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

Xiao Lan was now leaving home early and returning late every day, so she asked Xin'er to move back to her own courtyard to live, as she didn't want to disturb the child's rest. Now that Haitian was busy in the shop during the day, he didn't need her to serve him at night, so his own courtyard was managed by an ordinary maid.

It is late autumn now and the weather gets cold very quickly. I used to like sitting in the yard for a while, but now I can’t do that.

Xiao Lan took off her clothes and tested the water temperature with her hand. Boiling such a large bucket of water was such a hassle. She missed her own large bathtub. It was so convenient to fill it with water without having to have a maid carry buckets of it.

No matter what, I am satisfied now that I can take a bath.

The maid had added some spices to the bath water, but the fresh and elegant fragrance made Xiao Lan feel very comfortable. She asked the maid to go out first and just leave the cloth for wiping her body. She was not used to taking a bath alone with others watching her.

She used the wooden spoon to pour hot water on her body layer by layer. After a while, she became drowsy and closed her eyes to rest.

She was not asleep, but a little dazed, so she clearly heard the noise of the window. When Liu Hu pushed open the window, she had just put on a layer of clothes. The window opened and brought a gust of cool wind, which made her shiver.

"Oh, I came at the right time!" Liu Hu jumped off the windowsill and closed the window considerately. Xiao Lan took the opportunity to pull off another coat and put it on.

Xiao Lan feigned composure, "When did Master Liu change his profession to become a wall-climbing thief? He's not as honest as before."

Liu Hu admired the fact that Xiao Lan was barefoot and wearing wet clothes, showing her outline, and could also express her sarcasm towards him, so he did not make any direct move on her as he had expected.

"Why don't you put on your clothes first, Madam?"

Xiao Lan was naturally surprised that Liu Hu had climbed through the window and appeared in her room, and that he had asked her to put on her clothes before speaking to her while she was showering. However, she nodded and raised her hand to signal him to move aside so that she could get dressed.

Liu Hu really walked behind the screen and stood there, leaving space for Xiao Lan.

Xiao Lan didn't care about anything else and quickly put on a dry inner garment. After all, the outer garment that she had just put aside was wet, so it would be better not to wear it!

Liu Hu admired Xiao Lan's slender and beautiful figure and felt that he was a real gentleman. He could remain calm in front of such a beauty.

But it was impossible not to be chaotic, he just endured it. He felt that Xiao Lan was not an ordinary woman. She would show weakness when she should, but she would never show mercy when she needed to take action. If he forced her, he would probably only be able to enjoy such a beauty once.

He thought about it carefully and felt that only if Xiao Lan could stay by his side willingly could he feel her true beauty.

Xiao Lan walked out in her inner clothes, not caring about Liu Hu's gaze. She took a clean coat from the box and put it on, then fastened her belt. Although her clothes were still disheveled, she looked much better than before.

"I wonder if there is anything that has brought you to my humble home? Judging from what you have done in the shop today, you don't seem to be short of money." Xiao Lan sat down, keeping a certain distance from Liu Hu.

Liu Hu walked straight over and sat down across from Xiao Lan. His mouth twitched. He had clearly seen Xiao Lan lean back as he approached, a sign of vigilance. So, she wasn't as calm as she looked.

"Nothing, I just came to see you! Ever since we last parted, I've been thinking about you all the time, and I've been thinking about how I can keep you by my side every day."

"What solution have you come up with?" Xiao Lan suddenly became more alert. She remembered that last time Liu Hu wanted to take Xin'er away and force her to submit.

"I didn't expect it. It was because I didn't expect it that I didn't do anything rash when I had such a good opportunity just now." Liu Hu also wanted to leave a good impression, but he couldn't help but stretched out his fingers and touched Xiao Lan's arm back and forth.

Xiao Lan didn't dare to act rashly, as she knew that sometimes retreating would become a trigger for others to go further.

"It is an honor for me, an ordinary woman, to be favored by the hero. But after all, I am already married and cannot bear the hero's feelings. It is better for the hero to find another beauty and not hang himself on this old tree. After all, treating me like this is no different from scratching me with a knife."

"But I just like you. Tell me what I can do..." Liu Hu grabbed Xiao Lan's arm. He thought he was being very gentle, but it still made Xiao Lan frown.

"But I don't like you... If only one of us likes you, we have to be together. That's like forcing me to submit. It's not in line with your status, and you wouldn't do that."

