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

An inexplicable impulse made her want to see what the beggar looked like.

She must have seen this beggar somewhere before!

must! !

“You’re a good girl, and good people will be rewarded,” the beggar said meaningfully, looking at her.

That look was exactly like someone looking at a familiar person.

"The Second Madam is naturally a good person, do you need to tell me?" Xie Lin felt more and more that something was wrong with this person, but for some reason, Huo Sanghua couldn't take her eyes off him. He picked up on the beggar's words, walked to Huo Sanghua's side and put his arm around her, "It's getting late, we should go back."

Having said that, he took the loose silver coins from Sang Hua's hand and tossed them to the beggar blocking his way.

"Take the money and go get your leg treated. Don't let the Second Madam's kindness go to waste."

The beggar bent down and picked up the scattered silver coins in front of him, clutching them one by one in his hand, and crawled towards the roadside...

Huo Sanghua looked at him, but Xie Lin still dragged her back to the car.

Even through the window, he couldn't help but glance at the beggars on the roadside, until the carriage had driven far away...

Where is it?

She couldn't remember where she had seen this beggar before.

A beggar... ...whose life had nothing to do with hers, so why did she feel that familiarity? And the way the beggar looked at her clearly confirmed her suspicions; they must have met somewhere before.

But I just can't remember it.

How is this going?

"You know him?" Although he didn't quite believe that Huo Sanghua could know the beggar from earlier, Xie Lin felt that her various reactions were unusual.

Could it be that she really knows that beggar?

"I can't remember," Hawthorne said truthfully. "It looks familiar, like I've seen it somewhere before, but I just can't remember where."

“Then you haven’t seen him before,” Xie Lin said, raising his eyebrows slightly. He didn’t think Sang Hua had ever seen a beggar before; he must have mistaken him for someone else. “Perhaps someone looks a lot like him, and when you saw him, you had a feeling that you’d seen him before.”

Is that right?

She actually began to believe Xie Lin's words. Was it really because she had seen someone who looked a lot like that beggar?

But upon closer reflection, it seems that no one looks much like him.

Who knows...

Chaos reigned inside the Moon-Viewing Pavilion.

Si Qingyue had just learned that she had infiltrated the Xie family to investigate some matters during the chaos of Xie Lin's wedding, but was discovered by Xie Shu.

She fought Xie Shu but was ultimately no match for him. Taking advantage of the opportunity, she escaped into Huo Sanghua and Xie Lin's new house.

For some unknown reason, it still aroused Xie Lin's suspicion...

That day, Xie Lin suddenly came to her door, probing her with every word, clearly showing that he had become suspicious of her.

She intended to keep this a secret, but Chunming couldn't bear to see her being punished while injured, so she told Lord Cao about her meeting with Huo Sanghua that day.

That night, she sneaked into the Marquis of Anding's residence. She only appeared in front of Sang Hua. Then Xie Lin came to test her. It was hard not to suspect that Huo Sang Hua had told Xie Lin about her, thus exposing her.

Si Qingyue explained that Xie Lin had only come to test her, and had not confirmed that she was the assassin that night, so it was not necessarily Sang Hua who betrayed her.

However, this explanation failed to dispel Lord Cao's concerns.

They had been planning this for years, and it was almost done. Lord Cao certainly didn't want things to go wrong because of Huo Sanghua, so he gave Si Qingyue his orders—

She was to get rid of Hawthorne.

“...This is not allowed!” Si Qingyue immediately refused.

Lord Cao said, "Since you're unwilling, I'll send someone else to do it. You've revealed too much to Huo Sanghua. Even if she hasn't told anyone else about you now, there's no guarantee she won't in the future. Keeping her around is always a threat!"

"Sang Hua wouldn't!" Si Qingyue believed Huo Sang Hua. Even knowing that she was one of the assassins that night, Huo Sang Hua would never reveal her identity to the Xie brothers.

Lord Cao grew suspicious. "You trust her that much? Si Qingyue, don't forget your mission. You are..."

"She is the person we are looking for." Before Lord Cao could finish speaking, Si Qingyue hesitated for a long time before revealing the truth.

That immediately shut Lord Cao up.

She stared at Lord Cao, his eyes wide with shock, speechless for a long time, her heart aching as if being torn apart. "I hope you will keep this a secret, my lord, and not tell anyone else for now. That day, I infiltrated the Xie family to find evidence to prove Xie Er's identity, but I discovered that the Xie family had been attacked by several groups of assassins that night, some of whom were targeting Sang Hua!"

"What do you mean? Someone discovered her before us?!" Lord Cao could no longer contain himself and stood up.

This matter cannot be delayed any longer. She's gotten involved with Xie Lin again in a place like the Xie family...

Whether it was someone's deliberate arrangement or just a coincidence of fate..., I don't know.

But this somehow bound the two of them together.

But once one is exposed, the other can't be hidden either!

He needed to make some arrangements, even if it meant using the pretense of his death to send Hawthorne away and confirm her identity...

We must not fail to live up to the Lord's kindness.

"Wait a moment, Lord Cao!" Si Qingyue stopped Lord Cao. "Her identity shouldn't be aroused suspicion yet. Those people are targeting her not necessarily because they know her secret. Even she herself doesn't know who she is. If we rashly intervene, it will only arouse suspicion. Moreover, I'm worried that the person who arranged the assassination might be among our people..."

That's the real danger.

She recognized the assassins' moves; they did look very familiar.

Therefore, we cannot rule out the possibility that some of their people were involved in the assassination attempt that night. If their people were unaware, then they were acting on orders. If they were aware, then it's probably not that simple...

Perhaps there is a traitor among them, and someone has already informed the imperial court.

The attack on the Xie family that night was probably also a test—

Is there someone lurking around Hawthorne?

It was for this reason that Si Qingyue had no choice but to reappear despite being injured, and to take Huo Sanghua out of the city in front of Xie Shu.

This aggravated her injuries, but it also saved the people she wanted to protect.

Several days passed without any further activity, presumably without arousing suspicion. "That's why I said we can't make a fuss now, we can't let anyone know her identity, otherwise the mole among us will make the first move."

"But the fact that Huo Sanghua is a descendant of the previous dynasty can't be kept secret forever!" Lord Cao worried that Huo Sanghua's exposure in such a dangerous place as the Xie family was only a matter of time. That would surely betray General Huo's good intentions; the entire Huo family died because of her, and if anything happened to her...

Then they have truly let General Huo down.

"Her Majesty the Empress has done me a great favor. I will risk my life to protect Her Highness the Princess. Please rest assured, Lord Cao," Si Qingyue said, her eyes already sparkling. "However, I will have to trouble you, Lord Cao, to investigate the mole."

She cannot leave this place, so this matter can only be entrusted to Lord Cao.

She would stay in Shengjing to watch over Sanghua and would never allow anyone to harm her princess again!

After all these years, she has finally found the princess!