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

In late autumn, the scenery of the small village resembles an elegant landscape painting. Golden rice paddies shimmer in the breeze, while the mountains in the distance rise in layers, shrouded in a light autumn mist. A clear stream meanders through, its reeds swaying gently in the breeze. Occasionally, a few birds fly across the sky, their silhouettes looming among the blue sky and white clouds.

Xiao Lan looked at the scenery, and her heart was surprisingly calm. It had been so long since she had had the time to see the wild scenery of the mountain village, which was the perfect time to see it.

The carriage was swaying on the village road, and Fang Qingqing also lifted the curtain on the other side to look outside.

"Mr. Xiao, this scenery is so beautiful. Do you think those farmhouses we visited before were even half as beautiful as this?"

"The roads in our farmhouse are much better than this!" Xiao Lan picked up a plum from the food box next to her and put one in her mouth. The sour taste relieved the discomfort of the shaking carriage.

"We're here, ma'am!" The carriage stopped and the driver announced outside. Today, I brought Li Si, Qian Jiu, and Fang Qingqing with me.

Now, Xiao Lan and Fang Qingqing were like best friends, the only ones who could help each other keep their memories alive. They began to rely on each other, not because the other person was so reliable, but because they could talk about the skyscrapers and fast internet in the past, imagining that these were just a dream now.

Sometimes, when people are in a situation where they have no choice, they always need some happy memories to support themselves.

Xiao Lan and Fang Qingqing supported each other as they got off the carriage. What came into view was a dilapidated house and an old woman who was mending clothes.

"Mother He?" Fang Qingqing stood outside the courtyard gate, looking at the old woman.

He's mother looked up at the person who came over, paused for a moment, and then a light appeared in her confused eyes.

"Hey, Madam Sun!" He's mother was a shrewd person, but sometimes, no matter how shrewd she was, she couldn't get out of wherever she was. She stood up and hurried to greet him. The county magistrate hadn't said anything about the incident in the city, but the burly captain of the police had said something harsh, telling her never to dare to go to the Sun family and make a scene again.

Fang Qingqing turned sideways and said, "I'm not, this is the one."

Xiao Lan took a step forward and nodded as a gesture. He's mother pushed open the gate, wanting to invite the guest in, but then felt the room was too messy and unsuitable. She dusted off the stool in the yard, but that didn't seem right either. She stood there for a long moment, unsure where to lead the guest.

Xiao Lan didn't mind. "Mother He, don't bother me. I came here to formally tell you about your daughter He's matter..."

"Madam! I know everything..." He's mother looked around. A few passing aunties happened to look over, so she quickly stopped Xiao Lan from saying anything. If others knew that her daughter had married into a family and was having an affair, they would never be able to hold their heads up in this village.

Seeing that he was unwilling to say more, Xiao Lan naturally wouldn't cause trouble.

She pulled out a bag of silver from her sleeve and handed it to He's mother. "Here are twenty taels of silver. I will send someone to deliver ten taels every month. As long as I live, this silver will always be there. Life should be easy for you. Let's both be well."

He's mother's eyes lit up even brighter now. If she could get ten taels of silver a month, her family would live a comfortable life. Not only could she support her son's wife, but she could also support several children in the village. She quickly touched the silver with both hands, expressing her gratitude and thanking him non-stop.

"But...if you cause trouble again, or if you're greedy and make other demands, not only will you not get the money, I'll also have plenty of ways to make you lose face in this village. Your son won't be happy then," Xiao Lan said bluntly. Xue Wu had already told her about the old woman's previous incident. She didn't believe she owed the He family anything, but sometimes money can silence a mouth, so there's no need to bother.

Li Si took a step forward and looked around. Qian Jiu also looked furious. He's mother looked at the two of them. Holding the silver with a servile look, she said, "Madam, I know what to do. Don't worry. Don't worry, I won't cause you any trouble. Thank you for your mercy. I will kowtow and burn incense in front of the Buddha." He's mother was a discerning person. Between the ten taels a month and a desperate struggle, she knew the choice.

