Reborn as a concubine's daughter and entering a noble family: Xie Lang, don't be too seduc

After everyone had left the main hall of Yuyang Palace, only His Majesty and Lord Xie remained in the vast hall.

"Chengru, there are no outsiders here. Speak whatever you want to say." His Majesty sat firmly on his throne, his tone gentle, yet his words still carried the air of a superior being.

"What is Your Majesty's opinion on the chaos in the palace today?" Marquis Xie asked.

Having been through many battles, he was no longer the naive young man he once was. Looking at those in power, their behavior was restrained.

But the respect he once had for her was long gone.

"Oh?" His Majesty deliberately let out a soft "hmm," "What does Chengru mean by this?"

"His Majesty invited my son and my new bride to a banquet today, ostensibly as a family gathering, but the palace was heavily guarded from early morning. How could those villains still manage to sneak into the palace without a sound? ... ...Just a coincidence?" Xie Chengru absolutely refused to believe that all of this was just a coincidence.

Despite heightened security measures in the palace, something still happened.

The villains managed to bypass the palace's layers of security and storm directly into the main hall...

Are all the palace guards stupid?

After the incident, apart from those who were killed on the spot, everyone else escaped and disappeared without a trace.

It's hard to say there wasn't some scheming involved.

Who exactly are those people who can sneak into the palace and escape without a sound? Xie Chengru believes that the person sitting in the hall must know the answer perfectly well.

Realizing that his painstaking plan had been seen through by Marquis Xie, His Majesty no longer tried to hide it and burst into laughter.

Marquis Xie was not surprised. Ever since the Third Prince rebelled and forced the emperor to abdicate at the beginning of the year, killing the Crown Prince and nearly taking the life of the person seated above him... His Majesty seemed to be possessed, constantly suspecting that either this person or that person was going to rebel! In short, he felt uneasy about everyone.

What do you mean by a family banquet...?

Perhaps they are testing which prince might be harboring thoughts of taking his place.

"I don't care what happened before, or how His Majesty and the princes were, but if my child is implicated because of these things, I will definitely demand justice from His Majesty." Marquis Xie glared at the person seated above, neither humble nor arrogant. If it weren't for them back then... how would he have had the opportunity to sit in this position? "And... Sang Hua."

His Majesty could previously just smile vaguely and cover it up.

He knew that this matter had touched a nerve with Marquis Xie, but he still needed to rely on the Xie family. So even if Marquis Xie's words were harsh, he could only pretend that they were unrelated.

Only when Xie Chengru mentioned "Sanghua" did His Majesty visibly gasp.

"...I suppose you're already suspicious of her background. Let me offer you a word of advice, Your Majesty: no matter what... she's just a girl, it won't affect anything. Now that she's entered the Xie family, she's a member of the Xie family. I will protect her as I would my own children. From this day forward, Your Majesty need not worry about her affairs! If I find out anyone plotting to harm her, they are clearly making themselves my enemy, and don't blame me for being ruthless!"

Xie Chengru spoke each word with force, looking firmly at the person seated above him, making his stance clear by stating these words directly to their faces.

Before he even entered Shengjing, he received a letter from Xie Shu, in which Xie Shu mentioned Sang Hua's situation and how he was under many threats in the palace.

This was something he hadn't anticipated...

The promise they made years ago was that Sang Hua could grow up safely in the palace, and he did so on the condition that he would guard the border for more than ten years.

But to his surprise, his compromise did not make things easier for Sang Hua in the palace; on the contrary...

Since that's the case, it's better to keep the person in his mansion from now on, with him taking care of them personally. It's not necessarily any worse than growing up in the palace!

That child...

They risked everything to protect it, and they will never let this incompetent ruler bring disaster upon it.

"..." His Majesty was angry, but he suppressed his dissatisfaction and glared at Marquis Xie.

But in front of Lord Xie, he was full of complaints but dared not utter a single word.

Forced by Xie Hou's powerful aura, he ultimately swallowed all the accusations and acquiesced to Xie Hou's demands.

Li Lang suffered a setback at Huo Sanghua's hands. Seeing Huo Sanghua repeatedly losing control because of her worry for Xie Lin, he couldn't help but feel furious. After being invited back to Yaohua Palace by Consort Qi, he suddenly lost his temper and swept the cups and plates off the table.

This terrified the palace maids inside the hall, who screamed in terror and huddled together in fear.

Hearing the commotion, Yunqiao came over. "Your Highness—"

"Where is Mother?" Li Lang asked, still fuming. He glanced at Yun Tiao, who was acting strangely, and then looked away. "Mother summoned me here, but why isn't she here?"

"...With such a thing happening in the palace, the ladies from the other palaces have all come to inquire about it from Your Highness. Your Highness is acting on His Majesty's orders to assist in managing the inner palace, so naturally you must first appease the ladies from the other palaces. Please wait patiently, Your Highness." Yunqiao deliberately gave Qingai a wink.

Qing Ai had no choice but to follow her instructions and go forward to pick up the broken pieces of porcelain scattered on the ground.

"You, go and prepare tea and snacks for His Highness." Taking advantage of Ruan Wei's absence, Yun Qiao began issuing orders in Yaohua Palace, ordering around those who always obeyed Ruan Wei. Seeing that Qing Ji did not move, she immediately scolded, "Didn't you hear me! I told you to go and prepare tea and snacks for His Highness!"

Li Lang looked at Yun Tiao.

Helpless, Qingji had no choice but to get up and prepare again.

"I never knew before that you could order around the palace servants of my mother's palace like this!" Li Lang was genuinely surprised, wondering if he had underestimated Yun Tiao and was unaware of this side of her.

"Your Highness is too kind! Yunqiao is also Her Highness's person, so naturally everything I do is for Her Highness. The people in the palace are ignorant, so Yunqiao naturally has to teach them a lesson on behalf of Her Highness." Holding the edict given by Consort Qi, she had been running rampant in Yaohua Palace for quite some time.

She used to hope that she could marry into a higher social class, and that after the Fourth Prince got married, Consort Qi would arrange for her to be betrothed to him.

pity... ...

The Fourth Prince had never cared about her before, only using her, and had even cut off her escape route for Huo Sanghua's sake. She understood that she could no longer climb this high branch, so she no longer needed to pretend to be obedient and docile in front of the Fourth Prince.

"Teach them a lesson on behalf of your mother?" Li Lang sneered, but then a doubt arose in his heart as he recalled what Sang Hua had once told him. "Did you also rely on your mother's power to make things difficult for Sang Hua?"

"..."

Yunqiao looked up, startled.

But she quickly calmed down, and a smile returned to her face. "What are you saying, Fourth Prince? Everything I did was at Her Majesty's behest. As for if Your Highness thinks I was deliberately making things difficult for Miss Sanghua, I have nothing to explain."

Without batting an eye, she so naturally attributed all the bullying she had inflicted on Huo Sanghua to Qi Fei.

"Well... ..."

Suddenly, Li Lang reached out and grabbed her throat, his eyes filled with a desire to kill her on the spot.

Yunqiao hadn't expected Li Lang to dare attack her here. At least she had Consort Qi backing her up. But before she could defend herself, she saw the murderous intent in Li Lang's eyes grow stronger... and she gradually became afraid... "Your...Your Highness, Your Highness..."