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

Anyway—

If she were Lord Xie, she certainly wouldn't hide things in the open.

After looking around, I couldn't find anywhere in the study to hide anything. The shelves were full of military books and classics. Although the study was large, everything was arranged clearly and everything was easy to see at a glance...

Everything can be seen at a glance.

In such an environment, where would one hide something so secretive?

Are there any... secret passages or mechanisms?

She turned around, pressed her ear against the wall, and tapped on it.

The slight noise caught Xie Lin's attention. Seeing her bewildered expression, Xie Lin asked, "What are you doing?"

"Check if there are any secret passages or mechanisms." Huo Sanghua was afraid he couldn't hear her, and also afraid that speaking loudly would attract the attention of the patrolmen outside, so she could only explain to him with gestures, "Everything in this study is clearly visible. Maybe what you're looking for isn't out in the open?"

Not in the open?

Xie Lin suddenly remembered that it seemed to be true.

Everything in the study was laid out clearly; if anything were hidden, it would be easily found.

Maybe Sang Hua's idea is right!

The two searched the study thoroughly, pressing their fingers against the walls...

Knock here, it's solid.

They knocked again from a different spot, but the sound was still muffled, so it didn't seem like there was a secret passage.

I listened carefully to every single wall in the study, but found nothing.

People are exhausted.

Xie Lin, hands on his hips, asked, "What do we do?"

“This thing couldn’t possibly be placed in a place that an ordinary person could find. There are no mechanisms or secret passages in the study. Once you push open the door here, everything you can see is right in front of you. No matter what special things are hidden on the shelf, they will definitely be discovered…” Hawthorne counted on his fingers, eliminating possibilities one by one.

Where else could that thing be hidden?

She racked her brains but couldn't figure it out. "Do you really think your father would put something so important here?"

"It's hard to say," Xie Lin said, unsure.

However, Si Qingyue felt that the item was hidden here, which is why she came here. Since that night, her elder brother has specially assigned more people to patrol the vicinity of the study at night.

It's hard to say whether it was actually placed here.

“If I were Lord Xie, I would carry the things with me. Otherwise, I would burn them,” Huo Sanghua said.

Such an important document could prove whether Xie Lin was indeed a descendant of the Huo family, and whether General Huo truly rescued those children from the former dynasty's palace back then...

Anyone caught doing this would probably lose their life.

Who would leave evidence that proves they deserve a death sentence at home, waiting for someone else to discover it?

Are you crazy?

After hearing what she said, Xie Lin also felt that it made sense.

The two had been busy for half a day but hadn't gained anything, so they were disappointed and decided to leave early.

But at that moment, footsteps were heard outside the door...

"Oh no, it's my older brother!" Xie Lin recognized his older brother's voice immediately and hurriedly told Huo Sanghua to hide.

But the study is completely open; where could one possibly hide?

To avoid being discovered, Xie Lin grabbed Huo Sanghua and, without saying a word, crawled behind the shelf.

I just hope my older brother will come and take a look, and then leave...

Xie Shu entered the room, but turned around and told Liao Bin to wait outside before going into the study alone.

The footsteps had just landed—

"come out."

He then discovered the person hiding in the study.

Left with no other choice, Xie Lin had to step forward with Sang Hua.

One moment Huo Sanghua was holding up an ancient book to cover his face, and the next moment Xie Lin pulled him out.

"Why is it you guys?" Xie Shu was also surprised.

After all, Xie Lin was the least ambitious one. It used to be a real struggle for him to study. Who would have thought that he would actually come to the study on his own initiative?

Xie Lin raised his thick, dark eyebrows slightly, his eyes quickly scanning the study before finally settling on the ancient book that Huo Sanghua was holding. He snatched it from her, saying, "I came to find a book."

"You? Looking for a book?" Xie Shu had no way of believing his nonsense.

His gaze shifted to Sang Hua, whose small stature stood beside Xie Lin, making her appear as if she had been coerced by Xie Lin to come.

He looked like he had suffered all sorts of injustice!

"It wasn't me looking for books, it was... I was looking for books for Sang Hua." Xie Lin lied brazenly in front of his older brother, "Sang Hua wants to learn to read, but I don't have any books, so I thought I'd try my luck in Father's study."

Huo Sanghua frowned as he looked at Xie Lin.

This person actually pushed everything onto her!? How shameless...

Looking at Xie Lin from a slightly angled side, all I could see was Xie Lin's profile and his mouth...

With each opening and closing of the fist, those words of shirking responsibility were uttered...

His lips were even more vibrant, his eyes were bright and his teeth white; he possessed a handsome appearance...

Unfortunately, his heart was black.

Hawthorne cursed inwardly.

Even though Xie Lin dragged her here, he still claims that he came to find the book because of her!

If Xie Shu becomes suspicious, wouldn't that mean she'd be the first to be suspected?!

Shameless! Absolutely shameless!

Xie Shu believed him and looked at Sang Hua, asking, "You want to learn to read?"

"Oh... right!" She could only echo Xie Lin's words and admit it.

"You can't read?" Xie Shu was a little surprised. He had seen Huo Sanghua doing business with the palace servants. If she couldn't even read, it would be hard to believe.

"I recognize some characters, but only... I recognize some. I recognize them, but I don't know how to write them very well."

Fearing exposure, Hawthorne mixed truth with lies, half true and half false, thinking that this way Xie Shu wouldn't be able to find any flaws.

She kept secretly observing Xie Shu's movements, afraid that Xie Shu wouldn't believe her.

But Xie Shu nodded, walked to the side, picked up the books on the shelf, and selected two scrolls. "...I don't know what words you know. These two scrolls contain poems and prose that are commonly read during early childhood education. You can take them back and read them. If there are any words you don't recognize...you can ask A-Lin to teach you, or you can come to me."

Seeing the two scrolls of poetry Xie Shu handed over, Huo Sanghua glanced at Xie Lin and had no choice but to hurriedly accept them. "Then thank you, elder brother."

“Don’t worry, Ah Lin’s studies aren’t top-notch, but she read quite a lot when she was young and received some early education from a teacher.” Xie Shu thought her concern was that Ah Lin’s studies were poor and she didn’t know many characters, so she couldn’t teach her. “If he’s unwilling to teach you… …from now on, come here every morning, and I can teach you for an hour. The rest is up to you to work hard.”

“No… …” Hawthorne was shocked and quickly waved his hand to refuse.

Sending her here to learn to read from Xie Shu, wouldn't that be... ...

"Okay!"

To everyone's surprise, Xie Lin readily agreed on her behalf.

Huo Sanghua glared at him through gritted teeth, wanting to know what Xie Lin was thinking!

"You know I'm lazy," Xie Lin said nonchalantly. "With your older brother teaching you to read and write, it saves me a lot of trouble. Didn't you want to learn to write anyway? Your older brother's handwriting is very good!"

Hawthorne's back teeth were chattering, and he looked like he was about to swear.

"Then it's settled." Xie Shu agreed readily.

The brothers...

I'm actually happy to have reached an agreement!