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

Hearing Hawthorne ask this question.

Xie Shu was slightly taken aback. At first, he hesitated about whether he should tell her, but he didn't think there would be any problem if Huo Sanghua knew about these things.

Only after she had let down her guard did she begin to speak calmly, “Sang Hua, perhaps you don’t remember, but this Lord Li… …was one of General Huo’s close friends, and they had a very close personal relationship. His relationship with General Huo was even closer than that between my father and General Huo.”

It is related to General Huo.

Xie Shu continued, "Lord Li is upright and honest. Ever since the Huo family suffered their calamity, he has been investigating the truth behind their murder for many years. He even came to the mansion to test Father's intentions. Father told me that Lord Li seemed to have found out something and had some doubts, but he just wanted to know if Father knew."

"Then... Lord Marquis, do you know anything?" Huo Sanghua's heart jumped.

I don't want the Marquis of Anding to have anything to do with the tragedy of the Huo family.

Since the Marquis of Anding returned, he has treated her very well, like a long-lost relative, which deeply moved her.

She certainly didn't want the truth behind the Huo family tragedy to have anything to do with Lord Xie in the end.

If that's the case... ...

This is far too cruel for Xie Lin.

Xie Shu paused, frowned, and shook her head. "Regarding the Huo family incident back then, although Father didn't believe that General Huo was killed by bandits, we just couldn't find any more clues."

Therefore, when Lord Li came to Lord Xie to sound him out, he was unable to get any accurate clues from Lord Xie.

In the end, they had to return empty-handed.

But Lord Li must have found some clues...

"You suspect that Lord Li's death is related to the Huo family tragedy back then?" Huo Sanghua could easily tell from Xie Shu's words that Xie Shu was suspicious.

Compared to the case files in his hands, Lord Li's investigation into the Huo family tragedy seemed to reveal the truth that led to his own death.

If that's the case, then the tragedy that befell the Huo family back then will likely be brought up again...

“Sang Hua,” Xie Shu said, “I hope you’re prepared that as this case continues to be investigated, it will inevitably uncover many things related to the Huo family tragedy from back then. After all, they were your family members, and I’m worried… ”

What he was most worried about was that investigating this case would be a blow to Hawthorne.

He hurriedly flipped through the case files that Lord Li had investigated before his death, but found no record of the Huo family tragedy in these files.

However, Lord Li has never given up investigating the Huo family tragedy over the years, so it is impossible that there is no record of the Huo family tragedy in the files he left behind!

It seems that all clues regarding the Huo family case have been completely wiped out...

This suggests that Lord Li's death was suspicious and must be related to the tragedy that befell the Huo family years ago.

Hawthorne's breathing became rapid.

"This might not be a good thing for you. You... have always hoped to live a good life. If those things weren't brought up, you could have lived quietly, hiding in the Xie family, unthreatened by anyone. But for the Huo family, it's not entirely bad. If the case can be thoroughly investigated again, we might find the previous oversights, uncover the truth behind the Huo family's annihilation, the truth behind General Huo's murder, and give General Huo justice!" Xie Shu wanted to continue the investigation.

The Huo family case is no longer just about what happened back then, but also about the death of Lord Li...

Only by thoroughly investigating everything can we possibly quell the situation.

"What if, in the end, it turns out that the person who harmed the Huo family back then... was someone from the court?" Huo Sanghua wanted to ask him if he would still continue the investigation if it turned out that His Majesty wanted to eliminate the Huo family.

But after thinking about it, I decided to put it more tactfully.

“…A life for a life, a debt for a debt.” Xie Shu sighed.

He had already thought it through.

The person who harmed the Huo family could indeed be one of the important officials in the court today.

Driven by interests related to the previous dynasty, they murdered General Huo's family, causing Huo Sanghua to become an orphan at a young age and be sent to the palace where she suffered all kinds of mistreatment.

Whether for the sake of Huo Sanghua, for Lord Li, or even for the former officials of the previous dynasty, he should find out the truth.

"The eldest young master summoned me here specifically, surely he didn't just want to tell me that Lord Li's death might be related to the old case of the Huo family?" Huo Sanghua clutched the hem of his clothes, lowered his head, not daring to let Xie Shu see through his act.

She feared that a single glance would make Xie Shu realize that she might have no connection with the Huo family.

What if Xie Shu starts to suspect something else...?

"I just want to ask you, when the Huo family suffered that tragedy... can you recall anything? I know this might be painful for you, but you were the only one who survived the Huo family massacre. Lord Li is dead, and the clues he found are gone. If we want to find out what happened to the Huo family back then as quickly as possible, having you remember it should be the simplest and most direct way." He could investigate, but it would take a lot of time.

Like Lord Li, who investigated for so many years and may have only gotten slightly closer to the truth of what happened back then, but was assassinated and died on the spot.

Xie Shu wasn't afraid that he would encounter villains like Lord Li, but he was worried that if no clues were found, General Huo and Lord Li would continue to be wrongly accused, and if the case dragged on, it would be even more difficult to find the real culprit.

“I don’t remember…” Hawthorne looked troubled.

This is not just a perfunctory response to Xie Shu.

Everyone in the palace knew that she had experienced the upheaval of the Huo family and was taken to the palace to be cared for by Consort Qi. She fell seriously ill and, after waking up, remembered nothing.

She couldn't remember what exactly the Huo family had gone through back then.

"...If you want to know about the Huo family, brother, you should investigate yourself." Xie Lin's voice preceded his arrival as he strode into the study. Despite his injuries and weakened state, his voice was strong. "Brother, everyone knows that Sang Hua went through a terrible ordeal, nearly losing her life to a serious illness. She remembers nothing. Trying to make her remember what happened is like reopening old wounds. What if... what if she remembers something and becomes upset, causing her to fall ill again?"

In any case, he did not agree with Xie Shu's idea of ​​having Huo Sanghua recall the things the Huo family had experienced.

“But now, apart from Sang Hua, none of us know what exactly happened back then.” Xie Shu really had no other choice.

"Then investigate! Besides, if we involve Sang Hua and people find out, won't the person who harmed Lord Li also target Sang Hua?" Xie Lin didn't want to put Sang Hua in danger. The real culprit who killed Lord Li was still at large, and those connected to the Huo family were still in danger.

Sang Hua, however, is the most dangerous.