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

The long-standing misunderstanding has finally been cleared up.

Hawthorne felt inexplicably guilty and tried his best to hide his thoughts, not wanting to be seen through.

After hearing Xie Lin confirm that there was no romantic relationship between him and Si Qingyue, Huo Sanghua felt a little girlish delight.

Xie Lin observed her every move, his smile strained, he pursed his lips, and averted his smiling eyes...

It turns out that she had been throwing a tantrum these past few days because she had misunderstood his relationship with Si Qingyue.

She's jealous...

Taking advantage of Huo Sanghua's inattention, Xie Lin secretly glanced at her and couldn't help but look at her a few more times.

The joy in my heart could no longer be hidden.

Upon noticing Hawthorne looking over quietly, he quickly looked away, pretending to know nothing.

"Then..." Huo Sanghua blushed as soon as she opened her mouth, and could only raise her hand to cover her face, forcing herself to continue. "Since Sister Si wasn't ordered by you to infiltrate the Xie family that day, then why did she come to the Xie family...? Also, that day, it seemed like the eldest young master was chasing after Sister Si..."

Having ruled out any connection between Si Qingyue and Xie Lin, Si Qingyue's appearance at the Xie family that night seemed even more bizarre.

Xie Lin knew Si Qingyue long before he met Huo Sanghua. He had noticed the secrets surrounding Si Qingyue and believed that she, like him, was burdened with the mystery of her origins. Moreover, he believed that there was someone above Si Qingyue who was instructing her to do things, and what this person's purpose was was currently unknown.

His seemingly intimate interactions with Si Qingyue were entirely for the purpose of investigating this person's background and motives.

And on his wedding night with Huo Sanghua, Si Qingyue's infiltration of the Xie family was also within his expectations... "Later, I learned from my elder brother that someone suspected to be Si Qingyue infiltrated the mansion and went straight to Father's study. Liao Bin heard the commotion outside the study, and the two fought, which attracted my elder brother and the others. Her purpose that day was clear; she obviously went to the study, perhaps to find something in Father's study..."

"What can be found?" Hawthorne had the same question back then.

So, while attending classes in Lord Xie's study, I secretly searched for clues, but unfortunately, I found nothing.

“I don’t know…” Xie Lin shook his head, then pondered for a moment. “Since it’s aimed at Father, I’m afraid… it’s related to Father’s past. There are quite a few things that are questionable in Father’s many experiences. It’s possible that someone could sneak into the mansion to investigate, or even suspect that there is some evidence hidden in the study. I’m afraid… it’s related to the case of the Huo family’s massacre back then.”

Is it related to the Huo family?

The smile on Huo Sanghua's face froze, and her previous shy demeanor vanished.

She stared intently at Xie Lin, roughly guessing why he harbored such suspicions. He was probably also secretly investigating the connection between Lord Xie and the Huo family tragedy of years past...

On the surface, Xie Lin was an illegitimate son brought back by Lord Xie from outside. He was raised in the Xie family since childhood and was regarded by the Xie family as the second son born to a concubine.

In reality, Xie Lin was the one connected to General Huo.

Hawthorne even suspected that Xie Lin might be a member of the Huo family, or perhaps one of her father's other sons...

However, Xie Lin denied it, saying it was just her brother's guess.

He's related to the Huo family, but he's not her brother...

After the Huo family was massacred, she was sent to the palace as the Huo family's orphan and raised by Consort Qi. Now, many years later, it seems that everyone connected to that case has gathered together again...

Xie Lin definitely knew more than she did, because he was quite certain that Huo Sanghua was not his sister.

If Hawthorne's identity as the orphan of the Hawthorne family is ruled out, then Hawthorne herself doesn't even know who she is anymore...

but... ...

If Si Qingyue is investigating what role Lord Xie played in the Huo family case back then, then Si Qingyue's identity will inevitably be related to the Huo family. There must be a connection between Si Qingyue and Xie Lin's parents' generation, and they probably both have their suspicions.

Therefore, everyone has concerns.

“Everyone knows that General Huo brought several children out of the palace back then, some of whom were of the previous dynasty’s bloodline. He then dispersed the children to various places. Anyone would suspect that he intentionally wanted to conceal their status as orphans of the previous dynasty’s royal family,” Xie Lin said.

He should have been General Huo's biological son.

However, General Huo handed him over to Marquis Xie of Anding, who raised him as his own illegitimate son.

Who knows, even Lord Xie might have been deceived back then...

"...My father, General Huo, and the former Empress were all from the same school. When the city fell, General Huo was the first to storm the palace. Afterwards, the former Empress committed suicide by fire in her bedchamber. Her child, along with three other children she raised, disappeared. Most likely, General Huo took them with him." Xie Lin's hopeful gaze gradually subsided as he steeled himself and revealed everything. "Besides the former Empress's daughter, of the three children, one was a prince born to a concubine, one was General Huo's son, and the other was the former Empress's adopted daughter..."

"They want to find the bloodline of the previous dynasty? To exterminate them all..." Huo Sanghua gasped.

I gradually became afraid.

She felt she shouldn't know so much.

Now, the idea is to make a clean getaway, pretend nothing happened, continue with the original plan, and leave the capital a year from now...

It's probably not going to work.

But perhaps... it's already too late.

She was already involved in this situation, and without Xie Lin saying anything more, she had already guessed what Xie Lin suspected.

If Xie Lin was General Huo's son...

The four children that General Huo brought from the palace were: two boys, one the son of an empress and the other General Huo's own son; and two girls, one the daughter of the former empress and the other the adopted daughter of the former empress.

She must be one of the girls, and, moreover, she should be...

General Huo and the former empress were from the same clan. He spent his life fighting across the land, accumulating numerous military achievements that were not to be underestimated. His son was raised in the palace until the last emperor of the previous dynasty became incompetent and repeatedly killed meritorious officials, forcing the entire country to rebel...

"When the city fell, General Huo was among the first to enter the palace. He probably wanted to take his son, as well as his junior sister, the former empress, and her daughter. It seems the former empress was determined to die. Left with no other choice, he took all the children she had raised at her request," Huo Sanghua said. "Among these four children, there's a prince from the previous dynasty. Since His Majesty ascended the throne, there have been rumors in the palace that this child is still alive... I heard from the Fourth Prince and Consort Qi that His Majesty has never given up the investigation; he's probably determined to find the prince from the previous dynasty..."

To nip it in the bud.

If General Huo had brought the former dynasty's prince out of the palace early on... ...and hidden him away... ...