Forensic Imperial Concubine novel Chapter 940

The guards of Phoenix City quickly arrived on the scene, further proving how heavily guarded the city was. Instead of feeling relieved that they were coming, Daphne felt annoyed more than anything. She finally had a chance to show her strength, but the guards just had to spoil it for her!

Beth stepped aside and watched the drama unfold as Harper and the others came under attack. But the moment she realized that the assassins couldn't hurt Harper at all, a plan manifested inside her head and she left quietly.

Unbeknownst to her, Harper saw her slipping away. Also unknown to her was the fact that someone was right behind her, following her closely and secretly.

As the daughter of the old lord, Daphne was left to deal with what had happened while Harper and Matthew went back to the Joy Inn in silence. Everyone thought that they came to Phoenix City alone. Even the people of the Qin Clan thought they finally came upon a good opportunity to ambush them. They didn't know that they had their secret guards with them until the ambush took place.

"I never knew Harper is more than capable of fighting. It's highly probable that if we meet and engage in some kind of battle, the result will be a draw," Douglas, the second young master of the Qin Clan, flatly said.

"Master Douglas, don't you think that sending assassins to kill Princess Harper is not appropriate?" Steven Qin, the steward of the Qin Clan, one of Douglas' underlings, asked cautiously. Once Princess Harper found out what they did, it would only be a matter of time she sent them something more sinister. She was a heartless lady after all, and was pretty unpredictable.

"If we are found out, I guess we can always put the blame on Darren. We can tell everyone that we busted his plan and lay it all on him. It should be easy, I guess," Douglas added.

"Do you think Princess Harper would believe all of that?" Steven Qin asked, genuinely surprised. 'Princess Harper is not stupid. She and Darren are on good terms. How could she believe that Darren sent someone to assassinate her? Do you think Darren is a fool? And if he did want her dead, he wouldn't send anyone after her right now unless he wants to experience the wrath of the Bright Dynasty!'

Everyone in the world knew that Prince Matthew was obsessed with his wife, so it only made sense that he would be overprotective of her. One could beat, scold, frame him for all kinds of crime—he wouldn't care nor would he take it seriously. But he would waste no time if anyone dared lay a finger on his wife.

"It doesn't matter if she believes it or not. As long as she finds out that we are involved, we can just place the blame on Darren. You know, Harper would definitely find it difficult to ask Darren, a close acquaintance, whether he really sent assassins after her or not," Douglas explained.

Upon hearing that, Matthew couldn't help but roll his eyes. With a chuckle, he said, "All right, darling. Now let's go see what that Qin Clan is all about as they really had the audacity to offend and provoke us!"

Harper smiled awkwardly at that. To be fair, she was the only one the Qin Clan was trying to provoke and they really got into her nerves. But since she and Matthew were a couple, he apparently felt provoked as well. 'Well, they also looked down on him,' Harper thought.

But before Harper and Matthew even arrived at the Qin Clan's residence, one secret guard had already gone through the entirety of the Qin Clan's base. Just after Beth went back to the base, he returned and reported to his masters. The couple then went on their way straight to the Cloud Mountain with the surrounding darkness effectively becoming their cover.

"One thing I admire about the Qin Clan is that they're smart. They knew that their base couldn't be erected in Phoenix City, so they put it on the outskirts. Their wise counsellors truly are their treasure. We can never underestimate them."

"Well, you know what kind of person Felton is. Only smart produces smart." Matthew and Harper pierced through the darkness and soon, they were already climbing to the peak of the Cloud Mountain.