Forensic Imperial Concubine

"The Bu Clan?" Harper was taken totally aback. Many of the officials were Franklin's students, so the idea of joining Francis together with the Bu Clan seemed far too bold a move. What on earth could the emperor be playing at? Did he want to make a new crown prince?

Noticing Harper's puzzlement, Matthew explained to her softly, "The Bu Clan won't befriend any prince. His Majesty knows that perfectly well. His only purpose in doing this is to mislead Francis into thinking that His Majesty thinks highly of him. It also carries the side benefit of making Felix feel uneasy."

"What a devious plot!" Harper never had any good impression of the emperor, and now she was even more displeased to see him plotting against Francis. "Even vicious tigers don't eat their own offspring. But monarchs are all heartless. There is very little love in them. They just can't seem to build any filial love, even between father and son, or husband and wife."

"I love you with all my heart," Matthew said immediately. "I'm not like them at all. They are fakers and schemers, but I'm sincere."

"You know I didn't say anything bad about you." Harper poked Matthew's forehead. "It has been an exhausting day. That long journey and the visit to Francis have worn me out. I'm going to take a nap now. Don't wake me up until dinner."

"All right. I must deal with some paper work."

Matthew carried Harper up to bed, tucked her in, and then went out to review the official files. So many files had piled up in the past few days and he needed to read all of them in case any important information was contained in them.

Isabella. When she arrived, Franklin and his son had still not returned from the imperial court session. So she chatted with Isabella for a while, then took her leave and went off to the

their door hadn't been taken away yet, the whole mansion seemed to have a festive

for a moment. A moment later, a pretty

smile on her face, Harper said, "Calm down. You're a married woman now. How can you still be

Harper and sat down beside her.

directly after I came back," Harper said

blushed slightly and stole a shy glance at Harper. Twisting the handkerchief around her fingers, she said,

be working hard to take charge of all the arrangements for the mansion. If you have any problems, don't hesitate to

was decorated in fine and delicate taste. The Kong Clan had bought this house in a hurry, but George had already converted it into an elegant, comfortable home. The pavilions, rockeries and waterfalls were quite a treat for the

a low voice after she sent the servants away. "Besides, His Majesty has been dropping hints to my father that he wants my father to give his support to Prince Francis. He also wants my father to familiarize Prince Francis with the Cabinet as soon as he recovers from his