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

Xiao Lan and Fang Qingqing's lunch lasted until the afternoon, until Haitang brought tea to help digestion. Everyone laughed and played in the yard again, and only stopped when Xin'er got tired from running and climbed into bed to take a nap.

"I don't think you care much about Sun Jiye." Xiao Lan lay on a recliner, sipping hot tea intermittently. Mother Xu went in to watch Xin'er nap. Jasmine took Haitang away to help her put away the holiday decorations. Now it was just her and Fang Qingqing in the yard.

The autumn breeze was cool, yet refreshing. They had both eaten a good meal at noon, and the hawthorn tea was particularly delicious. The clouds in the sky were large, as the autumn wind blew away swiftly. Looking up at the sky, one could also see the tiles of the high walls and deep courtyard, embellishing the blue sky.

The two people, who are used to living in the modern city, both have the illusion that they have spent a lot of money to enjoy life in a farmhouse B&B. Unfortunately, now they can't just go away as they would in a B&B.

"Well... I don't really like children, and this child isn't as well-behaved and sensible as Xin'er." Fang Qingqing answered indifferently.

The original owner had never had much affection for her son, Sun Jiye. Ever since they met Sun Shaohua, they had only a month or two of happy memories. She had let the child go in a fit of pity, further edging closer to the precarious position of the Sun family. Fang Qingqing had never experienced the slightest joy from the child. Coupled with Sun's previous instigation, Sun Jiye had never shown respect or love to Fang Qingqing, his biological mother. Even the child, now only a few years old, would follow the maids into Fang Qingqing's courtyard and insult her wantonly...

Therefore, no matter whether it is the current Fang Qingqing or the previous Fang Qingqing, she has no filial feelings towards Sun Jiye!

"She is Fang Xiaoniang's only bloodline. Do you want to leave this son for her?" Xiao Lan finished the tea in the cup and filled another one for herself.

"Actually, it's not a bad idea to keep it. What? Can I return it?" Fang Qingqing also poured herself another cup.

"Where are you going to retreat?" Xiao Lan rolled her eyes at her. "When I was with Su Ze, I wanted a child. I don't know if it was him or me who couldn't get pregnant, but I didn't. Now I come here and get a lovely girl for free. I'm happier than finding a treasure. Sun Jiye is different. Sun Jiye is yours, and he was also led astray by that old woman before. But he is only five or six years old. If you discipline him carefully in the future, he will definitely grow up." Xiao Lan looked at her intently, his eyes full of questions. "How about I take care of him for you?"

"Sure! Can't someone take care of my child?" Fang Qingqing thought this was a good thing. After all, she wouldn't have the heart to abandon the child, and where else could she leave him?

"How about this! According to the ancient custom of distinguishing between legitimate sons and illegitimate sons, I will adopt him under my name and raise him well! How bad can a child be? As long as you don't feel sorry for him, I will beat him to be a good person!" Xiao Lan expressed his thoughts and waited for Fang Qingqing's answer.

She didn't know Fang Qingqing's feelings about the child, but after all, she shared the original owner's hopes for Xin'er, and perhaps Fang Qingqing did, too. But now, it seemed like Fang Xiaoniang's previous experiences were truly a nightmare, and this child was the source of it. That's why she wanted to ask Fang Qingqing's opinion. Xiao Lan loved children, and she couldn't bear to see a little one abandoned.

"Okay! You decide! I believe in you!"

Xiao Lan never thought that she could become sisters with the woman who slept in the same bed with her ex-husband, but now it seems that things have developed in such a bloody way.

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Compared to the bustling crowds in other courtyards, Sun Shaohua's courtyard seemed particularly deserted. The yard was covered in fallen leaves, and Chi Yu had no time to clean it up. The two servants and Chi Yu took turns caring for Sun Shaohua, and they hadn't been outside for a long time, and their faces were all grim.

"Brother Chi Yu, have you heard what people are saying outside?" A servant said to Chi Yu, who was staring at the dead tree outside the door in a daze, while boiling water for Sun Shaohua.

