Forgotten Legend of the Bloodied Flower

"Cousin!"

"You can't do this!"

The two of them screamed, trying to garner attention. However, the servants were working faster than what their mouth could do. They dragged the two women out of the palace.

Empress Dowager Yan was staring at the two of them with cold gaze. Her stance seemed as if she was telling them: she could do anything she want and there was nothing that they could do.

She's the Empress Dowager and not the Yan Family daughter anymore.

Even if the Yan Family tried to oppress her and said that the Yan Family is her backing, Empress Dowager Yan didn't need it. Their so called backing was useless in this large schemes of power in the palace.

How many people would give her face just because of Yan Family behind her?

Very few.

The most important thing here is the favor of the Emperor. And as the Empress Dowager, Empress Dowager Yan only wished to be able to keep her life by letting herself be the tool that Emperor Yang Zhou use to control the harem.

That was enough.

As long as she fulfilled her duties, she will survive in this harsh place.

"Your Highness…."

"Let's go back. It's time to continue the selection."

"Yes, Your Highness."

At the back, Long Qian Xing watched the show in front of him and revealed a thoughtful expression. He didn't expect to see the fierce side of Empress Dowager Yan so quickly and recalling the word that that woman said to him back then, he felt that it was not so weird anymore.

"Empress Dowager Yan is very fierce." Long Qian Xing chuckled.

"She used to be different." Emperor Yang Zhou passed a look at Long Qian Xing. "Her family members used to be very important and nearly shook her position. After she fell sick five years ago, she started to distance herself from the other family members and made some interesting proposition to me. Her action also started to change quite a lot and no one dare to look down on the supposed weak Empress Dowager Yan anymore."

Long Qian Xing arched his eyebrows.

Five years.

What a peculiar time.

"What do you want to tell me by showing this to me, Your Highness? I'm sure that this is not the first time they come." Long Qian Xing glanced at Emperor Yang Zhou.

"I'm planning to eliminate them first." Emperor Yang Zhou turned around and started to walk once more. His hands were placed on the back of his hips, looking rather relaxed and not like someone who was speaking about the fate of so many people.

"They have been leeching quite a lot just because of her position as the Empress Dowager. Empress Dowager Yan had limited their action's area, but it hasn't been enough. It's time for me to eliminate those who hadn't been working properly."

"I thought that you're going to target the other one first."

"No evidence."

Nan Hua listened to their conversation as they walked towards the outer area. She had known many things about Empress Dowager Yan from the very beginning. However, she had no intention of leaking this matter to anyone.

They would know when it was time.

She recalled that there was another matter that was actually not explained in the novel clearly. However, she seemed to remember that it should be through this Empress Selection that that person could enter the palace.

"Your Highness, forgive me for being presumptuous, but may I speak my mind?"

The two young men stopped and turned to look at the young girl. Nan Hua was calm as she spoke, "There's someone who would like to meet with you, Your Highness. She has something that you might need at this time."

Emperor Yang Zhou arched his eyebrows. He did talk freely to Long Qian Xing just now, but he didn't expect that the young girl in front of him to actually understand what he was talking about just now.

"Is she here?"

"I believe she is."

…

It didn't take long for Nan Hua and Long Qian Xing to return on their way back once more. This time, Emperor Yang Zhou was no longer around. He was busy talking about some important matter with a young girl.

Long Qian Xing looked at the young girl in front of him as he chuckled. "I didn't expect you to be so meticulous, Hua'er."

Nan Hua looked at Long Qian Xing and shook her head. "I didn't do anything."

She didn't know how those two met in the original story, but since she had changed some things, Nan Hua decided to be the one to allow them to meet. In any case, it would be beneficial for her too.

"Are you planning to help him through this method?" Long Qian Xing asked with a faint smile.

Nan Hua blinked her eyes. "Falling from higher place will hurt more."

Long Qian Xing paused then laughed. He didn't expect that the young girl beside him was actually so ruthless that she would actually do something like this. To be making a person so happy that he thought everything would be doing well before dragging him to hell.

Very ruthless.

But he liked this style of hers.

And the fact that Nan Hua was comfortable enough to reveal this matter in front of him made him also elated. At the very least, she was not treating him as a stranger or even her enemies who were not allowed to know about her plan.

Even if she was being very subtle.

It was more than enough for Long Qian Xing to understand her plan.

The two of them were smart enough to understand what the other party meant with just few sentences that didn't seem to be revealing anything. However, Long Qian Xing felt that this young girl knew more. Even things that should not have been made known to a young girl like her.

"Hua'er, do you know what will happen on that day?"