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

Xie Shu checked each of the medicine bottles on the table until Liao Bin entered, staring intently at the table full of medicine bottles.

He said, "Liao Bin, take these medicines to A Lin."

Liao Bin was somewhat reluctant, "Young Master, if you ask me, you shouldn't worry about this. The Second Young Master is different now; he has someone taking care of him! You should worry more about yourself!"

Xie Shu hesitated for a moment, then froze.

Clearly, she understood what Liao Bin meant...

Before, Ah Lin was just his younger brother, an unwanted illegitimate son in the family. His food, clothing, and daily necessities weren't the best, but they were passable. However, Ah Lin was careless and would just endure his injuries, so he, as the older brother, had to consider Ah Lin's needs in every way.

As before, after Ah Lin was injured, he prepared medicine for his good-for-nothing younger brother as usual.

But this time...

Ah Lin, however, has someone to take care of her.

And that person turned out to be Hawthorne.

“You always think of the Second Young Master, but he lives a very comfortable life behind closed doors. Now the Second Young Master has everything taken care of by the Second Madam, including food, clothing, and medicine. You shouldn’t bother with that.” Liao Bin was unwilling to go.

When I delivered the medicine last time, I happened to see the second young master sitting there shirtless, and Huo Sanghua personally wiped his wounds and applied medicine.

That Hawthorne...

Her young master saved her so many times, yet she never showed any gratitude.

If it weren't for her young master's intervention, she would have been hacked to death in front of her own house long ago... But how long has it been?

Even if they have to take care of the injured second young master, shouldn't they at least come over and properly thank the eldest young master for saving their life when they have some free time? They didn't even ask if the eldest young master was injured or needed any care.

It's a wonder that his young master is so worried about them.

"...Since she's married to A-Lin, she's still A-Lin's wife on the surface. Even if she's unwilling, she can't let the others in the mansion notice anything amiss. Don't make things too difficult for her; she has no choice in the matter." Xie Shu felt uneasy, but still couldn't bear to blame her.

I figured she must have her own difficulties...

Suddenly, Xie Shu remembered something. "She was clearly quite frightened that day. Go and ask the people around her if she's feeling any better."

"Young master, you shouldn't worry about others!" Liao Bin said, exasperated by his son's lack of ambition.

Unable to let go yet unable to take it up, her young master rarely showed interest, and although he and Huo Sanghua were somewhat destined to be together, he had pushed her to the second young master.

Now I'm heartbroken again...

"Go ahead." Xie Shu didn't want to explain any further.

Liao Bin had no choice but to pack up his things, sigh, and leave.

That day, the attack in front of the Marquis's mansion happened in broad daylight. Huo Sanghua witnessed people dying and was indeed quite frightened.

For several days in a row, I've been having recurring nightmares. Influenced by that day, my dreams are filled with corpses everywhere...

I woke up with a start again, beads of sweat trickling down my neck. Still shaken, I gasped for breath. My vision blurred, and even my breath felt hot...

Sensing something was wrong, she touched her forehead and sighed helplessly...

It's burning so badly.

I turned my head and looked around the room; there was no one there...

My throat was terribly hoarse. I wanted to drink water, but I couldn't say a single word.

Not to mention this illness, could you please ask them to help brew some medicine? What if they're too lazy and end up poisoning her...?

Thinking back to that day, someone suddenly pushed her from behind, shoving her forward and nearly killing her with an assassin's blade. Who could it have been?

She remembered that Granny Guo, Qinghuai, Yanliu, and Wutong were all behind her at the time.

The situation was extremely urgent; none of us had ever encountered anything like it before, and we were all terrified.

It's also possible that in the chaos, someone accidentally pushed her out...

But recalling the force, she felt it couldn't have been a mistake; it was clearly a hand that had pressed firmly against her body, pushing her away!

Of the four people, there must be one who intends to harm her.

Qinghuai... ...

In her view, Qinghuai, who had repeatedly made things difficult for her face-to-face, was the most likely one.

What about everyone else?

No... She was quite ill, her mind couldn't keep up with her thoughts, and waves of exhaustion made her want to lie down again and drift off to sleep.

Her body was still covered in cold sweat. She shook her head and slumped back onto the pillow.

He fell into a deep sleep in no time.

She waited until someone came to see her...

Hearing voices beside her, Hawthorne struggled to open her eyes and looked to the side. "...Sister Si?"

To everyone's surprise, the person who came was Si Qingyue!

"You're so sick, how come you don't even have anyone to take care of you?" Si Qingyue's tone held a hint of anger. If it weren't for hearing about Sang Hua's attack, she wouldn't have had the chance to visit her—

Little did they know that she was living such a life in this Marquis's mansion!

She was so sick she was almost dying, and there wasn't a single person to serve her. Her maid had disappeared, and even her nominal husband was nowhere to be found.

"I can't count on anyone... But don't worry, my life isn't that delicate. I was frightened that day, and I broke out in a sweat when I got back. I didn't expect to be so weak and have been sick for so many days."

She said she didn't care.

They seem to have a very positive outlook.

The maids who accompanied her from the palace to the Xie family were all Qi Fei's people, and they were not originally of one mind with her.

She never expected them to genuinely care for her; she would be grateful if they didn't harm her.

"Don't get up, lie down." Si Qingyue tucked her in. "You've been frightened, so you can't be exposed to the wind. Otherwise, this illness will never get better, and if the fever lasts any longer, you'll become mentally impaired."

Hawthorne gave a helpless, bitter smile.

"The news of your attack in front of the Marquis's mansion has spread throughout Shengjing. I was shocked when I heard about it. I never expected something like this to happen. Luckily, you weren't injured... Sang Hua, have you offended anyone?" Si Qingyue came today to confirm this.

She wanted to know who had attacked Sang Hua and Xie Er that day.

Was it someone Sang Hua offended in the palace, or...?

They were after Xie Er.

Or perhaps, they are people whose identities are uncertain even to them?

“I don’t know,” Sang Hua murmured. “I’ve offended some people, but none of them have that much power. Xie Lin couldn’t figure out who it was either. They brought the one who was still alive back for interrogation, but they still couldn’t get anything out of him.”

Si Qingyue paused, her suspicions about those people deepening.

"Sang Hua, how about I take you away?"

Hawthorne was dumbfounded.

What?! Sister Si is taking her away? Where to?

“It’s dangerous for you to be with Xie Lin. Xie Lin himself will attract some people’s attention. If you stay with him, the danger will only increase. Why don’t you come with me? I’ll try to find you a safe place… It’s better than you being implicated by Xie Lin.” Si Qingyue took her hand and whispered her advice.

I'm really worried that Xie Lin will harm Sang Hua.

"Sister Si, don't worry, I'm perfectly fine. Don't worry... Xie Lin will protect me." Huo Sanghua didn't think anything of it.

After all, it was because Xie Lin was there that day and risked his life to protect her that she was not hurt at all.

"But he is the most dangerous person to you!"