Ze and spoke in a different tone from before.

Su Ze knew that Xiao Cheng must have said something nasty to her just now, which was why she was deliberately talking nonsense in front of him. He didn't mind. At least Xiao Lan thought she would tolerate him, which meant...

"That's good. If there's anything in the future, it's not too late to talk about it!"

Su Ze's words left everyone speechless again. Xiao Lan couldn't help but glare at him, but Su Ze pretended not to notice. Xiao Fei saw it all, curled her lips, and lowered her head. She knew she should go back and talk to her father. Perhaps he would no longer listen to the second wife.

"Master Su!" This time it was Xiao Yu who spoke. "My nephew's murder was reported. I hope the government will actively and thoroughly investigate. Our Xiao family relied on Zongshan, and now that he's passed away, the whole family falls on Miss Lan. She has suffered so much, and it's hard for her to carry this heavy burden. I just hope that the murderer will be brought to justice soon, so that Zongshan can rest in peace and Miss Lan can rest in peace."

Su Ze saw that Xiao Yu was sincere, unlike Xiao Cheng's vague look, and nodded seriously, "Of course, Master Xiao is repairing the city wall for the people of South City, and we can't let such people feel disappointed!"

"Sir Su, can you tell me what I saw before I fainted?" Xiao Lan looked at Su Ze, but glanced at Xiao Cheng out of the corner of her eye.

"Of course, why not tell me right now?" Su Ze looked at her. The bright red wound was shocking. The more he looked at it, the more obvious it became. He unconsciously rubbed his fingertips, which had touched the soft wound in the morning. He felt like a cat scratching his heart, which made him feel uneasy and excited at the same time.

"This..." Xiao Lan pretended to be embarrassed.

Xiao Cheng couldn't wait any longer, "Lan girl, we are all family, just speak frankly!"

Xiao Lan held her forehead with her hand and waved it slightly, "I..."

Xiao Wu and Xiao Fei saw that something was wrong, so they hurriedly stood up and walked to Xiao Lan's side, pulling Xiao Cheng aside. "Lan'er, if you're not feeling well, let's talk about it another day!"

"Madam..." Mother Xu also looked worried.

"I... feel dizzy..."

Xiao Lan said this softly, and Su Ze had already stepped forward, but he didn't know what to say. He just said, "Don't worry, Madam, we can talk about it another day. You just woke up, you really shouldn't worry too much!"

Su Ze's eyes were filled with worry. The previous night had been incredibly tormenting for him, and he was terrified that Xiao Lan was feeling unwell again. After all, Xu Yi had just said that he hadn't given her any acupuncture or medication today, yet Xiao Lan had woken up on her own. She had been dazed and talking nonsense, and she'd even asked Xu Yi to call her name, looking as if she were still unconscious.

"Then... let's talk about it another day..."

Xiao Lan's tone was weak, but the glance she gave Su Ze was cunning. Su Ze paused, and finally felt relieved.

Soon, Xu Yi and Constable Zhao also came back.

"Mrs. Xiao, please let us know before Master Xiao is buried. We've already checked everything. If you need anything else, please don't hesitate to come back! My condolences..." Constable Zhao spoke for a moment longer than Xu Yi, and then only said, "If you need to see more, I'll come anytime."

Xiao Wu hurried forward and nodded repeatedly to the two of them, saying that she could come anytime if needed and that the murderer would be caught.

For Xiao Wu, it didn't matter how badly Xiao Zongshan's body was damaged. The best thing would be to find the murderer and know who the opponent was.

She didn't think Xiao Cheng had the ability to kill, even though he was the biggest suspect. But judging from this, the bastards named Xiao Zongwen and Xiao Xuan were the real culprits.

"Then I also..." Su Ze paused and looked at Xiao Lan.

Xiao Lan smiled slightly, pretending to be delicate and weak, "When I feel better tomorrow, I will go to the yamen in person to tell you."

Su Ze was about to leave, but he was reluctant to let her go. He looked at her deeply and said, "Take care of yourself." See you tonight. The last sentence was added to his heart.

Su Ze had just left, and Xiao Cheng was about to leave too.

"What's wrong? Second grandfather is so anxious." Xiao Lan suddenly looked at Xiao Cheng.

"What? You won't let me go?" Xiao Cheng turned around.

"Of course I can't let you go!" Xiao Lan waved to the outside of the door, and it turned out to be three servants of the house, each of them tall and strong, blocking the door tightly.

"What do you want to do?" Xiao Cheng was shocked! He was thinking about going back to tell Xiao Zongwen what Xiao Lan had seen, but now he was stopped?

