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

With so many things happening on his wedding night, how could Hawthorne possibly sleep?

Before leaving the palace, her nominal foster mother, Consort Qi, specially instructed Granny Guo, who taught her manners, to escort her out of the palace gate.

He kept reminding her of all the customs and traditions for the first three days of the wedding.

It was said that they had to get up before dawn to serve tea to the Xie family's matriarch and listen to her teachings.

Lord Xie is not in the capital now, only Old Madam Xie is there, so she'll probably be easier to deal with...

Hawthorne was making plans in his mind.

She didn't want to get too entangled with the Xie family and hoped that today's events would just be a formality and end as soon as possible.

She will be free in a year!

Although she had miraculously survived tonight, she was still unsure of what had happened. Having died young in her previous life, she knew nothing of what had transpired since, and had no idea how many groups of assassins had broken into the Xie family residence tonight...

In retrospect, Si Qingyue was part of a group without any backup, and she was the first one Xie Shu captured. Sister Si's skills are truly impressive, but she was much weaker against Xie Shu; otherwise, there would have been no need to kidnap her out of the city or poison Xie Shu in an attempt to escape.

Although I don't know Sister Si's purpose in coming to the Xie family, ... ...it shouldn't be to assassinate anyone, right?

The group that went after Xie Shu was the same group that encountered Xie Shu fighting with someone while she was fleeing for her life. Perhaps it was the same group that killed them in their previous life.

Another group came after her.

On her wedding night, only the bride, Xie Shu, awaited her in the bridal chamber, while the assassins attacked from the rooftops, chasing her all the way towards Xie Shu's direction...

But it seems they weren't sent by Li Lang.

If Li Lang really intended to poison her on their wedding night, why did those people risk their lives to save Xie Shu when she was attacked?

Could it be Xie Shu?

She was running for her life when she encountered Xie Shu, who was dealing with many assassins all by himself.

But in the past—

Xie Shu is always accompanied by guards like Liao Bin, so why is he alone tonight?

Could the people chasing her be from Xie Shu's faction?

That's why they followed her all the way and when they saw Xie Shu being attacked, they desperately tried to rescue her.

Would Xie Shu be that kind of person?

besides... ...

At that time, Li Lang and Xie Lin were both in the room. After hearing that an assassin had been discovered over there, they left one after the other in a hurry.

Li Lang was very nervous, clearly knowing something, which didn't surprise her.

And Xie Lin... ...

Looking back now, Xie Lin's expression wasn't innocent either. Could it be that he also knew something, which is why he rushed over?

Looking back now, it seems that no one around me could be trusted.

Everyone could be connected to the assassin who wants to kill her, what should she do?

Huo Sanghua quietly raised her head and looked at Xie Lin, who was sleeping on the ground. She only breathed a sigh of relief after confirming that Xie Lin was indeed not moving.

She gently shifted her body and turned over—

She was afraid of waking Xie Lin.

I had only heard that he was a dissolute playboy who did nothing but eat, drink, and be merry, and was a notorious illegitimate son of a marquis, completely different from his legitimate elder brother.

But now the two of them are sharing a room, and they will continue to live in this relationship for the next year.

If Xie Lin truly intended to kill her, how could she possibly survive this year?

"Can't sleep?"

Xie Lin's voice suddenly came.

Startled, Huo Sanghua, who was already preoccupied, trembled and stammered, "I...I want to sleep."

"Go to sleep early, it's almost dawn, and there's a lot to do tomorrow." Xie Lin's voice was tired, but devoid of emotion.

Don't know what he is thinking.

Hawthorne, however, sensed an unease. She gleaned a clue from his words and timidly asked, "What do you mean by 'there's a lot to do tomorrow'?"

Is something going to happen tomorrow?

But Xie Lin did not answer her.

As she tried to press for answers, she heard Xie Lin snoring soundly from under the bed...

Fell asleep?

Just now... ...could I have been talking in my sleep?

Never mind, let's talk about it tomorrow morning.

The vast mansion finally quieted down.

When the rooster crowed for the first time, Granny Guo, who had come from the palace as part of her dowry, was already waiting at the door.

