807 Nan Family Trial and Result (5)

His father beat him once before his marriage, telling him not to do anything dirty.

Nan Shu Cheng could remember quarreling with his father because of that. He wanted more power and a higher position and if he only used the usual method of achievement, it would take too much time.

He had to make good use of his connection and so on.

Old Master Nan was so angry back then.

The two of them could never communicate properly without ending on a bad note.

And because his mother passed away before he was of age, the one who decided his marriage was his father. He could remember quarreling with his father about the wife he chose for him. After all, Nan Shu Cheng wanted a wife from a more powerful family that could help him in the court.

But Old Master Nan instead picked a woman from a not so powerful family.

Back then, Nan Shu Cheng could never understand what his father wanted from him marrying that woman. However, he had to admit that the moment he saw her, the beautiful woman captivated his heart.

Humans are visual creatures.

They liked seeing beautiful things.

Be it men or women, they liked to see beautiful things.

Nan Shu Cheng was clearly not an exception. That was why despite his resistance in the beginning, he relented after he saw that face and figure. The beautiful Madam Nan's appearance had long been engraved in his mind.

He could never forget it even if he wanted to.

She was the most beautiful woman he had ever seen in his life.

Her every movement was captivating and easily evoked the desire deep within his heart that he tried so hard not to bring out.

"Li'er," Nan Shu Cheng muttered in a low voice.

The eunuch was stunned when he heard the nearly inaudible words. Even though he had some martial arts, it was not high, so he couldn't hear clearly. He was impatient and asked again, "Nan Shu Cheng, do you have anything to add? If you do, please speak clearer."

Nan Shu Cheng blinked his eyes and turned to look in the direction of Nan Hua, who had arrived by Old Master Nan's side. He felt as if he was looking at his own wife back then, who looked very similar to Nan Hua.

Even though there were some things that were different because Nan Hua didn't completely inherit Madam Nan's appearance, it was still more than 70% similar to each other.

When Nan Shu Cheng first met his first wife, they were being careful with each other.

After all, they were strangers who met for the first time on the day of their marriage.

However, Nan Shu Cheng could remember being enraptured by her beauty back then. She was so beautiful, one of the prettiest women in the entire Capital City. Even those who were famous back then couldn't be compared to her.

His friends used to joke with him about it.

And even other officials were also astonished when they saw Madam Nan. They had to admit that the reputation of the first beauty in Fei Yang Kingdom's Capital City had to fall on her head. There was simply no one who could be compared to her.

The only person who could possibly be more beautiful was only Empress Dowager Mei.

The most beautiful woman.

Naturally, no one would be stupid enough to bring up the matter of comparing the two women to Empress Dowager Mei. If they dared to do that, it was estimated that Empress Dowager Mei would ban their family members from entering the palace ever again as revenge.

The Imperial Family had that power.

Thus, no one dared to step forward and taste that poisonous move.

But his first wife was not only beautiful but also very smart as she helped him to rise through the ranks and eventually got promoted. She was supportive of him and he pampered her, with little quarrels here and there.

The first few months were very peaceful and Nan Shu Cheng could only remember that he was enraptured by the beauty in his arms.

He couldn't think of anything else.

The beautiful memories that had flashed within his mind were slowly eating his sanity away. Those were the time when he was happy ever since his mother passed away. After all, his father never cared for him and he could never truly care for his older sister.

Nan Si Qiao and Nan Shu Cheng were brothers and sisters, but they were not too close to each other.

Nan Si Qiao was older than Nan Shu Cheng and got married away when Nan Shu Cheng was still a teenager. The two of them have different ideals and would naturally not be close to each other. Besides, their interaction was usually very limited due to the difference in their study.

When they were young, Nan Shu Cheng and Nan Si Qiao did learn martial arts together. But while Nan Si Qiao was so excited about it and hopped in happiness, Nan Shu Cheng didn't like to understand it in the slightest bit.

He always asked her why, but she just said that it was exciting and should have been the dream of many young masters.

They have different worldview and goals.

Slowly but surely, the two of them drifted away and could no longer be so close to each other anymore.

Nan Si Qiao always wanted to go to the battlefield but her limited ability hindered her.

Nan Shu Cheng never wanted to go to the battlefield and always tried to figure out a way to avoid it.

After Nan Si Qiao was married away, she basically stayed in Wind City and didn't come to the Capital City for so many years. The only time she came back was for his marriage and at that time, she brought her first son along. At that time, Nan Shu Cheng saw that his sister had grown up.

She was no longer the same.

The hot headed temperament had slowly died down, but it didn't change her previous disposition.

She was very similar to their father and at that time, Nan Si Qiao also brought up the matter about his position.

"The palace might be beautiful, but there are many things that you have to wary about. I know that you're smart, Shu Cheng, but I hope that you can be careful so that you will not fall to anyone's trap."

Nan Shu Cheng was annoyed at his sister back then. In his opinion, those officials couldn't do anything to him because he was better than them. They were all stupid people who could only rely on money and connection to rise while he rose with his own capabilities.

After all, Old Master Nan didn't agree completely with him becoming an official.

The two of them didn't quarrel, but Nan Si Qiao knew that her brother didn't want to listen to her.

She could only give up.

That way, the two siblings could never get close.

And after that, Nan Shu Cheng spend his time either in the court or in the residence. And inside his residence, there was no longer his father who kept on berating him and instead there was a beautiful woman waiting for him.

For some time after that marriage, Nan Shu Cheng could remember being impatient to go home because of the person who was waiting for him.

And with Madam Nan there, she could control the servants well.

No one dared to overstep their bounds.

Madam Nan might not come from the most powerful family, but she was a person who was smart and had learned everything necessary to be a good wife. The household was never a mess with her around.

There was no daily drama, no dog blooded schemes that made his heart tired, and naturally no annoying incident that could cause his blood pressure to rise. Everything was very peaceful.

The other concubines didn't dare to step forward in front of Madam Nan as they were afraid of her means. It was comforting. And with him giving his affection to her, there was basically no one who would dare to step forward and disrespect her.

It was just like a beautiful dream.

But those times didn't last forever.

Just like a beautiful dream, it lasted for a short period of time before everything shattered.

From the initial love and caring, Madam Nan slowly began to hate him. Hate him for the things he had done, things he said, and his attitude towards her. And after all those time hating him, she finally ignored him and treat him with indifference.

The memory within Nan Shu Cheng's mind was blurry.

He could remember that even with such a beauty in his arm, his attention was slowly veered away. There was not only one beauty inside his residence but there were also others he could pay attention to.

Since when…?

Since when did he no longer look at her in that way?