Forensic Imperial Concubine novel Chapter 678

The procession for the political marriage alliance was to set off very early the next morning. The decision to leave was made in such a hurry that Matthew and Lucas did not even have enough time to prepare. The old emperor had just been buried, so bystanders were quite suspicious why it seemed like the bridal procession couldn't wait to set off for its destination.

The night before, someone came to Lucas' mansion. He was in the middle of packing his belongings when he heard a noise from the window. Someone had broken in. As soon as he touched the sword on his waist, he saw Matthew and Harper. Surprised, he looked out of the window to check whether there were other people but he immediately closed it again.

"Uncle Matthew, it's the middle of the night. What are you doing here?" Lucas was startled, to say the least. He just visited Matthew's mansion earlier that day, so he did not understand why they came to his mansion at midnight.

Matthew sat down, arm in arm with Harper. "Do you really believe that we're going to the Great Jade Kingdom just for the marriage alliance?"

"Am I wrong to think that?" Lucas was a little confused. He thought, 'Earlier in the day, your wife asked me to do my best in escorting Lilian. But now, you came to me at night and told me not to take it for what it is. If we're not going for the marriage alliance, what are we going there for? Are we going to invade the Great Jade Kingdom and take Emperor Rolando's crown?'

Matthew sneered before he responded. "Don't be so naive. Do you really believe that Francis has no other purpose for making us escort Lilian for the marriage alliance? I think you might have been in the romantic place for too long. Being in the company of women might have confused your mind."

"Uncle Matthew, are you saying that Francis wants to use this chance to kill me?" Although Lucas knew Francis wouldn't let him go so easily, he didn't expect him to make a move in such a short time. He had never even shown any intention of competing for power. He couldn't understand why Francis was in such a hurry to kill him.

Although he was relieved that Lucas was finally on the same page, Matthew snorted. "I'm afraid, it's not just you. I have reasons to believe that he wants to kill me as well."

When he heard that, Lucas calmed down. He was now certain that Francis wanted to kill him. If one were to look into the imperial edicts, he would find that one of them was missing. The missing imperial edict was probably the testamentary edict of the former emperor. No matter what was written on it and who had hidden it, Francis had been concerned with it in secret. Francis would kill him for security, whether he had the imperial edict or not.

"Uncle Matthew, have you thought of a way to deal with it?" Matthew was someone who would not act if he wasn't a hundred percent sure about it. Now that he came to him, he must have already had a plan. Francis wanted to kill Matthew, but it would never be that easy.

Matthew nodded his head and replied, "Yes, and I need your cooperation."

"Whatever you want me to do, I'll certainly do it." Lucas was extremely obedient. Now that he had become Francis' target, it would be hard to survive. But if he cooperated with Matthew, he might have a great chance of living. If he were left to fend off by himself and his subordinates, he would probably not be a match for Francis.