"I'm just a bandit, what identity do I have?"

"No, you are a knight!" Xiao Lan said seriously.

"Are you flattering me?" Liu Hu actually found it funny. It was the first time someone called him a knight.

"I told you, your brother killed my evil mother-in-law and crippled my husband who looked down on me. If that's not a knight, then what is he? Don't underestimate yourself. You are my benefactor, but beyond that, I have no other feelings for you!" Xiao Lan twisted his arm. "Knight, your grip is too strong."

Liu Hu didn't want to let go, but he loosened his grip. It was always like this. As long as Xiao Lan showed signs of pain, he would let go. Last time, it was because she said her hands were sore that she fell into her trap. But he still liked his subtle tricks!

Liu Hu didn't know what to say in response to Xiao Lan's words. He felt like she had completely deflected him from everything he was about to say. She was right about one thing, though. He didn't want to force her into submission, but he couldn't think of a way to make her willingly submit. It was precisely because of this that he was so timid that he could only talk and pinch her arm. In the past, they would have been in the same bed by now.

"How about this! Knight, I see you have a good impression of me. Why don't we become partners? It will be mutually beneficial and allow us to get along well." Xiao Lan could also sense that Liu Hu was feeling awkward. He simply didn't want to use force, but he still wanted to get her.

But this person's appearance really doesn't meet her aesthetic standards. If Liu Hu looked like Xiao Xuan or Xiao Zongwen, she would probably just give up. After all, we are all adults, and it's not certain who will suffer the loss.

Liu Hu never thought that Xiao Lan would ask to become his partner! He was a robber, robbing houses and robbing people on the road. How could he cooperate with a woman like her?

"What do you mean, you're going to follow me and become a bandit?"

"You're joking. What I meant was, you can be my partner. I'm out doing business every day, and it's inevitable that I'll encounter difficult customers. Some of them are rich and powerful, and they make excessive demands, and we dare not refuse them. But it would be different if you were here, wouldn't you think?" Xiao Lan, in the limited time available, transformed what he had originally wanted to say to Xue Wu into what he was now saying to Liu Hu. Xiao Lan had indeed considered this before, but later felt that Xue Wu's position as a head constable in the government would be more beneficial to him.

"Just be your bodyguard." Liu Hu felt that Xiao Lan's abacus beads were about to fall on his face.

"It's not the kind of personal bodyguard that people often talk about. You show up when I need you, and live your own life when I don't. We have a special way of communicating that only the two of us know, like carrier pigeons." Xiao Lan's words became more and more mysterious, and he was completely immersed in the plot of a modern TV drama.

"Heh... carrier pigeons? You've read too many storybooks, haven't you?" Liu Hu was eager for a method of communication that only the two of them could understand, but he didn't think carrier pigeons were particularly reliable. Carrier pigeons were real, but these were dangerous situations, and waiting for her to send a letter? The pigeon soup was already cooked.

"Then..." Xiao Lan couldn't think of any quick way to communicate here.

"Don't worry about it. I will show up when you need me." Liu Hu didn't realize that he had agreed to Xiao Lan's excessive request for cooperation so easily.

"The knight still has a way!" Xiao Lan smiled and pulled back his arm that was pinched so hard that it hurt.

"Cooperation is naturally mutually beneficial. You got the advantage, but what about my benefit? A hug or a kiss?" When Liu Hu said this, his eyes were fixed on Xiao Lan's shoulders soaked by wet hair. The light-colored clothes faintly revealed Xiao Lan's tender shoulders.

"How about giving you fifty taels a month?" This is two years' wages for an ordinary servant.

"Fifty taels? Not even enough for me to make three pieces of clothes!" Liu Hu said disdainfully.

"Then name your price!" Xiao Lan said bluntly, fearing that Liu Hu really wanted a hug or a kiss or something like that.

"Let's talk about it later! We are not short of money for the time being."

"Madam..." a maid's voice came from outside, "Madam? You can't fall asleep while soaking in the water, Madam!"

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When Xiao Lan put on her clothes and opened the door, Liu Hu had disappeared. Standing behind the maid were Li Si and an elderly stranger.

"Madam! Has something happened?" Li Si looked into the room anxiously through Xiao Lan's shoulder.

"It's okay!" Before Xiao Lan finished speaking, she saw the old man behind Li Si flash and climb onto the roof by stepping on the stone table in the yard.