Forensic Imperial Concubine

After thinking for a while, Hollis shook his head and said, "Prince Matthew hasn't shown himself openly in public here, yet. If I approach him rashly, he may suspect that I'm having him watched. If so, matters would only get worse."

Hearing that, the private assistant also felt perturbed. "Then let's simply pretend that we're unaware of his presence. If Prince Matthew makes a move to prevent Alexander Chu's execution, you can ask him to provide you the evidence. If he can do so, you will release Alexander Chu accordingly. If Marquis Pearce raises an objection, you can tell him what Prince Matthew has done and let him deal with Prince Matthew. Then the two powerful men will fight, while all you need do is watch their fight."

Hollis clapped his hands and said, "Excellent plan! It's settled then. I pretend that I don't know Prince Matthew has come to the River City. As long as they don't show themselves openly, I will pretend to be ignorant of their arrival, until Alexander is executed."

"Very wise of you, My Lord," the private assistant said, giving Hollis a thumbs up.

At the same time, in Pearce's mansion, Matthew sat and drank a cup of tea silently, while Pearce also kept a gloomy silence. The two of them had been sitting in this way without speaking for two hours.

The atmosphere in the hall was so frightening that the servants all lowered their heads. Matthew gave out a freezing aura, which scared them to death. But they were more scared by the anger emitted from Pearce. They didn't know why neither of the two powerful men said a word for such a long time.

so easily, so he decided to put on airs too. However, he never expected that Matthew would be so patient that he wouldn't utter a word for two hours.

power, because he had never known a man to be so calm. The current emperor hated and feared princes with military power more than anything else. But it was not only that Matthew had an army, but also that his soldiers were exceptionally loyal to him. The emperor would be extremely relieved if Matthew died on the battlefield, but to his continual disappointment, Matthew was victorious in battle again and again, and always came

difficult for ordinary people to endure the sinister aura that came from Matthew's experience on the battlefield. Pearce just thought that

Are you here for something else?" He was hoping to imply that Matthew should

glanced at him casually and

here for the boy. If it weren't for the pressure Pearce had put on the mayor, Alexander would not have been sentenced to death so soon. Alexander was only a

to the government," Pearce said indignantly. He was the father of the victim, and his wife wiped her face with tears all day long. Their entire mansion was overwhelmed with sadness. How could Matthew demand that he deal with Alexander's

your intervention," Matthew said

I never kill innocent people!"

but you have not lifted a hand to save him from death. How should I describe your conduct?" Matthew said coldly. "According to the laws of the Bright Dynasty, if someone who is under fourteen years old commits a murder, they will not be