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

Su Ze's request was not excessive, and Xiao Lan could understand it. She had watched TV dramas before, so she knew that officials were not allowed to leak information when investigating a case. Especially since the person sitting opposite was...

Xiao Lan glanced at Liu Hu, who was also looking at her and asking, "Do you want to be alone with him?"

"Okay..." Xiao Lan said, and Liu Hu slammed the table and strode out the door, cursing as he walked. It wasn't until he saw the door behind him close on its own after he came out that he finally understood. He just had to be on guard against him!

However, his mood instantly improved a little. This meant that there was a group of people in the room, so what was there to be afraid of!

He turned around and went to look for Mr. Yu. He had dinner with the kids tonight and didn't drink a sip of wine.

As soon as Liu Hu left, the atmosphere in the room seemed to ease instantly.

Everyone was no longer tense. Fang Qingqing smiled and asked everyone to have some tea and not let it get cold.

"I know you're wary of him, but he's also a miserable person. We talked to him before, and maybe they've been deceived by Fan Zhixing and Xiao Zongwen since they were young."

Xiao Lan told Su Ze everything he had said to Liu Hu before, and Su Ze nodded and wrote it down. These were of no help to the case he was currently handling, but what he knew was that Liu Hu must have told Xiao Lan the truth.

"Xue Wu, tell Xiao Lan about your trip to Xiangquan Town."

Xue Wu had no reaction to Su Ze calling Xiao Lan by her name. After all, he had heard from Master Cui that during his absence, Su Ze had become so determined to marry Xiao Lan that he had even started a quarrel with his family. He was in no position to express his opinion, so he could only accept that he knew about it. He asked Master Cui why he told him this, and Master Cui just smiled and said, "I'm afraid you're still thinking about the impossible." That look made Xue Wu almost slap him, but fortunately, knowing that Master Cui couldn't stand it, he held back.

"Xiangquan Town isn't big. It's considered quite remote in neighboring countries. Towns like that only have about twenty households concentrated together, and the other villages scattered around aren't very populated either. The villagers are pretty much clueless about what's going on. They're simple folks, and they're all out there gathering herbs. And when you ask around, everyone in town knows that Lin Rui, the herbalist, recently bought a lot of herbs and said he'd sell them here for a high price. It sounds like nothing's wrong, but the problem lies with the people I asked. Even though the women were washing, drying, and sweeping, their gazes were so sharp that they made me uncomfortable. Also, the people cutting the herbs didn't cut them very finely. I've seen Xu Yi do it before, and if they cut them like that, they won't be able to sell them for a high price. They don't seem to care at all."

After listening to what Xue Wu said in one breath, Xiao Lan wondered what kind of person was this who could replace everyone in a town?

"A whole town? All the households?" Fang Qingqing exclaimed. "Even if there are only twenty or so households, there are also vendors and servants. That would mean hundreds of people. Are they all fake?"

"It may not be fake. It may also be that I am worrying too much." Xue Wu took a sip of tea. He was not sure about this matter.

Su Ze took over and said, "Everything that can be doubted is worthy of doubt."

"I remember when Lin Rui left last time, he said he would come again before the New Year to see if he could bring some medicinal herbs. It's almost time..." Xiao Lan said, then raised her eyes to look at Su Ze, "I should probably be more careful."

"We must pay attention to him. The scapegoat you mentioned may be something related to these goods, or it may be something else. Other things..." Su Ze turned his head and glanced at the closed door, "He can't protect you."

Su Ze's words were quite tentative; he wanted to see how Xiao Lan would respond.

But Fang Qingqing spoke faster, "With his brain, it's good enough that he can manage himself. He'll have to rely on Lord Su in the future."

Xiao Lan was stunned by what Fang Qingqing said. She turned around to look at her and felt that she had become more active recently.

"I suppose Lord Su has already interrogated the beggar who burned Miweixuan?"

"Yes, you burned the building, and he took the blame. How can you be sure that he sent He's mother?"

"I'm not sure either, but you told me about He's mother before, so I went to try my luck. I didn't expect it to be him. I'm not good at judging people. People's hearts are complicated and I can't handle them." After saying that, she looked at Master Cui, "The Master Cui beside you is different. He is quite thoughtful. I guess he must have tricked this up?"

"It's me." Xue Wu said.

Xiao Lan looked at his serious expression and chuckled, "Yeah, I forgot Xiao Wu is also brave and resourceful!"

Fang Qingqing was also laughing secretly. Xue Wu was really a lovely person.

Su Ze secretly suppressed the complicated emotions in his heart. First, he wanted to see her joke without any worries. Second, he didn't like that she only joked about others.

"But it wasn't Fan Zhixing's personal confession, so it's not enough to serve as evidence. Also, the He family's son had his tongue cut out and was left in the yard deep in the woods where Liu Hu had been. Furthermore, among the people captured during the riot, one of the most suspicious ones revealed that the assassination might have been..."

"Liu Yu?" Xiao Lan blurted out, "Really?"

Su Ze was surprised that she could guess it. He wondered if Xiao Lan would...

"Yes."

"So, you are still willing to believe Liu Hu?" Su Ze asked, looking forward to seeing the same cunning in Xiao Lan's eyes.