Xiao Lan nodded, turned around, got on the carriage and left, leaving He's mother looking at her son who was working in the field in her arms with surprise.

"Aren't you afraid that she will come and cause trouble after getting the silver?" Fang Qingqing lifted the curtain and looked at He's mother who was returning to the house with the silver, feeling uneasy.

Xiao Lan didn't care. "Then how do you think this matter should be handled?"

"Are you testing me, Mr. Xiao?" Even after saying that, Fang Qingqing still thought about it seriously. After a while, she felt that there was indeed nothing wrong with what Xiao Lan did.

If you don't have the ruthlessness to get rid of such a difficult woman, you can only do this.

"What are your plans for the future?" Xiao Lan said this suddenly, turning to look at Fang Qingqing with a serious expression.

"Mr. Xiao, don't you want me anymore?" Fang Qingqing knew that Xiao Lan would not say that, but was just curious why Xiao Lan asked that.

Xiao Lan took a plum from the lunch box and handed it to her. "I always wonder why we came to this place..."

Fang Qingqing took it but didn't put it in her mouth. The white sugar powder on the plum stuck to her hands.

She shook her head. "I don't know."

"I don't know either. I don't know why we are here, what to do, what task to complete, and what purpose to achieve. I always thought that maybe one day I could go back, but now it seems that I can't. So, I want to make plans for the future." Xiao Lan disliked the shaking of the carriage and squeezed herself into the corner.

Fang Qingqing lowered her eyes and stared at the plum, but finally put it in her mouth. She squinted her eyes because of the sourness.

"I haven't even dreamed about it before... I almost forgot how to watch short videos."

Xiao Lan glanced at her and smiled. "You still remember the short video, which means you haven't forgotten anything."

"I used to think I could find a man with good financial conditions, live a happy life, have two children, and worry about their studies." Fang Qingqing couldn't help laughing at the thought. "I was even looking for a house in a school district, thinking that my good-looking son with Su Ze would be the most popular kid in kindergarten."

To Xiao Lan and Fang Qingqing, Su Ze, their ex-husband, was just a bygone era story, no longer a person. So when they discussed him, their emotions were completely calm. Fang Qingqing didn't even feel hatred or resentment anymore; after all, he no longer had any impact on her life.

"I couldn't have children then, and I didn't know if it was him or me. Now I have Xin'er, who I'm content with, and Sun Jiye, who you worry about. That boy used to be arrogant and domineering, but now he's pretending to be well-behaved. But children are children after all. If you think too much, your mind will go astray. I don't think about anything else. I just want us to live a good life and raise our children to adulthood, to become real adults. I just don't know if you think so..." Xiao Lan also found that Fang Qingqing never rejected her ideas. She knew how strong she was, but she wouldn't refuse a single word. So she wanted to ask Fang Qingqing what she really thought. After all, they were both modern people, independent women with independent ideas.

"I... I don't have any ideas. I just want to live with you. I like the well-behaved Xin'er, and I don't like Sun Jiye, but if you want to control her, I don't mind. After all, she's my own child." Fang Qingqing didn't have many ideas. Her dreams were simple before, and they remain the same now. She thought she'd have to face life on her own after traveling here, to take care of herself. Now that she found she could rely on Xiao Lan, any thoughts of independence disappeared.

Xiao Lan looked at her with eyes full of sincerity, "Okay, then we will live together."

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With only two days left before Xiao Lan and Xiao Xuan's competition, Xiao Lan was so busy every day that he returned home late at night. One day, he encountered a villain and was almost captured. If it weren't for the anonymous "knight" who came to his aid, he would have been in great danger.

The next day, before word of Madam Sun's encounter with bandits spread, the upstart Zhu family's horrific death at home spread throughout the city. The story was that he had come into contact with an antique he shouldn't have, and an evil spirit had invaded him, leading to his tragic death.

On the third day, Xiao Lan and Xiao Xuan reconciled their accounts...