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

Hawthorne was still reeling from the shock of the bracelet.

Liao Bin hurried over from a distance and found Xie Shu. "Young Master."

As she spoke, she glanced at Hawthorne standing to the side, a hint of hesitation in her eyes.

"Go ahead and speak," Xie Shu said, showing no concern and urging Liao Bin to speak directly.

"Yes." Liao Bin had no choice but to comply.

He said that, as instructed by the young master, he had been keeping a close eye on the old lady's movements, and sure enough, he saw the people the old lady had sent carrying a sack and taking Qinghuai inside. However, the old lady's courtyard was tightly surrounded, and he couldn't confirm whether Qinghuai was dead or alive at that moment.

Upon hearing Liao Bin's words, Huo Sanghua immediately understood that Xie Shu had wasted so much time with her, and that Liao Bin still had to explain the purpose of his instructions to her in front of her.

It turns out... ...that's how it is.

“Now you can rest assured,” Xie Shu said. “Given Mother’s nature, she would never let Qinghuai come out alive.”

"That's hard to say. We haven't even seen Qinghuai's body yet. Who knows if the old lady might suddenly change her mind?" Huo Sanghua was the type of person who wouldn't let up until the very last moment. After all, Liao Bin hadn't personally witnessed the old lady's people killing Qinghuai.

Liao Bin suddenly raised his head and looked at Huo Sanghua.

He couldn't believe what he was hearing...

Those words really came from the mouth of this woman who has always been so timid...?!

Xie Shu thought about it and felt that it made sense. "Liao Bin, then you go and keep an eye on things and see how they clean up the mess."

"Yes." Liao Bin responded and took his leave. After walking quite a distance, he couldn't help but look back one last time.

I thought to myself, "That's right..."

Isn't that Second Madam Huo Sanghua? The one who was raised in the palace, the adopted daughter of Consort Qi, who was timid and afraid of death... and was even bullied by the maids in her own courtyard, how come she suddenly seems like a completely different person?

wrong.

She didn't become a different person; rather, she was always like this, but she hid it very well after marrying into the Xie family.

Thinking of this, she couldn't help but worry about her young master. Huo Sanghua was not as simple as she seemed. The closer she got to her young master, the more problematic she became.

"It's getting late, I really should go back, otherwise Granny Guo will scold me again." This time, Huo Sanghua was truly determined to leave.

Xie Shu had no more reason to stop her, so she could only stand there and watch her walk away until her figure completely disappeared.

In the palace.

Eunuch Cai personally carried the snacks to Yuyang Palace and placed them on the table beside His Majesty. "Your Majesty, you haven't eaten all day, please have something to eat first."

His Majesty stared intently at the painting on the wall, as if his soul had been drawn into it.

Eunuch Cai walked over and stood behind His Majesty, looking at the painting.

The person in the painting resembles that former empress...

Eunuch Cai said, "His Majesty hasn't visited Consort Qi for several days. Perhaps......"

"Never mind." His Majesty immediately refused, as he had no intention of seeing Consort Qi at the moment, and then sighed heavily.

After thinking for a moment, Eunuch Cai understood. "A few days ago, Lady Huo accompanied her husband to the palace to express her gratitude, but unfortunately His Majesty was busy that day and did not have the opportunity to see her."

"Really? Sang Hua has entered the palace?" His Majesty was pretending not to know, even though he knew the truth.

He had clearly seen Xie Lin that day, and naturally knew that Xie Lin had entered the palace with Huo Sanghua.

Unfortunately, according to the original plan, after Eunuch Cai invited Xie Lin here, he would arrange for someone to take Huo Sanghua elsewhere. His Majesty would then find a reason to keep everyone in Yuyang Palace, and then...

To meet with Hawthorne privately.

However, the person who went to invite Hawthorne returned and said that His Majesty had already sent someone to invite Hawthorne.

Even Eunuch Cai was confused. Only he and His Majesty knew about this matter, and His Majesty would never arrange for someone else to invite Huo Sanghua elsewhere.

The result was that they didn't get to meet, and His Majesty is still regretting it to this day.

Huo Sanghua was in her prime, and she resembled the person in the portrait even more than Consort Qi. At first, His Majesty was unaware of Huo Sanghua's existence. Every time he went to Consort Qi's place, even if he happened to meet her by chance, he would only see her from afar and give her a greeting... ...and then Consort Qi would order them all to leave.

I never knew she had grown up so much, and that face was still...

It looks just like that person.

"Your Majesty did not see Lady Huo that day, but if you wish to see her again now, it is not difficult at all," said Eunuch Cai.

Instead of His Majesty losing his appetite and staring at the portrait as if possessed, he thought it would be better to invite Huo Sanghua back to meet His Majesty.

If His Majesty's wish could be fulfilled...

If Your Majesty has other ideas, further arrangements can be made.

"Is that so?" His Majesty asked curiously, eager to know what Eunuch Cai meant by "not a difficult matter".

"Your Majesty," Eunuch Cai said with a fawning smile, raising his delicate fingers as he leaned closer, "Madam Huo was originally Consort Qi's daughter, which is Your Majesty's daughter. She has only just married. If Your Majesty were to bestow upon her a generous reward in the manner of Consort Qi... Madam Huo and the second son of the Xie family would still need to go to the palace to express their gratitude."

At that time, opportunities to meet in private naturally arose.

This time, everything will be arranged perfectly, without any mistakes.

After hearing Eunuch Cai's idea, His Majesty smiled with satisfaction, "Very well, let's do it your way... Go and get started."

"Yes," Eunuch Cai replied.

The Xie family residence was quiet. Huo Sanghua returned to the courtyard with unease. Granny Guo had been waiting at the door for a long time. When she saw that Huo Sanghua had returned safely, she seemed to have something to ask, but seeing that there were Xie family maids all around, she did not speak.

Huo Sanghua was puzzled; she hadn't noticed so many people in the courtyard when she went outside. She asked, "Granny Guo, who are these people?"

"Reporting to Second Madam, these people were dispatched by the Eldest Young Master. He said that the people serving in our courtyard were not doing their job properly, which caused you to be ill for so long and also caused the Second Young Master to contract a cold. So he sent people over."

As she spoke, Granny Guo had someone call them over and introduced them to Huo Sanghua one by one.

Xie Shu specially sent eight maids, a number that was almost equal to the number of servants on Old Madam Xie's side.

"How can we do this? We don't need so many people. Can we discuss it with them again and keep just two of them?" Huo Sanghua didn't know Xie Shu's true intention in sending these people. Was it to serve them or to monitor them?

The courtyard was already full of eyes, and now eight more have been added. Who knows which one Xie Shu ordered?

From now on, won't everything we say and do be under Xie Shu's watchful eye?

"I'm afraid that won't work," said Granny Guo.

“There were already two maids and two servants, and now with us, there are eight more…” Wutong complained quietly to Yanliu, “With so many people in this courtyard, who will be in charge?”

“Naturally, it’s up to the Second Madam to decide.” Yanliu replied, glancing around every now and then. “Wutong, have you seen Sister Qinghuai? She clearly went with Granny Guo, but Granny Guo has already returned. Where did she go?”

Why can't I see the locust tree anywhere?

In the past, if Qinghuai had known there were so many more people in the courtyard, she would have jumped out and acted like the boss, making sure everyone in the courtyard listened to her from now on.

But it's been so long, why haven't we seen anyone yet?