Forgotten Legend of the Bloodied Flower

Bang!

Thrown to the ground roughly, Nan Xin felt her body hurt so much. She looked at the closing gate in front of her and struggled to stand up.

"No! Please don't…"

Bang!

The gate was closed and Nan Xin's outstretched hand could only hold onto the hard door. Tears streamed out on the corner of her eyes as she struggled to stand up. Her appearance was so haggard that one wouldn't believe if she said that she was a noble child.

How?

How could it be possible?

Nan Xin was absolutely sure that she had switched the pouch right after Nan Hua hung it on her hips. After that, there was no chance for Nan Hua to switch the pouch anymore because Nan Xin stayed far away from Nan Hua.

Did she switch it when she was still holding the pouch in her hand?

How was it possible?

Nan Xin didn't understand and all she could do was to cry and bawled her eyes out. Blood trickled from her open wounds as no one bothered to treat her at all when she was inside. Now that she was outside, she struggled to stand up.

Her face was definitely ruined.

Thinking of how she had laughed so hard when she saw Shangguan Die's miserable appearance back then, Nan Xin felt her heart turned cold. She knew for sure that if she didn't get immediate treatment, her fate might be worse than that.

She couldn't accept it.

No.

"Miss!"

Nan Xin's servants were terrified when they saw Nan Xin's appearance. They hurriedly helped their Miss up to bring her back. At this moment, they knew that Nan Xin's future in the palace was basically over.

They could only hope that Nan Xin could recover her face.

As her servants, they would suffer if their miss didn't end well.

…

<Back inside the palace.>

Nan Hua curtsied towards Empress Dowager Yan and Empress Dowager Mei, thanking them for clearing her name.

All this time, she had only said several sentences in one go and it was others who did the rest. However, it was all that was needed for her to seal Nan Xin's fate while keeping her hands clean.

Many lamented how lucky she was.

Nan Xin tried to harm Nan Hua, but the one who got the retribution was Nan Xin. And that was without the need for Nan Hua to do anything.

Of course, they wouldn't want to be put in Nan Hua's position.

Not at all.

"Imperial Sister, I would like to excuse myself first." Empress Dowager Mei was not feeling that well to stay here and make a joke out of herself. She would rather stay away from this place as far as possible so that she would not be dragged into any other mess.

Empress Dowager Yan nodded. "Imperial Sister should rest well. Please take care."

The two of them exchanged some 'loving' words before Empress Dowager Mei left. The other girls also wished Empress Dowager Mei well and painted their words as beautiful as possible. Even though they knew that they didn't really mean what they said, their expression and tone seemed as if they genuinely wanted it from the bottom of their heart.

"First Young Miss Nan, shall we return to our viewing location?" Long Qian Xing asked in gentle tone.

Nan Hua looked at Long Qian Xing and hummed lightly. She followed him as the maidservants cleaned the mess behind them.

Naturally, Nan Hua was the one who switched the pouch right under Nan Xin's nose. She did it so openly but at the speed naked eyes wouldn't be able to see. The guards naturally wouldn't pay any attention to the young ladies, so Nan Hua was not worried about doing it so openly.

Since Nan Xin wanted to put that pouch that carried the aphrodisiac to her, Nan Hua simply made her be the one to carry it.

The fragrance was more than enough to affect men if they were close to her. It didn't even need to take a long time for the effect to start. However, Nan Xin was both lucky and unlucky because the one that got affected was a white cat.

It was still summer.

And it was also the time for mating season for some species, which naturally included that white cat.

Since it was the case, the smell from the pouch disturbed the cat so much. It wanted to get close to Nan Xin because of that smell because it attracted the white cat and made it restless.

As a result, Nan Xin got a few scratches.

And had her punishment, which was banishment from the palace.

Nan Hua knew that if the one who smelled it was one of the Imperial Guards around there, Nan Xin might be in an even bigger problem. At that time, her entire reputation would be destroyed and she might not be able to get away from getting married to some low ranked soldier.

Which ending was better, Nan Hua didn't know.

But since things ended this way, she would not pursue the matter anymore. At most, she would have to deal with some annoying people at home.

"Hua'er."

Nan Hua raised her head when she saw Long Qian Xing stopped not far from his seat and turned around. "If you get more problem and need help, you can tell me, okay?"

His tone was gentle and warm as if he was coaxing a little kid.

"Yes, Brother Long," Nan Hua answered in a soft voice.

"Good girl."

Nan Hua looked at Long Qian Xing's gentle smile and felt that the man in front of her was really handsome. His smile didn't look like the polite smile he kept on his face most of the time but rather a genuine smile.

Slowly, Nan Hua turned around.

She wanted to tell him that he didn't need to worry about her. If Nan Xin dared to try to scheme against her, the one who would suffer would undoubtedly Nan Xin.

That girl couldn't match against her at all.