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

Qinghuai struggled to poke her head out of the sack, the sudden light stinging her eyes, and she instinctively looked away...

Then, sensing the surrounding atmosphere, he immediately felt something was wrong.

Although she wasn't entirely sure, this was the only place in the entire Marquis of Anding's residence where she had ever smelled the subtle fragrance of plum blossoms.

The people who kidnapped her were actually sent by Old Madam Xie?!

Then she heard footsteps approaching, and she tilted her head to the side, continuing to pretend to be unconscious.

Madam Xie arrived precisely on time. Seeing her head sticking out of the sack, still pretending to be unconscious... she snorted coldly, "Fine, men, drag her out and beat her to death, then bury her in the desolate outskirts of the city."

Qinghuai panicked upon hearing this and dared not pretend any longer. She struggled to her feet and crawled towards the figure...

"Madam, Madam, please forgive me! It's all my fault, I'll never dare to do it again..."

"Wrong?" Old Madam Xie's eyes were extremely cold as she casually gave Li Mama a wink.

Li's mother immediately understood and followed up on what Madam Xie had said, asking, "What did you do wrong?"

"This servant, this servant..." Qinghuai had done and said so much; how could she possibly know where she had offended Old Madam Xie to bring about this deadly disaster? "This servant was completely wrong! Completely wrong..."

Madam Xie sneered.

Li's mother said, "It seems you still don't understand where you went wrong."

As soon as he finished speaking, he helped Old Madam Xie to the side, and the guards holding the family law walked straight up to Qinghuai.

Qinghuai was terrified when he saw the cane in the guard's hand. That cane was so thick; a single blow would likely kill him, or at least leave him half-dead.

"Madam... ...Mother Li, please, Mother Li, enlighten me... ...I truly do not know where I went wrong..."

"Fine, then let me remind you, you must remember what you just said, right?" Madam Li wanted to make her understand why she died. She grabbed the woman's chin, forcing her to look up, making it impossible for her to avoid the question. She said fiercely, "If you were merely the Second Madam's dowry maid, that would be one thing, but you dared to help Consort Qi and ruin my eldest son's reputation! You're asking for death!"

After saying that, she turned back to look at Madam Xie, waiting for her to decide how the old lady planned to deal with the girl.

The thing that Madam Xie cared about most in her life was the future of her daughter, Shu'er.

As long as it doesn't affect her Shu'er's affairs, she can ignore whatever Consort Qi schemes for her.

But she only had this one son. In order to pave the way for her son, Consort Qi had repeatedly plotted against her, Shu'er. How could she tolerate this?

Today, Qinghuai happened to do something she disliked, and she decided to teach those people in Xie Lin's courtyard a lesson.

"Don't be angry, Madam," Li Mama leaned closer to soothe Madam Xie's temper. "If you're still angry, we can just 'get rid of' her. Kill her and have her dumped in a mass grave. Qi Fei has no evidence, so she can't say anything to us."

"That's too lenient on her!"

With new grudges and old hatreds combined, Old Madam Xie was seething with resentment.

From the moment Consort Qi and the Fourth Prince tried to force that troublesome Huo Sanghua into Shu'er's courtyard, she finally managed to escape, but who knew that this group of people would be like a leech, impossible to shake off!

Huo Sanghua, after all, had the background of being Qi Fei's adopted daughter. At this critical juncture, she couldn't rashly eliminate Huo Sanghua and leave herself with a handle against her.

She was also worried that making things difficult for Hawthorne would affect her relationship with Shuer.

But if we make an example of someone to scare others...

Li's mother was an old woman who had been by Madam Xie's side for a long time. She could understand Madam Xie's thoughts immediately with just a glance.

With a quick glance, her round eyes understood what the old lady was concerned about—

The eldest son seemed to be bewitched, for ever since Huo Sanghua entered the house, he had repeatedly argued with the old lady on her behalf. The old lady, who had been relieved to finally be rid of the troublesome Huo Sanghua, breathed a sigh of relief when she learned that the eldest son hadn't gone to meet her, thinking he couldn't possibly be bewitched by that femme fatale!

But who knew that once Hawthorne entered the door, the eldest son seemed like a completely different person; he probably had some other ideas...

If Huo Sanghua hadn't married the second young master, it would have been fine, but she did. The eldest brother of her husband has taken a liking to his sister-in-law; if word gets out, it will be a disgrace. How will she ever face anyone again?

That person is destined to inherit the title of Marquis. The old lady has high hopes for the eldest son, so how could she allow them to ruin his reputation?

"Madam..." Madam Li pulled Madam Xie aside and whispered, "You mustn't ruin your relationship with our young master for the sake of Huo Sanghua. That would be too much of a waste. What kind of person is Huo Sanghua? How could he possibly be worthy of interfering with your mother-son bond with the young master?"

"That's true," Madam Xie admitted, acknowledging that she did care about that.

"Our young master is kind-hearted. Perhaps he's never seen anyone so pitiful and has taken pity on them. He's mistakenly taking this feeling for... longing. He's in the mood right now, and if you confront him directly, it might just provoke him even more. If you ask me, Huo Sanghua is timid. Even if she knows what the young master is thinking, she might not dare to agree. We shouldn't be too direct with her, but we could try to scare her a little..."

With a sinister smile on her face, Li's mother whispered her plan into Madam Xie's ear.

Madam Xie's brows, which had been furrowed just moments before, slowly relaxed. "You old hag, after all these years, you still understand me best."

Mrs. Li was flattered and then laughed twice in agreement.

"Let's do it your way." Madam Xie turned her gaze to Qinghuai, who was being held down tightly, "... ...leave her alive, then throw her back to Huo Sanghua."

"No! No! Madam, Madam!" Qinghuai begged desperately.

in the garden.

Hawthorne was taken aback by Xie Shu's words.

She dared not show any weakness in front of Xie Shu, lest Xie Shu see her guilty conscience, so she could only pretend to be calm and continue acting. "What's there to expose? I'm not the stupid one, nor the smartest one. I'm just me, seeking peace and quiet. She provoked me first, and I can't hide or avoid her. The person behind her is Consort Qi... I can't afford to offend her, and I can't control what the old lady wants to do."

In short, it's not like she can just tell Old Madam Xie to get rid of someone and then Old Madam Xie will actually do it.

She was just...

It's just as well that those who were meant to hear those words heard them; now it's up to Madam Xie to decide what to do.

Xie Shu unexpectedly laughed...

Just now, he was standing in the courtyard when he heard her doing this in his mother's flower hall, using a feigned retreat to distort the truth and turn black into white. She always managed to absolve herself of all blame, no wonder his mother and the Duchess of Maoguo were so angry that they gritted their teeth.

"Since the young master has nothing else to say, then Sanghua will take her leave." Huo Sanghua dared not linger for even a moment longer.

Xie Shu always made her feel threatened.

"Don't you want to know the outcome of the matter you asked me to handle for you before?" Xie Shu seized her weakness and deliberately brought up the suspicious points about the jade bracelet at this moment.

This was used to threaten Hawthorne into turning back.

Huo Sanghua steeled her heart. "Young Master, is there really something wrong with that bracelet?"

"Yes."