Forensic Imperial Concubine

Rufus' face turned pale the moment Harper's words faded away. He looked at Matthew in worry. The previous betrayal of the Xiao Clan had almost led to Matthew's doom. If he had been less lucky, he would have died with his mother.

"Harp," Matthew said, casting Harper a doubtful glance. He always thought that he and the Xiao Clan were fully independent of each other. The Xiao Clan had never declared loyalty to him, so they couldn't betray him. The person they had betrayed was his mother.

Harper fell silent immediately. She had never mentioned the Chu Clan to anybody unless someone else mentioned them first, because she thought they had already been left behind her. She didn't like to continually dwell on things that had happened long ago, nor did she like to reopen anyone else's old wounds. If Rufus hadn't annoyed her first, she wouldn't have said what she said just then.

"Harper Chu, I have nothing to do with anyone in the Xiao Clan!" Rufus shouted angrily.

"None of us can choose the families we are born to, and I am no exception. I can't deny that I come from the Chu Clan, because everybody knows it. You can't deny that you are a member of the Xiao Clan, either, but you can control your own behaviors. You can decide what kind of person to be, rather than giving yourself up as hopeless only because of your family of origin," Harper said in a slow yet powerful voice.

Rufus had always hated his own identity as a member of the Xiao Clan, because the people of the clan had committed many evil deeds which disgusted him. The members of the Chu Clan also had committed many terrible sins in their past, but Harper still regarded herself as a daughter of the Chu Clan, and even made great efforts to cultivate Alexander. It was clear that she didn't let her family history bother her. Otherwise, she would have hated other members of the Chu Clan such as Alexander or Gianna, instead of helping them

pressured you to do something you didn't want, what would you do?" Rufus questioned

They wanted to advance themselves through my blood, which was extremely malicious of them. In that case, I fought back calmly without revealing anything. As for Charles, who wanted to use me to obtain power and wealth, I did not take his life, but I let him lose everything he had." Rufus was struck

is a proverb that says parents never make mistakes. No

that are worse than beasts," Harper retorted, suddenly fuming with rage at the memory of

are intended for the good of their children, even

my own good? And he connived with his concubine to have me killed for my own good? He even connived with the

sure how to reply. Was Harper talking about her own father? It sounded more like Charles was

father, aren't you?" Rufus said in a

because my mother cheated on him and I'm not the daughter