Forensic Imperial Concubine novel Chapter 722

Looking at how annoyed Harper was, Matthew felt helpless and said, "I just don't want to risk your safety."

"Do you really think there's a safe place anywhere in the world right now? If you go to the South Kingdom alone and leave me in the imperial capital by myself, do you think Francis wouldn't do anything to hurt me? I'm afraid that he will sneak back to the imperial capital and seek revenge on me as soon as you leave. It doesn't even have to be him. He could still have acquaintances here and could just ask them to do his dirty work for him. Or, don't you believe in your capabilities to protect me if I go with you?" Harper reasoned with him.

It was the first time for Matthew to see Harper being so eloquent. He didn't know how to rebut her arguments because she did have a point. The safest way was to keep Harper by his side so that he could look after her by himself. After all, it was the only way for him to feel assured of her safety. There was nobody else that he could ask to protect Harper while he was away.

"Your Highnesses, His Majesty is here," Noah reported while he came into the room. When he noticed the awkward atmosphere, Noah was confused so he asked, "Shall I invite His Majesty here?"

Lucas was feeling aggrieved as an emperor. He thought that he must be the first emperor in history to have been denied access to a mansion. But he was already used to being embarrassed. So he immediately climbed over the wall to enter Matthew's mansion. Noah just turned a blind eye to such behavior, because Matthew only said that Lucas was not allowed to enter his mansion through the gate. Technically, he didn't prohibit Lucas from entering his mansion by climbing over the wall.

"Uncle Matthew, Aunt Harper," Lucas greeted the couple while he popped his head into the room with a flattering smile on his face. Upon entering the room, he straight on stated, "The general guarding the south domain sent me an emergency report. According to his accounts, something unusual happened in the border of the South Kingdom."

"The general guarding the south domain?" Harper asked when a name suddenly came to her mind. "Is it Luther Lu? He was the man that your father sent to take over the army in the south domain after Harrison was dismissed from his position."

Meanwhile, Matthew remembered Luther just then. The man was a former member of the military's strategic plan department. He had kept a low profile and hadn't had much contact with the courtiers. When the late emperor promoted him, everyone else had been very surprised to hear the news. That was because Luther had been too inconspicuous. But if anyone were to carefully look into him, they would find out that his rank did not increase because of social connections but rather through his military merits.

"I want detailed information about Luther," Matthew immediately said.

Hearing that, Lucas ran into the room quickly. He handed a stack of documents to Matthew and said, "I knew you would be interested in Luther, Uncle Matthew. So I acquired his personal records and brought them here in a hurry. However, your guards didn't let me in. I had no choice but to climb over the wall just to enter your mansion."