Forgotten Legend of the Bloodied Flower

The soldier's answer told Long Qian Xing that his guess was correct.

"It's from your grandmother. The seal is still intact and you can open it by yourself to check the content."

"Alright."

Long Qian Xing took the letter and inspected it. Since it was using skin, it was very easy for him to determine whether the letter has ever been opened before or not. He looked at the marking before nodding his head and waved his hand so that his men would not bother him when he was reading the letter.

'What did Grandmother ask me to do this time?'

This was not the first time Long Qian Xing received letter from his grandmother, so the soldiers all walked out to give their commander some privacy. Sitting on the chair, Long Qian Xing read the content calmly.

His eyes constricted when he reached the end of the letter.

'Brother Long, Grandmother is worried about you, so please take care there. – Nan Hua'

The handwriting was different.

Long Qian Xing was not an expert at calligraphy, but he knew how his grandmother write and those servants around her. The way they give press to some words were different from one person to another.

None of them matched this writing.

It was Hua'er.

The one who wrote this sentence must be Nan Hua.

He felt a bit helpless because he could guess that his grandmother must have shown his letter to Nan Hua. But for her to be slipping her message inside his grandmother's letter showed that his grandmother must be the one who asked her.

"Young Master," Long Xu called as he walked inside. He was about to give report when he noticed that Long Qian Xing's face was slightly red. He blinked his eyes and wondered whether he should continue speaking or not.

Long Qian Xing folded the letter and looked at his subordinate. His face regained its tranquility once more. "What is it, Long Xu?"

"We have already scouted the area and this is the report. Would you like to make a move, Young Master?"

"Since they dared to cross to this place, why can't I give respond?" Long Qian Xing looked at the report and chuckled. He stretched his hand and looked at Long Xu. "Gather the men as soon as possible."

"Yes!"

Seeing that Long Qian Xing was still the same as usual, Long Xu felt that there was nothing wrong. It must be nothing more than an illusion when he saw that Long Qian Xing had a slightly red face.

There was no way that their commander could get so angry that his face turned red, right?

At this moment, Long Xu didn't even think of other possibilities.

…

Nan Family Residence

Prang! Prang!

Another round of smashing items occurred at Madam Qu's Quarter. At this moment, Nan Hou Xiang had just returned from the academy and looked at his mother's quarter in silence. He thought that his mother would become better after she came back from the temple.

But why did her temper only turn for the worse?

"Announce my arrival." Nan Hou Xiang signaled for the maidservant to announce his arrival when he noticed that his mother had calmed down slightly.

The maidservant quickly announced Nan Hou Xiang's arrival.

"Ah Xiang?" Madam Qu called out. She turned around and smiled brightly when she saw her son walking towards her. Slowly, she extended her hand and pulled him into a hug, her body trembled when she hugged him.

Nan Hou Xiang was only 13 years old, so his body was rather small even if he only compared it to his mother. He looked at his mother helplessly.

"Mother, you're moving too early."

"I know."

"Mother, you have to be more patient." Nan Hou Xiang pushed his mother slowly and tenderly. He looked at Madam Qu's expression and his face turned slightly stern. "If you keep on going like this, Mother won't be able to get back Father's affection."

"What should I do now?" Madam Qu was frustrated. She turned around and plopped on her bed, feeling annoyed and tired.

Nan Hou Xiang was silent for a moment. "Sister Kuan said that Mother had to always be patient."

Madam Qu's face distorted a bit when she heard what Nan Hou Xiang said. Sister Kuan was actually her nursemaid who had been taking care of her ever since she was very young. However, Sister Kuan died a few months before Nan Hua returned to Nan Family Residence because of a scheme against one of the concubines.

With Sister Kuan's old age, it was impossible for her to withstand the punishment. The beatings took her life.

Since then, Madam Qu's temper was growing worse. There was no one who could advise her like Sister Kuan anymore, making it difficult for her to do anything.

Not to mention, the other concubines wouldn't wait until she recovered as they began to attract more to Nan Shu Cheng. It was also around this time that Madam Qu became unable to control the other concubines as they began to stay with Nan Shu Cheng for longer period of time.

Nan Shu Cheng was also attracted to the other concubines.

He didn't stay with her as long as he used to be.

This made Madam Qu felt unsettled.

"I know. I'm already being patient." Madam Qu felt a bit annoyed and turned her head.

Nan Hou Xiang looked at his mother and sighed. "Mother, you're already the one in control for so many years. Rather than directly using the servants you have planted to do your biddings, how about if you make use of outsiders?"

"Outsiders?"

"It's nearing Father's birthday and if you…"

As Madam Qu listened to her son's words, her eyes brightened. She nodded in happiness. "In that case, I'll prepare it. You're indeed the best, Hou Xiang!"

Nan Hou Xiang watched as his mother turned happy and felt a bit helpless. While he could give some advice and also some schemes, but his thinking was limited because he was not directly involved.