"What?" Chi Yu replied absentmindedly.

"Everyone says that Mr. Sun is just like Old Madam Sun. He deliberately plotted to kill people for his wife's dowry. Unfortunately, the evildoers are now getting their comeuppance. Some died, and some were injured." The servant usually suffered a lot from Sun Shaohua, and now he just wanted to vent his anger and say something unpleasant.

"Really?" Chi Yu was still in a daze and didn't care.

"Aren't you angry, Brother Chi Yu?" the servant asked in confusion.

Master Sun was only slightly kind to Chi Yu. If he could make Chi Yu angry, it would be as if he had scolded Master Sun. Unfortunately, he was very disappointed with Chi Yu's reaction. He didn't get angry at all as he had originally planned.

"Why are you angry?" Chi Yu asked in confusion.

"Don't you think that people outside are making up stories about you, Master?"

"Oh..." Chi Yu didn't think so, because what the outsiders said was the truth. He had followed the master for so many years, and he saw the master's selfishness and hypocrisy clearly. However, as a servant and follower, he didn't need to comment on his master's behavior. All he could think about now was that he hadn't seen Haitang in over ten days because he had been taking care of the bedridden Sun Shaohua.

"Madam!" The servant was about to say something else, but he saw two people walking towards him from afar. They were the Madam and her maid Haitang.

"Madam!" Chi Yu showed an expression of surprise that was hard to hide. Although he saluted Xiao Lan, his eyes were only focused on Haitang's fair and tender cheeks.

As someone who has been through this, Xiao Lan understands Chi Yu's little thoughts very well.

"Where is the master?" Xiao Lan waved her hand to indicate that they didn't need to salute.

"She's lying in the room!" the servant interrupted. Chi Yu didn't care, after all, Haitang, whom he hadn't seen for a long time, was right in front of him.

"Haitang, wait here. I'll go in and talk to the master alone!"

Chi Yu was very happy!

When Xiao Lan entered the room, Sun Shaohua was coughing on the bed, shouting, "Why hasn't the water been delivered yet?"

She lifted her skirt and sat down, facing the person on the bed, not too close, not too far away. Close enough to see each other's expressions, but too far to touch each other.

"What are you doing here!" Sun Shaohua said in a bad tone. Xiao Lan was very disrespectful to his mother, and he would never forgive her!

"Let me see why you haven't died yet! You're quite enduring!" Xiao Lan leaned his body, resting his elbows on the table, crossed his legs, and played with the empty teacup beside him.

"Are you so arrogant now? You're the boss now that my mother is dead?!" Sun Shaohua saw the fearless look on the face of the person in front of him, and the anger in his heart burst out from his eyes. This bitch was just pretending to be submissive before! Ever since she asked the maid to call her over, everything she did was just fake!

Sun Shaohua wasn't stupid; he'd figured it all out over the past few days! It was true that Mama Yu and Housekeeper Wang had embezzled money from the family, and it was also true that Xiao Lan had used him to get rid of them. And that Xue Wu, who was familiar with her, was also her mistress, hired to do her bidding! He should have known better, but she'd let him fool him with her show of weakness! He actually felt pity for her, and he actually planned to live a good life with her, to make up for what he'd done to her!

It was a pity that he had suffered such a severe injury in order to rescue her from the robbers that day! This woman was a vicious snake and scorpion who had deceived him and caused his family to be destroyed!

"Yes, your mother is dead, and I am the head of the family. Isn't that what I should do? After all, people call me Madam Sun. How can I do it without any benefits if I am called such a disgusting name every day?" Xiao Lan clinked the cup. She found it interesting, but Sun Shaohua felt upset.

"I'm not dead yet! It's not your turn to be the boss of this family! When I get better, I will divorce you and turn you into an abandoned woman despised by everyone! All your deeds will be made public!" A fishy smell rushed out from his chest. Sun Shaohua thought it was just a cough, but he didn't expect that the quilt would be covered with blood!

