Forensic Imperial Concubine novel Chapter 709

Francis' eyes dilated at the sight of the woman next to Matthew and even his face instantly turned pale. Then, he furiously shifted his gaze toward Jason. Jason was the one he asked to keep a close eye on Harper, yet she had been found and taken away by Matthew.

Seeing the look on Francis' face, Jason felt a bit guilty. He was meaning to tell Francis the truth that Harper had regained her memory as well as her special fighting ability. Even the secret guards in the Sleek Palace failed to stop her from running away. After all, Matthew was with her the entire time, which made them unmatchable. But he couldn't let Francis find out the truth. If Francis were to find out that he hid this from him, it would only make him even more furious.

"My empress, don't you think that you're in the wrong place?" Francis asked in a resolute tone as he stared at Harper, not bothering to look at Matthew at all.

However, Harper merely yawned and pretended to be sleepy. Then, she said to Matthew, "Darling, please save me. I have been trapped in the Imperial Palace for days, and I couldn't really eat or sleep well. What's more, I felt so sad and lonely. Especially these officials are really annoying! On one hand, they cursed me and claimed that I was a woman of easy virtue. But on the other hand, they forced me to marry Francis. I have really been wronged."

When they heard her words, all the ministers broke out in a cold sweat. They all groaned in their hearts, 'Lady Harper, you can't accuse us of anything. We have never really forced you to marry Prince Francis. It was you who wrote a divorce agreement to Prince Matthew so you could marry Prince Francis. We had nothing to do with that. You did this in order to get a higher status and become the future empress. So, why are you suddenly blaming us for everything?'

Although they were actually quite furious deep inside, none of them had the guts to speak out. If they dared to say anything that would contradict her, they were afraid that she might say even more absurd things to Matthew. Matthew loved and trusted her a lot, so he would certainly blame them instead. She was such a cunning and spiteful woman!

"Yes, you are right. They all deserve to be punished," Matthew said soothingly.

"And it's not just these officials, but your nephew as well!" Harper protested as she pointed toward Francis, pulling a long face. "This guy copied my handwriting and wrote a divorce agreement to you. And he even made it known to everyone, which made me look like a wicked woman who was accused of abandoning her original husband all for the sake of wealth and fame. You really need to teach him a lesson!"

"Yeah, I need to teach him a lesson," Matthew echoed.

There was a blank look on Francis' face, and his smile had long disappeared. He had actually guessed that Matthew would return, but he hadn't anticipated that Lucas would still be alive. Even before, Francis had suspected that his father wanted Lucas to be the heir, so he sent his men all the way to kill him. However, he never would've thought that Lucas managed to escape by faking his death. Needless to say, Matthew was the one who came up with this idea. After all, he did not believe that Lucas was smart nor capable enough to pull it off all by himself.