Zhou Ling'an was taken aback, pondered for a moment, and slowly said, "Let them in."
"yes."
Magistrate Xu has been promoted in recent years and now holds a higher rank than Magistrate Zhou. Logically speaking, he doesn't need to come and visit.
But Zhou Ling'an's status was different, so he naturally had to come to visit. However, this time it wasn't Magistrate Xu who came, but Xu Xiao and Xu Jiaojiao.
Xu Xiao failed the exam after all these years and eventually went into business. Now his business is doing quite well. Xu Jiaojiao also got married a long time ago and has been living a pretty good life these past few years.
The two entered and bowed respectfully to Zhou Ling'an.
"Please don't stand on ceremony, gentlemen. Is there something you need today?"
The affair between Zhou Ling'an and Xu Jiaojiao back then has always been a thorn in the side of both of them.
Because of this incident, Yu died, Zhou Ling'an's health deteriorated, and Xu Jiaojiao spent a long time recovering before finally having her first child after many years of marriage, all due to the impact of that incident.
"Lord Zhou, I have come today to apologize to you."
Xu Xiao and Zhou Ling'an used to have a good relationship, but now he can only address him as Lord Zhou.
"What apology do you have?"
"We were also at fault for what happened back then."
Zhou Ling'an certainly knew what they were talking about.
Xu Jiaojiao knelt down with a thud: "Lord Zhou, what happened back then was my fault."
She shouldn't have gotten so close to Madam Yu, she shouldn't have tolerated Madam Yu's behavior, and she definitely shouldn't have tortured someone to death.
She was furious at the time. If this matter really got out, her life would be over. She hated it. She hated Zhou Ling'an's mother for doing such a thing and for trying to harm her.
She was furious at the time, but later she realized she had killed someone.
She killed Zhou Ling'an's mother.
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