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

"What's wrong with you...?" Hawthorne noticed Xie Lin's nervousness. "Are you afraid I'll remember something?... So that night, at least one group of assassins was connected to you... right?"

The atmosphere seemed to freeze at that moment.

The words that Xie Lin had been holding back were so tightly stuck in his throat, yet Huo Sanghua so "casually" exposed the truth.

That's right, that's exactly what he was afraid Hawthorne would find out.

"Is it you who wants to kill your elder brother?" Hawthorne asked.

Although she knew very well that once she asked that question, she would have no way out.

Her relationship with Xie Lin is not yet at the point where they can confide in each other and discuss such scheming and manipulative matters.

But whenever she recalled the scene from her past life where she witnessed Xie Shu's tragic death and was innocently silenced, besides feeling immense sorrow, she also felt a touch of...

sad.

"No," Xie Lin denied. "Whether you believe it or not, I didn't want to harm my older brother."

At least, he never intended to harm his elder brother, or... Hawthorne.

Seeing Hawthorne fall silent, Xie Lin felt a growing pressure in his chest. "...A lot did happen that night. Several groups of assassins, each hired by different people. I know what you suspect, and you're right. One group was indeed connected to me; they were probably there to assassinate my elder brother. But I didn't order them..."

Hawthorne recalls everything that happened on her wedding night.

Suddenly realizing, "So, you knew they were after your older brother, and when you heard there were assassins... you rushed to see him?"

Xie Lin hesitated for a moment before nodding.

Hawthorne was right.

However, Xie Lin then explained, "But at the time, I really didn't know that there was another group of people targeting you..."

He thought that leaving Hawthorne in the house would be safe, but unexpectedly, Hawthorne, who was in the new house, was also attacked. If he had foreseen this, he would never have let Hawthorne get into danger.

Hearing this, Hawthorne chose to believe him.

"Which time are you asking about?" Hawthorne asked.

She experienced two brushes with death on her wedding night. She vaguely remembered the person who attacked her the first time, but the impression wasn't very clear; only the voice bothered her, and she hadn't found any clues yet. As for the person she encountered the second time...

"Which one do you remember?" Xie Lin wanted to confirm who sent the attackers to assault Huo Sanghua.

“I remember some of it,” Hawthorne said, counting on her fingers. “The first time, I sensed something was wrong, so I ran out of the bridal chamber myself, and then… ”

Thinking back to what had happened, her heart tightened. After glancing at Xie Lin, she decided to tell him the truth frankly.

"Then I happened to pass by a house and overheard the Fourth Prince talking to someone inside about his plan to have me die in the Xie family. He said that if I could die in the Xie family, he would be able to use that opportunity to get hold of the Xie family's weaknesses."

Xie Lin was also taken aback upon hearing this.

No wonder he felt that Huo Sanghua seemed very wary of the Fourth Prince; there was a reason for this.

After careful consideration, however, it made sense. Given the Fourth Prince's cunning, he was undoubtedly after the throne. Even Consort Qi's adoption of Huo Sanghua was likely paving the way for the Fourth Prince...

However, due to the rebellion of the third prince, His Majesty became wary of the remaining princes.

If the Fourth Prince continues to keep Huo Sanghua by his side without any scruples at this time, it will inevitably arouse the Emperor's suspicion that he is trying to use Huo Sanghua's relationship to gain the support of Huo's old subordinates.

He has to get rid of Hawthorne.

But where to send it is also a problem.

If the destination is unfortunate, it's tantamount to handing over a well-planned move that you've been working on for years to someone else.

He wanted to exploit Hawthorne's last remaining value...

That is, to let Huo Sanghua die in the Xie family as Xie Shu's wife.

In this way, the Fourth Prince can continue to have the support of the Huo family's old subordinates, and still hold the Xie family's secrets, so that the Xie family can continue to be used by him.

At this point...

Even Xie Lin couldn't help but gasp.

That fourth prince is truly ruthless. For his own purposes, he even schemed to take the life of Huo Sanghua, who he grew up with. "No wonder you're afraid of him; you're just eager to leave the palace."

Anyone who has experienced death and been fortunate enough to be reborn would probably not want to go back to such a dangerous situation.

"...I overheard their conversation and, in a panic, tried to run away, but I accidentally ran into the group of assassins who attacked your older brother. I saw him lying in a pool of blood, and before I could escape, I was discovered." Hawthorne spoke with some regret, but it was basically certain...

The group of assassins who killed Xie Shu in her past life, leading to her being silenced, were probably related to Xie Lin.

Even if Xie Lin didn't send them, he should know what's going on.

"..." Xie Lin understood what she meant, cleared his throat slightly, and hesitated to express his opinion.

After all, he wasn't very clear about this matter.

"As for this second time..." Hawthorne thought of the memory of being kidnapped by Si Qingyue and escaping from the city, but right now... "This second time is much more complicated."

So she was left in the room by Xie Lin, and ended up running into Si Qingyue.

They then encountered Xie Shu and his group who had come to search the area.

After finally seeing Xie Shu off, Li Lang arrived. Only after she had dismissed everyone else did she manage to send Si Qingyue away...

Then, upon hearing a commotion, just like in her previous life, she hid outside, only to coincidentally witness Xie Shu being attacked again.

Then, she was taken hostage and taken out of the city...

She did this on purpose by talking to Xie Lin about Si Qingyue.

"As expected, it was you who hid Si Qingyue." Xie Lin's tone was as if he had already suspected that Huo Sanghua was the one who hid Si Qingyue that night.

Apart from Hawthorne, no one could hide a wounded assassin right under Xie Shu's nose.

"Did you send Sister Si?" Huo Sanghua asked, which was her purpose in testing Xie Lin.

"No." Xie Lin raised his hand to touch his wound, turned around and sat down beside her, explaining in detail, "It's not what you think about us. I've always had doubts about her identity. I think she, like me, has a second identity. She's probably lurking in the Moon-Viewing Pavilion for a purpose, just like how she approached me... ...Her goal is also the Xie family."

"what?"

This was truly unexpected by Hawthorne.

She soon realized that she had misunderstood Xie Lin.

The relationship between Xie Lin and Sister Si might not be what she thought...

"But everyone in Shengjing knows that you and Sister Si have... that kind of relationship."

Huo Sanghua chased after Xie Lin from behind the screen and followed him to his side, confirming the situation several times.

"..." Xie Lin looked at Huo Sanghua's surprised and somewhat ashamed expression and explained, "What is it? It's just that she used me to get close to the Xie family in order to get more information. I wanted to find out who she was working for and what her purpose was in targeting the Xie family, so I went along with it... Sigh, some people, they don't even understand anything, but they get jealous and make a mess of things."

In front of Hawthorne, he no longer concealed these secrets he had been hiding.