Forgotten Legend of the Bloodied Flower

"Trial? What trial?" Nan Shu Cheng was dumbfounded.

The guards also didn't know. They only knew that there were soldiers who surrounded their Nan Family Residence and guarded everywhere very tightly.

It was as if everyone inside were criminal.

"I'm going out."

Taking a deep breath, Nan Shu Cheng walked out of the study room and headed to the gate. He could hear the arguments outside and also the whispering of the people who passed by and his face turned dark.

He felt that whoever arranged this today was planning on trampling on his face without caring for anything.

"What's going on here?" Nan Shu Cheng asked.

There were many soldiers outside. The Commander looked at Nan Shu Cheng and recognized the other party as Official Nan, one of the few officials who were respected in the Fei Yang Kingdom.

But at this moment, he began to feel that the downgrading rumors about Nan Shu Cheng all these times were actually the truth. There have been many rumors in regard to Nan Shu Cheng all these years.

But many of them were hard to believe.

After all, they didn't think that the honorable Official Nan was actually such a scum who would treat others like trash.

But at this moment, The Commander began to think that the rumors might be true. He had seen the charges imposed on Nan Shu Cheng, and not a single one was light.

"Nan Shu Cheng, you're suspected of leaking news of Fei Yang Kingdom to other kingdoms aside from many others of your fault. You're not allowed to leave your residence until the trial tomorrow."

"What?"

Nan Shu Cheng was dumbfounded.

Leaking news of Fei Yang Kingdom? Does he mean traitor?

No matter how courageous Nan Shu Cheng was, he would not dare to betray the Fei Yang Kingdom. His root is here and no matter how much he hated his grandfather, he would never do this kind of thing.

"Please go inside." The Commander looked at Nan Shu Cheng coldly.

"No, please there had to be a mistake. I will never leak out news about the Fei Yang Kingdom to other people!" Nan Shu Cheng tried his best to clear up his name.

As an official who had dealt with the law, he naturally knew that the punishment for traitors, if they were found out, was death. There was no way that Nan Shu Cheng was willing to admit that he was a traitor.

Not to mention, he truly never leaked anything out about the Fei Yang Kingdom.

He was not that stupid.

"There will be trials and investigation tomorrow." The Commander looked at Nan Shu Cheng coldly.

Nan Shu Cheng felt cold.

Even though it was called a trial, he knew that once they had taken such action, it was guaranteed that the pieces of evidence were conclusive. There was basically no more leeway for him to get out of this 'traitor' brand anymore.

The reputation he had built for his entire life would be destroyed.

Looking at the people who were pointing fingers outside, Nan Shu Cheng knew that this matter would definitely spread out soon enough. At that time, there wouldn't be anyone who didn't know the matter of the Nan Family.

This made Nan Shu Cheng so desperate.

He didn't want everything he had built all these years to go down the drain just like this.

"Then… can you please tell me why? I mean, where's the evidence found out?" Nan Shu Cheng asked, his body was trembling.

The Commander looked at Nan Shu Cheng and thought about it. There was nothing wrong with letting this out. "The pieces of evidence are pointing toward you and Qu Family's collaboration, so there's no need for you to spout more nonsense."

Qu Family?

The news was like thunder striking on a clear day.

From all the people he could suspect in his life, he would have never imagined that the one who would pull him to the drain was actually his second wife. The second wife whom he pampered for more than a decade was actually the one who would pull him down the drain.

At this moment, Nan Shu Cheng looked like he had lost his soul.

This devastating news was not something that he could accept so easily.

The Commander glanced at Nan Shu Cheng but didn't care about the other party anymore. When he first heard that the pieces of evidence were pointing at Qu Family, he felt that the Nan Family had some pity too.

But no matter what, it was also the truth that the Qu Family was using the connection and power of the Nan Family to get the news out.

So, Nan Family had become an accomplice.

No matter whether they wanted it or not, their fate would have been tied together.

It was indeed very harsh.

"Thank you," Nan Shu Cheng spat out the words before rushing inside his residence. He wanted to find Madam Qu and settle everything with her.

How could the woman he chose to pamper and select was the one who actually brings him to his death?

He can't accept this.

The Commander looked at Nan Shu Cheng and snorted. "Qu Family has been executed, so don't try to do anything weird."

Nan Shu Cheng paused on his steps, nodding, and then continued on his way.

Before the Nan Family, Qu Family was already investigated and checked. There were many pieces of evidence pointing to the Nan Family's involvement in the matter.

Even if it was actually things borrowed through Madam Qu, what Master Qu did was the same as pulling Nan Shu Cheng along with him.

From the very moment Nan Shu Cheng chose to pamper Madam Qu more than a decade ago, his fate had long been sealed.

Bang!

The gate towards Madam Qu's quarter was kicked rudely.

Madam Qu, who was resting, was startled and walked out. Upon seeing the angry Nan Shu Cheng, she was startled.

She hadn't done anything lately!

"What good have you done to me, Qu Fei Jiao!" Nan Shu Cheng yelled angrily.

"I didn't do anything!" Madam Qu exclaimed involuntarily.

"You didn't do anything, huh? Do you know that your brother is actually a traitor who had sold so many pieces of news about Fei Yang Kingdom out?" Nan Shu Cheng's loud voice could be heard by many people.

The servants around felt their knees turn weak.

They had seen the soldiers outside and had some guesses about the reason they were there. After all, the Emperor had just been inaugurated, and it was inevitable that there would be some shuffles in the court.

But how did it turn into traitors?

These servants felt stupid.

"What?" Madam Qu was dumbfounded when she heard what Nan Shu Cheng said. She was not told about what Qu Family was planning and only knew very little about their internal affairs.

As a woman, she had long known that her brother never trusted her greatly.

So Madam Qu also didn't try to pry for more information from her brother and let him do whatever he wanted. Anyway, she was glad as long as the Qu Family could become her backing in this Nan Family.

What she knew was that the Qu Family had been growing stronger.

But leaking out the news?

This was the first time she had ever heard that.

"You don't know what your good brother did?" Nan Shu Cheng was angry. The Commander didn't tell him many things, but as an official who had been working on the court for a long time, how could he not understand?

The only reason why Qu Fei Jiao was trying to get close to him must have been because of Nan Family's power and influence. With the power and influence that the Nan Family had, Qu Family could cover up their tracks without anyone knowing.

And it was also because of this that Nan Shu Cheng was angry.

He was actually dragged down by a woman!

Damn it!

"I don't know!" Madam Qu screamed back.

She never knew what the Qu Family was planning! They never told her anything because her brother always felt that she was stupid. How could she ever know what they did?

"You don't know, but you still send them many things that can be used? You're really stupid, Qu Fei Jiao! Why did I ever fall for you, huh?" Nan Shu Cheng was so angry that he didn't filter his words anymore.

He felt that he must have been the stupidest person in the world.

Because he just wanted a woman to warm his bed and not a person to accompany him in his works, he chose Qu Fei Jiao. But the end result that was presented to him was the destruction of his entire career and life.

How could he accept it?

He always looked down on women and felt that they should just be a tool that was used by men. There was no point in their existence aside from serving a man.

But now, he realized that it was precisely because they were used as tools that they could also be used as a trap.

And he had f***ing fallen right onto the hole with his own legs.

How could he not be angry?