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

Cui Shiye was a beggar Su Ze rescued on his way to take up his post. He was starving on the roadside, gnawing on a tree stump and looking dazed. Su Ze couldn't bear it, so he took out some dry food and water to save him.

After the beggar woke up, he said his surname was Cui and he couldn't remember his first name. Su Ze gave him some money and told him to make a living on his own, but he insisted on following Su Ze, saying that he had no way to survive and begged Su Ze to take him in. Su Ze felt sorry for him and agreed.

Although this beggar was only in his twenties and had no knowledge of sages' books, he could recognize words and sometimes spoke quite insightfully, which really gave Su Ze many different ideas.

Su Ze asked him where he learned to read, and he said he couldn't remember!

However, this beggar surnamed Cui was a bit greedy and didn't want to be an ordinary servant. He kept nagging Su Ze every day about wanting to be a legal advisor. In the end, Su Ze couldn't persuade him. Anyway, legal advisors were hired by the county magistrate himself and had no official position, so he just let him do what he wanted!

Although what Master Cui said this time was also outrageous, Su Ze also began to reflect on whether his acting was not good enough.

But that's it.

"It would be better to tell Madam Sun so that she can be prepared! The most important thing is, since we are using the Sun family as bait, we still need secret protection!" Xue Wu looked at Su Ze, thinking that if Su Ze still didn't agree to send someone to protect Xiao Lan, he would go by himself!

"Okay, take a few reliable brothers with you and plant secret lines in the Sun family! No one else can know except Xiao Lan, just say he is a newly hired servant!" Su Ze thought of Xiao Lan's "bravery and fearlessness" in facing the bad guys.

"Yes!" Xue Wu couldn't wait to leave!

"Wait! Have you found any clues about the female corpse in the river you mentioned last time? Has no one reported it to the police yet?" Su Ze suddenly remembered that there was another case.

"No one reported it to the police! I'm leaving first!" After saying that, he walked out the door and disappeared without a trace.

Su Ze frowned in dissatisfaction. Xue Wu was too concerned about Xiao Lan, even though she was a married woman!

"Your Excellency is not as frank as Captain Xue!"

Master Cui's words made Su Ze frown even deeper, and Constable Zhao instantly wanted to cut off his ear and hand it over.

"Sir, should I keep an eye on Lord Liu?" It's better to leave first!

Su Ze turned to look at him and nodded, "Thank you for your hard work!"

Only Master Cui and Su Ze were left in the study. Su Ze stood beside Master Cui and said, "Master Cui, please be careful with your words in the future. I don't want others to make unwarranted assumptions about me. If this kind of gossip gets out, it can kill people!"

Master Cui didn't seem to mind. "People who are killed by gossip are simply not strong-willed enough!"

Su Ze was helpless, "Even a strong will can't withstand the saliva of the crowd..."

"That's because I'm not firm enough..."

"Determined about what?"

"Determined digging..."

"Shut up! If you keep talking nonsense, go back to your street!"

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The Sun residence was very quiet at noon today. With so many servants absent, the house seemed deserted in the autumn breeze. Xiao Lan gathered everyone who was able to move into the main hall. At last count, there were only about ten people.

Although the servants were all injured, when they heard the mistress calling them, they ignored one of them saying "those who are injured don't need to come", and supported each other and sat on the floor of the main hall.

When Xiao Lan arrived, she quickly asked them to sit on the chairs and asked Haitang to boil some hot water for everyone to drink.

The reason why everyone came here was because everyone understood that Xiao Lan was the one who was in charge of the Sun residence now, and everyone wanted to show their loyalty.

They all knew about Xiao Lan's experience in the Sun family, but because of the excuse that "these are matters between the masters", no one ever offered a helping hand when Xiao Lan was sad. Some maids even took the opportunity to embarrass Jasmine and Haitang.

They grumbled among themselves, fearing Xiao Lan would bear a grudge, and sent them all away. Previously, the servants had obeyed Steward Wang's orders, and even when Xiao Lan had something to do, no one had ever responded, including Li Si and Qian Jiu, who had bravely defended their master and ultimately survived. They were now seriously injured, and if they were sent away, unable to do heavy work, their earnings would be much less than before.

Xiao Lan looked at the crowd, her face exhausted and her eyes tinged with unease. The few surviving maids were whispering to each other, occasionally glancing at her before silently lowering their heads. These maids had previously worked in the old lady's household, and it had to be said that they had been quite arrogant, not only giving those around Xiao Lan a hard time but also showing little respect for her.

"Now that the Sun family has suffered this disaster, I have to step forward to preside over it. No matter what, everyone worked hard last night. I hurriedly invited everyone here today because I wanted to make things clear to everyone!" Xiao Lan's voice was gentle and calm, but it made everyone quiet down instantly.

"Madam, we were injured for the Sun family... You can't... destroy the bridge after crossing it!" Qian Jiuxian spoke. On the way here, several maids whispered to them that the mistress must have seen that they were injured and useless now, and wanted to drive them out. Moreover, everyone had turned a blind eye to the mistress's experience before, and they were afraid that they would not have an easy time today.

"This brother must be Qian Jiu, right? I just told you that injured people don't have to come. I'm afraid you don't believe me!" Xiao Lan smiled calmly, not seeming displeased by Qian Jiu's words. "Let me repeat what I just said in your room."

"I will cover all the costs of your medical treatment. Since you were injured while guarding my yard, I will also give you a pension sufficient for your retirement. After receiving the money, you can choose to stay or go home! If you choose to stay, the work you can do here will be determined by your physical condition. Your wages will remain the same as before, and not a single cent will be deducted!"

Xiao Lan's words were like a stone thrown into a lake, and the room erupted in chaos. Everyone was talking and wavering, and several maids were envious of Li Si and Qian Jiu, wondering if they had done anything to protect their master last night.

After saying that, Xiao Lan winked at Jasmine, who took out two silver notes from her sleeve, one for fifty taels, and handed them to Qian Jiu and Li Si.

The two looked at each other and didn't dare to take it for a long time. These fifty taels were their pension, which meant they received fifty taels of silver in one night. This was their income in the previous few years!

"Keep it. No matter what your motivation was last night, you risked your lives to protect us. This is what you deserve. If you want to leave here after you recover, I will give you some more." After Xiao Lan finished speaking, he took a sip of the hot tea in the cup and instantly felt much better in his stomach.

Li Si no longer hesitated and took the banknote. The bandage on his shoulder began to bleed again because of the movement of his hand. Xiao Lan felt shocked.

"Yes! I won't leave! Thank you, ma'am!" Li Si replied. Qian Jiu was still hesitating whether to leave or stay. The fifty taels were enough for him to go out and start a small business.

Next came the two servants who followed Chi Yu out. The two servants knew that they had escaped a disaster last night and did not hold out too many hopes. They just hoped that the mistress would put aside the past grudges and continue to keep them.

"Brothers, you two followed Chi Yu out last night and escaped the disaster. You can only say that you were lucky. But that doesn't mean you were in vain. This morning you helped to clean up and put in a lot of effort."

Jasmine stepped forward and handed out ten taels of silver to each person.

"I don't know what your relationship was with Butler Wang before, but the Sun family still needs someone for the time being. It doesn't matter to me whether I hire someone new or continue to use you! So the choice is yours, whether you want to stay or leave, it's up to you!"

The two men took the silver and bowed respectfully to express their gratitude, "We'll stay!" they said in unison.

"Okay, since you're staying, you have to follow my rules from now on, not the Sun family's rules. Do you understand?" Xiao Lan said clearly that if you stay, you will be her, Xiao Lan's, person. Otherwise, you can leave!