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

It wasn't him after all!

Hawthorne was completely dumbfounded—

What exactly is going on?

On the way back, I kept thinking, could it be that there was a discrepancy in my memories of my past life?

"Miss Huo!" Yunqiao called out her name as she chased after her. "Miss Huo, where are you going? Didn't the Fourth Prince tell you that you should wait in the same spot after the matchmaking?"

Yunqiao's tone was mostly impatient.

This is understandable... Yunqiao was originally sent by Consort Qi to take care of Li Lang. In Huo Sanghua's memories of her previous life, Yunqiao helped Li Lang to make her marriage with the Xie family a priority.

Li Lang had also promised Yunqiao that he would make her a concubine in the future.

Thinking back to the words Yunqiao whispered cruelly in her ear as she was about to get into her wedding sedan chair in her past life...

"With your lowly status, how dare you covet the Fourth Prince! Just wait until you marry into the Marquis of Anding's household, and you'll know what kind of hell that is!"

Looking at Yunqiao's "innocent and harmless" appearance, Huo Sanghua truly regretted his actions!

In my past life, I mistakenly trusted someone and actually treated her as a good sister.

Knowing full well what kind of hell the Marquis of Anding's mansion was, she still helped Li Lang persuade her to agree to the marriage!

Although she heard Yunqiao's words, she didn't have time to ask what was going on. She was pushed into the bridal sedan chair by the matchmaker in a daze and sent to the Marquis of Anding's residence in a daze.

While waiting alone in the bridal chamber, I overheard the maids from the Marquis's residence outside the door gossiping—

They described how cruel the matriarch of the Marquis's mansion was, and how much she hated the illegitimate orphan girl who had been forcibly placed into her family by the fourth prince!

She bluntly stated that she was in for a lot of hardship ahead.

Hawthorne then understood what Yunqiao meant by those words!

The matriarch of the Marquis of Anding's mansion is none other than the biological mother of the eldest son, Xie Shu!

That was Princess Qin Yang, whose status was extremely noble, but she had a bad temper, as everyone in Shengjing knew!

She had been hoping that her legitimate son would marry a noblewoman of high status, but unexpectedly, due to the arrangement of the fourth prince, he ended up marrying Huo Sanghua, an orphan born out of wedlock to the Huo family!

If she hadn't witnessed Xie Shu's murder on her wedding night in her previous life and been silenced, the days that followed would probably have been truly unbearable.

"Miss Huo, why are you looking at me like that?"

Yunqiao, behind the backs of Consort Qi and Li Lang, never referred to herself as a servant in front of them.

At first, Hawthorne didn't pay any attention to it.

Looking back now, it's probably because Yunqiao had disliked her for a long time.

"It's nothing," Hawthorne said. "I was a little tired just now and wanted to go back to rest early, so I forgot—"

Upon hearing this, Yunqiao breathed a sigh of relief. "I see. Then shall I accompany Miss Huo back to the palace?"

Having said that, she affectionately took Huo Sanghua's arm, and began to probe, seemingly casually. "Miss Huo, what do you think of the heir of the Marquis of Anding's mansion today?"

It was the exact same problem as in my previous life...

Hawthorne replied with a smile, "I didn't see him clearly, so I can't really say anything about him."

"That's right!... ...That's how it is when men and women look at each other. If you feel good about it, don't miss out! He's the heir of the Marquis of Anding!"

Yunqiao relentlessly instilled in her the idea that she should marry into the Xie family.

What she was probably going to say next was that, given Huo Sanghua's status, being able to climb up to the heir of the Marquis of Anding's mansion was already a blessing earned over several lifetimes, so what was there to be unwilling about?

If it weren't for the need to get rid of Huo Sanghua from the Fourth Prince's side, she wouldn't want Huo Sanghua to be associated with a family like the Marquis of Anding.

In Yunqiao's eyes, Huo Sanghua was nothing more than an orphan girl born out of wedlock and living under someone else's roof!

They don't deserve such a good life!

"I need to think about it some more," Hawthorne said, deliberately whetting her appetite.

In her past life, she couldn't make up her mind and listened to Yunqiao, resulting in a tragic death on her wedding night. This time, she won't be so easily fooled!

