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

"Who told you to tell your older brother!"

Madam Xie was the first to lose her temper, completely ignoring the frequent winks from the Duchess of Maoguo.

He threw down his teacup and strode up to Hawthorne—

"Shu'er is so busy, what are you talking to her about! Also, stop thinking about waiting for your elder brother to save your life and causing yourself more trouble. Your elder brother is the heir of the Marquis of Anding. If anything happens to him, you two... ...you and Erlang will have to figure it out yourselves!"

“Yes…” Hawthorne immediately agreed, “Mother, don’t worry, I will never bother my elder brother.”

Taking advantage of Madam Xie's words, she seized the opportunity.

She's now terrified of dealing with Xie Shu again.

I still haven't figured out how to face Xie Shu, my "brother," after what happened last night. And if I were to try to persuade him to marry Nie Huayuan, the youngest daughter of the Duke of Mao's family...

It's hard to say how Xie Shu will react.

She just wants to stay far away from Xie Shu right now, until Xie Shu thinks things through and stops going crazy... only then can she feel at ease.

How dare they move forward?

"You..." Old Madam Xie was furious. She had planned to drag Huo Sanghua into this mess, so how could she let her escape? "Are you deaf? I'm telling you to go and tell Erlang to tell his older brother!"

"Then why doesn't Mother just ask Erlang to come over directly? I'm clumsy and bad with words. What if I don't do it right and Erlang misunderstands Mother's good intentions, thinking that this is a marriage forced on my elder brother? He might then go to my elder brother and make up some nonsense. Mother will then think that I didn't pass on the message properly. So... Mother, Erlang is still resting in the room. I'll go and call Erlang over for you. Mother can say it in front of him, which will save me the trouble of passing on the message."

Huo Sanghua was eager to clear himself of any involvement, and then, in a serious tone, went to find Xie Lin.

"Wait!" This alarmed Old Madam Xie.

If she said this to Xie Lin directly, wouldn't it really mean what Huo Sanghua meant? It was clearly an attempt to force a marriage upon Xie Shu, but Xie Shu, for some reason, just didn't like it and wouldn't budge, so she came up with a roundabout way—

Let Huo Sanghua have a good talk with Xie Lin, praising the eldest daughter of the Duke of Mao's mansion to Xie Lin, and then let Xie Lin repeat the words to Xie Shu.

Madam Xie felt that Xie Shu's previous resistance to this marriage arrangement with the Duke of Mao's family was probably because it was she who had asked him to do it. This initial resistance made everything else impossible. If he constantly heard praise for Nie Huayuan, he might become curious about her and fall for her!

But who knew...

It just doesn't make sense to run into someone like Hawthorne right from the start!

They're determined to drive people to their deaths.

"Then... should I go and call my elder brother over for Mother?" Hawthorne continued to feign innocence.

She also knew that Old Madam Xie would never let her go find Xie Shu.

If Xie Shu really wanted to marry this Miss Nie, why would she make Old Madam Xie and the others go through such a long and complicated process... It was clearly not a good thing, yet she insisted on using her to test it out. She would rather they think she was truly foolish!

I didn't want to provoke Xie Shu.

Nie Huayuan turned to look at her mother. Seeing her mother nod, she walked forward with a bright smile, took off a bracelet from her wrist, took Huo Sanghua's hand, and put it on Huo Sanghua's wrist.

That was a fine jade bracelet, the green was incredible...

Hawthorne couldn't quite describe its beauty, but its translucent texture was enough to leave him in awe...

While she was in the palace, she also sold a lot of good things.

I've never seen such a wonderful treasure before!

That should fetch a good price! "Sister Hua Yuan, this is... ..."

"A gift for meeting you." Nie Huayuan had never lacked anything since childhood and was always very generous. This bracelet was her favorite, but thinking about it, if she could use it to get close to Xie Shu, it would be worth it. So she gritted her teeth and gave it to Huo Sanghua. "Sister, I really like the eldest young master. Please do me a favor and say a good word for me in front of him... If we live in the same sect in the future, I will certainly not mistreat you."

After saying that, he even glanced at her with his eyes—

The bracelet was already on Hawthorne's wrist.

“Sister,” Huo Sanghua grasped Nie Huayuan’s hand tightly, “I really want to help you with this. You know, although I grew up in the palace, I’ve never really seen anything good, and I’m very poor. Of course, I’d like to use your connections. But I was forced into this position. My brother is already annoyed with me. If I speak up for you, I’m afraid I’ll only implicate you.”

After saying that, she didn't forget to reach back and protect the bracelet that was already on her wrist.

It's her thing to give her this!

Nobody can take it back!

"This..." Nie Huayuan was speechless, completely stumped.

Both she and Madam Xie were rebuffed by Huo Sanghua. Looking at this simple-minded and useless young girl, they never expected that she would speak so succinctly and to the point in just a few words.

That makes it harder for people to speak up.

"Hahaha..." Lady Maoguo, who had not left the room for a long time, suddenly burst into laughter, attracting the attention of the others in the hall, who wondered what it meant.

Hawthorne had no idea who this Lady Maoguo was or whether she was easy to deal with.

But all I heard was her laughing as she said to Old Madam Xie, "Nan Ying, it's only you... who thinks your new second wife is a fool. You're probably the one being kept in the dark. This one of yours is as shrewd as a monkey, afraid of not getting away with it. She probably already knows everything about the Xie family's relationships, what she should and shouldn't get involved in..."

As he spoke, he looked at Hawthorne.

From the moment she first saw Hawthorne, she probably began to doubt what she had heard before.

"Is that right, Second Madam?" she asked tentatively, speaking to Hawthorne.

"What is Lady Maoguo saying? Sanghua is too stupid to understand at all..." Huo Sanghua was a little timid.

Unlike the straightforward Lady Xie, the Duchess of Maoguo was like a smiling tiger, always hiding behind others and observing all her reactions until she identified her target before striking decisively.

But she hadn't revealed anything beforehand, and Hawthorne didn't know how to deal with her, yet she had seen right through him.

This situation is really bad.

This immediately put her in a passive position, and facing these three formidable figures, she had even less chance of escaping unscathed.

Huo Sanghua was inwardly apprehensive, but on the surface he had to pretend he didn't know anything and force a smile.

"Oh dear," Lady Maoguo stopped trying to connect the dots and turned to Old Madam Xie, saying, "Nanying, your second son is, after all, the son of Marquis Xie. If Marquis Xie comes back and finds out that you married such a... simple-minded and cowardly person to his second son, wouldn't he be angry with you and blame you for not treating his second son as your own?"

"This..." Madam Xie was at a loss for words.

She was just praising Hawthorne's intelligence, how come she suddenly changed her tune...?

I was just about to ask what that meant.

Then Li's mother stopped her.

Li's mother quietly shook her head at Madam Xie.