Forensic Imperial Concubine novel Chapter 690

Arrangements had been made by Francis for Harper to stay in the Sleek Palace. It was a well-known fact to everyone that the Sleek Palace was the place where the future empress was supposed to live. Meaning to say, Francis did this deliberately and his purpose could not be more obvious. Harper was someone who held a special place in his heart. Knowing this, Sherry had been coming over to the Sleek Palace to find fault with Harper. But each time, Francis would come and quickly solve whatever the trouble was. In order to make sure Sherry wouldn't be able to make any trouble for Harper, he decided to place his mother under house arrest.

It should go without saying that Sherry was so angry at his decision—so much so that she smashed everything in her palace as a way to vent her anger. How she wished she could rip Harper into shreds. "That bitch! Bitch!" she cursed spitefully.

"Please don't be angry, My Lady." A maid tried to calm her down.

"Don't be angry? How can I not be angry? She is Matthew's wife! But she is now living in the Sleek Palace! Why on earth would Francis make such arrangements?" Sherry furiously screamed as her face became contorted. Although Francis was her son, she was completely clueless as to what was going on inside that mind of his and what he was intending to do.

The maids in waiting didn't dare to speak another word upon seeing the anger in Sherry's eyes. They simply lowered their heads and backed away. After serving her for quite a while, they had come to realize that anyone who tried to soothe her whenever she was like that would only end up being severely punished instead. For that reason, they opted to just keep their mouths shut.

After letting off some steam, Sherry finally calmed down little by little. At the same time, she started thinking about the current situation. Harper posed a great threat to her as well as Francis. After all, the world knew that she was Matthew's wife. Sherry was well aware of the fact that Francis had a thing for Harper. But she would never let him do whatever he pleased. If he were to express his feelings for Harper in front of others, he would be deemed unqualified to serve as the next emperor.

"No. I can't just sit back and let her continue to stay here," Sherry exclaimed as she gritted her teeth. "Go and invite Harper here.

I would like to have a word with her."

"My Lady, Prince Francis wouldn't allow you..." the maid said, trying to remind her, albeit hesitantly.

"He only forbids me from leaving the palace. It doesn't mean that you can't leave here. It is true that he doesn't want me to meet Harper, but he never said anything about Harper not being allowed to come here to meet me instead. Just go and ask her to come here right now!" Sherry snorted with such disdain. One way or another, she was determined to get rid of Harper so that she wouldn't pose a threat to Francis. Now that they had come this far after so many hardships, she could not allow Harper to get in their way.

At the gate of Matthew's mansion, a low-key and ordinary carriage pulled over. A maid then walked toward the mansion and knocked on the door. "We are from the Xiao Clan. We've come here to visit Lady Harper," she said.

Hearing this, the guard glanced at the maid and hesitated for a bit, saying "Miss, I regret to inform you that Lady Harper hasn't been back to the mansion for quite a while. She is staying in the Imperial Palace at the moment. If you want to see her, you would have to send the information to the Imperial Palace."

Cynthia Xiao, Matthew's cousin, was surprised to hear that. "Harper is Matthew's wife. Why is she living in the Imperial Palace now? Isn't she supposed to be staying in Matthew's mansion?" she asked in confusion.