Forensic Imperial Concubine novel Chapter 550

"When you went back to the Chu Clan..."

"I came back to the Chu Clan to take my revenge against them," Harper interrupted. There was no trace of unease or guilt on her face. "But I underestimated my father's determination to kill me. If I hadn't asked my grandmother to come back as a precaution against him, he would have beaten me to death on the night I escaped from the execution."

Looking at Harper, who talked and smiled as if nothing had happened, Rufus suddenly felt sorry for her. She could still smile after suffering such injustice. He then realized that his own sufferings were nothing compared to hers. At least his own parents had never wanted to kill him. They only wanted to force him to do something to advance their clan's interests.

"So, you are going to open a shop. Do you need any help?" As he felt sorry for her, Rufus offered his help willingly.

"Of course, I appreciate it, Rufus."

With Rufus' help, things went very well. On the evening of the Rice Porridge Festival, Matthew and Harper went to Pearce's mansion to have dinner together with them and Alexander. After dinner, they left in a rush. Harper was too busy to have a rest.

She took over the tea house very soon after that. Rufus helped her with the renovation because she wanted to redecorate the first and second floors.

Concurrently with the renovation of the building, she also had to train the thirty female embroiderers that Matthew had recruited for her. She had to teach them a new method of embroidering. In order to outshine her competitors, she intended to use an embroidering method that had never been popular on the market.

"You are the best embroiderers in the River City, and you have all signed permanent indentures," Harper said, glancing over all the women in front of her. "From this moment, you have half a month to learn my new embroidering method. If you can master it, you can stay; if you can't, you will have to go back to wherever you came from."

"Yes, boss."

"Now we'll have a word about your wages and benefits," Harper said, smiling faintly. "For each ready-made garment you complete, you will earn ten taels of silver."

"Ten taels!" All the embroiderers were astonished to hear it. Even though they were the best embroiderers in the River City, they could earn only two taels of silver for making a garment, at most. It was extraordinary to be offered ten taels of silver for making a garment.