Yunqiao panicked, "What else is there to think about?! If you could marry the heir of the Marquis of Anding's mansion... ...Oh dear!"

Before he could finish speaking, he was bumped hard by several children chasing and playing behind him, and almost fell over.

He was so angry that he raised his fist to hit someone!

The children turned around and saw her fierce expression, and ran away in fright.

Yunqiao scared them away and was about to continue persuading Huo Sanghua to agree to the marriage when she suddenly sensed something was wrong. She touched her silver pouch, "Oh no! They stole my purse!"

After saying that, he didn't care about Huo Sanghua anymore and ran after the children.

Hawthorne watched her retreating figure, lost in thought.

Suddenly, a little girl ran up, shoved a note into Hawthorne's hand, and ran away.

By the time Hawthorne came to his senses, the little girl had already vanished.

All that remained was the note in his hand.

Could this be...?

Hawthorne opened the note with some skepticism, only to find that it read:

"Never marry Xie Shu."

Right!

It matches the clues from my past life again!

Past life—

She received this note after meeting the heir of the Marquis of Anding's household, warning her not to agree to marry Xie Shu. At the time, she didn't pay much attention, thinking it was just a prank.

Could it be that someone was secretly giving her a hint?

Thinking of this, Hawthorne hurriedly looked around, trying to find the person.

But where can such a person be found?

No sooner had he returned to the palace than Li Lang came to inquire again. He had clearly told Huo Sanghua to stay and wait for him after the visit. But unexpectedly, Huo Sanghua returned on his own!

He asked Hawthorne what his impression of her was after the meeting.

With the clues on the note on his mind, Hawthorne paid no attention to anything else and simply said he didn't know.

"How could I not know?" Li Lang felt that she might be doing it on purpose, thinking that as long as she refused the marriage proposal from the Marquis of Anding's family, she could continue to stay in the palace.

Therefore, I was a little anxious.

"I only met him once, so I can't tell." A thought suddenly popped into Huo Sanghua's head, "Does Brother Lang really want me to marry into the Xie family?"

After hearing her say that, Li Lang realized that he had indeed been too eager.

To avoid arousing Huo Sanghua's suspicion, he had no choice but to explain how distinguished the Xie family of the Marquis of Anding were, and how the Marquis of Anding was stationed with troops in the field year-round. His two sons were equally promising, one young and capable, and the other, though not very good, was still Xie Shu's deputy general.

With the Xie family's status, she definitely wouldn't be at a disadvantage marrying into their family.

"Two sons?" Hawthorne sensed something was wrong.

But the person Li Lang asked her to look at today was actually Xie Shu, the heir of the Marquis of Anding!

Could it be that someone is impersonating Xie Shu and has come to look at her?

Recalling the man's actions when they were looking at each other, he did seem to be in a hurry.

“If it’s a good match, then agree. This is the last thing I can do for you. Entrusting you to the Xie family will put my mind at ease.” Li Lang continued, feigning deep affection and a helpless expression. “Father has become suspicious of us. Especially me. If he suspects my purpose in approaching you is to win over the old guard of the Huo family… …Sang Hua, then I truly have no hope… …”

He knew that Hawthorne had feelings for him, and that he was the only one she couldn't let go of.

Therefore, he was absolutely certain that Hawthorne would agree to marry into the Xie family for his sake.

“Since you so desperately want me to marry into the Xie family, I can agree.” The moment Huo Sanghua relented, she saw Li Lang’s expression brighten considerably. She’d been fooled once before; how could she be so stupid as to be tricked again? “However, I have one condition—”

"You said."

“I want you… to come with me to the Xie family again!” Hawthorne said.

Li Lang considered it carefully.

I wonder what she's thinking...

However, based on his understanding of Hawthorne, Hawthorne was a soft-hearted person and not capable of doing anything significant.

But what he never expected was—

A few days later, when he accompanied Huo Sanghua to the Marquis of Anding's residence, Huo Sanghua, who always followed the rules, actually stopped a guy who was trying to sneak away in public!

She declared without any shyness, "I want to marry him."

"Him?!" Li Lang was stunned.

The person being stopped by Huo Sanghua was none other than Xie Shu's half-brother, Xie Lin!