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

Inside the Moon-Viewing Pavilion, Si Qingyue had just seen off Lord Han and hadn't even had a chance to catch her breath when a servant came to deliver a message that a distinguished guest was already waiting in the room.

She calmed herself, subtly shedding the weariness from her face, and put on the smile only a top dancer in the Moon-Viewing Pavilion could possess. With light, graceful steps, she ascended the stairs...

"I wonder which esteemed person has arrived in such a hurry, without even informing me beforehand so that I could make preparations."

Pushing open the door, I saw only the person's back.

She felt a strong sense of familiarity with it, but couldn't quite place it...

The person slowly turned around, and Si Qingyue's smile froze instantly. "Why is it you?"

No wonder it felt familiar.

"Miss Qingyue, it's been a long time." He stood proudly in front of Si Qingyue.

Si Qingyue deftly flicked her jade-like hand from her sleeve, drawing a dagger and pressing it against the man's throat with lightning speed—

"Speak! What is your purpose!"

He immediately raised his hands and chin in surrender, indicating to Si Qingyue that he had no intention of harming her. "Miss Qingyue, don't be agitated. If you're not careful with this dagger in your hand... my life could be over."

Si Qingyue disliked his glib tongue.

The dagger in her hand drew even closer. This person's presence posed a significant threat to her, especially now...

She has just found Sang Hua.

No one is allowed to appear and put Sang Hua in danger.

“Let’s make a deal,” he said. “I know who you want to hide.”

Si Qingyue's face darkened.

For a fleeting moment, she did indeed have the thought of killing.

"What a pity. Are you really sure of her identity?" he said, having anticipated Si Qingyue's reaction. "When the city fell, four children were sent out of the late Empress's palace—two boys and two girls. One of the boys was a prince born to Consort Zhao, and one of the girls was a princess born to the late Empress. How can you be so sure... that the one you found is definitely a real princess?"

When the country was destroyed and the city fell, a great fire in the late empress's palace burned everything to the ground.

However, later, an old eunuch in the palace was captured and, under severe torture, revealed that before the late empress set fire to the palace, she had sent away four children: two boys of similar age and two girls of similar age.

The purpose was to create a false impression and confuse the public, thus preserving the last remaining bloodline. The four children were taken away by different people, and even if one of them were found, their identity might not be confirmed.

He gripped the blade, slipping it from beneath Si Qingyue's dagger. "You need to think this through. Is she really the one you're willing to risk your life to protect? If she's not the late Empress's bloodline, but that imposter... what will be the consequences if you disobey your master for her sake?"

Yes, they all share the same owner.

They planned everything, deployed resources here for many years, and sent out various henchmen to search for people of the previous dynasty's bloodline.

The owner's identity is shrouded in mystery.

After the fall of the previous dynasty, the master found them, who were the orphans of the previous dynasty, taught them skills, and arranged them in various places, all in order to gather information and wait for the restoration of the old dynasty.

Si Qingyue found Huo Sanghua and immediately confirmed that Huo Sanghua was the last bloodline left in the world by the former Empress Wang.

But she didn't want Sang Hua to get involved in the great cause of restoring the country.

All I wanted to do was hide Sang Hua away and protect her properly.

But she didn't expect to be discovered...

This person is Lu Ming, the strategist from another faction around the master.

She asked, "What do you want me to do?"

“Simple.” Lu Ming was pleased to see how smart and direct she was. “I want you to… introduce me to the young master of the Xie family.”

Using Si Qingyue's status as the top dancer of Guanyue Tower, she could legitimately get to know Xie Shu.

“You—” Si Qingyue suddenly realized.

"You don't need to worry about the rest. I naturally have ways to keep Xie Shu by my side and make Xie Shu one of ours."

Lu Ming expressed his confidence.

This was not difficult for him.

If Xie Shu could be used by them, their master's plan to restore the kingdom would have gained another advantage.

With the support of the Marquis of Anding's power, what's a few border cities?

Si Qingyue looked at him anxiously. Lu Ming was always elusive, and no one knew his background. Even though she and Lu Ming served the same master, they were never on the same side. Lu Ming suddenly approached her, wanting to use her to befriend Xie Shu.

She didn't know whether she should agree or not.

While the Marquis of Anding's power is not to be underestimated, it is far too close to Sang Hua.

If Lu Ming is given the opportunity, there's no guarantee he won't make things difficult for Sang Hua. What should we do?

Meanwhile, Huo Sanghua had just learned from Xie Shu that he had discovered the secret of the bracelet and was eager to know the answer.

She stared intently at Xie Shu, afraid of missing anything. "So, what is it?"

"This bracelet has been soaked in a small amount of medicine, a complex drug mainly composed of mineral powder. It is slightly toxic and not suitable for wearing for a long time." Xie Shu had the most trusted person examine it and got this result.

However, he had previously suspected that there was something seriously wrong with Hawthorne entrusting him with this bracelet so carefully.

"Slightly toxic? A small amount of medicine..." Hawthorne instinctively clutched her wrist, stunned. "Just slightly toxic?"

"Yes." Xie Shu nodded.

Indeed, Hawthorne's reaction was exactly as he had imagined.

It's only mildly toxic; it won't kill you.

"That's strange..." Huo Sanghua thought that Li Lang had put a deadly poison in the bracelet, so that when she wore the bracelet, the poison on the bracelet would enter her body and she would be poisoned.

Then... we just need to patiently wait for her to die from the poison.

Li Lang could then use the pretext of the mysterious death of Consort Qi's adopted daughter in the Xie family to launch an attack on the Xie family. Once the Xie family has this leverage, they will probably have no choice but to let Li Lang lead them by the nose.

With the support of the Xie family, Li Lang's chances of seizing the throne have been further strengthened.

But what's going on here? The bracelet is poisonous, but only slightly poisonous...

Slightly toxic... ..."What kind of poison is that? What are its effects?"

"..." Xie Shu was suddenly stumped by the question. He stared at Sang Hua, the words on the tip of his tongue, his lips moved but no sound came out.

According to the man, the poison wasn't very potent, but it could make people feel "emotions".

The dosage of the poison is extremely careful. If worn for a certain period, the toxin will take effect in the body, causing blood to flow faster and the veins to throb, similar to being aroused. However, it won't necessarily be fatal!

But how could he tell Sang Hua these words?

"This thing... ...is it related to... me... the disappearance of my virginity mark?" Huo Sanghua was also puzzled, but when she saw Xie Shu's hesitant expression, she knew what was going on and braced herself to confirm with Xie Shu.

She had to be absolutely certain that the facts were exactly as she had guessed.

Xie Shu nodded, confirming her speculation.

In principle, the reasoning is the same...

Wearing this bracelet for a certain period of time will achieve an effect similar to that of a wedding night.

This proves that the disappearance of the virginity mark on Hawthorne's arm was due to a bracelet.

This bracelet was put on her by the fourth prince.

This means that Li Lang wanted to create a misunderstanding between her and the Xie family. Li Lang knew that Sang Hua was not willingly marrying into the Xie family, so there would be no wedding night. He planned to wait until the elders checked her the next day and found that her virginity mark had disappeared but there was no bleeding...

Naturally, people would suspect that she had been having an affair before her marriage.