Chapter 559 Francis Seemed Weird (Part Two)


    "Your Highness, I apologize but your humble servant doesn''t understand."


    "I think the emperor knows it very well. Anyone who bes associated with the Bu n would


    eventually be loyal to him since the n has supported him for years. This has been the Bu n''s


    custom so they wouldn''t just be able to survive but maintain their status in the society. They will never


    favor any prince and will always be loyal to the emperor. The only reason why the emperor would ask


    Francis to be associated with the Bu n on purpose is to intentionally fool others. The Bu n also


    knows this and Francis knows it too. I''m quite sure that the only one who is unaware is Felix," Matthew


    patiently exined with eyes as dark as the night.


    Felix had lived infort all his life. Even though he had dealt with Hoffman, he was still too young to


    be taken out of his bubble. Guidance from the empress didn''t help him as well. He only became more


    close-minded. On the contrary, Francis, who had not been valued in such high regard, had at least


    gained the support of Sherry and her family. Moreover, Francis was intelligent. If it were not for his poor


    health, the emperor would have made him the crown prince instead of giving the position to Felix for so


    long.


    "Your Highness, should we investigate Prince Francis then?"


    "No, that''s not necessary for the time being," Matthew said while he shook his head. Francis had


    created a persona and fooled everyone for so many years. Even though he knew his life would be


    threatened if he stayed in the Imperial Pce, he could still live in there and reached twenty years of


    age. The man on the throne had never been a warm and kind person. Francis was very clever to live


    so closely with him.


    However, now that Francis had revealed himself to be the one behind all of this, there was no need for


    Matthew to investigate him further. After all, it was only a matter of time until Francis would show his


    true colors. Matthew had thought that Harper would feel upset when she found out that Francis was


    actually cunning and maniptive. But she reacted so normally, as if she wasn''t angry or troubled at


    all. It even seemed like she had already known it.


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    "Is everything all right in the mansion?" Matthew casually asked. Although he was almost sure that


    Francis wouldn''t do something untoward, he was still worried that the man would lose control and do


    something irreparable.


    "Everything is fine. Lady Gianna is doing great as well in Prince Allen''s mansion. Except for the


    servants who take care of her day in and day out, no one else is allowed to get close to her. Lady


    Casey is protecting her carefully," Barry replied.


    Only then did Matthew feel relieved. If there was anyone whom Harper was worried about in the


    imperial capital, it would be her personal maids and Gianna. Matthew''s mansion was heavily guarded


    and it was almost impossible for the outsiders to hurt anyone inside. Allen''s mansion didn''t seem to be


    heavily guarded, but he was a very cautious man. His son, rk, was also very mindful. Matthew was


    confident that they wouldn''t let anything terrible happen to Gianna.


    "And the situation in the Holy Chant Temple?"


    "It is not long until Master Chodak has fully recovered," Barry responded, assuming that Matthew was


    asking about Chodak. After all, he was hurt because of Harper and he even broke his right hand. In this


    regard, Chodak could almost be seen as a savior. However, Matthew didn''t think so.


    "I don''t care about him! What happened to Charles?" Matthew asked while he looked at Barry intensely.


    "He''s doing good. I heard he''s very obedient with the teachings of the Holy Chant Temple," Barry


    replied while he subtly raised his eyebrows upon hearing Matthew''s question. Since Chodak saved


    Harper at the cost of his right hand, Barry had no idea how would Matthew return the favor. However,


    even as a monk, Chodak was a cunning man. It was very likely that he saved Harper with a hidden


    agenda in mind.


    "By the way, Your Highness, We just received news that someone sneaked into the mansion. The


    intruder didn''t steal anything or hurt anyone. However, we''re not sure if we didn''t lose anything. We are


    waiting for you to return so you can check yourself and see what we may have missed," Barry informed


    Matthew with so much fear and hesitation. It was a surprise he could still formplete sentences.


    When Matthew heard that, he narrowed his eyes and thought deeply. The only thing that other people


    wanted from his mansion was probably the ck g Token. However, even if others got a hold of it,


    they wouldn''t be able to manipte the ck g Army as long as Matthew was still alive. ''But who


    would have the courage to sneak into my mansion?'' Matthew could not help but wonder.


    "Which parts of the mansion had been searched?" he asked.


    "Your study, Lady Harper''s room, your room, and Lady Harper''s dowry," Barry replied. In all honesty, he


    was a little confused. He didn''t understand why would anyone want anything among Harper''s dowry.


    With that information, Matthew immediately thought of something. He was sure that whoever the


    intruder was, that person was not looking for the ck g Token. That would mean the trespasser


    was not acting on the emperor''smand. Matthew could almost be certain that the person was


    actually looking for the third Heavenly Book!


    The first person who came to Matthew''s mind was Chodak. After all, he had been looking for the third


    Heavenly Book for the longest time. In fact, Chodak already had the first and second Heavenly Books.


    It was only natural for him to want thest one. However, only a handful of people were aware that


    Matthew had the third Heavenly Book.


    "You can leave now. I know what the intruder was looking for," Matthew inly said, dismissing Barry.


    After Barry left, Matthew''s eyes instantly had an intense look. He quickly assessed the situation at


    hand. Apart from Harper who gave the Heavenly Book to him, only Rufus, Barry, Jack, and Noah were


    aware that he had the third Heavenly Book. If others wanted to find out the whereabouts of the book,


    they would have gotten that information from either one of those five people or Matthew.


    Meanwhile, in the imperial capital, Francis was right in theforts of his mansion but his face was


    extremely pale. Although he hade to his senses, the wounds were just healing so he didn''t dare to


    move, even by just a little bit. "How is the situation?" he asked.


    "Prince Matthew and his wife are now thirty miles away from the imperial capital. They will reach the


    imperial capital by tomorrow. Owen is with them."


    Francis nodded and yed with the sugar figurine in his hand. Recently, he had been obsessed with


    making various shapes out of sugar. But most of his works had been two human-shaped sculptures.


    Looking at Francis who was concentrated on the sugar figurines, the secret guard felt that it was really


    weird. A weak handsome man was making such figurines. Most of the time, his eyes were so fixed on


    them and sometimes he would furrow his eyebrows. But perhaps, the weirdest thing was that he would


    sometimes smile while looking at them. For the past few days that the secret guard had been with


    Francis, he figured that instead of the belly, Francis was actually stabbed in the head by the assassin.


    The prince was acting so weird, as if he had injured his brain.


    "Do you think this sugar figurine that I made is beautiful?" Francis asked the secret guard.


    Thetter looked at it carefully before saying, "Yes, it''s beautiful."


    "Does it look like a person?" Francis asked again. Although the secret guard couldn''t see the face of


    the sculpture that clearly, he could tell that it was a woman.


    "Yes," he briefly responded.


    "Who does it look like?"


    "It looks like a woman," the guard honestly said. He didn''t know who it looked like except that it looked


    like a woman.


    All of a sudden, the expression on Francis'' face changed. He then ordered, "You can leave now."


    "Yes, please excuse me."


    Francis carefully put the sugar figurine aside and continued to make the next one. He had made


    countless sugar figurines by then, and his skills had gotten better and better. However, when he looked


    at the figurines he made, he was still unhappy with them. He hadn''t seen that person for a long time but


    now, she was finally on her way back.