Xiao Lan frowned at the sight of the bloodshed. She had sympathized with Sun Shaohua, had felt soft-hearted, when he had been so disgustingly fawning on her, when he had given her a hairpin, when he had stood up to the robbers who were about to take her away. But this illusory soft-heartedness vanished in an instant when he asked her to wear mourning for that Sun, and when he complained to the Xiao family elders.

She thought of a quote: being kind to the enemy is being cruel to yourself. This quote was so appropriate to describe her mood at the time.

"My deeds?" Xiao Lan sneered, touching the cool, translucent jade bracelet on her wrist. "Now everyone in the street knows that your old mother, in order to seize my dowry, ordered the maids and quack doctors in our house to poison me and kill me. Unfortunately, I didn't die! Your maid Cuizhu cried and cried in court, pleading for justice on my behalf! And I, to protect the reputation of the Sun family, refused to reveal Old Madam Sun's crimes, and I had to be there to see my seriously injured, bedridden husband to his last journey!"

Xiao Lan approached Sun Shaohua, eyes full of sarcasm, "So, how about my business?"

Sun Shaohua ignored the blood in his mouth and reached out to grab Xiao Lan who was approaching. "You are a shrew! Bitch! You have no shame! You are so scheming! This is all your conspiracy!"

Xiao Lan stepped back, naturally not wanting him to touch her. "Well, go ahead and curse! When Xiao Lan was dying, she didn't have the chance to curse him in person. Don't waste it now!"

"What do you mean? What do you mean when Xiao Lan was about to die?" Sun Shaohua heard something wrong in her words, "Who are you? You are not her!"

"Do you think I look like her?" Xiao Lan snorted coldly, looking up at him with disdain in her eyes.

"Not like..." Sun Shaohua stared at her, shook his head suddenly, like a demon in a trance, "You are not her! I knew Xiao Lan was not like this! Xiao Lan doesn't have so many tricks! Xiao Lan will not bow down to me! I should have guessed that you are not... You are not!"

"You guessed right! I'm not! I'm the monster Xiao Lan invited before he died, and I'm here to destroy your Sun family!" Xiao Lan stood up, feeling that it was almost enough!

Sun Shaohua reached out to grab her. He wanted to catch this monster! This monster that had harmed him!

"Don't bother... You're dying... Your mother is waiting for you down there!"

"You are not allowed to leave!" Sun Shaohua threw himself off the bed, but he didn't have the strength to crawl forward. He sprayed blood all over the floor, and the smell of blood filled the room. "You are not allowed to leave! Who are you... Who are you... Ahem..."

"Your current mood is exactly the same as Xiao Lan's when she died: unwilling, angry, desperate, and powerless!" Xiao Lan glanced at the hem of her skirt, pleased that it wasn't stained with blood. "I wish you a happy death. Goodbye!"

When Xiao Lan came out, Chi Yu didn't know what he was saying to Haitang. Haitang's face was flushed and her handkerchief was almost twisted into a knot!

"Go boil some water, the master is thirsty!" Xiao Lan said to the servant who had not left yet. The servant heard the noise in the house and was in a daze. When he heard Xiao Lan speak less, he quickly responded and left.

After seeing everyone leave, Xiao Lan spoke to Chi Yu, "Chi Yu, go in and clean up! Clean it up well, and by the way, think about who is in charge of this family now!" Xiao Lan looked at Chi Yu. Chi Yu paused slightly, glanced at Haitang, and then retreated.

When Chi Yu opened the door, Sun Shaohua had already fainted on the floor. He didn't call for help, but instead used all his strength to drag him back to the bed. He filled a basin with clean water, closed the door, and mopped the floor clean.

Then he sat next to Sun Shaohua and waited...

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Xiao Lan walked back with Haitang, and couldn't help teasing her, "What? Did you confess? Why are you blushing like this?"

Haitang stopped and stamped her feet in shame. Before she could say anything, Qian Jiu came over from afar...

"Ma'am, your cousin wants to see you! He's been invited to the main hall!"

Cousin? He was the only male in her father's generation. How could she have a cousin?