Forgotten Legend of the Bloodied Flower

Concubine Mei couldn't sleep either. As the concubine of Nan Shu Cheng, she knew very well that she wouldn't end well when Nan Shu Cheng was in trouble. This was why she always restrained herself and tried her best not to create too many troubles.

Even though she said to do everything necessary to achieve her goal, she still knew her sense of proportion.

There was a limit to everything.

"Mom," Nan Xin called out.

"Don't worry. Everything will be alright." Concubine Mei looked at her daughter and smiled reassuringly. Even though she herself felt anxious, she didn't want to put her daughter on the spot because of her feelings.

As long as the crimes were not too much, they should be able to avoid a death sentence. But the problem was, she didn't know what crime that Nan Shu Cheng was charged with. If it was so heavy, those associated with him would definitely be punished with a death sentence.

If not, she should be able to escape with a somewhat lighter sentence.

But even those lighter sentences were still fairly heavy.

When the soldiers said the crimes, Concubine Mei was not present and had been staying inside with her daughter. The other servants also didn't dare to discuss the matter because they were not clear.

They could only say that it was a heavy charge.

Aside from that, they truly couldn't say anything.

"Is it?" Nan Xin pursed her lips. She felt that her mother was unreliable as she looked towards the wall. During the time when she was so desperate because of her face's problem, there was someone who came to her, giving her an offer.

It was a somewhat tempting offer.

But the price was truly big and she could also get away from this residence if she wanted to. Back then, she would have never thought about it, but right now, Nan Xin was seriously considering her options.

What options does she have with her current means?

She hoped that the trial in the morning wouldn't be that bad.

If it was so bad, she knew that the best option she could take would be that cruel offer the man gave to her.

…

<Long Family Residence>

It has been chaotic.

The spies were cleaned up considerably.

Looking at the list of traitors and spies that was given to him, Long Qian Xing sighed deeply. There were still some others that he couldn't touch because the pieces of evidence were not conclusive and the power behind them was a bit too big to handle in this short period of time.

They would need to accumulate some public opinion and more evidence to be able to make their moves.

"Ah Xing, are you still working?" Old Madam Long looked at her hardworking grandson and frowned.

"Grandmother, what are you doing here? The doctor said that you need to rest a lot." Long Qian Xing quickly stood up.

"I'm still healthy." Old Madam Long rolled her eyes and sat down. She looked at the piles of bamboo scrolls on her grandson's table and felt quite bad that it was her grandson who had to work so hard. "You can let other people handle part of your work too. That way, you don't need to overwork."

"I'm fine, Grandmother." Long Qian Xing gave a reassuring smile. "Besides, I think these are quite interesting."

Old Madam Long looked at her grandson and rolled her eyes.

Which part of it was interesting?

"Alright, but don't take too long. Remember that you also need to rest."

"Yes, I know." Long Qian Xing reassured his grandmother a few times before he looked at the scroll again. Tomorrow would be Nan Family's turn and he will not let Nan Hua be with them.

She didn't deserve to be grouped together with those annoying people.

"Young Master, there's a message."

"Come in."

…

<Nan Family Residence>

It was an extremely long night for everyone in Nan Shu Cheng's Residence.

Everyone was waiting for the inevitable result and everyone dealt with it through various methods in their own way. It was to the point that when morning came, almost everyone had a black circle all around their eyes.

They couldn't sleep.

They were simply too anxious because of the trial for Nan Family.

Some servants tried to sneak away, but they were thrown inside again by the guards who were patrolling outside. Even if some of these servants had martial arts, it was useless.

The guards were better than them.

And the result of their escape attempt was nothing more than a death sentence ahead of time.

The smell of blood spread.

Preventing the others from making any move in fear they would be implicated worse.

Bang!

The soldiers walked inside and the Commander looked at these people. He waved his hand. "Gather the servants to the prison. The rest will be heading to the palace. His Majesty will be personally overseeing the trial."

His Majesty?

Everyone tensed up when they heard this phrase.

After Emperor Yang Zhou had been inaugurated, who didn't know that he was practically the person with the highest power in the entire Fei Yang Kingdom? His power had started to consolidate and those who dared to oppose him at this point were the same as courting death.

This made them wonder just what did Nan Shu Cheng do to make his trial be held right in front of the Emperor.

Well, the others were also in front of the Emperor.

At least, as long as they have some status and don't need to be executed on the spot.

Thud!

Nan Shu Cheng walked out of his room. His entire body trembled, and his face was pale. The torture since last night had drained him out of energy. His mental state was also not at the right moment.

The pain only stopped around an incense stick of time ago.

Yet, he already has to go.

At this time, Nan Shu Cheng was seriously wondering who in the world he offended who could possibly cause such torture to him. He would never dare to offend anyone who was powerful because he knew that the consequences were simply too big.

Yesterday was already one of the prices.

The Commander frowned when he saw Nan Shu Cheng's weak state. At this moment, he was wondering just what did Nan Shu Cheng do for the entire night to make him look like he was utterly exhausted.

Not to mention, he could still sense the faint smell of blood.

Did he get hurt?

But he and his soldiers had been guarding this area for the entire night and they didn't notice anything strange. How could it be that there was someone who sneaked in, and he didn't notice?

Did he hurt himself?

After some contemplation, the Commander chose not to think too much. "Bring them all."

"Yes!"

Everyone from Nan Family looked at these soldiers, feeling helpless. But there was truly nothing they could do but to follow right now.

They could only pray that the trial wouldn't earn them their death.

Nan Shu Cheng looked at the palace and sighed deeply.

The place where he had always been all this time had become the place he didn't want to go with his entire heart. Forcing himself to continue walking, Nan Shu Cheng followed the soldiers quietly.

He hoped that his father would be able to help him.

That way, he could get away from this accusation.

But all Nan Shu Cheng could remember was his father's disappointed gaze. He felt that it was highly impossible for Old Master Nan to help him. But he could only hope for it deep within his heart.

At this moment, there was simply nothing that Nan Shu Cheng could possibly do but to follow the arrangement that was made for him. The ending of this trial was already clear in his mind, but he still retained a small bit of hope.

Hope that he could still stay alive.

Even if it was only a little bit.

…

<Nan Family Residence, Nan Hua's Quarter>

The night passed quietly.

It was morning when Nan Hua received a message from her guard. Looking at the content, Nan Hua was silent for a moment.

'Prime Minister Bei commit suicide by drinking poison.'

She had known that this would happen. Because if he didn't kill himself, he was afraid that he would be denounced for other crimes. This way, it could be reported that he was sick and still be known as that Prime Minister who was respected by others.

Even if it was not released that way, people would still know that Prime Minister Bei had passed away. And what they could remember was during the time of his regent, the power of Fei Yang Kingdom didn't regress that much.

But they would never know the complicated politics behind it.

This is the ending he chose for himself.

The ending that might be most befitting for this ambitious merchant who eventually becomes the prime minister.

Nan Hua sat up.