Xiao Lan smiled and said, "Please ask Second Grandfather to go to the side room to rest. Keep a good eye on him and don't let him leave on his own."

The three servants shouted "Yes!" in a deafening voice, and then two of them lifted Xiao Cheng up.

Seeing this, Xiao Yu hurried to stop him, "Lan girl! Even if what my second brother did was wrong, you can't treat him like this!"

Xiao Lan leaned to the side, almost falling. "Fourth Grandfather, I'm just being prepared. I can't explain everything to the county magistrate in a few words today. I'll tell him what I saw with my own eyes another day, and I'll definitely ask Second Grandfather to go back. But I can't do that now... I'm afraid of him..."

Seeing this, Xiao Cheng cursed, "What do you mean! What can I do? What can I do? Do you think I will go to Gaomi and say that you saw the murderer?"

Xiao Lan waved her hands and slumped down on the stool. Mother Xu and Mrs. Xiao Wu hurried to help her, but Xiao Lan was speechless and had fainted.

Several servants held Xiao Cheng and cursed him out loud. The old housekeeper took the servants to a side yard and locked the dilapidated house. The three servants were watching at the door.

Seeing this, Xiao Li rushed forward to rescue the people, and several daughters from the second wife also wanted to go forward, but how could they resist the servants? They were pushed out and fell a long way. They wanted to go home to find someone to help, but Mother Zhang and several strong women locked them up as well.

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"Girl Lan, you are fighting for the family business, and I am just delivering the message." Seeing that the second branch of the Xiao family was locked up, Xiao Fei said to Xiao Lan who was just waking up.

"Aunt, I really have no other choice. My father died in front of me, and I almost died too." Xiao Lan pulled down the silk handkerchief around her neck. The bright red wound was shocking. Xiao Yu gasped and said it was a sin.

Xiao Fei looked at the wound without saying a word.

"I was poisoned, but the doctor who saved me was very skilled and saved my life." Xiao Lan continued, covering the wound with a silk handkerchief again.

Xiao Yu's voice trembled, "It's Second Brother? Are you sure?"

Seeing this, Xiao Wu hurriedly said, "Who else could it be but him? The master had just been sent back yesterday, and he was still fuming when he pointed at Xiao Lan and said she was going to die too, and that she should hand over the family business quickly! I'm just a woman, what can I do? He made me so angry that I could only cry!"

Mrs. Xiao Wu was also good at telling stories, and her words were so true that Xiao Yu kept shaking his head, and Xiao Fei was so angry that she twisted her handkerchief.

"They are the ones who benefited from my father's and my death! They should have taken action, but they dragged it out for so long. I thought they really just wanted to be the boss and recognize their father and grandfather, and they would be satisfied! But now it seems that is not the case. They want too much, and we can't give it to them!" Xiao Lan reached out and held Xiao Fei's hand.

"Aunt, my great-grandfather never mentioned recognizing them before, but now he's changed his mind. I think something's fishy. Can you go back and check if anyone in the family is in trouble? Or is he being controlled? Given the kind of person my great-grandfather was, he certainly wouldn't go against the ancestral rules for his own sake. It must be because his descendants are being coerced." Xiao Lan's words made Xiao Fei realize that this was indeed the case. Even though her father was bedridden before, he was still very disdainful of the concubine's family. Why would he suddenly talk about a male heir continuing the family line?

"Okay, I'll go back and take a look now! If anything happens, I'll tell you the first time. I won't act rashly!"

Xiao Lan was very grateful for what Xiao Fei said, "Thank you!"

"What's there to thank? We're all family! Besides, with the Second Branch's behavior, the Xiao Family will be finished with them!" Xiao Fei patted Xiao Lan's hand to comfort her. Ever since she last met Xiao Lan at the ancestral hall, Xiao Fei had a very good impression of her. And after the cloth shop competition, she felt Xiao Lan was someone she could trust.

Xiao Yu looked at Xiao Lan, his eyes full of heartache, "Girl Lan..." but he didn't know what to say.

Xiao Lan sighed softly, "As children of the Xiao family, life is bound to be hard. After being nurtured by the Xiao family for so many years, it's time for me to do something. Now my father passed away suddenly, and I don't understand anything. I hope that my great grandfather and eldest aunt can help us mother and me more in the future." She stood up and was about to kneel in front of Xiao Fei and Xiao Yu.

"Lan'er would like to thank my great grandfather and great aunt!"

The two hurriedly supported her, "Lan girl, don't say such polite words! That bastard shouldn't have come here! Zongshan will lead the Xiao family to prosperity, and we know you won't let us down..."