[1] Forgotten Legend of the Bloodied Flower

Ch 96 - 100

C96 - Scheme Or Get Schemed?

Nan Hua shook her head. Her already indifferent eyes turned a shade colder. "I'm more impressed with the maidservants that Concubine Qu brought along with her. They can even cause fire in other people's residence."

Just with Nan Hua refusing to call Concubine Qu as mother had already told people so many things.

Aunt Mo's face turned dark. "What are you talking about? Why are you slandering us?"

Nan Hua merely passed a glance at Aunt Mo without any interest. The commotion had attracted several curious people who were living in Southern Quarter. Not only them, the other higher ranked nobles also sent their servant to inquire what had happened here.

She turned to look at Hou Liang. "Commander Hou, how many maidservants we brought from Grandfather's residence?"

"There are only two, Young Miss. The rest are male servants who are tasked to cook and do other chores." Hou Liang's tone was exceptionally cold. He had been wondering what these people were planning to do and when he was staying a bit further away, they actually strike.

Very good.

"In that case, why there are a lot of servants here?"

"They're distributing coals in order to save them in the storage room. Who would have thought that the coals will be catch in fire at this precise time?" Hou Liang looked at the maidservants coldly.

"Sending coals?" Nan Hua looked at the sky then to the trees. She then passed a look at Aunt Mo. Her indifferent face didn't look any different but there was a trace of confusion in her eyes.

"This is Summer and the temperature is warm. Who would be stocking up coals at this period of time?"

The people who were watching were not stupid. They knew that those who chose to put the coals at this period of time purposely done it and caught fire. That way, it would look as if there was an accident. After all, they would usually start to stock coal again when it was Autumn.

Was there any need to stock coal during Spring when it might catch fire during hot Summer? They were not stupid enough to do such a thing.

But why would they make an accident?

Their interest was piqued.

"This… the servants might have made a mistake and…"

Hou Liang laughed faintly. "A mistake. Since they dare to enter this quarter, it meant that they're challenging us. In that case, they'll be canned 50 times in accordance to Nan Family laws."

50 times?

The maidservants' faces were pale as they kowtowed on the ground and begged for mercy. They might have already experienced a lot but they were still women and if they had to be canned 50 times… wasn't it the same as flogging them to death?

"Wait!"

A voice came from a distance. A monk had come to their location and from his attire, it was clear that his position was quite high.

"This is Yi Shang Temple! You're not allowed to act as you wish."

"Really?" Hou Liang merely asked a faint question then he stepped forward. "Since they dared to offend Nan Family, they should be prepared to pay for the consequences."

"This happens in Yi Shang Temple, so you should follow our rules," the monk was equally stubborn.

"Follow your rules?" Nan Hua then looked at the monk. "Isn't it stated that monks are not allowed to interfere in the matters outside temple?"