"Well, I was the one who rescued Liu Hu. You should know that the fire was just a cover-up." Xiao Lan said it with certainty, and her eyes were even more sincere.

"So I believe he doesn't know, and I also know it's difficult to teach you."

Su Ze didn't want to see it, but

"He's really pitiful. He's been tortured beyond belief by his own brother." Fang Qingqing just shook her head. "Although he has a bad temper every day, he's actually an honest man."

Master Cui drank from his cup of tea, chuckled, but said nothing.

"What are you doing? What are you laughing at?" Fang Qingqing had been unhappy with this Mr. Cui before. That day when they rode in the car together, he always looked down on everyone. Now his smile sounded more like he was laughing at himself for being a fool, and even more so at poor Liu Hu.

"It's a joke. You feel pity for everyone you see. You are too sympathetic. He is just a bandit and has killed so many people. Yet you still feel sorry for him?" Master Cui couldn't help but retorted.

Fang Qingqing was about to say something, but was stopped by Xiao Lan.

"stop fighting."

Fang Qingqing sat down angrily, but still stared at Master Cui fiercely, trying to show him how powerful she was with her eyes.

"It seems that we don't know much now. Even if someone says that Liu Yu arranged it, I'm afraid we have no evidence. If there were witnesses and evidence, you should have brought him to justice long ago." Xiao Lan looked at Su Ze, and Su Ze nodded.

"Two of the soldiers defending the city on that day have since returned home on sick leave. I think something is fishy and I'm investigating. If we can find them, we might be able to find a breakthrough."

"Perhaps he's been silenced, just like the people who kidnapped Jiye." Xiao Lan lowered her eyes and smiled. In this age without surveillance, it was useless to say anything. Everything was a fabricated accusation. As long as you had power, you could find someone to take the blame, or even just deny it. There was no evidence to prove anything.

"Although He Jiazi's tongue was cut, he will definitely recognize the person who kidnapped him. If..." Xue Wu saw Xiao Lan's disappointment and said hurriedly.

"If he's in such a miserable state, and we point to one person and identify him as the murderer, does that person have to be the one? Why was he left behind? Perhaps he was just there to 'frame' him."

Xiao Lan felt that there was no way out...

"It seems that the bad guy must come with a knife and be caught on the spot!" Fang Qingqing also lamented that this broken place was really difficult to deal with.

"Yeah... maybe..." Xiao Lan muttered to herself.

"No." Su Ze suddenly interrupted, staring at Xiao Lan, "Don't get involved. You're in the open, and they're in the dark. You can't fight back..."

"I am..." Xiao Lan wanted to say that she was just saying it casually...

"That's not allowed!" Su Ze didn't give her any chance to argue. "Even thinking about it is not allowed."

Xiao Lan lowered her head. She felt uncomfortable with Su Ze's overly nervous look, so she picked up an orange on the table and started peeling it.

"Hey, now I have to go to the capital to collect debts. If I leave now, I'm afraid there will be no one to look after this family. If Lin Rui comes, won't we be at the mercy of others?"

"Go to the capital to collect debts?" This time Su Ze became even more restless.

"Yes, my father always went before, but now I have to go. Otherwise, the family will be handed over to someone else. I haven't asked my great grandfather for help yet, and I don't know if he will agree."

"You guys get out first!" Su Ze suddenly said, startled, and everyone looked at him. His face was not good. Master Cui and Xue Wu retreated in response, but Fang Qingqing did not move.

Xiao Lan glanced at Fang Qingqing, hesitated for a moment, and then asked her to go out.

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The three of them stood at the door, and Fang Qingqing thoughtfully closed it. Fortunately, Liu Hu had gone to drink with Old Yu, otherwise he would have made a scene at the door.

"Oh, remember you said before that it was impossible for us to be together? Why are you helping them close the door now?" Master Cui curled the corners of his mouth, seemingly looking at the moon, but actually he was glancing at Fang Qingqing out of the corner of his eyes.

Xue Wu didn't want to listen to their nonsense, so he walked out two steps, leaving the two of them alone in the corridor.

"Yes, because I feel that Lord Su is nothing like our old friend. In addition to his appearance, Lord Su has a kind, honest and simple heart." When Fang Qingqing said this, she turned her head to look at Master Cui.

She was very suspicious of Master Cui, especially after Xiao Lan said that "Su Ze" was also dead and should be here.

"Oh, besides that appearance? Everyone is attracted by appearance at first sight, so why pretend?" Master Cui was not polite either.

"Oh, but that was only the first sight after all, and the true face will eventually be revealed." Fang Qingqing said with hidden meaning, looking at the person in front of her carefully.

The main thing is that she and Xiao Lan traveled through time and space, and their appearance is exactly the same, but could this be "reincarnation"? Was she born into the wrong body?

"Really? Did you see it clearly?" Master Cui suddenly turned around to look at her, shocking Fang Qingqing.

But after all, she had experienced life and death, and was no longer the innocent little girl she once was. She immediately recovered, leaned closer to Master Cui, and stared into his eyes with a mischievous expression.

"What does it feel like to drown?"