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

As agreed with Lord Xie the day before, Lord Xie indeed sent someone to pick them up at noon on this day.

But when they arrived, they learned that Lord Xie was delayed by his work and would arrive later, asking them to wait a while.

Xie Lin had his own plans, and after repeatedly reminding Huo Sanghua to be careful, he slipped away to take care of his own business.

Hawthorne remained in the tavern, watching the crowds coming and going on the street.

When Wutong returned with the water she had asked for, Xie Lin was nowhere to be seen. "Second Madam, where is the Second Young Master?"

"He... his stomach hurt, and he said he needed to go take care of something." Huo Sanghua made up a casual excuse, having just deliberately sent Wu Tong away, and afraid that Wu Tong would notice something amiss. "Honestly, I don't know where he went to take care of it. Didn't you see him when you came back?"

Wu Tong shook her head. She had paid close attention to her surroundings when she returned, but she did not see the Second Young Master.

Therefore, I was somewhat worried. "Second Madam, should I go and look for it?"

"Never mind..." Hawthorne was worried that she might have actually found something. "He went to relieve himself, so it's not convenient for you to go look for him. Let's wait and see. He'll be back eventually."

Wutong nodded in agreement, though she couldn't quite put her finger on what was strange about it.

"Huh?" Hawthorne looked out the window, but at the street corner, he spotted a familiar figure... ...Is it someone from the palace?!

She remembered this person...

It seems she was almost humiliated that day... ...had she seen the palace guards?

Why are people from the palace on the street? And why are they acting so suspiciously? And it's just one person again...

Are you on official business?

Or... ...meeting with someone in private... ...

Could this be related to Xie Lin?!

Huo Sanghua guessed that Xie Lin's insistence on leaving the Xie family might be because he wanted to meet someone.

But she could tell that Xie Lin didn't want to tell her who she was going to see, so she didn't ask.

But doubts still lingered in my mind.

I saw palace guards again, appearing mysteriously at the street corner. I immediately had a strong premonition that this wasn't a coincidence...

Suddenly, I remembered the voice I heard when I was brutally silenced in my past life...

She heard about it later in the palace.

Xie Lin admitted that although he did not send the people who attacked Xie Shu on their wedding night, they were still connected to him.

So, at that time, the one who tried to stop the other assassins from attacking her... must have been one of these people...

He is someone connected to Xie Lin.

But that voice later reappeared in the palace...

This person is also in the palace...

Could it be the guard she just saw?

However, she had previously suspected that the assassin she encountered on her wedding night in her previous life might have been an assassin from the palace. She even tried to find the person by relying on that voice, but unfortunately, she never heard that voice again.

Or it could be...

The person who once spoke up to save her in the palace... ...who later deliberately remained silent, just so she wouldn't know?

That doesn't make sense either...

If he only saved her by speaking up in the palace, why would he be afraid of being discovered by her?

That person... doesn't know what she experienced in her past life.

He couldn't possibly know that he had saved her in a past life and that she had heard his voice, so he couldn't possibly know that she would recognize him if he accidentally made a sound in this life... ...Then he had even less reason to hide his voice.

Unless, there is some other reason.

For example, it might be related to the Huo family's old case...

It is indeed unusual that Hawthorne has not recalled any memories related to the old case involving the Hawthorne family over the years.

That person didn't make a sound in front of her. Could it be that it was also related to the Huo family's old case, and he was afraid of triggering her memories and making her think of what she had experienced, rather than trying to cover up the clues from her past life that only she remembered?

Oh no...

If this person is still connected to the Huo family's old case, wouldn't Xie Lin be in great danger?

Xie Lin probably doesn't know about this yet...

Unbeknownst to many, a hidden figure lurked within the palace, connected to the truth behind the Huo family's old case, waiting for his opportune moment...

Wutong had no idea what she was thinking, lost in thought.

But suddenly, Hawthorne turned to leave...

"Second Madam!"

Wutong quickly called out to her.

"I saw some candy for sale on the street, and I wanted to buy some... Hurry, it's too late, the person is about to leave." Hawthorne made up an excuse and hurriedly ran out.

Ignoring Wutong chasing after her, she hurried to the street corner where she had just spotted the person...

But the person had already disappeared.

She guessed where that person might have gone...

It's definitely not a crowded place!

So he dashed into the alley, winding and turning... until he lost track of where he was. Emerging from the alley, he suddenly spotted the figure of that person across the street...

They quickly retreated.

She actually found it!

Hawthorne hid behind the wall, peeking furtively in that direction...

When she saw clearly who was standing with the guard, she was stunned.

It's not Xie Lin?!

The person that person wants to see... isn't Xie Lin... it's Xie Shu?!

How could this be...?

How could it be Xie Shu?

Wait, there's also... Li Lang?! What's Li Lang doing here?!

Suddenly, I remembered that yesterday, Lord Xie had wanted to invite Xie Shu to a restaurant to enjoy a delicious meal, but Xie Shu declined, saying that he had other plans for today.

Could Xie Shu's arrangement have been to meet with this guard and Li Lang?!

Are you investigating Lord Li's case?

Suddenly!

The guard, alert and perhaps noticing Hawthorne's gaze, looked in her direction.

Hawthorne hurriedly dodged, but accidentally bumped into someone.

She didn't have time to see clearly who she bumped into before she turned and ran.

But then that person grabbed him, and suddenly—

So they hid inside the wall of a neighboring house.

The guard quickly found this place and searched carefully where Hawthorne had just stood.

But he did not find Hawthorne.

Then they went to look for other places...

Although he didn't know who had discovered them, his years of experience in the palace gave him a sense of awareness, and he knew that they had been seen.

Hawthorne held her breath, afraid to even breathe, lest she be silenced again...

I finally breathed a sigh of relief after he had walked away.

Looking up, she saw a strange man standing beside her... "I'm sorry, I was too abrupt and accidentally bumped into you..."

"Be more careful next time you eavesdrop." The man was not annoyed at all, but instead reminded her, "Those people are not ordinary. They are used to being cautious and will pay attention to everything around them. If you just stand there staring at them, you will naturally be discovered."

Who are you?!

Hawthorne felt a chill run down his spine.

Who is this guy? How did he know she was spying on those people...?