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

Granny Guo and the maids assigned to her by Consort Qi stood by, watching helplessly as she was "escorted" into the ancestral hall by Granny Li and her men.

Indifferent!

Only the youngest, Wutong, was somewhat indignant and wanted to rush up and argue with him.

But then Yanliu pulled her back and looked cautiously at Qinghuai.

Qinghuai only needed to give them a look to be enough to scare them into immobility.

Hawthorne didn't bother looking at Li's mother's shrewish and unruly face; the fleshy features on her face distorted with every movement of her mouth. Hawthorne didn't care what unpleasant things her mouth, spitting out countless droplets of saliva, was saying.

In a daze, I noticed the maids' subtle actions...

I do recall hearing from someone that Qinghuai and Yunshao were sent to the palace by their families when they were young.

Initially, Yunqiao served Consort Qi and won her favor, then recommended Qinghuai to Consort Qi.

So Consort Qi also took Qinghuai with her.

It is said that these two people were together when they were young, learning etiquette and doing chores from the palace's teaching assistants.

They secretly worshipped the Moon Goddess and became sworn sisters.

Huo Sanghua had repeatedly humiliated Yunqiao in the palace, causing Yunqiao to ruin her future by being too clever for her own good. It seems that her good sister had come to avenge her.

What a twist of fate! How could Huo Sanghua have imagined that Yunqiao's best friend would become his dowry maid...?

If the person who serves you personally isn't on your side, how can things be good in the future?

"...A woman like you, so murky and unclear, should kneel before the ancestral tablets and die to atone for the sin of disgracing the Xie family!" Madam Li finally finished her tirade, then swaggered over and waved her hand, "Guards! Lock her up! Without the Old Madam's order, no one is allowed to enter or visit her!"

"Yes!!!"

Seeing the group of fierce-looking people under Madam Xie bullying Huo Sanghua, Yan Liu also felt a pang of pity.

But what Li's mother just said was clearly meant for them.

Even though she wanted to exonerate herself, she was powerless to change the outcome and could only watch helplessly as they locked Huo Sanghua in the Lu family's ancestral hall once again.

Just as the door was locked, Hawthorne gave it a token knock and cried out twice, "I'm innocent!"

Hearing that there was no more noise outside, she didn't bother to bother anymore and turned around to look around.

There's no way to escape!

"Ancestors of the Xie family, my daughter Huo Sanghua is not truly a bride to your Xie family. My marriage to Xie Lin is merely a temporary measure. We have already agreed that after a year, we will find a way to leave this place and restore peace to your Xie family. May the ancestors of the Xie family bless us..."

Suddenly, she realized that she had no connection whatsoever with the Xie family, and that the ancestors of the Xie family probably wouldn't bless her with smooth sailing.

"Then, let's bless Xie Lin. He's a member of your Xie family. Bless him with smooth sailing and that nothing goes wrong. That would be helping me."

After saying that, he sincerely kowtowed.

I wonder if the Huo family used to be like this, with their ancestral hall enshrining their ancestors.

She didn't remember much, but she figured someone of the Huo family's status and position should be similar. It was a pity the entire Huo family was killed, and their house was burned to the ground...

As an orphan of the Huo family, even if she wanted to ask her ancestors for protection, she didn't know which side to kowtow to.

It's likely that the Huo family ancestors never imagined that such a small bloodline of theirs would remain in this world, and they forgot to bless her.

That's probably why her life was full of hardship and bad luck...

After lamenting his fate, he remembered the bracelet on his wrist. He casually sat down on a cushion on the ground, gritted his teeth, and strained with all his might—

She forcefully pulled the bracelet off her hand.

My little hand immediately became red and swollen like a pig's trotter, and I felt waves of burning pain.

She only briefly checked whether there was any injury before carefully examining the bracelet.

Sniff it carefully—

There is indeed a faint smell, not just the smell of herbs, but also...

She couldn't explain it clearly.

It didn't feel like something you could normally come into contact with, but she remembered smelling it somewhere before...

"Where is it?" Hawthorne couldn't remember for a moment.

It seems so close...

She glanced up and saw a portrait of Xie's great-grandfather hanging on the wall of the ancestral hall. Her raised eyebrows drooped as she remembered!

It's in His Majesty's study!

That day, His Majesty, under the pretense of adding to her dowry, summoned her to his study and showed her the calligraphy on the desk...

Yes, the scent of the painting?!

No...

Huo Sanghua got up and walked to the portrait of Xie's great-grandfather. He examined it carefully, silently saying "I'm sorry" in his heart, and then leaned in to smell it.

suddenly!

She realized—it was paint!

She remembered that Li Lang had mentioned to her that many minerals used for mixing colors contained something similar to medicinal herbs; some were poisonous, and some could make women unable to conceive for life.

So when she wanted to learn painting from Li Lang, he refused.

Li Lang believed that the pigments used in painting were inherently harmful to the body.

Looking back now, it's possible that Li Lang used some method—medicinal herbs combined with those strange minerals—to allow the poison to enter her body within a day and a night after she wore the bracelet.

The disappearance of the virginity mark is very likely a sign that she was poisoned.

That Li Lang...

Thinking of this, Hawthorne gritted his teeth in anger!

Fortunately, Madam Xie checked her virginity mark, which alerted her in advance, and she removed the damned bracelet.

Now that she knows she's been poisoned, she needs to figure out what kind of poison it is and how to cure it...

As expected, it was still the same Li Lang from the beginning; he wanted him to die in the Xie family.

She couldn't disturb too many people; she needed to be cured of the poison and survive.

This mansion may seem peaceful, but Xie Lin's courtyard has too many spies. It's impossible to know which sect they came from. Once Li Lang's people are alerted, there will definitely be more killing moves to come!

"...I'm an orphan girl, who did I offend? Why is it so hard for me to even survive?"

Looking up at the Xie family ancestors, I thought, "Forget it, they can't possibly be of any help anyway..."

After Huo Sanghua was locked in the ancestral hall, the servant in the shadows saw everything. After Li Mama and the others left, he hurriedly went to Xie Shu's place.

Upon seeing Liao Bin, they hid in the shadows together, and she whispered everything she had seen into Liao Bin's ear.

After Liao Bin nodded, the servant hurriedly left again.

Liao Bin glanced around the courtyard and went inside. "Young Master, Mama Li and her men have already locked the Second... Second Madam in the ancestral hall."

He was extremely careful when he used the term "Second Madam," and he was secretly observing Xie Shu's reaction.

"Where's A-Lin?" Xie Shu feigned composure, holding the unfolded scroll in her hand, seemingly motionless.

Even his breathing showed no signs of disorder.

"The Second Young Master... has gone to the Moon Viewing Pavilion." Liao Bin felt guilty, having received news of Xie Lin's departure beforehand, and he also found it extremely hateful.

"what?!"

Xie Shu couldn't hold back any longer.

His anger intensified, and his eyebrows twitched slightly. Seeing this, Liao Bin even breathed very softly.

"Second Young Master..."

"That Ah Lin! Does he even want to save Sang Hua?!" Xie Shu roared. "I've already hinted so obviously, how could he... ..."

hint?!

Liao Bin looked at the young master with a puzzled expression, carefully recalling his every word and action...

Was it a hint?

When did the young master ever hint at this? "Young master..."