Forensic Imperial Concubine novel Chapter 796

"You are right," Diana said, heaving a deep sigh. She recalled what Harper had said to comfort her earlier. Her words sounded harsher than that of Howard's. In fact, Harper didn't comfort people. Rather, she used her words for provoking and goading people into action. And her tactics were effective. Diana remembered how Harper's words had pushed her out of the lull where she had almost accepted her fate to be killed by her sister. Had it not been for Harper, that day, Diana would have died in the Labyrinth Swamp rather than being here at the moment.

"After I bring peace back to the South Kingdom, I will follow her," Diana declared in a determined tone. "I have so much to learn from her. I strongly believe that staying with her is incredibly beneficial for me."

"Only if she is willing to take you with her. It's not so easy to have your way with Harper, you see," Howard reminded her calmly. Then he teased her, "Judging from your intelligence quotient, I don't think she will be willing to take you with her."

"Howard Chu, what do you mean?" Diana asked, rolling up her sleeves. "Do you want to get into a fight with me?"

Howard raised his eyebrows and turned to go outward, without saying anything to Diana. He was aware that this time was not for reveling in such useless conversations. After Diana's secret visit to the royal palace to see her father today, Catherine would not simply sit idle. Even if she had no evidence of Diana's presence in the South Kingdom, she must have sent her people all around the city by now to find the intruder. Howard was aware that they had to be vigilant.

Diana was initially taken aback and rather angered by Howard's turning his back and walking out. But later on, she realized that Howard had gone out to look for something in the yard. Howard's intuitiveness, sincerity, and care in dealing with the situation impressed Diana very much.

Diana followed him to the yard. After a while, Howard nodded his head with satisfaction after he got everything ready. He looked at Diana and said, "Let's go out of the capital city."

"Out of the capital city? Why?" Diana asked, looking startled by Howard's words. "Why should we go out of the capital at this time?"

"We can't be so complacent at this stage. Catherine is far more dangerous than you think. She had been hiding her real self for ten years only to achieve her goal. Then you can imagine how shrewd and scheming a person she can be. It will not take her a long time to find out that you are still alive and have also returned to the South Kingdom. She will surely rummage the whole capital to search for you. Since your father refuses to write the royal edict to appoint her as the heir to the throne, she would have no choice but to get the royal jade seal from you."

Diana listened to Howard's explanation and once again her heart trembled with fear and pain for she was being targeted by her own sister. Was Catherine really so smart and crooked? "How could it be possible? I don't think Catherine can infer that I am still alive," said Diana.

"But we can't take the risk! Make haste. We don't have much time," Howard decisively said. "Let's leave this place as soon as possible. I've set up traps here. It will be okay if Catherine doesn't come here. But even if she comes or sends her men here to find you, she won't be able to come in easily."

"But what did you do?" Diana asked as she wriggled out through the window.

"I have just set up some tricks. Come, let's make a move now. We have to go out of the capital as soon as possible," Howard said, grasping Diana's hand who was about to walk to the yard. "Just follow me if you don't want to get injured. Otherwise, I won't save you if you step into the traps." After that, Howard held her and led her through a very narrow passage.

Diana pouted her lips and obediently followed Howard to walk outward. Although she didn't believe that Catherine could guess that she was still alive, she couldn't take the risk by staying here. She couldn't afford to get caught by Catherine before Harper arrived.

Just when Diana and Howard left the capital, Harper and Matthew entered it. Just as planned, Diana had arrived only one day prior to Harper and Matthew's arrival to the city.

As soon as they arrived in the South Kingdom, Harper and Matthew sneaked into the capital city. And as soon as Matthew set his foot in the capital, the news reached Catherine immediately.