Before she could speak, Hawthorne opened her eyes, relying on the instincts she had developed in the palace over the years. However, she was not fully conscious and only vaguely saw the shadow reflected in the crack of the door. She was so startled that she sat up with a start!

who? !

I was startled to find everything around me unfamiliar, and only then did I vaguely remember that I had gotten married yesterday.

“Madam, it’s time to get up and go serve tea to the Old Madam.” Granny Guo’s voice was deep and authoritative.

“Yes, I understand,” Hawthorne said.

She hurriedly got up, only to be met by Xie Lin, who was walking towards her after hearing the sound. In her confusion, she almost bumped into him.

"Who is that person? Why would they... scare you like this?" Xie Lin had just been changing clothes on the side when he first heard Granny Guo's voice, followed by Huo Sanghua's anxious reply.

I'm really curious, who could have scared her like that?

Seeing her deathly pale face, before she could even answer, he already had a general idea of ​​what was going on...

It turns out she wasn't a dowry maid. Instead, she was someone Consort Qi had specifically sent to keep an eye on her.

Hawthorne was still wearing her wedding dress from last night, so she naturally had to change her clothes before going to pay her respects and offer tea.

Seeing her embarrassed and hesitant expression, Xie Lin couldn't help but find it amusing. "Go behind that screen and change your clothes. I'll keep an eye on things for you... Do you need your maid to come in and help?"

Before he could finish speaking, Hawthorne had already lifted her disheveled skirt and hid behind the screen. "No need."

After a whole night of fleeing, this wedding dress is already...

Ugh.

Everything seemed to foreshadow that her "marriage" was destined to be a complete mess.

Those who came as part of the dowry were all people from Consort Qi and Li Lang's household.

She wasn't very familiar with them, and she preferred to do things herself, like changing her clothes.

Separated by a screen, Xie Lin stood in the light, and Huo Sanghua could vaguely see his outline.

Suddenly I heard him say—

"By the way, how did you end up with my older brother last night?"

Huo Sanghua's hands froze for a moment. Although she knew Xie Lin would definitely ask, she had already prepared an answer in her mind.

But suddenly I still felt a little guilty. "Oh, it's because there were assassins... I had no choice but to run for my life to escape, and then I ran into your older brother."

Xie Lin secretly breathed a sigh of relief; it seemed his guess was correct.

“Actually…” Huo Sanghua thought for a moment. She had been thinking for a long time last night, hesitating about how to dispel Xie Lin’s suspicions and make Xie Lin completely honest with her in order to save her life.

Xie Lin suddenly saw a shadow passing by outside the window and paid special attention to Huo Sanghua's movements.

Not wanting to attract Hawthorne's attention, he quietly opened the door and went out.

Hawthorne, busy changing her clothes behind the screen, was completely unaware. "There's something I want to tell you."

Coincidentally, Xie Shu, also needing to confirm what happened last night, rushed over early in the morning. Weak and exhausted, she stood at the door, hesitating—

The door was open.

He assumed that Hawthorne had already gone with the dowry maids to wash and dress.

Not wanting to attract the attention of others in the courtyard, she quietly pushed open the door and entered. "Ah Lin..."

"...This is my second life, a second chance at life," Hawthorne said to herself from behind the screen.

Upon hearing Huo Sanghua's voice, Xie Shu, drawing upon his years of battlefield experience, immediately spotted her changing clothes behind the screen.

Realizing what was happening, he immediately turned to leave.

But after hearing Hawthorne's words, his feet seemed to freeze in place, unable to move an inch.

A second life, a rebirth?

However, Hawthorne was unaware that the person standing outside had changed.

Through the screen, one could vaguely see a figure, so one assumed it was Xie Lin.

"...I don't know how to tell you so that you'll believe me. In my previous life, I married your elder brother as arranged by the Fourth Prince. On our wedding night, I unexpectedly witnessed him being assassinated and lying in a pool of blood. I was also discovered by the assassin and was silenced. We both died in the pool of blood. But I don't know what happened. When I woke up again, I was back before the Fourth Prince arranged for me to be paired with your elder brother."